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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Archetypes: Themes and Situations [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Primary
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Website
Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: Military Preparations

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: Nonfiction Passage Questions[pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains questions for each passage are provided. Graphic organizers are available for these copyrighted materials that may be used for educational purposes.
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: Biography Questions [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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.
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: History Thinker: Analyze Then Summarize [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Comprehensive Questions: Nonfiction [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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.
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Handout
Other

Growing Carnivorous Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: Guide Nonfiction Reading

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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Website
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Water on Tap: What You Need to Know

For Students 9th - 10th
Downloadable booklets with basic information about the U.S. water supply, e.g., where our drinking water comes from.
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Grammar Check

Grammar Check: 33 Commonly Misunderstood Words & Phrases (Infographic)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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.
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Activity
Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare Quotations and Scripts

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Unit Plan
Study Languages

Study Spanish: Informal Commands (Vosotros)

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Comprehensive Assessment: Nonfiction [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 1 Number Patterns and Problem Solving

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Poems, Series 3 by Emily Dickinson

For Students 9th - 10th
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).
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Handout
Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Iehs: Ashley J. Bavery, "Borderlands in North America: A Selective Bibliography"

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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PPT
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hhmi: Biointeractive: Molecular Structure of Fat

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive slideshow illustrating and explaining fat. Learn the structure and impact on the body.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Pathways to Equality

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the various reform movements American women participated in during the 19th century.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History Unit: Period 6: 1865 1898: Unit Test

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Lesson Plan
iCivics

I Civics: Government Spending

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on a variety of topics related to government spending, including the federal budget, mandatory versus discretionary spending, and government debt.
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Lesson Plan
iCivics

I Civics: Mini Lesson A: Monetization

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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.
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Unit: Foundations of American Democracy

For Students 9th - 10th
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,...
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Handout
Oakland Zoo

Oakland Zoo: American Alligator

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the American alligator and discover fascinating facts and statistics. Learn about its physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, breeding patterns, and more.