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Professor Pavlac's Torture Pages

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses torture as a method of getting information, and the methods used in the European witch hunts. Also discusses torture after 1800 being used as a form of punishment. Includes some excellent links to other resources.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Mc Carthyism

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the dangers of paranoia when exercised by people of power. The witch-hunting of the McCarthy era made rash and false accusations against supposed Communist sympathizers that affected many lives.
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US Senate

Senate Stories: "Have You No Sense of Decency?"

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the abrupt downfall of Senator Joseph McCarthy after the damage he did with his anti-Communist witch hunts.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Magic, Illusion, and the Supernatural

For Students 9th - 10th
Mischievous fairies, monstrous apparitions, and scheming witches: examine how Shakespeare and Renaissance writers played with the magical and supernatural.
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Article
John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Shakespeare and Love: A Look at How the Bard Takes and Breaks Hearts

For Students 9th - 10th
In William Shakespeare's plays, characters fight battles and face witches, lead kingdoms and hunt murderers, spend and squander money and friendship. Just as often, though, they focus on what can be an equally difficult struggle: the...
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PBS

Pbs: A World of Stories: The Boo Hag

For Students K - 1st Standards
North Carolina-based storyteller Donna Washington tells a scary tale from the Gullah culture about a man and his beautiful wife-who is not what she seems to be. The story explains the Gullah tradition of painting doors and windows blue...
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Roald Dahl

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography on author Roald Dahl (1916-1990 CE) provides information about his literary career and personal life. It comments on his often-used taste for cruelty, rudeness to adults, and comic grotesque themes used in his books by...
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: Witchcraft in Salem Village

For Students 9th - 10th
This National Humanities site gives a brief description of "This notorious episode in the history of early New England," and some ideas for presenting the topic of witchcraft to students.
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Digital History

Digital History: Slave Revolts

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the arson conspiracy trials in New York in which slaves were accused of conspiring to burn down the city. Information is included about other slave revolts over the decades.
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Other

Robert Frost: America's Poet

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides many full text poems by Robert Frost. There are also multiple links for more information on Frost and his works.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: F. Marion Crawford

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author F. Marion Crawford including the full text of four novels the short story "By the Waters of Paradise."
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Palomar Community College District

Palomar College: Parasitic Flowering Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
The ecology and natural history of plants that live at the expense of other organisms is described in detail at this site from the Palomar College. Great material for a report or presentation.
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The English Teacher

The English Teacher: Teaching the Scarlet Letter

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan-tutorial focuses on teaching vocabulary with literature through the book "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: C. S. Lewis Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Web English Teacher presents links to information about the famous author C.S. Lewis (1898-1963 CE).
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Other

Dcnr: Common Trees of Pennsylvania [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of common trees in Pennsylvania, as well as specific information on each tree.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Red Scare

For Students 5th - 8th
A dark side to the Jazz Age was the increase in the fear of Communism. Read about the federal government's actions to stem anything that was thought to threaten American security.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Elizabeth George Speare

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Web English Teacher has put together a terrific resource featuring links to Elizabeth George Speare's life and work. These links provide lesson plans, teaching ideas and more.
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Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College: Mc Carthyism: Senator Joe Mc Carthy and the Red Scare

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains who Joe McCarthy was and the emergence and progression of McCarthyism in the United States.
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Zoom Playhouse

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This PBS kids site features dozens of short plays that have been performed on the children's television series "Zoom." Includes short scripts for skits which students can perform together, and lists of props to include in the performance.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: The American Colonies

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of 14 Grade-Leveled texts (4-11) on the topic "The American Colonies." What was life like for European settlers in the New World? How did American colonies function before the Revolutionary War? Explore life in the...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury

For Students 9th - 10th
Set in a future where books are outlawed and firemen burn any they find, fireman Guy Montag questions his role in society and joins an organization committed to starting a revolution. Selected (7) reading passages (grades 8-11) to pair...
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Agnes Scott College

Agnes Scott College: Maria Gaetana Agnesi Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography of Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718-1799 CE) describes the challenges overcome by Maria to become a well educated woman and famous mathematician. Be sure to follow the link containing information and a picture of the "Witch of...
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Other

Canadian Wildlife Federation: Be Bat Friendly, Build a Bat House

For Students 9th - 10th
Bats have been maligned for centuries, miscast as the familiars of witches, associated with Hallowe'en, and feared for the false belief that they will get caught in hair. Bats have been unfairly burdened with these myths, often reviled...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Oak Openings by James Fenimore Cooper

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of the novel O Russet Witch! by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.