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Activity
Tramline

My America Field Trip

For Students 3rd - 8th
Have fun learning about what it means to be "American." At this site discover all the privileges you have being an American citizen. There is also a complete list of teacher resource links.
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Unit Plan
University of Pennsylvania

Modern and Contemporary American Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Home page for a 1999 online course from the University of Pennsylvania. Includes reference material lists and an alphabetical index.
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Lesson Plan
Schools of California Online Resources for Education

Literature Unit: The House of Dies Drear

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
"The House of Dies Drear," is a powerful novel by Virginia Hamilton.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: u.s. State Flags Quiz

For Students 3rd - 8th
Test your knowledge over the state flags of the fifty United States. Identify each flag, and check your answers at the end of the quiz.
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Lesson Plan
Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute:visual Blues of Lawrence, Douglas, and Bearden

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Within this lesson plan there is a nice introduction to Douglas' work.
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Website
InterKnowledge Corp.

Geographica.com: Adventure in Argentina

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Geographica.com contains information on a variety of parks in Argentina. A description of each follows the name of the park.
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Handout
AllRefer

All Refer Reference: Paraguay: Background & Profile

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the South American country of Paraguay through this appealing site that furnishes facts about Paraguay's geography, culture, economy, and government. Includes a map.
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Handout
Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Peter Pond

For Students 9th - 10th
Peter Pond (1739-1807) was a great explorer and map maker during the expansion of the fur trade. He was an American and military officer before becoming a partner in the North West Company. Alberta Encyclopedia Online is an excellent...
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Website
Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides pictures and a brief introduction of ancient arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas.
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Website
Other

Bogota Colombia South America

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive reference tool that allows the reader to learn about the history of Bogota while discovering places to visit, sites of interest, maps, parks, lodging and dining, and much more.
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Website
Other

The Sam Shepard Website

For Students 9th - 10th
Shepard website put together by Bucknell University professor. Provides valuable links to Shepard & pop culture, music, biographies, films & published works.
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Article
Other

Tfao: W. Edmondson's Sculptures Gifted to Cheekwood

For Students 9th - 10th
Within this article regarding the donation of several Edmondson sculptures, there is a short biography that details his work.
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Website
Other

Tfao: Appleton Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief, yet informative, overview of Lee-Smith's work accompanied by two painting images.
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Website
Other

Excerpt From "Progress and Poverty"

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at this excerpt, published by the Henry George Institute, of George's "Progress and Poverty". Includes author's photo & other clip art.
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Article
Other

The Spanish Wars: Spanish American Wars of Independence

For Students 9th - 10th
A descriptive history of the independence movements in Europe and South America which contributed to the Spanish American Wars from the fifteenth century onward.
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eBook
University of Michigan

American Verse Project: Courtship of Miles Standish and Other Poems

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of "The Courtship of Miles Standish and Other Poems" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, originally published in 1859.
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Primary
Mount Holyoke College

Mt. Holyoke:

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of speech by William Jennings Bryan at the 1900 Democratic convention. Details his anti-imperialistic stance in terms of the U.S. involvement in the Philippines.
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Website
Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Eugene (Gladstone) O Neill

For Students 9th - 10th
Informative biography of O'Neill, chronicling his turbulent personal life, as well as his professional successes.
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Website
Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Saul Bellow

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed biography of Bellow's (1915-2005 CE) life, this site includes quotations from his work, and an extensive bibliography.
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Website
Other

Careers in Medical Laboratory Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
This site lists many of the careers in lab technology, along with descriptions of each one. There is also information on schooling and certification.
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Article
Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Battle of Medina

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise synopsis of the Battle of Medina, a part of the Mexican War of Independence against Spanish authority in Mexico.
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Website
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Luis J. Rodriguez

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of the author is offered here. Includes links to other useful Rodriguez sites, as well as a portrait.
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Website
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: May Swenson

For Students 9th - 10th
Photo and biography of the poet May Swenson, including a selected bibliography of some of her work.
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Primary
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: "Blue" by May Swenson

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the poem "Blue," by May Swenson is provided at this site.