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National Humanities Center

Teaching The Great Gatsby: A Common Core Close Reading Seminar

For Teachers 11th - 12th
The 41 slides in a professional development seminar model how to use close reading techniques to examine the many layers of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. In addition to passages from the novel, slides provide biographical...
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Curated OER

How to Celebrate Kwanzaa on Your Campus

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
An article details everything you need to know about celebrating Kwanzaa at your school. An opening-day ceremony starts the seven-day holiday celebration followed a daily routine that includes a greeting, candle lighting, reciting an...
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Cowden-Herrick Schools

Six Steps for Substitute Success

For Students K - 12th
Here's a switch--a lesson plan designed for prepare class members for a substitute! The plan highlights six behaviors that demonstrate respect and responsibility. 
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Artists by Movement: Symbolism

For Students 9th - 10th
Artcyclopedia describes what symbolism is along with a list of symbolist artists. Click on an artist to find more information on them.
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University of Michigan

University of Michigan: Online Symbolism Dictionary

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Great website where you can look up literary symbols in a searchable index. For each symbol there is a brief explanation of its significance and links to other related symbols.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Understanding and Analysis of Literary Text: Symbolism & Allegory

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] A learning module that teaches students about symbolism and allegory in five mini-lessons: Introduction, Recognizing Universal and Contextual Symbols in Literary Texts,...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Common Symbols

For Students 9th - 10th
This slideshow focuses on common symbols including definition and background information, identification, and lists of common symbols and their meanings by category: colors, flowers, animals, seasons, elements, religious, weather,...
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C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Symbols

For Teachers 2nd
A comprehensive learning module on symbols of the United States that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students examine what the different...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Note Taking: Symbols and Abbreviations

For Students 9th - 10th
This video lesson focuses on creating a system of note taking symbols and abbreviations that work for the individual. It explains the purposes of note taking and of using symbols and abbreviations; offers quick tips for abbreviating...
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University of Michigan

Symbolism in Visual Images

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief essay on visual symbolism in literature and art. Provides examples and nice images. Shows that visual images can have the same type of symbolism as literary works.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Symbolism and Allegory (English Ii Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] You will be able to explain the function of symbolism and allegory in a text.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Symbols of Freedom

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Lesson where each student researches an American patriotic symbol, creates a slideshow, and presents it to the class.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Symbols and Landmarks

For Teachers 1st
Identify different world, national, state, and community symbols.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Literature & Composition: Allusion and Symbols

For Students 9th - 10th
This unit focuses on allusions and symbols using the poem "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell and Dante's Inferno. It provides links to a list of common allusions from the Bible and Greek/Roman mythology, Dictionary of Symbolism, and...
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Other

California State University: Topographic Map Symbols

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Click on any of the geographical terms on this website to see examples that illustrate the symbols commonly used on maps. Includes boundaries, building symbols, caves, mines, elevation symbols, coastal features, and more.
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Other

National Council for Social Studies: American Symbol Activities [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Teachers can use these four detailed lessons to teach young students about several American symbols including, the American flag, the Statue of Liberty, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the Liberty Bell.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Symbolism/allegory (English I Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] You will be able to explain the function of symbolism and allegory in a text.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Symbols in a Story: What's What?

For Students 9th - 10th
Interact with a work of art to discover how symbolism is portrayed with different characters and elements.
Website
Utah Education Network

Uen: Themepark: Liberty: United States Symbols of Liberty

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a large collection of internet resources organized around symbols of liberty. Links to places to go, people to see, things to do, teacher resources, and bibliographies.
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University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: Lewis Carroll: Symbolic Logic

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of a book "discussing the area of mathematics which studies the purely formal properties of strings of symbols." The text can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, each chapter...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ap Physics I: Appendices: Glossary of Key Symbols

For Students 11th - 12th
This is a glossary of key symbols and definitions used in the Texas Gateway AP Physics I online textbook.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Brackets 8

For Students 9th - 10th
This slideshow lesson focuses on the use of brackets. It lists 5 uses for brackets and discusses each one separately with examples showing proper use. The 5 uses are as follows: an insertion, within parentheses, a change in a quotation,...
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Other

Missouri Secretary of State: State Symbols of Missouri

For Students 9th - 10th
A large collection of Missouri's state symbols. Click on each thumbnail to be taken to a larger picture and information regarding the symbol. Includes the date of adoption of each symbol.
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State of Florida

Florida Department of State: State Symbols

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about all of Florida's state symbols on this colorful page. Click on the symbol for a larger picture and more information.

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