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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: The Great Gatsby Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A classroom activity/lesson plan for students who have completed reading Fitzgerald's classic novel. Provides discussion questions, lesson plans, web links, and a bibliography. From April 10, 2007.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: May Is "Get Caught Reading" Month!

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This site offers two ideas for lessons/activities for students during "Get Caught Reading" month. It was taken from ReadWriteThink's calendar on May 1, 2007, and includes activities, web links, and a bibliography.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Alice Walker Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A classroom activity designed around the author Alice Walker and her novel "The Color Purple." Includes questions, discussion techniques, web links, and a bibliography.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Randolph Caldecott Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A teacher resource for getting students to understand and appreciate the contribution of Randolph Caldecott in recognition of his birthday. Allows students to be creative and contains lesson plans, web links, and a bibliography. From...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Coretta Scott King Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An activity/lesson for students which allows them to read literature from past and present Coretta Scott King Book Award winners. Includes several alternatives, as well as web links and a bibliography. From ReadWriteThink's calendar on...
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Scott O'dell Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A brief activity/lesson for learners commemorating the life and works of Scott O'Dell, Newbery Medal Award winner. Provides links, a bibliography, and lesson plans. From ReadWriteThink's calendar on May 23, 2007.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Walt Whitman Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan/activity designed for students to see and appreciate the work of a great poet on the birthday of Walt Whitman. Provides web links and a bibliography, as well as other lesson plans. From May 31, 2007.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Seamus Heaney Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A brief activity/lesson plan in honor of the birthday of Seamus Heaney, the British poet. Also provides additional lesson plans, web links, and a bibliography for additional student or teacher reading. From April 13, 2007.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: National Public Radio Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Resource provides an activity/lesson for students in analyzing radio, in this instance, NPR. Provides lesson plans, web links, and a bibliography. From ReadWriteThink's annual calendar on May 3, 2007.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Cnn Debuted as the First Television News Network in 1980

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
These lesson plans relate to the gathering and production of news and creating a visual timeline. There are links to other lesson plan ideas, as well as web links, and a brief bibliography. SL.11-12.2 Eval&Integrate sources
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Gabriel Garcia Marquez Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A brief classroom activity for students from NCTE which commemorates the birthdate of Latin American author Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Also provides lesson plans, web links, and a bibliography. From March 6, 2007.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Gary Soto, Poet and Children's Writer

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
ReadWriteThink offers a classroom activity for students about children's author Gary Soto and his stories "Too Many Tamales" and/or "Baseball in April." Includes a bibliography, web links, and lesson plans. From April 12, 2007.
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Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech: A Multicultural Literature Bibliography

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A list that provides either the teacher or the student with a list of books that gives a representation of the multicultural society that exists in the United States. A brief synopsis of each book is given along with a suggestion for the...
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Fantastic Fiction

Fantastic Fiction: John Steinbeck: Detailed Bibliography and Awards

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a chronology of Steinbeck's work. Click on the year to view information about that year. The information on each novel is very brief, but this is a great resource for the covers (some of them the original) of his books.
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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Whittier

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Cambridge History of English and American Literature entry is a bibliography of the works of John Greenleaf Whittier, including their original dates of publication. Lists works of biography and criticism written about Whittier...
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Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Mla Formatting and Style Guide

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Extensive examination of the Modern Language Association (MLA) format of writing papers, making reference to the works of others, citations, and notes. W.9-10.8 Sources, L.9-10.3a Standard Format; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.8 Gather...
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: The Humor of Edgar Allan Poe

For Students 9th - 10th
Humor is not the first thing people associate with Poe, but this essay offers a look at the humor that Poe attempted in his writing. Good for a different look at an often-studied author. Offers a bibliography and links to online texts.
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Other

International Debate Education Association: Debates: Politics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A selection of debate topics focused on political themes. Each topic includes a clear statement of the argument, a list of points for and against, suggested support for each (point and counterpoint), and a bibliography that supports the...
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Other

International Debate Education Association: Debates: Education

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A selection of debate topics focused on education issues. Each topic includes a clear statement of the argument, a list of points for and against, suggested support for each (point and counterpoint), and a bibliography that supports the...
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Website
Other

International Debate Education Association: Debates: International Issues

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A selection of debate topics focused on international issues. Each topic includes a clear statement of the argument, a list of points for and against, suggested support for each (point and counterpoint), and a bibliography that supports...
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Website
Other

International Debate Education Association: Debates: Religion

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A selection of debate topics focused on religious issues. Each topic includes a clear statement of the argument, a list of points for and against, suggested support for each (point and counterpoint), and a bibliography that supports the...
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Website
Other

International Debate Education Association: Debates: Philosophy

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A selection of debate topics focused on philosophical issues. Each topic includes a clear statement of the argument, a list of points for and against, suggested support for each (point and counterpoint), and a bibliography that supports...
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Website
Other

International Debate Education Association: Debates: Science

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A selection of debate topics focused on science issues. Each topic includes a clear statement of the argument, a list of points for and against, suggested support for each (point and counterpoint), and a bibliography that supports the...
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Other

International Debate Education Association: Debates: Environment

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A selection of debate topics focused on environmental issues. Each topic includes a clear statement of the argument, a list of points for and against, suggested support for each (point and counterpoint), and a bibliography that supports...