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Bluffton Univ.: Paris, France Bastille Opera House

For Students 9th - 10th
Features pictures of the Bastille Opera House in Paris. Inludes a links to artists and architects, as well as other places.
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Yale University

Yale Law School: Avalon Project: British American Diplomacy: Paris Peace Treaty

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary documents related to the signing of the Peace of Paris Treaty in 1783 between Britain, France, and America. This treaty ended the American Revolutionary War.
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "Massacre at Paris"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Christopher Marlowe's drama "Massacre at Paris."
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Choices Program, Brown University

Choices: Teaching With the News Negotiating Climate Change: Paris 2015

For Students 9th - 10th
Multi-media learning module includes video, handouts and primary source material, from which students examine the need for world policy on climate change and identify key issues in the Paris climate change negotiations.
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eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Notre Dame De Paris

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Victor Hugo's Notre-Dame de Paris has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Other

Paris Convention and Visitors Office

For Students 9th - 10th
Fun, beautiful site about Paris.
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University of Oxford (UK)

Beazley Archive: Judgment of Paris

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated dictionary entry for the Judgement of Paris in which Paris of Troy picks one of three goddesses; Hera, Aphrodite, and Athena, to be deemed as the most beautiful. Describes how Paris' decision leads to the Trojan War.
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University of Groningen

American History: Documents: Treaty of Paris 1763

For Students 9th - 10th
Visitors will find a transcript of the text of the Treaty of Paris. The beginning has a long description of the people and countries involved in the Seven Years' War. It goes on to state the terms of the peace treaty for France after...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Daguerre, Paris Boulevard

For Students 9th - 10th
The haunting empty, yet evocative, image of "Paris Boulevard" by Louis-Jacques Mande Daguerre shows both how far photography had come in a short time and how much farther the technology still had to advance. Read about the techniques he...
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Other

Just France: Paris

For Students 9th - 10th
Paris is the capital city of France. Get acquainted with the history, culture, and people of this 'city of lights'.
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Read Works

Read Works: Architecture: Notre Dame De Paris & Gothic Architecture

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Notre Dame as an example of Gothic cathedral architecture. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: World of 1898: Spanish American War: Treaty of Paris 1898

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this page for the general terms of the Treaty of Paris, which ended the Spanish-American War and results for the United States.
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Philippine American War: The 1898 Treaty of Paris

For Students 9th - 10th
A flow-chart showing the discussion of terms of the Treaty of Paris, which ended the Spanish-American War.
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US Department of State

Office of the Historian: Treaty of Paris, 1783

For Students 9th - 10th
The Treaty of Paris 1783 brought an end to the Revolutionary War. Included is a synopsis of the agreement. Check out the sketch by Benjamin West as it is a powerful symbol of the division between Great Britain and America during this time.
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New York Times

New York Times: Sacred Paris

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore Paris' many churches and the architectural and artistic treasures hidden within them. This video presentation offers colorful photos of stained-glass windows, paintings, ceiling frescoes, sculptures, archways, and carvings, and...
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Little Robinson of Paris

For Students 4th - 6th
A scanned copy of the 1850 publication of The Little Robinson of Paris by Eugeine Foa, a fiction book for children.
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Massacre at Paris by Christopher Marlowe

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the one-act play Massacre at Paris by Christopher Marlowe including 22 scenes and a list of characters.
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The Washington Post

Washington Post: Paris Noir: African Americans in the City of Light

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating first chapter from the book, Paris Noir: African Americans in the City of Light. Read about how African American laborers and troops were treated by their white American compatriots and see how that contrasted with the...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Yorktown and the Treaty of Paris

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the siege of Yorktown and the inability of Cornwallis to be resupplied, resulting in his surrender of 8,000 British troops to General George Washington. The end of the Revolutionary War was finalized with the Treaty of Paris...
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: A Year of Unrest

For Students 9th - 10th
View stunning photographs of the Paris Riots and Prague Spring that took place during the worldwide struggle for political democracy and personal freedom in 1968.
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Choices Program, Brown University

Choices: The Struggle to Define Free Speech: From Skokie to Paris

For Students 9th - 10th
Relevant resource on free speech in which students examine how different societies define freedom of expression. Through multi-media sources students look at historical sources as well as current controveries over free speech.
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Other

Musee Rodin De Paris

For Students 9th - 10th
The official site of the Musee Rodin in Paris. Includes lots of photos of Rodin's work and of the museum's beautiful gardens, biographical information, information for tourists, and an online gift shop.
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Bluffton University

Bluffton University: Images of the Notre Dame Cathedral

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of pictures of the Notre Dame Cathedral, located on Ile de la Cite, an island in Paris, France.
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Psg

For Students 9th - 10th
The official website for Paris' soccer team, le PSG.

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