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Curated OER

Idioms Quiz: Law 2

For Students 6th - 7th
In this online idioms quiz worksheet, students analyze the given idioms and complete the sentences with the correct meaning of the idiom. Students complete 10 online exercises.
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Curated OER

How To Read A Movie

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders respond to films they have seen using literary, dramatic, and cinematic terms. They reevaluate their role as a moviegoer. Students analyze their favorite film in order to discover what good films have in common.
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Lesson Plan
Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Latin Amer. In Search of Himself

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Summaries and commentaries on five of Garcia Marquez? short stories, ?Death Constant Beyond Love,? ?Tuesday Siesta,? ?One of These Days,? ?Balthazar?s Marvelous Afternoon,? and ?Big Mama?s Funeral? to form this unit. Discusses how these...
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: List of Spanish Language Authors

For Students 9th - 10th
An encyclopedia with a fantastic list of Spanish language authors, organized by country. List is weighted toward authors from Spain but includes at least 1-2 authors for Latin American countries. For some authors, biographical references...
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Website
Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: Elie Wiesel

For Students 9th - 10th
Site examines Elie Wiesel, his writings, and his life's work. Site also offers an excellent interview with Wiesel.
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Handout
Other

Spelling police.com: Allegory

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Informational site that provides the definition for and examples of allegory.
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Other

Spelling police.com: Oxymoron

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Informational site that provides the definition for and examples of oxymoron. L.9-10.5a Figures of Speech
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Other

Spelling police.com: Literary Devices

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A simple list of literary terms. Click on each for a definition and examples.
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Handout
Emory University

Emory University Writing Center: Ambiguity

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Site defines the term ambiguity. Offers explanations of different types of ambiguity, quotes and examples.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Bright Morning

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Use this lesson to delve into the exploration of character development in fiction through the novel "Bright Morning," by Scott O'Dell.
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Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Maniac Magee

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Have you ever read "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli? Use this resource to learn more about this book. An educational resource with discussion questions, extension activities and more.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Finders Keepers?

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about two kids who find a wallet with a lot of money and a driver's license. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Bff

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text with running emails between two friends, one who is at home and one whose family is vacationing in Venice. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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Website
Other

The Missouri Review: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
The Missouri Review includes fiction and nonfiction and is provided for by the University of Missouri.
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Handout
University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania: Assonance

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource provides a detailed explanation of the term "assonance." Several examples provided as well as links to related sites.
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Website
Rutgers University

Rutgers University: Literary Resources on the Net

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Extensive listing of literary links on the Internet, grouped into categories. Useful for general browsing through a category.
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Other

Planet Book Club: Sing Down the Moon by Scott O'dell

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource features book information, lesson plans and links to sites that can be used to enrich the book "Sing Down the Moon," by Scott O'Dell.
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Handout
Other

Spelling Police: Paradox

For Students 9th - 10th
Informational site that provides the definition for and some examples of paradox.
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Unit Plan
Other

Frequently Asked Questions About Isaac Asimov

For Students 9th - 10th
This fascinating collection of Asimov minutiae is linked to the larger Asimovonline.com site.
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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Marlowe and Kyd

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by Bartelby.com, is a biographical sketch of Marlowe's life with notes.
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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Marlowe and Kyd

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by Bartelby.com. Marlowe's characteristics of style, as critics put it, is the use of the persistent hyperbole, weak construction, no woman limitation, humourless.