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American Museum of Natural History

Being An Anthropologist: Laurel Kendall

For Students 6th - 12th
Imagine studying Korean culture, especially the role of women, as well as marriage and religious rituals from home! Anthropologist Laurel Kendall shares what she has learned from her many trips to this fascinating country half a world away.
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Ashbrook Center at Ashland University

The Constitutional Convention

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Imagine sitting down with representatives of your school to write a new student handbook. What arguments would ensue? How would compromises be made to finish the project? Scholars research the Constitutional Convention using a directory...
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City University of New York

Cuny: Jane Austen

For Students 9th - 10th
Site offers information about readers' response to Austen's writing, the themes in her novels, and specific discussion of "Emma."
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Myths, Monsters and the Imagination

For Students 9th - 10th
A shadowy man-eating monster, a strange green knight, and fictional accounts of journeys around the world: investigate the boundaries between the real and imaginary in medieval literature.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Thomas Jefferson's Library

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource showcases the holdings of Thomas Jefferson's personal library built around the themes of memory, reason, and imagination.
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British Library

British Library: 20th Century: Visions of the Future

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the ways in which 20th-century writers imagined the future, investigated the present, and prepared for the unknown.