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Curated OER

Household Names

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore the accomplishments of famous New Yorkers in the 19th century. In small groups, students read biographies and match them with a corresponding primary source document. The group that is most accurate in matching the...
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Curated OER

Interpreting a Story from a News Article

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read and retell a story form out of the newspaper. They write to communicate ideas, stories, letters, simple explanations, and short reports. They edit and perfect their projects for homework, and they share their work with the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Nonprofit Environmental Groups

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the importance of nonprofit organizations when it comes to the environment. They discover how to evaluate different organizations. They research different organizations and present their findings to the class.
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Curated OER

WHAT SHOULD ARJUNA DO?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Pupils become familiar with the Bhagavad Gita, recognize the various arguments Lord Krishna gave for doing one's dharma, explore the idea of karma yoga, acting with holy indifference.
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Curated OER

Mississippi Delta Blues Moves: Second in a Series of Three with Barb Hoffman and Steve Hoskins, MGM

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students complete a graphic organizer reviewing Barb Hoffman's prior lesson," Slave Songs (1840-1876)" as well as listen to and discuss Delta Blues music samples. Students research one Delta Blues singer and write a "color coded"...
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Curated OER

Immigration in the Late 1800's

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the progression of immigration patterns in the United States. They examine how immigrants perceived and adapted to the United States culture. Students discuss how immigrants were able to perserve their culture in...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Tsunami Word Chop Worksheet

For Students 5th - 6th
In this tsunami word puzzle worksheet, students analyze a table of 16 words that have been chopped in half. Students find the pieces that fit together and write them on the lines. There is no word bank; all words pertain to tsunamis.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Writers Word Search

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this literacy worksheet, students look for the words that are related to the theme of the worksheet. They also work on the skills of spelling and word recognition.
Handout
University of Oxford (UK)

First World War Poetry Digital Archive: Robert Graves Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Although the collection of works by Robert Graves is of his war poetry, this biography will tell you about his writings throughout his life. Hyperlinks will take you to his poems and correspondence during his war years.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: 20th Century and Modern Poetry: World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson from a unit on 20th Century and Modern Poetry focuses on World War I and war poetry that resulted from the disillusionment and cynicism due to the high casualties and devastation. It features links to the Causes of World War...
Handout
University of Oxford (UK)

First World War Poetry Digital Archive: Wilfred Owen Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Wilfred Owen, truly a war poet, as he had written no poetry before the war. Read how his friendships with other famous poets led to the development of his own writing. Included are hyperlinks to his poems and...
Website
University of Oxford (UK)

First World War Poetry Digital Archive: Vera Brittain Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Although she did write some poetry, Vera Brittain's most important literary work was a memoir about her experiences as a nurse during World War I. Read about her life during World War I and her actions towards world peace afterward.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: 20th Century and Modern Poetry: Siegfried Sassoon

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson is part of a unit on 20th Century and Modern Poetry and focuses on Siegfried Sassoon and his realistic "trench poems" about the agonies of war. It provides links to "The Importance of Siegfried Sassoon," an article which...
Website
University of Oxford (UK)

First World War Poetry Digital Archive: Isaac Rosenberg Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the biography of World War I poet, Isaac Rosenberg, who was able to publish poems he wrote from the trenches. Included are hyperlinks to his works, letters, and other resources.
Activity
University of Maryland

British War Poetry in the Age of Romanticism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This annotated collection of poems focuses on the theme of war in the late 1700s. Good for an interdisciplinary look at British history or for a literary exploration of war as a theme.
Unit Plan
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: The Literature of War

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Eight day war poetry unit plan provided by The Academy of American Poets designed for tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade students. Originally part of a larger class on the literature of war, this unit contains an overview of the past and...
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University of Oxford (UK)

First World War Poetry Digital Archive: Edward Thomas Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
A wistful biography of Edward Thomas, a poet before World War I, who wrote poetry and many letters during his time in the British Army before his death in France. Find hyperlinks to his works and copies of his manuscripts.
Website
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Randall Jarrell 1914 1965

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderful source on Randall Jarrell. There is an extensive biography, plus excerpts of letters Jarrell wrote about army life during WWII. Critics discuss Jarrell's following works: "The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner", "2nd Air...
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Universal Teacher

Moore's Teacher Resources: Thomas Hardy's Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This study guide for advanced learners explores the poetry of the English novelist Thomas Hardy (Far from the Madding Crowd, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Jude the Obscure).
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New Zealand Ministry of Education

Nz Ministry of Education: Conflict and War

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson requires three writing assignments on the topic or war or conflict: 1. Once familiar with the language, types, rhyme and metre used in poetry, students then write their own. They are given a selection of types to write, and...
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Other

China the Beautiful: Classical Chinese Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
A large collection of Chinese poems in Chinese, with English translations for many. Some also include audio. Include classical and more contemporary poets. Search a list of poets or browse by period. There are also a few topical...
eBook
Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: The Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of this literary work is available to download or read online in multiple digital formats. Includes an introduction, a biographical note and an appendix of poems about or to Rupert Brooke.
eBook
University of Michigan

American Verse Project: Poems Relating to the American Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Although he was not, strictly speaking, a combatant in the American Revolution, Philip Freneau (1752-1832 CE) nevertheless spent time on a prison ship in New York Harbor. Some of the poems in this volume speak to that experience.
eBook
Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: Poems by Wilfred Owen

For Students 9th - 10th
Read Wilfred Owen's (1893-1918 CE) Poems where he recounts his experiences as an infantry soldier.

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