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EngageNY

Text-Dependent Questions Text-Dependent Questions and Making a Claim: Digging Deeper into Paragraphs 12–14 of Steve Jobs’ Commencement Address (and connecting to Chapter 9)

For Teachers 6th Standards
Readers draw connections between Bud, Not Buddy and Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford University commencement address and cite evidence from the two texts to support their analysis.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Bud, Not Buddy: Launching the Novel and Understanding Its Context

For Teachers 6th Standards
The first lesson plan in a unit that uses Christopher Paul Curtis' award-winning depression-era novel, Bud, Not Buddy, as the anchor text establishes the routines that will be used throughout the unit.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Western Civilizations, Chapter 12: The Civilization of the Renaissance

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
If you can't take your western civilization class to the Renaissance Faire, try this online resource to give them an idea of this era and others! While designed to accompany the Western Civilizations text, this tool can be utilized...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Western Civilizations, Chapter 5: Roman Civilization

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
Investigate Ancient Rome with this comprehensive online western civilizations website. While designed for use alongside the Western Civilizations textbook, the tools on this site can be used to emphasize any study. A chapter quiz...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Western Civilizations, Chapter 9: The High Middle Ages: Religious and Intellectual Developments

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
If you are looking for a comprehensive guide to western civilizations, explore this online resource! Although designed for use with the Western Civilizations text, this site can be implemented in any course. A chapter quiz challenges...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Chapter 6: Christianity and the Transformation of the Roman World

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
The history of the Christian faith makes up a fascinating element of western civilization, as demonstrated in this comprehensive online resource. A chapter quiz features short-answer questions based on the ministry of Jesus, the spread...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Western Civilizations, Chapter 2: Gods and Empires in the Ancient Near East

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
Ancient Hebrew history comes to life through this online western civilizations tool, which follows history in detail from ancient origins to modern-day. Chapter two covers ancient eastern cultures, including beginnings of Hebrew...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Running Out of Time: Letter to a Character

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Once your learners have a firm handle on the characters in Running Out of Time, invite them to write letters to chosen characters about the events of the novel. Pupils then share with others who wrote to the same character.
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Activity
Ideas From Suzi

Responding to Literature

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Guide your class through a text with resources for before and after reading. Learners ask questions, discuss characters and plot points, point out elements of the reading that stood out, and compose brief summaries.
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Spark Notes

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
For this online interactive literature worksheet, learners respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Anne Rand's Atlas Shrugged. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Spark Notes

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature worksheet, learners respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Study Guide
Spark Notes

The Aeneid by Virgil: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Virgil's The Aeneid. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Study Guide
Spark Notes

Agamemnon by Aeschylus: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Aeschylus's Agamemnon. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Study Guide
Spark Notes

The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Study Guide
Spark Notes

All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
For this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Robert Penn Warren's All the King's Men. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Study Guide
Spark Notes

All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature activity, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Spark Notes

The Ambassadors by Henry James: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature activity, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Harry James's The Ambassadors. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Spark Notes

The American by Henry James : Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature instructional activity, students respond to 11 short answer and essay questions about Henry James's The American. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Spark Notes

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Spark Notes

Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Frank McCourt's Angela's Ashes. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Spark Notes

Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature worksheet, learners respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Barbara Kingsolver's Animal Dreams. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Spark Notes

Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 6th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Spark Notes

Antigone by Jean Anouilh: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Jean Anouih's Antigone. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Spark Notes

Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature activity, learners respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. Students may check some of their answers online.