TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How I Fell in Love With a Fish
Chef Dan Barber squares off with a dilemma facing many chefs today: how to keep fish on the menu. With impeccable research and deadpan humor, he chronicles his pursuit of a sustainable fish he could love and the foodie's honeymoon he's...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Larger Than Life
Students will write a tall tale narrative including larger than life characters with unusual skills or abilities using exaggeration, humor, surprise endings, and story elements (setting, characters, conflict, resolution).
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The World Goes Pop
The Pop movement spanned the globe at a time when countries were reeling not only from the mass production of cultural and consumer objects, but also from the fallout from WWII, conflicts like the Vietnam War, and the rise of Communism....
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Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Vinder Viper [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for the short story, The Vinder Viper, is provided on these pages. Thirteen character roles are needed in this activity.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Our Joke Book
A colorful joke book with monsters and animals. Includes audio accompaniment.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Rise of Realism
This resource provides a wealth of information about the period of American literature from 1860-1914. There are eight good articles discussing the movements of realism, regionalism, and naturalism, the rise of black American literature,...
Library of Congress
Loc: Hope for America
This site from the Library of Congress explores Bob Hope and his role in American entertainment history.
University of Washington
Neuroscience for Kids: The Eye
Easy to understand description of the parts of the eye and their functions. Lots of labeled illustrations. At the bottom of the page additional content includes games, quizzes, lesson plans and activities about vision.
Other
Dan Gutman, Children's Book Author
The children's author Dan Gutman hosts this website devoted to his baseball stories. It even includes rejection letters, an original poem, and some book excerpts, and some puzzles and games.
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Scale Model of Human Eye
A scale model of the human eye is shown. Information about the parts of the eye and the common defects that result from its malfunctioning.
Cyberbee
Cyber Bee: Campaign Advertising
Are you interested in exploring the world of campaign advertising? In this interactive site, you will become the campaign manager to learn the ropes of advertising in an election.
Employment Spot
Employment Spot: Ace the Interview
The company of your dreams liked your resume enough to call you in for the real test, THE INTERVIEW. You know you're qualified for the job, but will they?
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.
New Georgia Encyclopedia: Erskine Caldwell (1903 1987)
This detailed biography site includes a brief analysis of the writer's work, as well as a list of suggested readings.
Library of Congress
Loc: Benjamin Franklin: In His Own Words
This extensive exhibition offers observations on various facets of Franklin's life, as well as his writing and other accomplishments.
Other
Blackboard @ Sfsu: Vaudeville in Ohio
Gives a great description of small town U.S.A. entertainment: traveling vaudeville shows.
Other
Ellen's Place: Will Rogers 1879 1935
This page provides extensive information on the life and philosophy of Will Rogers.
Other
Hon Allergy Glossary: Antibody (Ab)
A good paragraph with abundant vocabulary links that can help you determine the role of the function of antibodies.
American Psychological Association
Apa: 10 Tips for Speaking Like a Ted Talk Pro
This article provides advice from the experts on how to make any presentation sing. Regardless of how practiced you may be at public speaking, there are some very effective strategies to use to deliver engaging talks. The next time you...
Martin Lawrence Galleries
Martin Lawrence Galleries: Philippe Bertho
Bertho's paintings are so simple but open to so much imagination. He uses figures in unexpected ways that leave the works' interpretations open to you.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Gothic Undercurrents: Washington Irving
Noted as America's first celebrity author, Washington Irving is featured in this concise biography bringing light to his writings and the style in which he presented them. See "Washington Irving Activities" for related artifacts and...
PBS
Classics for Kids: Dmitri Kabalevsky
A short biography of Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987 CE). Click to the past radio shows to hear his music and learn more about this famous composer.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Dolly Dialogues by Anthony Hope
This is the complete text of the novel Dolly Dialogues by Anthony Hope.
Washington State University
Washington State University: Literary Movements: Local Color Fiction, 1865 1895
This site from Washington State University provides a good look at the regionalism and local color of American literature from 1865-1895. A definition is included, practitioners, characteristics, and techniques. There are many links to...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Gullible's Travels, Etc. By Ring Lardner
This is the full text of the short story collection Gullible's Travels, Etc. by Ring Lardner, an American sports columnist and short story writer best known for his satirical writings about sports, marriage, and the theater.
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