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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Bias and Crime in Media

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Critical thinking and social justice are central themes for this resource on bias and crime in media. The class views and discusses an incisive PSA that highlights assumptions based on race. Small groups read newspaper opinion pieces...
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Stanford University

What Is Deconstruction? Jacques Derrida

For Students 9th - 10th
Easily digestible definition of deconstruction and its influence on literary criticism. Offers bibliography also.
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Interactive
Physics Games

Physics Games: De Construction 2

For Students 3rd - 8th
Buy bombs and detonators, and then use them to demolish each structure so that the rubble ends up below the marked height. Take care not to get hit by the rubble.
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Handout
Philosophy Pages

Philosophy Pages: History of Western Philosophers

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a narrative survey of the history of Western philosophical thought. Provides a general description of different philosophical questions and how they were answered.
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Other

Kristi Siegel, ph.d.: Introduction Modern Literary Theory

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides an overview of literary terms and critical theories, compiled by a professor of English who teaches at the university level.
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Other

Brock University: Deconstruction Assumptions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Complex site from the Brock University on deconstruction and its many assumptions and premises. Very advanced treatment of deconstruction, not for the beginner.
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Other

Beyond Deconstruction

For Students 9th - 10th
Unusual look at deconstruction, considering several previously unexplored glimpses of the theory. Also includes extensive bibliography and references to Derrida's influence.
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Other

Univ. Of Mississippi: Critical Approaches to Literature

For Students 9th - 10th
Here are nine common critical approaches to the study of literature based on X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia's Literature: An Introductionto Fiction, Poetry, and Drama.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: I Break Stuff for a Living

For Students 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An autobiographical text about a young man who grew up interested in taking things apart to find out how they work, and how that later became career. A question sheet is available to help students build...
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Article
BBC

Bbc: Bitesize: Introduction to Computational Thinking

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the four cornerstones of computational thinking, and how these contribute to task completion and learning.
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Handout
Washington State University

Washington State University: Literary Critical Theory: Interpretive Strategies

For Students 9th - 10th
Defines various critical approaches in brief. Click the Critical Theory link at the bottom of the page for more detail.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Postmodernism and Its Critics

For Students 9th - 10th
Very thorough overview of Postmodernism theory and this includes Deconstruction. Includes basic premises and the leading figures in the movement.
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Purdue University

Guide to Critical Theory: Introduction to Postmodernism

For Students 9th - 10th
Definition, applications, lesson plans and individual theorist modules are all offered on this site. Includes links to other web resources as well.
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New York University

Jacques Derrida: News Article by Mitchell Stephens

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting and critical news article about Derrida, the father of deconstruction. Discusses the difficulty inherent in this theory in a humorous way.
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Other

Postcolonial Web: Political Discourse

For Students 9th - 10th
Postcolonial Web provides an overview of Political Discourse, Colonialism, and Post Colonialism.