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Penguin Books

A Teacher's Guide to William Shakespeare's Hamlet

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Should Hamlet avenge his father's death? Is the ghost telling the truth or is it trying to trick Hamlet? Is Hamlet's inconsistent behavior a ploy or is he really insane? Something really is rotten in Denmark, and with the help of the...
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Her stories: African American folktales, fairy tales, and true tales

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners discuss the illustration's allusion to the myth, Pandora's Box. Students locate instances of folk sayings or expressions that make these tales seem authentic to the reader. Learners draw a Venn diagram comparing Catskinella and...
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North Carolina Ghost Stories and Legends: Virginia Dare, the White Doe

For Students 4th - 8th
Describes the establishment of the Roanoke Island Colony and the story of Virginia Dare, the first English person born in the New World. After the colonists vanished, a legend developed around Virginia Dare, that she would appear as a...