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Curated OER

Design a Latin American Restaurant

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners investigate the culture of a Latin American country to design a new restaurant. In this Latin American lesson, students identify social classes, geographical locations, cultural practices, and monetary systems of a Latin...
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Curated OER

American Literature Authors and Their Works

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students match American Literature authors with their short stories, poems, and books. In this American Literature instructional activity, students are given an overview of the authors and their main works. Then students independently...
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Curated OER

Alexander Graham Bell: Voice of Invention

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students watch a Biography episode about Alexander Graham Bell -- his remarkable inventions, family life, and the individuals who influenced his work.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Victoria and Albert (4 Parts)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students watch the four part series about Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. They answer and discuss questions related to the four part series.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Historical Perspective and the contributions to the development of national and world-view of Arkansas

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners study the development of national and world-views of Arkansas. They discuss how people and events have shaped the image of Arkansas.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Worksheet #25 Questions - Colonial America

For Students 7th - 8th
For this Colonial America quiz worksheet, students test their knowledge on various historical terms in ten fill in the blank questions.
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Curated OER

National Gallery of Art: Prinz Friedrich von Homburg: Ein Schauspeil, 3x

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore the work of Frank Stella. In this art appreciation lesson, students look at images of the sculpture Prinz Friedrich von Homburg: Ein Schauspeil, 3x and discuss it as a work of art. This lesson includes two simple...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Gothic Undercurrents: Herman Melville

For Students 9th - 10th
Prompted to write so as to raise his family out of debt, Herman Melville, acclaimed American author of the nineteenth century is portrayed in this brief biography. See "Herman Melville Activities" for related materials.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Moby Dick by Herman Melville

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the classic novel "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville.
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Primary
Indiana University

The Piazza Tales (Full Text) by Herman Melville

For Students 9th - 10th
Full-texts of such Melville works as "Bartleby the Scrivner" and "Benito Cerino" can be read as facsimiles of the original editions as well as PDF and plain text documents.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Herman Melville

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site provides lesson plans, e-notes, activities, and other resources for teaching students Herman Melville's novels and fiction, including Moby-Dick, Bartleby, the Scrivener, Billy Budd, and so on.
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Website
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Herman Melville Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains biographical information about Herman Melville, as well as critical analysis of his works. Includes links to online text for Melville's major works.
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Website
Other

University of North Carolina: Herman Melville

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke provides a biography in outline form and a chronology of major events in the life of Herman Melville (1819-1891 CE). Includes a discussion of issues and themes in Melville's...
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Website
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Herman Melville

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
From the Academy of American Poets, this site contains a biography of Herman Melville (1819-1891 CE). Discusses the influence of his work as a seaman, as well as the Civil War on his writings. Includes a brief bibliography of works by...
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Authors: Herman Melville

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of American author Herman Melville, including information on his personal life and literary career.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: I and My Chimney by Herman Melville

For Students 9th - 10th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic short stories from famous authors. One work is "I and My Chimney," a story written by the author, Herman Melville.
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Bartleby the Scrivener, a Story of Wall Street" by H. Melville

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the short story "Bartleby the Scrivener, A Story of Wall Street" by Herman Melville. A successful lawyer on Wall Street hires Bartleby, a scrivener, to relieve the load of work experienced by his law firm. For...
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Activity
Other

Melville's Home at Arrowhead

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information and an online tour of Arrowhead, Herman Melville's home in Pittsfield, MA. Includes pictures and information about the home and its restoration, as well as biographical information about Melville.
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Unit Plan
Grade Saver

Grade Saver: Moby Dick by Herman Melville

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online study guide/notes for the novel Moby Dick by Herman Melville including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Herman Melville

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Herman Melville including a biography, the full text of four novels, and three short stories. The novels include Billy Budd, Moby Dick, Omoo, and Typee: A Romance of the South Sea.
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Primary
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: "America" by Herman Melville

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains the text of the poem "America" by Herman Melville (1819-1891 CE).
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Primary
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: "Gettysburg" by Herman Melville

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains the full text of the poem "Gettysburg" by Herman Melville. (1819-1891 CE)
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Primary
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: "Shiloh: A Requiem," by Herman Melville

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains the text for the poem "Shiloh: A Requiem" by Herman Melville (1819-1891 CE).
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Cengage Learning

Houghton Mifflin College: Herman Melville's Major Themes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This website discusses Melville's major themes, the historical and personal issues that affected his work, and provides comparisons with other writers of the time. Also included are study/discussion questions for "Billy Budd," "Benito...

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