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PBS

The Diary of Anne Frank

For Students 8th - 10th Standards
While designed to supplement a viewing of the PBS Masterpiece Classic The Diary of Anne Frank, this resource can also serve as an excellent informational text and activity source for your students on the historical context and timeline...
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Penguin Books

Up Close: Ella Fitzgerald

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
A reading of Tanya Lee Stones' biography of Ella Fitzgerald lets middle schoolers get up close and personal with the First Lady of Jazz. Stone recounts details of Fitzgerald's life from her early days through her experiences as a teenage...
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Curated OER

Primary vs. Secondary Sources Notes

For Teachers 7th - 12th
What’s the difference between primary and secondary source materials? Here’s a handout, designed as a reference for learners, that does a good job of distinguishing between primary and secondary source materials and providing examples of...
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Anne Frank

For Students 9th - 10th
This website gives a short biography of Anne Frank. There are links to maps and photographs.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Anne Frank

For Students 9th - 10th
Anne Frank's writing in her diary became one of the most recognized accounts of life for a Jewish family in Europe during World War II.
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Other

Anne Frank House: The Story of Anne Frank: Others Went Into Hiding Too

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the many people who, like Anne Frank, went into hiding in the Netherlands to escape capture by the Nazis. Talks about how they weighed their decision to hide or not to hide, and the consequences of discovery.
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Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Ana Frank

For Students 9th - 10th
This site disclose the historical moments of the last days of Anne Frank.
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Annie Oakley

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Annie Oakley which traces her childhood, her stardom in Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show, her long marriage to Frank Butler, and her life after the show. Part of a larger PBS American Experience site about Annie Oakley.
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Other

Dorchester County Library: Annie Oakley

For Students 9th - 10th
A one-page, but extensive biography that examines Oakley's incredible life from her difficult childhood to her marriage to Butler and subsequent employment with the Wild West shows to her restless retirement. Excellent coverage.
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University of South Florida

Fcit: A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust offers an overview of the people and events of the Holocaust. Extensive teacher resources and student activities are included, as well as photographs, documents, art, music, movies, literature, and more.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: The Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of 26 Grade-Leveled texts (6-11) on the topic The Holocaust. The Holocaust was one of the worst genocides in history, in which Adolph Hitler's Nazi Germany killed over six million Jews and five million others deemed...
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Artists by Movement: Minimalism

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of Minimalism, including a list of famous Minimalist artists. There are links to Minimalist artists and exhibitions of their works, often with commentaries or reviews.

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