Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Archetypes: Themes and Situations [Pdf]
This 24-page PDF presentation focuses on Archetypes including themes and situations. It includes the discussion of themes such as supernatural world, human relationships, forces of nature, and many more.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan [Pdf]
This is a six-page PDF of the short story "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan, a story about a conflict between a Chinese-American daughter and a Chinese immigrant mother.
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: Military Preparations
This section of a larger site from Discovering Lewis & Clark explores military preparations, the Schuylkill Arsenal, Clark's commission, and how Lewis evaluated his officers.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: Nonfiction Passage Questions[pdf]
This site contains questions for each passage are provided. Graphic organizers are available for these copyrighted materials that may be used for educational purposes.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: Biography Questions [Pdf]
This graphic organizer contains questions for students to answer as they read a biography. This graphic organizer is a copyrighted material that may be used for educational purposes.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: History Thinker: Analyze Then Summarize [Pdf]
This Center for Urban Education resource provides a downloadable worksheet. Students will read about a historical event and answer scaffolded questions that will help them retell what happened, explain the causes and effects, and then...
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Comprehensive Questions: Nonfiction [Pdf]
Questions are provided to help students determine the main idea, topic, and fact versus opinion of a nonfiction piece. Students are prompted to write a summary of an informational text.
Other
Growing Carnivorous Plants
Do I need a terrarium? How do I stimulate seeds to germinate? Where can I buy a carnivorous plant? These questions and more are answered in this informative site.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: Guide Nonfiction Reading
This site contains 17 nonfiction articles that are appropriate for students with a 6th grade reading level, as measured by the Fry Formula. Questions for each passage are provided. These graphic organizers are copyrighted and may be used...
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Water on Tap: What You Need to Know
Downloadable booklets with basic information about the U.S. water supply, e.g., where our drinking water comes from.
Grammar Check
Grammar Check: 33 Commonly Misunderstood Words & Phrases (Infographic)
This infographic provides a list of words and phrases that are commonly misused in formal writing. Students will see different homonyms that are misused and find ways to discover them.
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare Quotations and Scripts
This resource from the Folger Shakespeare Library provides some of the most famous lines from Shakespearean works. A list of Shakespearean insults, compliments, and quotations are provided. Several adapted scripts for children, based on...
Study Languages
Study Spanish: Informal Commands (Vosotros)
Excellent Spanish lesson on informal plural commands that refer to the pronoun "vosotros." Examples illustrate the formation and use of informal vosotros commands in both the negative and the affirmative. A quiz at the end of the lesson...
Study Languages
Study Spanish: First Person Commands (Nosotros)
Comprehensive presentation of command forms using the pronoun "nosotros." This lesson on the first-person plural commands includes the attachement of pronouns to the affirmative command. A quiz at the end of the lesson tests the...
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Comprehensive Assessment: Nonfiction [Pdf]
Questions are provided to help students determine the main idea, topic, purpose, and opinion of a piece of nonfiction. Students are prompted to write a summary of the informational text.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 1 Number Patterns and Problem Solving
Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of number patterns and problem-solving. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Poems, Series 3 by Emily Dickinson
This is the complete text of the poetry collection Poems, Series 3 by Emily Dickinson. A Preface and Prelude are provided as well as the four sections of poetry: Life (45) poems), Love (22), Nature (29), and Time and Eternity (49).
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Ashley J. Bavery, "Borderlands in North America: A Selective Bibliography"
This Borderlands in North America bibliography supplements a historiographical essay published in the summer 2018 issue of the Immigration and Ethnic History Newsletter (available now to IEHS members and freely available online after a...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Biointeractive: Molecular Structure of Fat
A comprehensive slideshow illustrating and explaining fat. Learn the structure and impact on the body.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Pathways to Equality
Explore the various reform movements American women participated in during the 19th century.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History Unit: Period 6: 1865 1898: Unit Test
This practice exercise from Khan Academy covers Period 6: 1865-1898 in American History. The Gilded Age, Western expansion, and the "New South" are included in the practice. This resource is designed as a review for the AP US History Test.
iCivics
I Civics: Mini Lesson A: Monetization
Students learn that news is a business and how news providers monetize the news through advertisements and consider how the news/profit relationship affects journalism and news audiences.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Unit: Foundations of American Democracy
This unit from Khan Academy provides many lessons and practice sessions over the foundations of American democraccy. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses,...
Oakland Zoo
Oakland Zoo: Golden Mantella Frog
Meet the golden mantella frog and discover fascinating facts and statistics. Learn about its physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, breeding patterns, conservation, and more.