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Gulf Oil Spill:What Happened, and Who is Responsible?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate the Gulf Oil Spill. In this environmental issues lesson plan, students watch video clips about the oil spill and discuss the devastation caused by the spill as well as who is responsible. Students also consider how...
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The Bus Ride Teacher's Guide

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine and respond to the text, The Bus Ride. In this African-American literature lesson, students explore pre-reading questions that focus on fairness of laws. Students read the text based on Rosa Parks and answer 11...
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Diverse Voices-African American Ventures

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research African-American participation in the Civil War. For this Civil War lesson, students read the article "Fighting Rebels with Only One Hand" and write a persuasive paragraph on whether the participation of the...
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TOEFL Practice Test- Vocabulary #1

For Students Higher Ed
In this language arts learning exercise, students practice for the TOEFL test by answering 5 questions. Kids read the sentence that has one word surrounded by apostrophes. Students choose the word closest in meaning to this word....
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How Prophet-able Are You?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the role of prophets/advocates in society and define qualities and characteristics of an effective prophet. They list qualities of prophets and discuss which characteristic is most important.
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Personal Focus: BARNEY HAJIRO - 442nd Regimental Combat Team

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders research Barney Hajiro, who received the Medal of Honor, for his heroic actions during World War II as a member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
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Geography Through Literature Pacific Islands

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This site is a highly detailed unit plan. That crosses almost all the disciplines, with "Call it Courage," as the beginning point. Links to a .pdf file and Word versions of handouts are available.
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Website
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Armstrong Sperry's Newbery Award Acceptance Paper

For Students 9th - 10th
This Ogram.org site presents a hardcopy of the Newbery Award Acceptance, written by Armstrong Sperry in 1941 for "Call It Courage."
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eBook
Sonoma State University

Berkeley Digital Library: Dutch Courage

For Students 9th - 10th
Berkeley Digital Library provides this collection of early works published after Jack London's death. It has a preface by his wife.
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Website
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Correspondence on the 50th Anniversary of Newbery Medal

For Students 9th - 10th
Two letters written by Virginia Haviland and Armstrong Sperry about the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Newbery Medal. Sperry reflects on what it means to be a Newbery winner 30 years after the fact.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Courage in Denmark: Resistance to the Nazis in Wwii by Us Holocaust

For Students 7th - 8th
World War II (WWII), a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 involved more than 100 million people and over 30 countries. The Allied powers - including the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union - worked together...
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Website
Other

Ogram.org: Armstrong Sperry

For Students 6th - 8th
An autobiographical sketch of Armstrong Sperry, written in 1951 is provided at this Ogram.org site.
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Website
Other

Ogram.org: Sperry on Writing for Young People (1959)

For Students 6th - 8th
This unpublished document comes from the private papers of his family. Sperry addresses the issue of why he is a writer and why he writes for young people.
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Wonderville Media

Wonderville: African Lions

For Students K - 1st
The African lion is at the top of the food chain and is often called "the king of the jungle." It is the biggest carnivore in Africa and remains one of the most feared predators on the planet. Lions are well known for their courage and...
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Eternal Egypt: Leg of Bull Amulet

For Students 9th - 10th
An unusual amulet of the leg of a bull of the sort that was called an "assimilation amulet," which confers on its wearer the attributes of the animal. This amulet provides its possessor with the savage strength, the courage and the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Miltiades

For Students 9th - 10th
The chief credit of the battle of Marathon belongs to Miltiades. But for his courage, the Athenians would have shut themselves up in their city and stood a siege; and it was the stimulus of his heroism that nerved his little army to the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William the Silent

For Students 9th - 10th
William, Prince of Orange, called 'William the Silent,' was the natural leader of the Netherlands at this crisis, and he was chosen by Holland and Zealand as their governor. He was the determined foe of Spanish tyranny, and his strength...

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