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Curated OER

William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: Fate versus Free Will

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. After reading specific scenes, they brainstorm and discuss free will. Students observe a clip from the Dr. Phil television show entitled, "Afraid to Age" and make connections from the...
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Introduction to Psychology

For Students 9th - 10th
This course surveys questions about human behavior and mental life ranging from how you see to why you fall in love. The great controversies: nature and nurture, free will, consciousness, human differences, self and society. Students are...
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Metaphysics: Free Will

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete, undergraduate level online course on metaphysics from MIT.
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Other

3rd Millennium Ministries: Calvinism v Roman Catholicism

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents an examination of the basic differences between Calvinism and Roman Catholicism. Several major differences are explained, both those of today and at those the time of the Reformation.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Religious Transformation and the Second Great Awakening

For Students 5th - 8th
The first half of the 19th century saw the emergence of many social and religious movements. Read about the Second Great Awakening and how it related to and changed the practice of and participation in religious life. See also how it...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Fate & Free Will: Can We Control Our Fate?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "Can we control our fate?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville

For Students 9th - 10th
Selected (7) reading passages (grades 8-11) to pair with the novel "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville. In this famous American novel we follow Ishmael as he documents Captain Ahab's obsessive pursuit of the infamous white whale, Moby Dick -...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Understanding Thomas Hardy

For Students 9th - 10th
The following passage describes the beliefs held by Thomas Hardy. Read the except and test yourself by answering the questions.