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BBC

Bbc: Middle East: Syrian Journey: Choose Your Own Escape Route

For Students 6th - 8th
In this interactive, students take on the role of a Syrian refugee and must make decisions at each stage of their journey in their quest to reach a safe place to live. There are many dangers along the way and people who try to take...
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Understanding Drama (English 7 Reading)

For Students 5th - 8th
Learn how to explain a playwright's use of dialogue and stage directions.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1844 1877: Later Stages of the Civil War 1863

For Students 9th - 10th
In the year 1863, US General Ulysses S. Grant succeeds in securing the western theatre of war and moves east to take on Robert E. Lee. [5 min, 51 sec]
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AllRefer

All refer.com: East Germany: The Soviet Zone of Occupation

For Students 9th - 10th
The origin of the Soviet Zone of Occupation in postwar Germany is discussed, including the planning stages at Yalta and Potsdam.
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Other

Odyssey: Middle East Stage: Iran

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take a step into the world of Iran with this team of Teacher Trekkers. You will look at life in the Middle East, meet "real" people and learn about the culture and religion.
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Other

Odyssey: Middle East Stage: Turkey

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take a step into the world of Turkey with this team of Teacher Trekkers. You will look at life in the Middle East, meet "real" people and learn about the culture and religion.
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Other

Odyssey: Middle East Stage: Israel and Palestinian Territories

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take a step into the world of Israel and Palestine with this team of Teacher Trekkers. You will look at life in the Middle East, celebrate Hanukkah and Christmas in the Holy Land and learn about their culture and religion.
Article
University of Chicago

Teach the Middle East: The Neolithic Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
In this article you will learn about the chronology of the Neolithic Revolution. Stages include the Paleolithic age, a time of nomadic hunter-gatherers roamed the globe and the Epipaleolithic age, when sedentary hunter-gatherers...
Handout
Joe Landsberger

Organizing and Pre Writing: Seven Stages of Writing Assignments

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This research-based site provides step-by-step directions needed to complete an extended writing piece.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Understanding Drama

For Students 5th - 7th
Learn how to explain a playwright's use of dialogue and stage directions.
Lesson Plan
Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: Enter Ophelia

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson to help students learn more about Ophelia's mad scenes in Act IV of "Hamlet."
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National Arts Centre (Canada)

Arts Alive: English Theatre

For Students 9th - 10th
ArtsAlive provides a detailed look into world of professional theatre. Thematically organized content walks through all the processes involved in "transforming a play from the page to the stage," including playwriting, directing, acting,...
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Education.com

Education.com: Rl.4.5 Worksheets: Explain Major Differences Between Poems, Drama

For Students 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 8 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard RL.4.5: Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to...
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Digital History

Digital History: The Road to Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
A review of the Age of Revolution, particularly as it was perceived in the American colonies. See how the various actions taken by the British government to control the colonists resulted in uniting the colonists and set the stage for...
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PBS

Pbs: Ralph J. Bunche: An American Odyssey

For Students 9th - 10th
The companion website to the PBS documentary about Ralph Bunche, the first person of color to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Includes an interactive timeline of his life, in-depth analyses of his life and work at key stages of his career, a...
Article
Scholastic

Scholastic: New York Times Upfront: 1991: The War Before the War

For Students 9th - 10th
The Persian Gulf War, as seen in retrospect, set the stage for the second Iraq War. This article summarizes the brief war and also lists the "unfinished business" which led to further complications for the United States. December 13, 2010
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Parties and Context: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand that the first stage of analyzing a conflict is identifying the parties involved and the context in which the conflict occurs. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Parties and Context."
Handout
Other

Cummings Study Guides: How Shakespeare Prepared Manuscripts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn many of the elements which Shakespeare used, or took into consideration, as he wrote the original manuscripts of his plays. How did he shape the English language with new words, how did he evoke settings when plays used few or no...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Dative With Special Verbs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students choose the correct direct object in sentences with verbs which take the dative. This activity corresponds to the grammar lesson of Stage XI of the Cambridge Latin Course.
Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Thornton Wilder's "Our Town": The Reader as Writer

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, young scholars will consider Dramatic and Theatrical Aspects in Thornton Wilder's "Our Town": A Common Core Exemplar. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
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Other

Scholars' Guide to Www: Civil War Part 1 1861 1862

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a detailed text based article about the Civil War. Part One focuses on the early stages of the war. There are direct links to specific topics. Geared toward older readers and educators.
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A&E Television

History.com: How Us Presidents Have Communicated With the Public From the Telegraph to Twitter

For Students 9th - 10th
From carefully staged speeches to radio to Twitter, U.S. presidents have always leveraged the cutting edge to connect directly with voters. Two centuries before Twitter, U.S. presidents understood the power of communicating directly with...
Online Course
University of California

Online English: The Hamlet Module: u.c. Davis

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more about Shakespeare's "Hamlet," when you visit this online English Module.
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Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Eric Carle

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
What do you know about Eric Carle, the author? This Carol Hurst site highlights some interesting facts about this author's life and refers to some of his books.

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