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Pbs Learning Media: Symbolism in "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment from A Walk Through Harlem features the poem "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" by Langston Hughes.
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University of South Florida: Emily Dickinson: "I Dwell in Possibility"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Four peer-reviewed essays by university students analyzing aspects of Dickinson's poem, "I dwell in Possibility." One essay reveals that Dickinson developed her own philosophy that bridges the conflict between Puritanism and...
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Veterans Affairs Canada

Lieutenant Colonel John Mc Crae

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the life of John McCrae. He wrote 'In Flanders Fields', the much loved poem that is read in ceremonies all over the world to commemorate those who served in the world wars. Because of his poem, the poppy has come to serve as a...
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Emory University

Emory University: Odyssey Online

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Odyssey Online is a resource for both students and teachers as they explore world mythology in reading, writing, history, and art classes. Providing sections on Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and African mythology, Odyssey uses...
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University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: Lewis Carroll

For Students 9th - 10th
Texts of several poems, two novels, and a book on mathematics, by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson). The poems include favorites such as "Jabberwocky" and "The Walrus and the Carpenter." The texts can be read online or downloaded...
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Pbs Learning Media: What Was the Harlem Renaissance?

For Students 9th - 10th
Professor Kate Rushin describes the Harlem Renaissance as a large social and cultural movement fueled by many factors in this video from A Walk Through Harlem.
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Kiddy House: All About Christmas Kids and Teachers

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Check out this awesome secular Christmas resource. This site offers songs, customs, themes and more.

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