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270 To Win

270towin: 1984 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a map and detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1984 won by Ronald Reagan carrying 49 of the 50 states.
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Handout
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Cesar Milstein Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Argentinian 1984 Nobel Prize winner in physiology or medicine Cesar Milstein in this autobiography provided by the Nobel foundation.
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Handout
Other

Brian's Drive in Theater: Johnny Weissmuller (1904 1984)

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit this visual site containing comprehensive information on Johnny Weissmuller. Information provided concerning Johnny's movies is a great resource for any project. The 1946 film Swamp Fire is available for viewing. [01:08:58]
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Handout
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Maglev Trains 1984

For Students 9th - 10th
The railroad industry began in the frontier days, magnetic levitation has moved it squarely into the space age.
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Article
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Falwell v Flynt Trial (1984)

For Students 9th - 10th
Asked about his first sexual experience by an interviewer, Reverend Jerry Falwell said, "I never really expected to make it with Mom, but then after she showed all the other guys in town such a good time, I thought 'What the hell!'"...
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Primary
PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Debating Our Destiny: Geraldine Ferraro

For Students 9th - 10th
An interview with Ms. Ferraro, first female vice-presidential candidate, regarding the 1984 debate against republican candidate George Bush.
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Curated OER

American Sport Art Museum and Archives: Ernie Barnes Volleyball 1984

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Ernie Barnes was named Sports Artist of the Year in both 1984 and 2004. The site includes a biographical sketch, commentary on Barnes's style and inspiration, and information about his most significant and influential works.
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Primary
American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Geraldine Ferraro: Vice Presidential Nomination Acceptance

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [5:11] of Geraldine Ferraro's acceptance speech as the nominee for Vice President delivered on July 19, 1984, at the Democratic National Convention, in San Francisco, California.
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Article
Other

Committee to Protect Journalists: Attacks on the Press 1999: Malaysia

For Students 9th - 10th
A view of the authoritarian reputation of the Malaysian government as an example of the government's control of mass communications illustrated in their Printing Presses and Publications Act of 1984. Read how this law is used to dominate...
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Primary
American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan: Remarks on the 40th Anniversary of D Day

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [13:21] of President Ronald Reagan's speech on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day on June 6, 1984, in Pointe Du Hoc, Normandy, France.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Decoding the Matrix Exploring Dystopian Characteristics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson uses clips from The Matrix and other dystopian movies to introduce students to the characteristics found in dystopian works, such as Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, and 1984.
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Curated OER

Smithsonian Institution Archives: Ruth Murray Underhill (1883 1984)

For Students 9th - 10th
Ruth Murray Underhill (1883-1984) was among the first female anthropologists hired by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs during the mid-1930s and was greatly involved with Navaho education projects
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Handout
Other

Student Historical Journal 1984 1985: Women's Rights Before the Civil War [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an overview of the pre-Civil War women's rights movement in a student essay in an historical journal from Loyola University. Find out about specific activists prominent during this time period and learn about their attempts to...
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Handout
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Lynch v. Donnelly (1984)

For Students 9th - 10th
The city of Pawtucket, R. I., annually erects a Christmas display in a park owned by a nonprofit organization and located in the heart of the city's shopping district. The display includes, in addition to such objects as a Santa Claus...
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Website
Other

Review of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty Four

For Students 9th - 10th
The 1949 New York Times review of "1984" appears here in its entirety. The essay is fascinating for its window on the acceptance of the book by Orwell's contemporaries.
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Website
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Desmond Tutu Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about 1984 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Desmond Mpilo Tutu through this multimedia website from The Nobel Foundation, which includes primary and secondary resources as well as video clips.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: A Hole in the Sky

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment adapted from Interactive NOVA profiles two scientists who were surprised in 1984 to discover a hole in our atmosphere's ozone layer as big as the United States. [3:47]
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: Energetically Complete the Task of Pa

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "Energetically complete the task of party rectification, bring about a basic turn for the better in party spirit" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Hu Zhenyu, 1984.
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eBook
University of Michigan

Corpus of M. E. Prose and Verse: Troilus and Criseyde

For Students 9th - 10th
The full Middle English text of Geoffrey Chaucer's "Troilus and Criseyde" from Troilus & Criseyde: A new edition of "The book of Troilus" (London: Longman, 1984).
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Unit Plan
Other

Global School Net

For Students 9th - 10th
Looking for opportunities for your classroom to connect with others around the world and work together to learn about each other? Global SchoolNet was founded in 1984 and since then has been bringing educators and students together to...
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Activity
Other

The Loyalist Parkway Your Route Through History

For Students 9th - 10th
The Loyalist Parkway, opened in 1984 traces the route of Loyalist settlement in Canada beginning in 1784, following the American Revolution. This interactive map provides information on the parkway, it's plaques, and parks. Links to...
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Handout
Other

Z Pub: Ansel Adams

For Students 9th - 10th
ZPub offers excellent information on photographer and artist, Ansel Adams (1902-1984 CE). Includes biography, timeline, images, books, and links.
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eBook
Other

Mansfield: The Second Book of Machine Language

For Students 9th - 10th
The second book on machine language by Richard Mansfield published in 1984 now in digital form.
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Website
Other

International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal

For Students 9th - 10th
Site keeps up-to-date news on the Bhopal disaster in 1984. There is a video and a survivor's account of that night. Photos include the factory as it looked in 2003.

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