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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Gregory Vii "Crusade"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Fordham University is a primary source document which cites Pope Gregory VII's statement calling for a Christian military action to retrieve the Holy Land from the Moslems who now controlled it.
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Handout
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Apa Bibliography: General Format

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces how to format a bibliography in APA style.
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Other

New York Public Library: Early New York [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A teacher package explaining how to use the included primary resources with students. Questions and writing prompts accompany original images of early New York, Henry Hudson's experiences, colonial leaders, and people who lived in New...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway:using Reference Guides for Citations(english Iii Writing/research)

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Use the Modern Language Association (MLA) style manual to check that you are citing your sources correctly.
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The Atlantic Monthly Group

In Focus: World War Ii: North African Campaign

For Students 9th - 10th
Photograhs of the British, Australian, and American forces fighting against the Germans and Italians in the North African Campaign in an attempt to force the Axis troops from North Africa. Captions accompany each picture to add context...
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Curated OER

Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D Wv)

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from NPR explores the faulty information and the possibility the case for war was based on invalid information. As part of President Bush's case for war with Iraq, he cited sources indicating that Iraq was attempting to...
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Curated OER

Sir George Prevost

For Students 9th - 10th
A Halifax lawyer has produced this biography from several cited sources. It gives an interesting picture of Sir George Prevost (1767-1816), and his role in the history and economic development of Nova Scotia as the Province's Lieutenant...
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Handout
Cambridge Rindge & Latin School

Cambridge Rindge & Latin School: Basic Steps in the Research Process

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A comprehensive list of the important steps in researching and writing a report or project. Includes links to tip sheets for each step.
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Handout
University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Writing Center: Academic and Professional Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The section on Common Types of Writing Assignments is a particularly helpful piece of this site. Learn how to approach a wide variety of writing tasks from lab reports to literary reviews. Then use the rest of the site to learn how to...
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Critical Reading as a Learning Strategy

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on critical reading using a downloadable PowerPoint presentation, "Critical Reading 101," which includes separating fact from opinion, 6 propaganda techniques, and 6 common fallacies in reasoning. Also provided is...
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Supporting Details Explained

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow focuses on supporting details; it discusses their purpose, the audience, and the point to be made. It lists the five most common types of supporting details: facts, statistics, opinions, examples, and personal observations...
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Other

Dionysos

For Students 9th - 10th
Lengthy discussion of Dionysos that cites a variety of sources. Includes a bibliography, as well as quotations from Euripidies and others.
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Handout
University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Writing Center: Mla Documentation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site outlines the basics of the MLA (Modern Language Association) style of documentation and includes links to handouts about in-text citations, the works cited page, and how to cite electronic sources. Several sample citations and...
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Handout
University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Writing Center: Apa Documentation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides information on the APA (American Psychological Association) documentation style. The information can be downloaded in PDF format. It refers to several handouts dealing with parenthetical references, reference lists,...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Text Features: Non Fiction [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Compare the printed page to an electronic web page and use this activity to discuss the similarities and differences. A cross-curricular tie-in with ecosystems. Could easily be adapted to another subject area.
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Other

Plagiarism.org: What Is Plagiarism?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource created for educators who are concerned over the growing problem of Internet plagiarism, offers a detailed overview of what plagiarism is, why students plagiarize, different types of plagiarism, and some plagiarism...
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Colorado State University

Colorado State University: Citation Guide

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource provides a citation guide.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Avoiding Plagiarism: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson goes over how to avoid unintentional plagiarism. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Avoiding Plagiarism."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Avoiding Plagiarism: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson goes over how to avoid unintentional plagiarism. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Avoiding Plagiarism."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Annotated Bibliographies: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces annotated bibliographies. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Annotated Bibliographies."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Apa Format: Annotated Bibliographies

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson goes over the format for an APA annotated bibliography.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Apa Format: Annotated Bibliographies: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson goes over the format for an APA annotated bibliography. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "APA Format: Annotated Bibliographies."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: In Text Citations: Lesson 7

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces in-text citations and how to embed them in text. It is 7 of 7 in the series titled "In-Text Citations."
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Activity
BBC

Bbc Bitesize Revision: Some Purposes of Reading

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
As part of a review and close reading section of BBC Bitesize, this site presents an overview of various purposes of reading, including a five-bullet point explanation of reading purposes. Click the Next button for more information.

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