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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Adolf Hitler" by Jessica Mc Birney

For Students 7th - 8th
Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) was a German politician who was a leader of the Nazi Party and later became a dictator in Germany. Hitler's leadership in Germany resulted in World War II and the deaths of countless soldiers and citizens,...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Alexander Hamilton" by Jessica Mc Birney

For Students 7th - 8th
Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804) was an American political figure and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. In this informational text, Jessica McBirney discusses Hamilton's life and accomplishments, specifically his...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "The 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing" by Jessica Mc Birney

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "The 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing" by Jessica McBirney, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Jessica Harper and Lindsay Du Pont: Lizzy's Do's and Don

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A video of the book "Lizzy's Do's and Don", written by Jessica Harper and Lindsay DuPont. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Emmett Till" by Jessica Mc Birney

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
Article
CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Road to American Independence" by Jessica Mc Birney

For Students 9th - 10th
This informational text recounts America's road to independence, starting from the beginning of English colonization in North America and ending with the final battle of the American Revolution. A specific purpose for reading and...
Article
CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island" by Jessica Mc Birney

For Students 5th - 7th
In 1835, a Native American woman was left on San Nicolas Island for 18 years by herself. Scott O'Dell's award-winning novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins" is based on her life. A specific purpose for reading and vocabulary notes are...
Article
BBC

Bbc: Saving Private Lynch Stroy 'Flawed'

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC correspondent John Kampfner discusses the capture and rescue of Jessica Lynch and the flaws that surround her story. (May 15, 2003)
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Curated OER

Jessica Lynch

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Jessica Lynch.
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Curated OER

Jessica Lynch

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Jessica Lynch.
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Curated OER

Cnn: Jessica Lynch

For Students 9th - 10th
From an article dated 7,2003, here is the story of Jessica Lynch, a young soldier who was rescued in Iraq.
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Curated OER

Cnn: Jessica Lynch

For Students 9th - 10th
From an article dated 7,2003, here is the story of Jessica Lynch, a young soldier who was rescued in Iraq.
Graphic
Curated OER

Cnn: Jessica Lynch

For Students 9th - 10th
From an article dated 7,2003, here is the story of Jessica Lynch, a young soldier who was rescued in Iraq.
Graphic
Curated OER

Jessica Lynch

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Jessica Lynch.
Graphic
Curated OER

Jessica Lynch

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Jessica Lynch.
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Read Works

Read Works: Sequence Kindergarten Unit

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of three lesson plans designed to teach students to recognize the beginning and ending of a story and use word clues to put story events into the correct sequence. Lessons are based on the...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Censorship: For the People or for Controlling the People? By Mc Birney

For Students 7th - 8th
Censorship has, and continues to be, a highly debated topic. Some people believe that in order to secure the safety of citizens, information should be closely censored. However, many other people believe that this is a violation of...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Smudge Proof Lipstick Was Invented: Moments of Vision 6

For Students 9th - 10th
Today, lip cosmetics are a billion dollar industry, with 1 out of every 3 women claiming that they won't leave home without applying lipstick. But how did it come to be so common? In the sixth installment of our 'Moments of Vision'...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Mysteries of Vernacular: X Ray

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of the word X-Ray is one of great thinkers. French philosopher Rene Descartes isolated the letters X, Y and Z to stand for unknowns, and centuries later, Wilhelm Rontgen discovered the X-ray, using the X for the unknown nature...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Mysteries of Vernacular: Sarcophagus

For Students 9th - 10th
Dating back to the early Roman Empire, the word sarcophagus originally referred to the limestone a coffin was made of, rather than the coffin itself. From flesh-eating stone to a stone coffin, Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel unbury the...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Can You Survive Nuclear Fallout?

For Students 9th - 10th
Brooke Buddemeier and Jessica S. Wieder explore the possibility of surviving nuclear detonation.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Blue Jeans Were Invented

For Students 9th - 10th
Jessica Oreck shares the humble origins of blue jeans.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How the Popsicle Was Invented

For Students 9th - 10th
In the eleventh installment of our 'Moments of Vision' series, Jessica Oreck shares the distracted origins of the popsicle.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How the Bendy Straw Was Invented

For Students 9th - 10th
In the twelfth installment of our 'Moments of Vision' series, Jessica Oreck shares the origins of the bendy straw.

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