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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Literatura De Los Estados Unidos

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia overview in Spanish of American literature from its roots to contemporary authors and themes. This entry is a broad sweep -- no era is covered in depth but it's a helpful "big picture" view for Spanish-speaking students, with...
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Unit Plan
C-SPAN

C Span American Writers: The Grapes of Wrath

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief summary of The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. Does not include an on-line text of the work but does provide links to informational websites.
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Unit Plan
C-SPAN

C Span: American Writers Ii John Steinbeck

For Students 9th - 10th
C-SPAN offers a biography on John Steinback (1902-1968 CE) which focuses primarily on his writings. A complete bibliography of his works accompanies the biography.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: The Pearl by John Steinbeck

For Students 9th - 10th
An eleven-part learning module to use while reading John Steinbeck's novella The Pearl. Module includes links to images, biographical information, quotes, activities, questions, and a Jeopardy-style review game.
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Activity
University of Virginia Library

Prism: The Chrysanthemums: Characters' Emotions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read John Steinbeck's The Chrysanthemums, and highlight positive emotion in blue, negative emotion in red, and ambiguous emotion in green.
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Activity
University of Virginia Library

Prism: The Chrysanthemums: Part 2: Characters' Emotions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read John Steinbeck's The Chrysanthemums, and highlight positive emotion in blue, negative emotion in red, and ambiguous emotion in green.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Novel of Mice and Men (Steinbeck)

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module with thirty-four links to images, texts, websites and videos to use while teaching John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Of Mice and Men Presentation of Curley's Wife

For Students 9th - 10th
A twelve-part learning module with links to texts, images, and videos to use while reading about Curley's wife in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: The Pearl by John Steinbeck

For Students 9th - 10th
A fifteen-part learning module with links to videos, websites, and texts to use while reading John Steinbeck's "The Pearl."
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Biography: John Steinbeck

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Introduce your students to the life and writings of John Steinbeck using the higher order pre and post reading activities within this flipchart.
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Website
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: John Steinbeck Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
A narrative of the life of John Steinbeck (1902-1968), a California native and famous author of many classic novels such as "Of Mice and Men," and "The Grapes of Wrath."
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Activity
Shmoop University

Shmoop: The Grapes of Wrath

For Students 9th - 10th
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1940, The Grapes of Wrath is one of the most beloved novels in American literature. This site provides fascinating insights into the characters, themes and quotations from the novel.
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Activity
Shmoop University

Shmoop: Of Mice and Men

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1936 Steinbeck took a journalistic assignment to investigate the migrant worker situation. His discoveries are reflected in Of Mice and Men. Shmoop provides a summary, investigates themes and characters, and also offers a number of...
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Lesson Plan
The English Teacher

Teacher2 b.com: The Pearl

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site presents a basic English lesson plan to teach the entire novel, "The Pearl." It includes notes, quizzes, tests, and prompts.
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Graphic
Curated OER

John Steinbeck

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of John Steinbeck.
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Graphic
Curated OER

John Steinbeck

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of John Steinbeck.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Writing Fix: A Monster of a Metaphor: The Grapes of Wrath

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Front cover of the book The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.