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Curated OER

Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Use the historical account of Claudette Colvin to study civil rights and connect past injustices to modern issues. As learners read, they examine chapter titles, record quotes, and participate in discussion. Next, they research...
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Curated OER

Words on Water

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students use books to find quotes about or related to water. They use the subject or the style of the quote to inspire them to create their own famous words and paint a watercolor picture to accompany it.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Comstock Calamity

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study the life of miners and complete activities showing what they have learned. In this miners lesson plan, students read about the life of miners and complete writings, posters, quotes, and other activities about the times.
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Organizer
Curated OER

Open Mind

For Teachers 2nd - 9th
In this open mind worksheet, students draw pictures, symbols or images inside an outline of a head. Students will respond to a quote or idea; this is open ended and can be used in many ways.
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Curated OER

Finding Comfort in an Unfamiliar Landscape

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students recognize the writings of a prominent American writer. They analyze written text making connections to personal prior experience. Students discuss in small and large groups their findings. They organize ideas in writing using...
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Curated OER

The Perfect Man: Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders study the characteristics of an autobiography. They read from the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and discuss and write an essay regarding some of his quotes.
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Website
CNN

Cnn Money: Tax Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about taxes including paying taxes, filing a return, audits, tax planning.
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Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Paul Fleischman

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Web English Teacher offers a group of resources for teaching and learning about author Paul Fleischman.
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Website
Other

The Quotations Page: Lord Alfred Tennyson

For Students 9th - 10th
Students and teachers will benefit from these examples of quotes from Lord Alfred Tennyson. This site offers only a handful of examples. Don't miss out.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Divided Quotation Punctuation

For Students 9th - 10th
An eight-slide presentation explaining how to properly punctuate a divided quote.
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Songs for Teaching

Song for Teaching: Quotation Marks

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Listen to this simple rap for advice on where to place quotation marks.