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Goucher English / General Prologue
This site, prepared for college English literature students, deals with the following aspects of Chaucer's General Prologue from "The Canterbury Tales": Genre, Form, Characters, Summary, Issues, and General Sources. Also contains...
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Carnegie Corporation of New York: "Literacy Coaches: An Evolving Role"
This Carnegie Reporter article discusses the history of and the need for literacy coaches in American middle and high schools. With too many of our nation's students unable to read adequately, this new approach is aimed at equipping all...
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National Pta: Parents Guide to Student Success
The Parents' Guide to Student Success was developed in response to the Common Core State Standards in English language arts and mathematics that more than 45 states have adopted. (To find out if your state has adopted the standards,...
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Norwich University: Homepage
Norwhich University is a military college that prepares you for careers in the military. The Army ROTC is also a option at this college.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Principles of a Composition
Writing a Paper? Here at the Capital Community College is everything you could ever ask for while preparing your essay. This site includes the writing process, structure, thesis statement, transitions, the computer as a writing...
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Middle Tennessee State University: Study Skills Help Page
The Study Skills Help Page offers many learning strategies for success. The website is based on a college course - it has a wide variety of online learning resources such as study skills course objective, notes, and practice tests/games.
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Mapping Your Future: For Middle and High School Students
If you read through all sections of this site, then follow through on what you have read, you'll learn to make the most of your high school experience and know how to prepare for your life after high school. The site also has a section...
Wisc-Online
Wisc Online: Productive Meetings
In this lesson, students will identify the steps for preparing and facilitating a productive team meeting. The content easily transfers to various types of group discussions. SL.11-12.1b Group Rules
University of Virginia
University of Virginia Career Services: Helpful Handouts
The University of Virginia Career Services Center offers numerous helpful handouts and career guides for the student preparing for a career. Handouts range from how to analyze your work preferences to how to write a resume. All handouts...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Writing for the Sat
This student guide provides insightful information about preparing for and taking the SAT. It explains how the exam is scored, how to approach the essay section, and gives prompts for practicing essay writing. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Balloon Rockets in 1 D
In this inquiry activity, students solve a 1D motion challenge in groups. Students build their own balloon rocket from the materials provided with little guidance from the instructor. They collect data and use it to prepare a position...
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Be an Actuary: Career Without Boundaries
Have you considered a career as a actuary? Explore this business field that provides career planning resources for high school students, college students, and educators.
Colorado State University
Colorado State University: Writing @ Csu Writing Guides
This is a fairly sophisticated series of writing guides. It assumes that users already have a solid grasp of spelling, grammar and mechanics, so it focuses more on organization and types of presentation than on more basic skills....
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Teen Analyst: Teen Financial Information
Believe it or not, most kids graduate high school lacking basic personal finance skills. That's where TeenAnalyst.com comes in. The basic idea was to give kids the information they need to become successful investors.
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Number 2: Test Preparation
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ACT, SAT, and GRE prep site from Number 2 offers tutorials, practice sessions, a vocabulary builder and college planning information. The site was planned by university professors experienced in...
Scholastic
Scholastic Parents: Best Bets for After School
Some solid advice on extracurricular activities: why they matter, the benefits, the activities to choose from.
W. W. Norton
Norton Anthology: The Linguistic and Literary Contexts of "Beowulf"
Use these online resources from the "Norton Anthology of English Literature" to provide both depth and breadth to your understanding of the poem "Beowulf," whether you are a student reading it for the first time or a teacher preparing to...
Cengage Learning
Studying Francis Ellen Watkins Harper
This Houghton Mifflin site prepared by Elizabeth Ammons is a study site about Francis Ellen Watkins Harper, the 19th century African American author.
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Idea: Debatabase
The IDEA Debatabase is designed to help high school and college level debaters by providing both pro and con arguments for hundreds of debate topics. These arguments have been prepared by experts in debate, both debaters and judges....
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Becoming a Critical Listener (English Iii Listening)
Learning to listen critically and extract the essence of a presentation will prepare you for college or a job. In this lesson, you'll learn and practice how to become a critical listener.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: I Learned It Online
Preparing the new generations for college and career readiness absolutely requires us to ensure our children are competent and comfortable in the use of a variety of digital tools. Students will be learning about a topic online and...
Middlebury College
Crime and Punishment Summary and Study Guide
Prepared by a professor of Russian language and literature at Middlebury College, this site offers a very useful study guide for the student of Crime and Punishment, including chapter-by-chapter summaries, identifications of the book's...
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Tennessee State University: The Study Skills Help Page
The Study Skills Help Page provides learning strategies for success. Explore the learning tools and tips that you can use to become a more skilled learner.
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4 Tests: Your Online Practice Test Site
Free on-line ACT test allows you to see your answers and explains the ones you got wrong. This site also includes practice tests for the GED, SAT, TOEFL, and many other exams.