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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Ukrainian Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Ukrainian Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Uruguayan Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Uruguayan Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Venezuelan Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Venezuelan Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: The Middle Ages

For Students 9th - 10th
Description and links to descriptions of the various peoples during the Middle Ages. Covers everything from religion to feudal life.
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Other

Legal Guide for Immigrants to Maine

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive but easily understood legal guide for noncitizens in Spanish and English. Though directed to immigrants to Maine, the basic principles apply to immigrants to any state in the United States.
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Other

Adin: Abolish No Fault Divorce?

For Students 9th - 10th
This article on Divorce Online pertains to the Michigan legislation to abolish no-fault divorce in that state. The article gives a good overview of the arguments and debates on the topic.
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Chabad: Jewish Practice: Jewish Wedding

For Students 9th - 10th
The eleven sections of this site walk you through all the steps of a Jewish wedding, not only describing the occasion but also explaining the religious basis for each step.
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Washington State University

Washington State University: William Dean Howells Society: Brief Chronology of Selected Works and Events

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed chronology lists major events during William Dean Howells' life as well as the years in which his writings were published.
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eBook
The Washington Post

Washington Post.: A Poem by Sylvia Plath

For Students 9th - 10th
This Washington Post article by poet laureate Robert Hass analyzes Plath's (1932-1963 CE) poem "By Candlelight," and includes the text of the poem.
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Eserver

E Server: Poetry Collection: Shakespeare: Sonnet 116

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 116.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Loving Decision: 40 Years of Legal Interracial Unions

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Loving Decision: 40 Years of Legal Interracial Unions" by NPR, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Amish

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Amish. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Other

Terry & Co. Uk Solicitors: Judicial Separation

For Students 9th - 10th
This legal site explains the phrase "judicial separation" as compared to "divorce." Good information about legally distinguishing between the two.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Giver" by Lois Lowry

For Students 9th - 10th
In the dystopian novel "The Giver," Jonas is chosen to be the new Receiver of Memories; he meets his incumbent -- The Giver, a man who is tasked with holding onto the community's collective experiences and memories. Selected (11) reading...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

For Students 9th - 10th
Four Chinese women, who left war-torn China and immigrated to America, share their stories as they try to understand their daughters and what it means to be Chinese in America. Selected (10) reading passages (grades 8-11) to pair with...
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The Washington Post

The Washington Post: Politics

For Students 9th - 10th
The Washington Post provides the latest news, issues, and events surrounding U.S. politics today. The wealth of information found here includes top stories, transcripts, party perspectives, poll watchers, video, audio, and more. PLEASE...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Your Guide to Key Tax Terms by Better Money Habits

For Students 9th - 10th
Knowing tax vocabulary can make filling out the paperwork less intimidating when it's time to file. This content is brought to you by our partner, Better Money Habits.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: An Introduction to Restoration Comedy

For Students 9th - 10th
This article introduces the characters, conventions, and historical context of Restoration comedy, and explores what the genre has to say about gender, courtship, and class.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Zoroastrians

For Students 9th - 10th
The ethnic identity of this Iranian minority group is derived from their religion, Zoroastrianism. They constitute only 0.18 percent of the Iranian population. The term "Zoroastrian" is taken from the name of their prophet Zarathushtra...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "An Unconventional Confidence" by Lucy M. Montgomery

For Students 6th - 8th
This humorous story revolves around a woman who is destined for an arranged marriage and expresses reluctance to a stranger. Read the full text of "An Unconventional Confidence" by Lucy M. Montgomery.
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Other

Britannia History: Henry Viii

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes Henry VIII's six wives including details of each of the marriages and the Church of England's break with the Roman Catholic Church. Brief description of the effect of his reign on England. Includes links to other sites on...
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Other

Lone Star Internet: Sam Houston "The Raven" (1793 1863)

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed biography includes illustrations, quotations from Sam Houston (1793-1863 CE) about many aspects of life in his time, including education. Also includes personal information about his marriages and children.
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Website
Other

Florence Beatrice Price: African American Composer

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the first African American women to have a symphony performed by a major orchestra. This resource lists information about her birth, her marriage and a list of nearly all of her compositions.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Longfellow at Bowdoin College

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information about Longfellow's years at Bowdoin College, his post-graduate studies in Europe, and his marriage to Mary Storer Potter.

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