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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: At Agincourt by g.a. Henty

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read the full text of "At Agincourt" by G.A. Henty set during the Middle Ages.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Quiz: Cold War Glossary and Terms for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
History Questions: Glossary and Terms Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: History: Renaissance for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
Kids learn about the events and timeline of the European Renaissance in history on this site. Learn about the rebirth in science, art, philosophy, and literature.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Renaissance for Kids: Glossary and Terms

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
Kids learn about the glossary and terms of the European Renaissance. Words and definitions you need to know.
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EL Education

El Education: Nautical Expedition Ships Log

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
After spending three days as a working crew on a three-masted ship, and learning to navigate by the stars, students create fictional entries for a ship's log throughout various periods in history.
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Handout
Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Ancient Roman Literature

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
History for kids provides and overview of the literature and authors of ancient Rome, whose works we still read and value today. Site includes teacher resources.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: The Roaring 20's

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A learning module with thirteen links to texts, images, and videos, with information about life during the 1920's. RI.9-10.7 different mediums
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Article
Mind Tools

Mind Tools: Reading Strategies

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from Mind Tools reviews six different strategies to help you read more effectively. RI.11-12.10a Text Complexity
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Graphic Organizer: History Frame

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This graphic organizer can be used to help students analyze historical events, key players, outcomes and theme or lesson learned.
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Article
FNO Press

From Now On: The Research Cycle, 2000

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Excellent site from From Now On for students who are assigned research papers and need to begin finding and reading material. Part of a book, the site gives information on questioning, evaluating, planning, gathering, sorting,...
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Activity
Other

Critical Reading: Three Ways to Read and Discuss Texts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Designed to help students think about their reading and writing skills, this page offers three different ways to interpret and discuss texts.
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Activity
English Zone

English Zone: Main Page

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site lists links to an assortment of reading-related activities.
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Website
Washington State University

Washington State University: Timeline of American Literature and Events: 1830s

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A brief timeline which includes American literature and American historical events. Ranges from 1830 to 1839. Includes the first co-educational college, Oberlin College. Hyperlinks to various authors of the period.
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Primary
Ancestry

Historical Narratives

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here, you can read historical narratives spanning from 1791 to 1850. RL.11-12.10a/b Text Complexity
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Unit Plan
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Academic Tips to Help Kids Learn to Be Effective Students

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This how-to page provides tools to help students be engaged in their classes. Strategies for listening, notetaking, and planning for classes are shared.
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Lesson Plan
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Academic Tips to Help Kids Learn to Be Effective Students

For Teachers 1st - 9th Standards
A teaching resource with information and downloadable handouts on various study skills including the following: Coming to Class Prepared, Student Planers, Good Listening in Class, Taking Notes in Class, Using Acronyms to Remember...
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Lesson Plan
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Academic Tips to Help Kids Learn to Be Effective Students

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
A teaching resource with information and downloadable handouts on various study skills including the following: Coming to Class Prepared, Student Planers, Good Listening in Class, Taking Notes in Class, Using Acronyms to Remember...
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PPT
Other

Prezi: What Is Complex Literature?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Prezi was created by Marko Zlomislic. The presentation explains what constitutes complex literature. It defines complex texts, discusses the varied benefits of learning to read them, and provides links to lesson plans and examples....
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: The Elements of Nonfiction [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A short worksheet which allows students to improve their understanding of the elements of nonfiction literature. Provides eight questions and allows students to craft responses for a given literary text.