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Literacy Design Collaborative

Betrayal in Literature—Barreiro

For Students 8th Standards
What do Roald Dahl's "Lamb to the Slaughter" and the Book of Genesis have in common? Both are complex texts that model how authors can approach the same concept—betrayal—in very different ways.
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Roald Dahl

The BFG Lesson Plans

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
A 55-page unit examines the novel, The BFG, by Roald Dahl. Six lessons pay close attention to friendship, dreams, and believing themes while analyzing interesting characters, writing creative vocabulary, smilies, metaphors, an exciting...
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Other

Sweet Briar College: Note Taking Skills

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains information for you to evaluate your current note-taking strategies and gives hints on more effective ways to take notes.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Line Notes and Space Notes

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson will help students determine whether the notes on a staff appear on a line or on a space. Students also will recognize how many lines and spaces are on a staff.
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Other

Literature Learning Ladders: Literature Based Web Quests

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A large compilation of high-quality literature-based WebQuests organized by grade range, K-2, 3-6, middle and high (30-50 quests per range). Most relate to specific books; a few explore general themes or genres, e.g., where authors get...
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Pocantico Hills School: State Reports by Students

For Students 4th - 6th
At this site look through these reports written by Grade 5 students in the 1998-99 school year. Click on the state that you are interested in. Please note that not all states have reports.
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: Learning Guides: "In Just " by E. E. Cummings

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to offering a summary of and a link to the text of "in Just-" by E. E. Cummings, this guide contains notes on themes, a collection of quotes, and a list of study questions suitable for reviewing the poem.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Nathanael Greene Was Born

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A note on Nathanael Greene, a friend of George Washington's and a Revolutionary War hero.
Website
Joe Landsberger

Study Guides & Strategies: How to Read an Essay

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use this guide when reading an expository text or any type of essay, as it provides important questions you should ask yourself while you read. You can access this page in multiple languages from the English homepage.
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Rice University

Rice University: Who Wants Pizza? A Fun Way to Learn About Fractions

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
These introductory lessons on fractions provide clear explanations and directions with interactive practice problems. Also includes a "teacher's notes" section with resource and standards information. Each section focuses on a different...
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Other

David's Gallimaufry: To Kill a Mockingbird, Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Written by an experienced high school teacher, this study guide includes notes about the book, about its 1930's setting, review material and quizzes. Also provides links to other relevant sites on Lee, the novel and the time period.
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TES Global

Blendspace: How to Cite Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A twenty-part learning module on citing sources including links to pictures, text, activities, sites, and videos on plagiarism, note taking, MLA formatting, in-text citations, and citation websites.

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