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Handout
Brigham Young University

Byu: Mark Davies: Scientific Methods and Empiricism

For Students 9th - 10th
These college professor's notes give an overview of empiricism as the cornerstone of the scientific method. It is the approach he uses to analyze linguistic phenomena in class.
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Handout
Other

Fl International University: History of English Language

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource presents a brief history of the English language provided by an amateur historian of English and librarian.
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Website
Baertracks

Creative Quotations: Roland Barthes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a brief but interesting site from Creative Quotations that is devoted to Barthes' major quotations dealing with literature and criticism. He was the major structuralist critic of modern times.
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Introduction to Philosophy of Language

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete, undergraduate level online class on the philosophy of language available from MIT. The course description states, "this course explores the nature of meaning and truth, and their bearing on the use of language in communication."
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Logic I

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete, undergraduate level online logic course from MIT, originally taught in 2009.
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Website
Other

University of Otago: Evaluating English Accents Worldwide

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents the methodology and results of a research study into English accents around the world. (Published 2003)
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Website
Georgetown University

Georgetown University: Georgetown University Press

For Students 9th - 10th
Georgetown University Press homepage. The Press "publishes in the fields of: bioethics; languages and linguistics; political science and public policy; religion."
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Professional Doc
American Institutes for Research

Center on Response to Intervention: Culturally Responsive Rti

For Teachers K - 1st
This series of professional learning modules, released by the National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCRESt), presents Response to Intervention (RTI) as a culturally responsive framework for ensuring...
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Professional Doc
American Institutes for Research

Ce Ri: Ell: Using Screening and Progress Monitoring Tools to Improve Outcomes

For Teachers K - 1st
Provides a framework for using Response to Intervention (RTI) with students who are English Language Learners (ELLs) from Hispanic backgrounds. It examines the characteristics of these students, defines the RTI process, and then models...
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Website
Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Bureau of Investigation: Amerithrax or Anthrax Investigation

For Students 9th - 10th
Extremely interesting site from the FBI detailing the findings of linguistic and behavioral assessments of the anthrax letter writers. Great primary source.
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Graphic
University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Map of Early Indian Tribes in Eastern u.s.

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the land inhabited by Indian tribes in the eastern part of the United States before European settlement. Map shows linguistic stocks as well as culture areas, major, and minor tribes.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Understand New Vocabulary Using Roots and Affixes

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Determine the meaning of grade-level academic English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Understand New Vocabulary Using Roots and Affixes

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Learn how to determine the meaning of grade-level academic English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Understand New Vocabulary Using Roots and Affixes

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Determine the meaning of grade-level academic English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Comparative and Contemporary Mythology

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a unit on comparative and contemporary mythology which discusses how the myths from various cultures have similar themes, linguistics, structure, and/or psychological forces. It also discusses the influences of mythology on...
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Lesson Plan
British Library

British Library: Teaching Resources: Romeo and Juliet: Words, Poetry & Plagiarism

For Students 9th - 10th
In these activities, students will conduct a close linguistic exploration of the Romeo and Juliet text, which considers the central and deadly role that words play in the lovers' fate. They will also engage in broader tasks that...
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Professional Doc
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Concept to Classroom :Tapping Into Multiple Intelligences

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains a wealth of information on Gardner's theory of multiple inteligences. It discusses what it consists of, the difference between it and the traditional definition of intelligence, how it has developed since its...
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Handout
Other

The Human Right to Freedom From Discrimination

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses the "human right to freedom from any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on gender, race, color, national or ethnic origin, language, religion, political or other opinion, age, or any other status,...
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Article
Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University: Gender Differences in Cognitive Functioning

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Summarizes the results of several studies that have looked at differences in cognitive functioning between males and females.
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Handout
Other

A. Word. A. Day

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Still another site offering you a word a day to build vocabulary and understanding of new words. You can subscribe for free, or check out the archives.
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Website
Ohio State University

Ohio State University: Dept. Of Spanish and Portuguese

For Students 9th - 10th
Ohio State University provides this site that has general information about the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Information on courses, programs, and projects are included.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Languages Evolve

For Students 9th - 10th
Over the course of human history, thousands of languages have developed from what was once a much smaller number. How did we end up with so many? And how do we keep track of them all? Alex Gendler explains how linguists group languages...
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Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Freedom: Charles W. Chesnutt: African American Identity

For Students 9th - 10th
Short story that explores the cultural and linguistic resources that sustained African Americans in the first years of freedom. This resource focuses on Charles Chesnutt and the influence he achieved by writing about race for a white...
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Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Serving Immigrant Students Through School Community Partnerships

For Teachers 9th - 10th
How do district and school partnerships with community-based organizations help schools better meet the needs of recent immigrant students? This article provides some examples of promising strategies in which community-based...

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