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Rutgers University: Guide to Grammar and Style: Contents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An online guide to grammar and issues related to common misunderstandings.
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Rutgers University: Guide to Grammar and Style: Periods

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An excellent outline of the usage and rules concerning the "period" in English punctuation. Includes guidelines about acronyms, abbreviations, sentence ending, and more.
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Rutgers University: Glossary of Literary and Rhetorical Terms: Spenserian Stanza

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This definition is complete and contains hyperlinks to related terms, as well as an example.
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Rutgers University: Glossary of Literary and Rhetorical Terms: Modernism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A succinct definition of modernism, with examples of authors and styles.
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Rutgers: Lesson Module: Women and Congress

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Module provides resources and ideas that will alter young people's image of the U.S. Congress as a male/masculine space, while also highlighting the benefits of increasing women's congressional representation.
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Rutgers: Lesson Module: Women and the Presidency

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This module offers multiple resources and ideas for integrating gender into lessons on the presidency and/or creating a lesson solely focused on women and the presidency. It provides information on the women who have run for president...
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Rutgers University: Fats Waller Forever

For Students 9th - 10th
This digital exhibit provides a basic overview of Fats Waller and his music. Divided into sections that cover Life and Times, Ed Kirkeby Collection, the music, recordings, European and US tours, notes, and more.
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Article
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Rutgers University: Plausibility of Denial: Tim O'brien, My Lai, and America

For Students 9th - 10th
The Progressive magazine article is reprinted here. It is an excellent examination of the Vietnam War in literature. (Published: December 1994)
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Rutgers: The Thomas Edison Papers

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to copies of papers written by Thomas Edison. Also includes biographical information and copies of his patents and companies.
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Rutgers University: Literary Resources: Romantic Period

For Students 9th - 10th
Search this comprehensive site for links to the authors and the writings of the Romantic Period. Don't miss out on this amazing collection of links. As Professor Jack Lynch, who created the list, has noted, these pages are outdated and...
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Rutgers University: Literary Resources: Victorian British

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever wanted to know more about British Victorian literature? Check out this informative site highlighting literary resources from the British Victorian Age. As Professor Jack Lynch, who created the list, has noted, these pages...
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Rutgers: Virtual Labs: How Do Cells Reproduce?

For Students 9th - 10th
A virtual lab where students observe an onion root to look at mitosis.
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Thomas Edison Papers: Motion Pictures

For Students 9th - 10th
From the collection of Thomas Edison's papers at Rutgers University is this description of Edison's involvement in the development of motion pictures in conjunction with his assistant, W.K.L. Dickson.
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Guide to Motion Picture Catalogs: The Peephole Kinetoscope

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of the peephole kinetoscope which Thomas Edison unveiled at the Columbian Exhibition in 1893.
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Rutgers University: Meningitis Vaccine Information

For Students 9th - 10th
This site talks about who should get the vaccine for meningitis, what possible reactions there are, where to get the vaccine and even cost.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony Papers Project

For Students 9th - 10th
Find documents by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony in the extensive collection from Rutgers University.
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Rutgers Univ.: Guide to Grammar and Style: Dependent Versus Independent Clauses

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site has a section from an online source called the Guide to Grammar and Style which provides an explanation of the difference between dependent and independent clauses.
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Rutgers University: Glossary of Literary and Rhetorical Terms: Satire

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A good definition of satire, with links to related definitions and literary terms.
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Rutgers University: 18th Century Resources Literature

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this incredible site full of resources and links to the world of literature in 18th-century Britain. This site holds the key to learning more about the authors, works, and topics of this time period.
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Rutgers University: Eighteenth Century Chronology

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out more about eighteenth-century literature through this comprehensive chronology. This site is set up to take you from 1660 through to 1800.
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Rutgers University: History of the English Language

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides a brief description of the history of the English language.
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Rutgers University: Glossary of Literary and Rhetorical Terms: Irony

For Students 9th - 10th
Definition of "irony" and a discussion of the three types: verbal, dramatic, and cosmic.
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Rutgers University: Guide to Grammar and Style: Capitalization

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site has a clear and concise list of capitalization rules.
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Rutgers University: Guide to Grammar and Style: Titles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains information regarding the correct use of italics in titles.