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Joe Landsberger

Study Guides & Strategies: Writing Persuasive Essays

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site focuses on the student learning how to write strong persuasive essays. Strategies are provided to help the student complete a persuasive writing assignment.
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Teachers.net

Teachers.net.: Animal Farm

For Teachers 11th - 12th
This site features a complete project guide for George Orwell's book "Animal Farm."
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Success Link

Success Link: Explorer Poetry Booklet

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
After a study of explorers in the Americas, students write poetry to show what they know about individual explorers. This lesson plan gives guidelines, ways to adapt the lesson, a graphic organizer, and scoring guide.
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Teachers.net

Teachers.net: Bring Your Character in a Bag Animal Farm

For Teachers 7th - 9th
The main objective is for learners to be able to interpret a chosen character from the novel Animal Farm. Students will then have an opportunity to represent that character in original symbolic form and present it orally to the class.
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
From a clear introduction which includes "Why Should I Care," to the text and then an analysis of the poem, I Felt a Funeral, in my Brain, this site contains fascinating insights into the writings of the poet. Broken into clearly...
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: Dry September

For Students 9th - 10th
Dry September is considered to be one of William Faulkner's finest stories. Read about the story, the characters and important themes in this informative site.
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: Mansfield Park

For Students 9th - 10th
Jane Austen's third novel is analysed thoroughly in this fascinating site. Read about the characters, quotations and themes in the novel in this thorough site.
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: The Storm

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary, an analysis of the book including the themes and characters, as well as questions that can be discussed.