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Curated OER

Bible: Creation

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students compare and contrast the two creation stories of Genesis 1-2:3 and Genesis 2:4-5.  In this creation accounts lesson, students work in small groups to outline the two stories, noting similarities and differences. ...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fragment on the Constitution and Union (1861). The Purpose of the American Union

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine how President Lincoln formulated the principles of the Declaration of Independence as the goal of the American Union.  In this American Government lesson, 11th graders read and analyze primary sources based...
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University of California

Ucla: Proverb Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Proverbs from around the world and links to external collections. Includes links to proverb journals, articles, and reference materials. Good for both students and teachers.
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Quote Mountain: Bible Proverbs

For Students 9th - 10th
This website offers a list of proverbs from the Book of Proverbs from the St. Joseph Edition of the New American Bible. It provides proverbs from the first 10 chapters and then links to the rest of the 31 chapters.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: 10th Grade Literature and Composition: Traditions

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a unit on the traditional wisdom of various cultures handed down through fables, fairy tales, folklore, and proverbs. It includes readings from Aesop's Fables, African and African-American Folktales, Hans Christian Andersen's...
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Proverbial Wisdom: Quotations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A large collection of proverbs listed alphabetically (over 600). Listed together with the culture of origin.
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The Phrase Finder: Meanings and Origins of Phrases

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The free section of this site provides the meanings and origins of thousands of quotations, euphemisms, popular fallacies and misheard song lyrics. A British site, some of the expressions are not familiar to most Americans.