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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "A Sacrifice Hit" by O. Henry

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "A Sacrifice Hit" by O. Henry. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "A Redeeming Sacrifice" by Lucy Maud Montgomery

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "A Redeeming Sacrifice" by Lucy Maud Montgomery. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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African American Registry: The Moving Sacrifice of Margaret Garner

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the tale of Margaret Garner, a runaway slave who took the life of her own child rather than see her returned to slavery. Click on Learn More to get the complete story.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: The Sacrifice by Kathleen Benner Duble

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In the year 1692, life changes forever for ten-year-old Abigail Faulkner and her family. In Salem, Massachusetts, witches have been found, and widespread fear and panic reign mere miles from Abigail's home of Andover. When two girls are...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Lesson Plan: Veterans Day and the Meaning of Sacrifice

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use this PBS NewsHour Classroom lesson plan to help learners explore the challenges facing our nation's veterans today, including mental health issues and long wait lines for treatment.
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Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies

Famsi: Analysis of Kaqchikel Skeletons: Iximche, Guatemala

For Students 9th - 10th
Report of structural and chemical analysis of skeletal items offers insights into human sacrifice procedures and diet.
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Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies

Famsi: Prehispanic Life in Chignahuapan Marsh, Mexico (1999)

For Students 9th - 10th
Research focuses on Teotihuacan culture at a lake settlement at Chignahuapan Marsh. Excavations of human remains indicate human sacrifice.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Aztec

For Students 9th - 10th
An encyclopedia article from Wikipedia on the Aztecs discusses the legend of how they first appeared, their culture, human sacrifice, and the end of the empire.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning:ap Literature & Composition: Life, Death, and in Between

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This unit focues on life and death, text-to-text connections, archetypes, symbols, and allusions, and writing in a non-native language. It features "The Second Coming" by William Butler Yeats, Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, and...
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Curated OER

Aztec Sacrifices

For Students 9th - 10th
Aztec sacrifices
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Bible.org

Bible.org: Leviticus: Sacrifice and Sanctification

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about bible teachings in Leviticus.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Camp Sacrifice

For Students 9th - 10th
Sacrifice in Camp. Military Band. - Greenough, 1899
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Ox Sacrifice

For Students 9th - 10th
Represents an ox adorned for sacrifice. - Anthon, 1891
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Bible.org

Bible.org: The Law of Burnt Offerings

For Students 9th - 10th
A religious article about the Laws of Sacrifice in Leviticus.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Maya Religion

For Students 9th - 10th
The structure of Mayan religion is outlined, covering beliefs, the priesthood, rituals, sacrifice, gods, etc.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Greek Heroes: Alcestis

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Alcestis, a princess known for her unconditional love and heroism. See what her husband had to go through to win the honor and her sacrifice to save him.
Article
A&E Television

History.com: Why This Pioneering Hopi Soldier Has a Mountain Named After Her

For Students 9th - 10th
Lori Ann Piestewa was the first woman to die on the front lines in Iraq and the first American Indian woman to die serving the U.S. Armed Forces. Piestewa has became synonymous with patriotic Native American sacrifice. In 2008, a...
Website
Veterans Affairs Canada

Veterans Affairs Canada: Memorials to Canadians' Achievements & Sacrifices

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a guide to the memorials erected for Canadians throughout the world. Since Confederation, Canadians have served around the world in military actions for the cause of peace and freedom. Over a hundred thousand Canadians have...
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Curated OER

Mayan Human Sacrifice

For Students 9th - 10th
Extremely brief examination of the belief of the Mayans in bloodletting and human sacrifice.
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: The Sacrifice of Iphigenia

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "The Sacrifice of Iphigenia", created by Felice Torelliz (Oil on canvas, 80 x 98 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Sacrifice of Isaac

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Sacrifice of Isaac", created by Filippo Brunelleschi in 1401 (Bronze relief, 45 x 38 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Sacrifice of Isaac

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Sacrifice of Isaac", created by Filippo Brunelleschi in 1401 (Bronze relief, 45 x 38 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Sacrifice of Isaac

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Sacrifice of Isaac", created by Lorenzo Ghiberti in 1401 (Bronze relief, 45 x 38 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Sacrifice of Isaac

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Sacrifice of Isaac", created by Lorenzo Ghiberti in 1401 (Bronze relief, 45 x 38 cm).

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