Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Nonfiction and Research: Nonfiction Reading
This lesson focuses on students reading nonfiction works including excerpts from: Night by Elie Wiesel, Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom, and Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain, and "Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Dr. Martin...
BBC
Bbc Newsround: Week of 12 30 13: The Year in Pictures
This article offers a review of the big events of 2013 in pictures.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Lynching and Segregation: Making of African American Identity
Primary source articles discusses mob violence and the practice of lynching while examining social conformity and segregation. Links to both articles, summary of text and questions for discussion.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Whittle, Whittle It Down: Summarizing
This multi-day jigsaw activity engages students in summary writing. Students will work in small groups after direct instruction and write short summary paragraphs. Students will refer to the 'Five Rules For Writing a Summary' chart for...
Other
Indiana University of Pennsylvania: Writing Center: Writing Strong Conclusions
This Indiana University of Pennsylvania Writing Center site provides tips to writing a strong conclusion to an essay. The article discusses incorporating an anecdote, a basic summary, a startling summary, famous ideas, and/or hints to...
Curated OER
Mc Graw Hill: Part 1 Reading: Literature: Summarize
Learn how to summarize a story with this reference article; see the model showing the summary process.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: James Fenimore Cooper
This article on James Fenimore Cooper centers around his vast collection of literary work. Also included is a write-up summarizing some of his famous works including, "Leatherstocking Tales" and "The Last of the Mohicans."
Leaf Group
E How: How to Write a Financial Analysis Paper
This article by Gerald Hanks focuses on what is involved in a financial analysis report which is used to determine if a company can deliver a solid return on investment.
Other
History Net: Civil War
This resource presents a summary of the American Civil War, including various battles and milestones.
Rice University
Rice University: Writing Research Papers
This site presents information about the necessary parts of a scientific research report. It also contains a sample abstract and introduction.
Other
Lascomm: The Basics of Fiber Optic Cable
An informative article about fiber optics cabling. Includes an introduction, fiber-optic technology, an illustration, applications, advantages and disadvantages, economics, and summary.
International Reading Association
Reading Online: Teaching Vocabulary to Adolescents to Improve Comprehension
An article highlighting the improvements of middle and high school students' reading comprehension through a sixteen-week program. Includes introduction, overview of the intervention, course structure, sample activities, assessments, and...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1988: Naguib Mahfouz
This the Nobel Foundation page on Naguib Mahfouz, winner of the Nobel Prize for literature in 1988. You'll find bibliographic information, his Nobel speech, and articles written about him.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1979
At this site read about Mother Teresa (1910-1997 CE), the 1979 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, and the charitable works through which she helped the poor of Calcutta. This website includes texts of original documents and speeches, a...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1904
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read about Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1849-1936 CE) who earned the 1904 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his "Work on the physiology of digestion." This website is organized into the following...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1973: Patrick White
Read about the 1973 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Patrick White. This website is organized into the following sections: "Press Release," "Presentation Speech," "Autobiography," "Swedish Nobel Stamps," "Article," and "Other...
Other
The Boer War
A short summary of Australia's involvement in the Boer War in what is now South Africa.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1948: Thomas Stearns Eliot
This Nobel Prize site provides hyperlinks (on the far right) to the press release announcing the award to T.S. Eliot (1888-1965 CE), a short biography of his life, the introduction of Eliot to the Academy, and Eliot's acceptance speech....
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: The Catcher in the Rye
This encyclopedia article provides a summary of J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye. The plot, themes, and characters of the book are given an overview. There is also a paragraph about the controversy surrounding the story and...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Written Assignment Sessions
In this lesson, students read a scientific article, answer a quiz about it, then write a summary.
Other
Encyclopedia Universalis: Homepage
A major French encyclopedia from Encyclopedia Universalis that gives non-subscribers access to summaries or small articles.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: The Chosen
This is a brief article introducing the main characters, setting and conflict within Chaim Potok's novel, "The Chosen."
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 2001
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read about V.S. Naipaul, the man who won the 2001 Nobel Prize in Literature. His life and works are discussed in this detailed website,providing video, original texts and speeches and...
Other
Hurstwic: Norse Mythology
Great place for information on Norse mythology! These articles "Provide a brief introduction to some of the Norse gods and goddesses, as well as a summary of a few of the stories," and pictures depicting the events.
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