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Auw St. Lawrence County Branch: Women of Courage

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what it means to have courage by examining the lives of women who "Were pioneers in their fields, which included education, medicine, art, politics, and music." This page includes biographies of several women including scientist...
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: The Red Badge of Courage

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Crane, Stephen Stephen Crane's The Red Badge Of Courage: An Episode Of The American Civil War has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of the novel The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: Forging Ahead Courageously While Foll

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "Forging ahead courageously while following the great leader Chairman Mao" a Chinese political propaganda poster by the artists of the Shanghai People's Fine Arts Publishing...
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US National Archives

Nara: Charters of Freedom: Courage of the Founders:perilous Road to Independence

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source document, The Agreemnt of Secrecy, 1775, and an 1896 painting in the Old Raleigh Tavern, outlining and illustrating the strict rules of secrecy adopted by Congress to protect lives and the cause of American liberty, .
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Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling

For Students 9th - 10th
An online copy in plain text format of Kipling's work, easy to search and to use with online text readers.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Security, Confidence, and Courage: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand how feelings of security, confidence, and courage can reduce the likelihood and intensity of a fight/flight reaction. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Security, confidence, and...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Muhammad Ali's Activism and Moral Courage

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students will analyze the ways Muhammad Ali protested the Vietnam War draft and racial inequity in America, and also how the American public responded. Students will examine how public perception of Ali's war resistance...
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Captains Courageous: A Story of the Grand Banks.

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Rudyard Kipling's "Captains Courageous: A Story Of The Grand Banks." has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling

For Students 7th - 9th
Read the short story "Captains Courageous" by Rudyard Kipling that follows the adventures of fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr., the spoiled son of a railroad tycoon, after he is saved from drowning by a Portuguese fisherman in the north...
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Read Works

Read Works: Canine Courage

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about rescue dogs and how they are better equipped than humans for situations like the World Trade Center collapse on September 11, 2001. A question sheet is available to help...
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Read Works

Read Works: Canine Courage

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about rescue dogs used to find people after the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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Read Works

Read Works: The Courage to Take Action: A Lesson From Rosa Parks

For Teachers 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A speech given by President Barack Obama at a dedication ceremony for a Rosa Parks statue in Washington, D. C. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Courage in Denmark: Resistance to the Nazis in Wwii by Us Holocaust

For Students 7th - 8th
World War II (WWII), a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 involved more than 100 million people and over 30 countries. The Allied powers - including the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union - worked together...
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Geography Through Literature Pacific Islands

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This site is a highly detailed unit plan. That crosses almost all the disciplines, with "Call it Courage," as the beginning point. Links to a .pdf file and Word versions of handouts are available.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Breathtaking Courage of Harriet Tubman

For Students 9th - 10th
Janell Hobson details Harriet Tubman's many fights for freedom.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts, Grade 12: Undaunted Courage

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Students explore ideas prominent throughout westward expansion and American literature: myth versus reality. The texts present various perspectives of the West. Students consider the idealism and romance of the American spirit versus the...
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Pbs Learning Media: Asu Compass for Courage: Module 2: s.w.a.p. Student Practice Challenge

For Students 3rd - 8th
Situation or worry requires students to develop an action thought (S.W.A.P.) for a variety of sample scenarios provided.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Asu: Compass for Courage

For Students 3rd - 8th
COMPASS uses collaborative game-based learning to teach youth research-backed strategies to manage worries, solve problems, build relationships, and face stressful situations with confidence. This six-lesson plan has shown to improve...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Asu Compass for Courage: Module 1 Practice Challenge

For Students 3rd - 8th
Match It! Game Cards to print, cut out, and play at home. Characters (top row) and Feeling Words (bottom row). This game reinforces what students have learned about the ways anxiety, worry, or fear show itself. It can be completed...
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US National Archives

Nara: Teaching With Documents: An Act of Courage: Arrest Records of Rosa Parks

For Students 9th - 10th
A vividly detailed account of the events that led to the arrest of Rosa Parks for "violating a city law requiring racial segregation of public buses". Provided are copies of documents relating to her arrest that were used as evidence in...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Asu Compass for Courage: Module 4: Digital Activity Stand Up Game (Grades 3 5)

For Students 3rd - 5th
This game offers students Grades 3-5 a chance to read and discuss different situations and consider how they would handle each using the practice using S.A.F.E. to be assertive. Play online within PBS LearningMedia or select the download...
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Read Works

Read Works: Stuck in the Icy Ocean by Kate Paixao

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage is about Ernest Shackleton's expedition to Antarctica, the problems he faced, and how he solved them. A comprehension question set and vocabulary information for the words courage, rescue,...
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Keys to Success

For Students 9th - 10th
Examines the lives of famous people who have achieved their life's goals by highlighting seven core principles that helped them to succeed. These include passion, vision, preparation, courage, perseverance, integrity, and pursuit of an...

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