Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Writing a Short Story With Well Developed Conflict and Resolution
A learning module that teaches students about writing a short story in six mini-lessons: Introduction, Understanding the Essence, Getting an Idea, Structuring Plot, Building Conflict, and Outlining Your Own Story.
Curated OER
Zona Land: Components of a Vector
An interactive Java applet where users can rotate a vector about its tail and view the components of that vector. Magnitude of the components is updated on screen as the vector is dragged.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley Lab: The Particle Adventure: Wavelength, the Cave
This analogy story explains the manner in which the wavelength of light affects the maximum resolution of a microscope.
Other
Mas: Lunar Photography With Telephoto Lenses
Ever taken a picture of a nice large full Moon, only to find that it looks like a small dot on your finished photograph? This site explains why, and offers tips on taking good pictures of the Moon.
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United States Arbitration and Mediation: Home Page
This site includes information on the rules of arbitration according to United States Arbitration & Mediation. It also contains questions and answers regarding arbitration and samples of mediation agreements and clauses.
Other
Book Report Notebook:the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrob
This site has the main point of the story "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis (1898-1963 CE).
Other
Stat Soft: Statistics Glossary
Dozens of statistical terms are defined and illustrated in this glossary.
Other
Math Help: Trying to Pull a Boulder Up a Hill
A practical application of the use of the components of vectors with force. Example and general form are both given.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Character, Conflict, Resolution, Setting
This interactive activity allows young scholars to study and analyze the text concepts of character, conflict, resolution, and setting in a "Broadcast news," format.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Identifying the Third Side in a Conflict: Lesson 2
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will be able to introduce the concept of the Third Side to a conflict resolution process. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Identifying the Third Side in a Conflict and Making It Relevant to...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: What Is the Third Side?: Lesson 2
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand the concept of the Third Side as a model for conflict resolution. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "What Is The Third Side?."
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Story Structure
In this learning module, students will learn more about the structure of a short story. Notes and video clips are provided to reinforce understanding of story structure. This module is designed to support Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III...
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Story Structure Activities
This learning module provides remediation and extra practice with analyzing story structures. Reinforcement for story structures is provided through the two PowerPoint lessons, three quizzes, and four different worksheets.
PC Technology Guide
Pc Tech Guide: Graphics Cards
Detailed explanation of the graphic card. A wide variety of topics are discussed. Sections to check out include: resolution, color depth, dithering, components, graphics processor, video memory, and RAMDAC.
Computer Hope
Computer Hope: Computer Monitors
A complete guide to computer monitors including monitor ABCs, dot pitch, ghost/burn effect, resolution, monitor controls, refresh, LCD and video definitions.
Read Works
Read Works: I Need Quiet!
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Kahlil who figured out a way to eliminate noisy distractions so he could read. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Plot 1st Grade Unit
[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of three lesson plans designed to teach students to identify problems and solutions in fiction text and to retell a story's problem and solution in sequence. Students learn to identify the plot...
Read Works
Read Works: Plot 3rd Grade Unit
[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of four lesson plans designed to teach students to predict problems and solutions in fiction text and to identify the relationship between problems and character conflicts within a story....
Read Works
Read Works: Fourth Grade: Three Lesson Unit: Plot
[Free Registration/Login Required] A three-lesson unit focused on plot. Students identify and describe the elements of plot in the books Stone Soup by Jon J. Muth and Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson. Then they...
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Work 911: Cooperative Communication
This site defines "Cooperative Communication" and provides examples and information as to how to apply it. Although the article is geared toward the workplace, it applies to all forms of communication, especially when negotiating....
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Elements of Fiction
Simple discussion of the elements of fiction with a specific section devoted to Freytag's Pyramid (aka "basic plot structure"). A good place to start for gathering information on the structure of narrative.
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Englishbiz: The Structure of Narrative: Freytag's Triangle
Teaching the plot structure of narratives is made easy with this diagram of Freytag's Triangle (also known as the plot pyramid).
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University of Edinburgh: Glossary of Introductory Computer Graphics Terms
This website, from the University of Edinburgh, provides a lengthy glossary of computer graphics terms written by Olin Lathrop, author of "The Way Computer Graphics Work". This site provides simple definitions of basic terms; no graphics...
Love To Know Media
Your Dictionary: "Gift of the Magi" Literary Terms
This article focuses on literary terms for the "Gift of the Magi" including the narrator, characters, climax, repetition, resolution, setting, irony, theme, and symbolism.