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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

1984

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students read 1984, noting the potential dangers of government. They keep private diaries to parctice freedom of expression. They create political cartoons for a secret publication and design posters and T-shirts with warnings on them.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Slave Revolts: Armed Resistance to Slavery

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss the fear of slave rebellions in the South. They discuss the reasons behind this fear. Students draw a timeline showing slave resistance between the 1712-1831. They answer questions regarding slave revolts. High...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rebellions

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore the causes and effects of the rebellions of Upper and Lower Canada and whether rebellion is an effective means of political change. They research and analyze the impact of the 1837-38 rebellions using primary and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Revolution in Deerfield: Political Turmoil

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore loyalism and rebellion in revolutionary era Connecticut River Valley.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pontiac War

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explain the possible outcomes on the Pontiac Rebellion and also explore the motives behind the attack on the British. They will analyze cause and effect relationships including the importance of the individual, the influence of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Canada's Press: Making a Historical Newspaper

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine several colonial-era editorial cartoons. They evaluate the effectiveness of the techniques the cartoonists used to display their messages and share one editorial cartoon with the class emphasising what message has been...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's Occurring in Sudan?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners participate in an activity designed to show them how minority groups are discriminated against in Sudan. In groups, they read stories about the Sudanese rebellion and complete worksheets.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Making Cents of Independence

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the causes and major events of the Texan and American revolutions. Comparisons and contrasts are made between the two revolutionary experiences and applied to the symbolism used on the Texas State quarter.
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Website
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Boston Massacre Trials

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1770 five citizens of Boston were killed when British soldiers fired into a group of people who had been throwing things at the soldiers. The soldiers were put on trial. A chronology, historical documents, primary source materials,...
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Article
The Guardian

Guardian: Dig Uncovers Boudicca's Brutal Streak

For Students 9th - 10th
This Observer archive article from 2000 reveals the ferocious nature of Boudicca's rebellion in 60-61 AD in new excavations made at Colchester.
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Handout
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Taiping Rebellion

For Students 9th - 10th
An article specifically about the way land was distributed in the Heavenly Kingdom.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Voices of the American Revolution

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, young scholars will consider "Voices of the American Revolution." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Article
Other

Tragic & Comic Visions in the Brothers Karamazov

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features an article entitled "Tragic and Comic Visions in The Brothers Karamazov" written by contemporary author Joyce Carol Oates. The article originally appeared in The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Winter 1968-1969.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

For Students 9th - 10th
When Jerry Renault refuses to sell chocolate for the school's annual chocolate fundraising drive, the rest of the student body turns against him. Selected (8) reading passages (grades 9-11) to pair with "The Chocolate War" by Robert...
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Website
Other

University of Otago: Gothicism in Conrad and Dostoevsky

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Otago contains the text of a scholarly essay written by English professor Robert Berry. The article originally appeared in Deep South, a publication of the English department at the University of Otago.
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Website
Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Fyodor Dostoevsky

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents an accurate account of the events in the life of Fyodor Dostoevsky. Also includes a bibliography of works by and about the author.
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Website
Middlebury College

Middlebury College: Biography of Dostoevsky

For Students 9th - 10th
This Midlebury College site offers an interesting account of the life of Russian author, Fyodor Dostoevsky. Stresses the tragedies and difficulties of his life, particularly the mock execution he was forced to endure before being exiled...
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Website
Middlebury College

Middlebury College: Papers on Dostoevsky

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides links to nine essays written by students at Middlebury College for a Spring 1996 course on Dostoevsky. The topics range from "Dostoevsky and Social Issues" to "Dostoevsky and the Theme of Children."
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Website
Other

First Descents Into the Inferno: Scholarly Essay

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains the text of a scholarly article written by English professor Dr. Robert Berry. The article originally appeared in Deep South, a publication of the English department at the University of Otago.
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Website
A&E Television

Biography: Fyodor Dostoevsky

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a very basic biography of the Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky.