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Search for the Shadowman

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read the novel "Search for the Shadowman" by Joan Lowery Nixon. Using the internet, they research her life and works and write a report on their findings. They also compare and contrast two of her works to end the instructional...
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Body Part Measurements

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in a review of how to use rulers and yard sticks while collecting measurement information. They measure assigned body parts and chart the data on collection sheets. They make a spreadsheet with the information...
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Social Studies: Native american Tribal Sovereignty

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the issue of tribal sovereignty for Native Americans. Following a mock trial simulation based on the case of Johnson v. McIntosh, they write opinion papers based on the results of the Supreme Court decision in 1823.
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The Old South In Children's Books

For Teachers K - 5th
Students discuss what is meant by the "Old South". In groups, they read stories about the Old South and discover this was not how the area actually was in that time period. They use a database to examine the covers of books and...
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Virginia in the Civil War

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students examine the role of Virginia during the Civil War. In groups, they brainstorm ideas about why they believe so many battles took place in Virginia. Using a map, they locate the major battles on land and in the ocean. To end...
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CTBS Mechanics Practice #4: Punctuation Errors

For Students 5th - 6th
In this CTBS mechanics practice worksheet, students identify and correct punctuation errors, in a multiple choice format, a total of thirty seven questions.
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Not So Snappy 5 Word Problems

For Teachers 5th
In this math worksheet, 5th graders analyze 5 word problems in which the numbers are written in a mix of digits and words. Students read and solve the problems.
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Writing Mathematical Equations

For Students 7th
In this algebraic equations worksheet, 7th graders write an algebraic equation with one variable for each problem. Students then solve the problem.
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Telling the Stories the Past Tells Us

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students create historical stories based on factual evidence. In this Telling the Stories the Past Tells Us instructional activity, students write historical stories using strategies such as characters, plot, setting, and voice. Students...
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Getting to Know the Presidents

For Students 4th - 6th
In this presidents worksheet, students use given web site sources to complete a graphic organizer comparing pairs of presidents, 5 pairs total.
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Correcting Mental Mistakes

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Young scholars recognize common mental mistakes to improve their critical thinking. In this thinking skills lesson, students complete various activities to analyze mental mistakes.
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Breaking News English: Bidding War Begins for Top Banknote Printer

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English activity, students read "Bidding War Begins for Top Banknote Printer," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 2 graphic organizer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions...
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Breaking News English: Lonely Planet Travel Guide in Fraud Scandal

For Students 5th - 10th
For this English worksheet, students read "Lonely Planet Travel Guide in Fraud Scandal," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, 2 graphic organizer, and 8 true or false...
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Life of Sir Thomas More

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Modern History Sourcebook of the Fordham University provides an intimate account of the life of Sir Thomas More by his son-in-law, William Roper.
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Oregon State University

Oregon State University: "Utopia" by Sir Thomas More

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents the full text of Sir Thomas More's book "Utopia." Content is organized by chapter and a search feature is included.
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Thomas More: Description by Erasmus

For Students 9th - 10th
In this letter written in 1519, Desiderius Erasmus describes his friend Sir Thomas More.
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Luminarium

Luminarium: Works of Thomas More

For Students 9th - 10th
Listing of Thomas More's works: correspondence, Latin epigrams, "Richard III," and "Utopia" with links to the texts.
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Luminarium

Luminarium: Sir Thomas More Additional Sources

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive listing of secondary sources of information concerning Thomas More. Includes biographies, images, Utopia resources, online books, and related listings.
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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: Excerpt From Ackroyd's the "Life of Thomas More"

For Students 9th - 10th
A great look at both More's life and this great biography written by Ackroyd.
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University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Thomas More Trial (1535)

For Students 9th - 10th
"I die the king's good servant, and God's first."--Thomas More. There is much to learn from the story of how the head of one of the most revered men in England, Sir Thomas More, ended up on the chopping block on London's Tower Hill in...
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Apostles.com: Thomas More's Last Letter

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of Thomas More's last letter written to his daughter Margaret on the day before he was executed. Cited from "St. Thomas More: Selected Letters" by Elizabeth Frances Rogers.
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Luminarium

Luminarium: Sir Thomas More

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive site offers biographical information concerning Sir Thomas More, texts of his works, articles and essays about his works, and a list of other available sources.
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Oregon State University

Oregon State University: Sir Thomas More

For Students 9th - 10th
A great resource, containing career biography, timeline, and bibliography.
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Thomas Gray Archive: "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" by Thomas Gray

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the 128-line poem "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" by Thomas Gray. It is a meditation on death and remembrance of those who died. Links are provided for analysis and more information.

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