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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Signs of Spring: Frogs
A comprehensive presentation that answers a number of questions about frogs. In addition, this resource contains lessons and activities that can be used in the classroom. A general overview is given of migration and the annual cycle.
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Hummingbirds
Observe hummingbirds and report their sightings online. Share and review the sightings with other students/classrooms to track hemispheric migratory patterns.
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Monarch Butterflies
Observe monarch butterflies and report their sightings online. Share and review the sightings with other students/classrooms to track hemispheric migratory patterns.
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: American Robin
Observe robins and report their sightings online. Share and review the sightings with other students/classrooms to track hemispheric migratory patterns.
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Bald Eagles
Track bald eagle migration. Report your sightings and observations to the bald eagle tracking map.
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Gray Whales
Track gray whale migration. Use live data to observe migration patterns.
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Annenberg Learner: Legislatures and Democracy Recap: The Lawmakers
You are a congressperson trying to pass your education bill. Join in the extensive public debate, committee work, and parliamentary maneuvering necessary to achieve majority legislative support for your bill.
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Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Tulip Gardens
Track tulip growth as the season changes from winter to spring. See how temperature, rainfall, and sunshine affect growth and help scientists look for patterns of climate change.
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Annenberg Learner: Motivating Middle School Students to Revise and Edit [Pdf]
This article explores the idea of authentic audiences and student publication for motivating student writers.
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Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Native Voices: Simon J. Ortiz
Drawing on Pueblo culture and history, author/poet Simon Ortiz is the focus of this resource. Click on "Simon J. Ortiz Activities" for a sound bite and discussion or activity questions.
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Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Utopian Promise: John Winthrop
John Winthrop rose to power in social, spiritual and political circles and served as Massachusetts state governor for twelve years. His views are documented in "Journal." Click on "John Winthrop Activities" for related materials.
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Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Spirit of Nationalism: Susanna Rowson
American Passages presents a brief biography of Susanna Rowson, accomplished author and actress of the nineteenth century. Click on "Susanna Rowson Activities" for related materials.
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Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Gothic Undercurrents: Ambrose Bierce
This very brief biography features the literary contributions of Ambrose Bierce. Click on "Ambrose Bierce Activities" for related resources.
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Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Gothic Undercurrents: Washington Irving
Noted as America's first celebrity author, Washington Irving is featured in this concise biography bringing light to his writings and the style in which he presented them. See "Washington Irving Activities" for related artifacts and...
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Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Slavery and Freedom: Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln is featured in this brief biography highlighting his ability to clearly communicate American ideals both as writer and orator. See "Abraham Lincoln Activities" for related materials.
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Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Slavery and Freedom: Sorrow Songs
Sorrow Songs are examined as the music the African American slaves of the antebellum South to express both sadness and despair as well as well as hope for better. See "Sorrow Songs Activities" for related artifacts and activities.
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Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Regional Realism: Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman is identified as a realistic author who wrote about women coping with poverty and socially hindered by their strict Calvinist beliefs in New England. See "Mary E. Wilkins Freeman Activities" for related materials.
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Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Regional Realism: Joel Chandler Harris
Creator of Uncle Remus and other African American folklore tales, journalist Joel Chandler Harris is featured as a revolutionary writer regarding oppression and prejudices. For more resources click the "Joel Chandler Harris Activities" tab.
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Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Regional Realism: Bret Harte
This is a brief biography featuring American realist author Bret Harte who drew attention to the life and sentiment of those in the West through his writings. Click on "Bret Harte Activities" for more resources.
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Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Regional Realism: Sarah Orne Jewett
This is a brief biography of Sarah Orne Jewett, known for her realistic writings of life in Maine during the nineteenth century. See "Sarah Orne Jewett Activities" for more resources.
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Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Social Realism: Theodore Dreiser
Theodore Dreiser is featured as a realistic author who draws upon the social conditions and humanity in America in his writings. Click on "Theodore Dreiser Activities" for related materials.
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Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Social Realism: W. E. B. Du Bois
W. E. B. DuBois is featured here for his writings which advocated human rights for all, but particularly for African Americans in the early twentieth century. Click "W. E. B. DuBois Activities" for related materials.
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Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Social Realism: Henry James
Henry James is the focus of this biography for his ability to write about how people deal with problems with attention drawn to Europeans versus Americans in the early twentieth century. See "Henry James Activities" for more resources.
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Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Social Realism: Booker T. Washington
Focused on his personal racial and civil philosophy, Booker T. Washington moved mountains making the public aware of the injustices and inequalities of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Click "Booker T. Washington...