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Drug Watch International: Truth and Lies: Drug User Accountability

For Students 9th - 10th
Article presents perceptions on illegal drugs are confronted and the untruths are dispelled. This article is meant to show that drug use is not a victimless crime.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Interpreters Juggle Two Languages at Once

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Language is complex, and when abstract or nuanced concepts get lost in translation, the consequences may be catastrophic. Given the complexities of language and cultural exchange, how do these epic miscommunications not happen all the...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Cactus by O Henry

For Students 7th - 9th
Read the short story "The Cactus" by O Henry about a little white lie with hurtful consequences.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Blue Egyptians" by Laura E. Richards

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the short story "Blue Egyptians" by Laura E. Richards, the story of two women who work in a rag shop, what they find, and what it brings to each.
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Mean Average Temperatures in North America, 1906

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1906 of North America showing the mean annual isotherms of the region given in degrees Fahrenheit. "The climate of North America naturally varies greatly, depending on latitude, the general atmospheric circulation or direction...