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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Kings, Queens and Pawns by Mary Roberts Rinehart

For Students 9th - 10th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1915, one work featured is Kings, Queens And Pawns by Mary Roberts Rinehart. This work is a personal account of her experience as a war correspondent...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Koloman Running

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Koloman Running" by Tom Weiser, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Drive in Movies" by Gary Soto

For Students 5th - 7th
In this short story, Soto describes his desire to go to the drive-in movies as a kid.As you read, take notes on what the narrator does to get what he wants. [Free account registration required for specific tools.]
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Narrative Writing: The Autobiographical Incident

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
After organizing their thoughts using a graphic organizer, students write a narrative essay which relates an autobiographical incident. Students present their essays in a slideshow which allows their classmates to practice predicting an...
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Primary
Other

A Personal Record of a Bomb Survival

For Students 9th - 10th
Memoirs of individuals who survived the A-Bomb.
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Handout
Other

Leningrad Attacks

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpts from a Russian Naval Admiral's memoirs concerning the attacks on Leningrad.
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Primary
Other

Lance Fuhrer: The Truman Doctrine

For Students 9th - 10th
An excerpt from Harry Truman's memoirs describing how he made the decision to issue the Truman Doctrine.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the memoir "Life on the Mississippi" by Mark Twain on this site.
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My Hero Project

My Hero: Marian Wright Edelman

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to learn about the contributions of Marian Wright Edelman, a civil rights activist and the founder of the Washington Research Project, which "engendered the Children's Defense Fund." This article includes "related links"...
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My Hero Project

My Hero: Daniel Boone

For Students 9th - 10th
A great American explorer, Daniel Boone published his memoirs so that we can read about his adventures. This article briefly overviews Boone's life and explorations and provides links to more information on this great American.
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Primary
Museum of the City of San Francisco

Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco: Ulysses S. Grant and the Gold Rush

For Students 9th - 10th
From Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs is this description of his 1852 trip to California across Panama and his stay in San Francisco.
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Website
Wisconsin Historical Society

Wisconsin Historical Society: Nicolas Perrot

For Students 9th - 10th
Nicolas Perrot arrived in Wisconsin in the 1600s as a fur trader and an explorer, claiming much of the land for France. He established trading posts along the Mississippi and strengthened the French position against the Iroquois. A link...
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: When I Was Young In, a Literature to Language Experience

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Past meets present in this instructional activity in which students practice verb tense when they write personal short stories that they then publish in a flip book.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Frontline: The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela

For Students 3rd - 8th
Site accompanies a PBS special on the inspirational Nelson Mandela. Site chronicles the life and many struggles of Mandela. It specifically breaks his life down into four parts: childhood, revolutionary, prisoner, and husband. Also...
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Website
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1971

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from The Nobel Foundation, you can read about Pablo Neruda, the 1971 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. This website is organized into the following sections: "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," "Nobel...
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Primary
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: The Slave Experience: Family

For Students 9th - 10th
Using oral histories and primary sources, the story of slave family life is told.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Excerpt From Honky

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Excerpt from Honky" by Dalton Conley, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Serving in Florida: Excerpt From Nickle and Dimed

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Serving in Florida" Excerpt from Nickle and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Digital Senior Memory Book

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will design a digital story that will consist of their memories and thoughts from their whole life. After the students finish the digital book, the book will be combined into a digital presentation to be shared at a senior...
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Handout
First World War

First World war.com: Prose & Poetry Siegfried Sassoon

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief biography of Sassoon (1886-1967 CE) includes some thoughts about his work and his connection to other writers of the time.
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Website
Other

Review of the Monkey Bridge

For Students 9th - 10th
The writer interviewed Lan Cao about her book. She includes some biographical information in the article as well as discussion of the book.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Discovering Ourselves in Literature and Life

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan, provided by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), encourages students to evaluate literature in a variety of multimedia formats and answer the question, "Who Am I?," Students are then asked to...
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Handout
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia

Canadian Theatre Encylopedia: John Murrell

For Students 9th - 10th
John Murrell's plays are great for student work because they are low in content that could be deemed risky for high school students. (at least the ones I've read)
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Graphic
Curated OER

Virtual Museum of San Francisco Ulysses S. Grant and the Gold Rush

For Students 9th - 10th
From Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs is this description of his 1852 trip to California across Panama and his stay in San Francisco.

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