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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Monster Brain Maze for Halloween

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this Halloween maze worksheet, students examine a picture of a scary monster holding a jar with a brain. Students trace a path in the maze which is inside the brain.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

A Boring/Fascinating Worksheet About Adjectives

For Students 4th - 5th
In this adjectives worksheet, learners read the sentences and choose the best adjectives out of the two to complete the 15 exercises.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Mathematical Induction

For Students 11th
In this Algebra II learning exercise, 11th graders explore two examples of arguments that can be formalized with mathematical induction.  The one page learning exercise contains two problems with explanation. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Independent Novel Project

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students complete activities for an independent novel project. In this novel project worksheet, students follow the 13 steps to analyze and complete a comprehensive project about a novel they've read.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: China Aiming to ‘Breed’ Wimbledon Champ

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "China Aiming to ‘Breed’ Wimbledon Champ," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Apology for the ‘Forgotten Australians’

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Apology for the 'Forgotten Australians,'" and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the selection.
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Activity
University of Virginia Library

Prism: "The Power of Love" Visualization

For Students 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] See the results of how users have highlighted a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the power of love. Details that show love are blue while details that show forgiveness are red. Click on any...
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Lesson Plan
TES Global

Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Themes: Love: Sonnet 116 Power Point

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a lesson for teaching Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 including the structure of sonnets, understanding the meaning of the sonnet, and finding important points made about love in the Sonnet, finding...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why Shakespeare Loved Iambic Pentameter

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Shakespeare sometimes gets a bad rap in high schools for his complex plots and antiquated language. But a quick peek into the rhythm of his words reveals a poet deeply rooted in the way people spoke in his time- and still speak today....
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Lesson Plan
Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: 'Horse Power' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th
in Horse Power by Canadian author Ann Walsh, Callie Powers again has to go along with her mother as she takes part in a protest to save a country school. Callie has to help her cousin Del persuade her parents not to sell a horse she...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Omnia Vincit Amor or the Power of Love in the Three Elements

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Omnia Vincit Amor or The Power of Love in the Three Elements", created by Benjamin West in 1809 (Oil on canvas, 179 x 205 cm).
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Website
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: The Six Wives of King Henry Viii: Portrait of a King

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever wondered why King Henry VIII had six wives, why he looked the way he did, or what things he liked to do? Explore this site and learn all about King Henry VIII from clothes to power to love.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Tes: Romeo & Juliet 2008 Teacher Pack (Language)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource pack supports Royal Shakespeare Company's 2008 production of Romeo & Juliet but is appropriate for other versions as well. It focuses on Shakespeare's language: rhythm and word choice,...
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Professional Doc
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Great American Read: Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
The Great American Read is an eight-part series that explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through the lens of America's 100 best-loved novels (a national survey). This LearningMedia collection highlights books from The...
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Website
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Howard Nemerov

For Students 9th - 10th
The Academy of American Poets entry about poet Howard Nemerov. This site houses a biography of the author as well as a selected list of some of his works.
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eBook
Other

Golden Age Spanish Sonnets: Juan Boscan

For Students 9th - 10th
This sonnet expresses the power of love and the dangers of untamed love. The text is provided in both Spanish and English.
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Poetry of Liberation: Adrienne Rich

For Students 9th - 10th
Adrienne Rich is featured in this brief biography for her contributions as a contemporary feminist poet and prose author. See "Adrienne Rich Activities" for related artifacts and activities.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Beloved" by Toni Morrison

For Students 9th - 10th
Sethe was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but 18 years later she still isn't free; instead, she's haunted by the ghost of her daughter and memories of the past. Selected (10) reading passages (grades 7-12) to pair with "Beloved" by...
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids Cyberchase: Double the Donuts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Excellent place to begin understanding exponents especially if you love donuts! Watch the chart keep track of the donuts doubling as a result of the silly dragon's wish.
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Great Expectations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Discovery Channel School offers a lesson plan regarding the study of Charles Dickens novel, "Great Expectations." Students are asked to note that a writer considers theme, plot, characters, setting, and point of view when writing a...
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Website
Other

Wheelock College: Welcome to Whale Net

For Students 9th - 10th
Students and teachers will love investigating this whale of a resource! Lesson plans, activities, and some impressive stories of satellite tagging make this award-winning site. Find out about Erden Eruc, a man from Seattle who has given...
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Website
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Adrienne Rich

For Students 9th - 10th
Rich discussions of several of Rich's famous poems characterize this site from Modern American Poetry. This site offers a picture of Adrienne Rich along with a bibliography, background information, interviews and online versions of her...
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Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Liesel Meminger is only nine years old when she is taken to live with a foster family, the Hubermanns, on Himmel Street in Molching, Germany, in the late 1930s. She arrives with few possessions, but among them is The Grave Digger's...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Freezing Things: States of Matter

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The class will go back over the Power Point presentation on chemical and physical properties. The teacher will then conduct numerous liquid nitrogen demos. This lesson plan is used early in the Chemistry course. The students love it....