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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Multi Media Hero Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using what they learn about how heroes are depicted in art, literature, and music, students create their own definition of a hero, and then write an essay based on a hero they wish to research.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Woody Guthrie

For Students 9th - 10th
"The original folk hero", Woody Guthrie was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1988. He wrote hundreds of songs that he turned into a way to show his social conscience and left-wing radical politics.
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Mad River Theater Works: The Ballad of John Henry [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll down this study guide to find the lyrics to the Ballad of John Henry, which was collected from individuals in the West Virginia mountains in the 1920's. Discusses the different versions of the song and the history behind it.
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Stories by Grandpa

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Indian mythology, festivals, and heroes are the subjects of these stories. Each is simply illustrated and the narrator (the grandpa) is identified, as well as the editor who put the story in written form.
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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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A&E Television

Biography: Fyodor Dostoevsky

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

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