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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Just Grace [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
A reader's theater script for Charise Mericle Harper's book, Just Grace, is provided on these pages. Six character roles are needed in this activity.
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Harp Week

Harp Week: 19th Century Advertising

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of the advertisements that were published in Harper's Weekly between 1857 and 1872.
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Harp Week

The Presidential Elections: 1884 Cleveland v. Blaine: Cartoons

For Students 9th - 10th
Political cartoons add a great deal of context to events. These cartoons from Harper's Weekly, covering the election of 1884, are organized by topic ranging from the Republican and Democratic nominations, to cartoons about the issues, to...
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Curated OER

Cbc: The Delicate Role of the Governor General

For Students 9th - 10th
The article examines the very delicate role that Michaelle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will have during Canada's government crisis as Prime Minister Stephen Harper presents his request to her to prorogue parliament in the face of a...
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Harp Week

The End of Slavery: The Creation of the 13th Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
What a wonderful resource for researching the attempts to solve the issue of slavery prior to the Civil War, and the eventual ratification of the 13th Amendment. Find a timeline of legislation limiting the spread of slavery from 1787...
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Other

Harper childrens.com: If You Take a Mouse to the Movies

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
What happens "If You Take A Mouse to the Movies"? Come and check out this site focused on Laura Numeroff's book. Students will have an opportunity to explore this book.
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University of Virginia

University of Virginia: John Brown and the Valley of the Shadow

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a look at John Brown's life. Content includes a chronology of events in his life, a look at his family and cohorts, newspaper articles, eyewitness accounts, and more.
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Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission

Explore Pa History: Pennsylvania Democrats

For Students 9th - 10th
A good look at the views of the Democratic Party in Pennsylvania just prior to and during the Civil War. Read about Democratic president from Pennsylvania, James Buchanan, and his views about the importance of slavery in the national...
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Other

Cabinet and Ministry

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of current members of the Cabinet and Ministry is provided. Government address, phone numbers, email and web address are included.
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Other

Geni: American Abolitionist Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the history of the abolitionist movement in the United States, the key people involved, and important events.
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BBC

Bbc: News: Country Profile: Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
The BBC provides many great facts about the second largest country in the world, Canada. You can listen to the national anthem, learn about its leader, view a timeline of key events, and link to national media agencies.
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Other

Antietam on the Web

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive resource from Antietam on the Web of the Battle of Antietam, including historical documents, battle maps and much more.
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Library of Congress

Loc: African American Odyssey: Abolition, Anti Slavery Movements

For Students 9th - 10th
A section of an online exhibit that deals with historically important documents about the abolition movement from its earliest Quaker beginnings in the early 18th century through 1860.
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Other

Canadian Heritage: Visiting the Capital

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Resource designed to give complete preparation for a field trip to Ottawa and Parliament.
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eBook
Children's Books Online

Children's Books Online: Pepper & Salt

For Students 5th - 8th
"Pepper & Salt", published in 1885 by Harper and Brothers, has been digitized and made available by the Rosetta Project. This 77 page book is appropriate for intermediate readers.
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Davidson College

Electronegativity Tables

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of tables comparing the work of Pauling, Allred-Rochow, and Mulliken-Jaffe Scales. Taken from "Inorganic Chemistry" by Huheey, J.E.; Harper & Row: New York, 1983.
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Harp Week

Harp Week: The Presidential Elections: 1880 Cartoon List

For Students 9th - 10th
This fabulous site compiles political cartoons from Harper's Weekly for the campaing of 1880. The cartoons are drawn by Thomas Nast, and each cartoon is thoroughly explained. A great resource.
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Article
Cornell University

Cornell University: The Rush to Oklahoma

For Students 9th - 10th
An observation printed in Harper's Weekly in 1889 about the Oklahoma land rush into the Indian Territory.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Real Origin of the Franchise

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video lesson, Sir Harold Evans describes the remarkable story of Martha Matilda Harper, a beauty salon owner who invented franchising, one of the most successful business models today. [5:49]
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Other

Pure Capitalism and the Market System: The Market and the 5 Es

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the characteristics of a Market Economy, the state the four fundamental questions faced by any economic system. From an online textbook by Mark Healy of Harper College.
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Smithsonian Institution

Civil War@smithsonian: Winslow Homer's Civil War Sketches

For Students 9th - 10th
During the Civil War, Winslow Homer was a freelance artist for "Harper's Weekly," a leading news magazine of the day. This site examines Homer's work, which documents the lives of the soldiers who fought for the North. Includes an...
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New York Times

New York Times: On This Day: Electoral College Controversy 1876

For Students 9th - 10th
Thomas Nast's political cartoon from a Harper's Weekly 1877 edition plus a description of the dispute over the election of 1876.
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Other

Online Etymology Dictionary

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The site, created by an avowed amateur, Douglas Harper, shares the origins of words. Students will type a word into a text box and click a "search" button to see the etymology of the word.
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Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Audrey Penn: The Kissing Hand

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A video of the book "The Kissing Hand", written by Audrey Penn, and illustrated by Ruth Harper, and illustrated by Nancy Leak. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.

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