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Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Part 1 Reading: Literature: Summarize

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Learn how to summarize a story with this reference article; see the model showing the summary process.
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University of Hawai'i

University of Hawaii: Have a Historical Question? Ask a Historian!

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site summarizes what a historian does, what tools they use, and how to prepare to ask a historical question.
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Labor Day Address:barack Obama Speech [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
"Labor Day Address: Barack Obama Speech" is a one page, campaign speech by Barack Obama given on August 24, 2008, in Billings, Montana. It is followed by questions which require students to provide evidence from the story; it includes...
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Other

A Calendar for "Northanger Abbey"

For Students 9th - 10th
This analysis of Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey" examines the function of time in the plot using an day-by-day calendar to summarize the events of the story. Includes a bibliography.
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Reading Quest: Making Sense of Social Studies

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Teaching students to read well in areas other than language arts requires teaching and reinforcing the kinds of reading strategies taught here. There are 27 strategies, ranging from brainstorming to word mapping. The site includes PDF...

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