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Come Unity: Sensory Integration Dysfunction

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This interview with Carol Kranowitz, author of "Out-of-Sync Child," offers information for parents and others in contact with children who have sensory integrative dysfunction. The author discusses the most common sensory problems, what...
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Come Unity: Sensory Integration Dysfunction

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This interview with Carol Kranowitz, author of "Out-of-Sync Child," offers information for parents and others in contact with children who have sensory integrative dysfunction. The author discusses the most common sensory problems, what...
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Other

Finding Dulcinea: Nobel Women: Doris Lessing

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography on the life and award-winning career of author Doris Lessing. Offers a look at her Nobel win and links to various interviews, essays, and archived news articles.
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Other

Primo Levi

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderful biography of this Italian author, as well as his photograph and an interview with him.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Air Supply

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information on the Berlin blockade, the Berlin airlift, President Truman's role, the pressures on Josef Stalin, and Europe's reaction. The story comes out in the form of an interview between Jim Lehrer and several subject matter...
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Gardens of Eden

For Students 9th - 10th
An interview with William Broad, author of "The Universe Below". ONLINE News Hour discusses with William Broad the discoveries that have been made on the ocean floor.
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TES Global

Blendspace: The Giver

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This blendspace includes thirty-two spaces with content connected to Lois Lowry's dystopia novel, The Giver. Links include novel discussion questions, author interviews, and video tutorials to review literary topics.
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PBS

Pbs: American Masters: Norman Mailer

For Students 9th - 10th
A profile of author Norman Mailer, a timeline of his life, and an interview with the directors of a PBS film about his life.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Tween Tribune: The True Story of "Hidden Figures"

For Students 5th - 6th
"Hidden Figures" was a blockbuster movie and book about African-American women working for NASA beginning after WWII. These women not only made great strides for the space program but also advanced the civil rights movement. Learn more...
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Democracy Now

For Students 9th - 10th
Internet counterpart of the daily news program hosted by bestselling author and journalist Amy Goodman. She tackles the stories the mainstream media is not covering. Content of the site is more liberal and progressive, but that does not...
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: The Lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot

For Students 9th - 10th
A report, by National Public Radio, about the newly restored gospel of Judas unveiled to the public by the National Geographic Society in April 2006. Discovered in a cave in the Egyptian desert in the 1970s, the gospel had remained...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Workshop 2: Making Writing Meaningful

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
Workshop 2 demonstrates how teachers use authentic sources and topics to prompt students to write about things that matter to them, subjects that relate to their lives, relationships, and communities. The topic may be the students -...
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CBS

Cbs News: Mahatma Gandhi & My Grandfather

For Students 9th - 10th
The author of this article tells the story of his grandfather, Shri Dharam Jit Jigyasu, who was present when Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated. The video interview he had with his grandfather in 2000 can also be seen. His grandfather...
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Joining Dots: Why Design Means Compromise

For Students 9th - 10th
In this blog article, the author talks about some of the trade-offs that must occur during the software design process with reference to an interview with Bill Buxton who was Principle Researcher at Microsoft Research at the time....
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The Book Report

Kids reads.com: Lois Lowry

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about Lois Lowry in her own words. She talks about her work and her family.
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Virginia Tech

The Alan Review:signs in Speare's the Sign of the Beaver

For Students 9th - 10th
What are the signs found in the novel "The Sign of the Beaver," by Elizabeth George Speare? Use informative site to learn more about this exciting novel.
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New York Times

New York Times: Books: James Baldwin: Reflections of a Maverick

For Students 9th - 10th
The conversation between Baldwin and Julius Lester is distilled here as they speak about writing, other writers, and
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: "Walk Two Moons" Study Guide

For Students 4th - 7th
Download the 40 page study guide for "Walk Two Moons" at this site. Share with your class this intricately plotted and wryly narrated novel with its subtle and moving portrayal of grief. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Imagine Nature: Kunitz: Snakes of September

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of Stanley Kunitz's "The Snakes of September" with links to an audio recording of the poem read by the author and to an interview with the poet about his experience as America's poet laureate, among other things.
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Other

Aristide & His Bodyguard Describe u.s. Role in Ouster

For Students 9th - 10th
Interview between President Aristide and journalist and author Amy Goodman where Aristide describes his ousting and the role the American Military played in this ouster.
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Penguin: Reading Guide: None to Accompany Me

For Students 9th - 10th
The author talks about the main character, Vera, in this interview exceprt. The reading guide also includes a critical introduction and discussion questions.
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Curated OER

The Final Words on the Last Page of the Codex Read: Gospel of Judas.

For Students 9th - 10th
A report, by National Public Radio, about the newly restored gospel of Judas unveiled to the public by the National Geographic Society in April 2006. Discovered in a cave in the Egyptian desert in the 1970s, the gospel had remained...
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Curated OER

Codex Containing Gospel of Judas Was Torn & Crumbling Before Conservation Began

For Students 9th - 10th
A report, by National Public Radio, about the newly restored gospel of Judas unveiled to the public by the National Geographic Society in April 2006. Discovered in a cave in the Egyptian desert in the 1970s, the gospel had remained...
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Curated OER

A Page From the Restored Gospel.

For Students 9th - 10th
A report, by National Public Radio, about the newly restored gospel of Judas unveiled to the public by the National Geographic Society in April 2006. Discovered in a cave in the Egyptian desert in the 1970s, the gospel had remained...