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Primary
University of Virginia

Explorations in Black Leadership: Nikki Giovanni

For Students 9th - 10th
A video interview with poet and author Nikki Giovanni, civil rights activist. Includes full transcript of video and short biography.
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Handout
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Lorenzo De Medici: Paternal Advice to a Cardinal

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Medieval Sourcebook includes a letter written by Lorenzo De Medici to his son Giovanni in which he "warns his son to avoid vice and luxury."
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Website
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Nikki Giovanni

For Students 9th - 10th
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Nikki Giovanni including information on her life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Giovanni is also provided.
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Handout
Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Listening Library

For Students 3rd - 5th
At this resource listen to a selection of audio clips that feature the works of a full range of composers and a full orchestra of instruments. Scroll down an alphabetical list to find the composer or instrument you want, then choose the...
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Activity
Shmoop University

Shmoop: Goivanni's Room

For Students 9th - 10th
As an African American writer who wrote about a romantic relationship with another man, Giovanni's Room created a great deal of controversy when it was published in 1956.