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Make Beliefs Comix: Printables Category: Elections and Political

For Students 4th - 8th
A collection of printable comics where students complete an activity, such as design a campaign bumper sticker, imagine a conversation between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, or make a list of ideas that would promote the rights of women.
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Article
Senses Of Cinema

Senses of Cinema: Preston Sturges

For Students 9th - 10th
Best known for his comic genius, Preston Sturges directed classic films including as "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek." This article discusses his life and work.
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SEN Teacher

Sen Teacher: Handwriting 3

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Customize and print out handwriting worksheets. Set the fonts, type of writing (print, cursive, comic sans, calligraphic, dotted font) and the text size, then type directly on the page the letters and words you want your students...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why Is Aristophanes Called the Father of Comedy?

For Students 9th - 10th
Aristophanes, often referred to as the Father of Comedy, wrote the world's earliest surviving comic dramas. Mark Robinson shares a brief history of Aristophanes.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Identifying Sequence of Events Using Dr. Seuss

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
After listening to a reading of Dr. Seuss' Bartholomew and the Oobleck, students use graphic organizers and comic strips to practice sequencing. In a fun activity, small groups follow directions to make oobleck.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Translucent, Transparent, and Opaque Objects

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will become familiar with transparent, translucent, and opaque objects. Students predict whether items are transparent, translucent, or opaque. Finally, students will show what they have learned by producing a song, poem, cheer,...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Claim Testers: Episode 4 Fueling the Future

For Students 9th - 10th
The claim tester gang comes face-to-face with Orx-30. This comic focuses around the topic of sustainable forms of energy.
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British Library

British Library: Teaching Resources: Aphra Behn, the Rover: Carnival

For Students 9th - 10th
These activities allow students to explore how Aphra Behn uses character types and tropes associated with carnival in "The Rover". Students can relate this to the play's context of production, and comic theories relating to the...
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: 8 Ways the Original 'Star Trek' Made History

For Students 9th - 10th
When "Star Trek" premiered on NBC in the fall of 1966, it promised "To boldly go where no man has gone before." More than half a century later, it has done just that. The original "Star Trek," which lasted for only three seasons, birthed...
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A&E Television

History.com: The Surprising Origins of 7 Classic Toys

For Students 9th - 10th
Many childhood memories include hours spent molding Play-Doh, or watching a Slinky glide down the stairs, or marveling at the transfer of a newspaper comic to a simple wad of Silly Putty. But those famous novelty toys didn't start out as...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Cartoon Cornucopia: J. Arthur Wood, Jr., Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
The Library of Congress offers a digitized collection of caricature, cartoon, and animated art. The collection is searchable and short histories of cartoonists, types of cartoons, and animation are included.
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PBS

Pbs: p.o.v.: Tintin and I

For Students 9th - 10th
Hidden beneath the innocence of a cartoon character, Tintin has more political punch than what it seems. Get a behind the scenes look at this famous European cartoon.
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Other

The Aria Database

For Students 9th - 10th
The searchable Aria Database features over 1,200 arias from 170 operas by 60 composers. It includes lyrics, translations, synopses of operas, and MIDI files.
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Primary
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Books and Writing: Joseph Heller

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Australian Broadcasting Company provides the transcript of an interview with author Joseph Heller, who wrote Catch 22. He answers questions about his books Catch 22 and Now and Then and about his view on life. Excerpts...
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Other

Gilbert & Sullivan Archive: William S. Gilbert, Producer

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter from the book "Gilbert & Sullivan Opera, A History and Comment" by H.M Walbrook, about William Gilbert as a producer.
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Other

The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive: The Grand Duke

For Students 9th - 10th
The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive provides the operetta theme, audio files, plot summary, text, glossary, and more for "The Grand Duke."
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Other

The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive: Patience

For Students 9th - 10th
The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive provides an introduction, plot summary, text, musical score (audio files), art, reviews, and more for "Patience."
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University of Kentucky

Uk: Chemcomics: Francium

For Students 9th - 10th
A clever way to learn about francium. Possible graphic for a presentation
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: As You Like It

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Discover this comprehensive guide to teaching the interpretation of Shakespeare's "As You Like It."
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Joseph Pulitzer

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides biographical information on Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911), an American newspaper publisher. The Pulitzer Prize was set up by his will.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Legends for Lionel by Walter Crane

For Students 2nd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Legends for Lionel by Walter Crane (1887), a book of sketches with a story.
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Website
Other

Blackboard @ Sfsu: Vaudeville in Ohio

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives a great description of small town U.S.A. entertainment: traveling vaudeville shows.
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Primary
Other

Juggling Hall of Fame: "From Boy Juggler to Star Comedian" (w.c. Fields)

For Students 9th - 10th
This page presents an excerpt from "From Boy Juggler to Star Comedian," written by American comedian, W.C. Fields. It is a very interesting account of an important part of his life.
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Other

Juggling Hall of Fame: w.c. Fields: A Juggler First!

For Students 9th - 10th
An article by Rich Chamberlin in the May, 1993, issue of Juggler's World. Gives information of W.C. Fields in his early years as an entertainer.

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