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Library of Congress

Loc: Susan B. Anthony Papers

For Students 9th - 10th
The papers of reformer and suffragist Susan B. Anthony span the period 1846-1934 with the bulk of the material dating from 1846 to 1906. The collection, consisting of approximately 500 items, includes correspondence, diaries, a daybook,...
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Federal Reserve Bank of New York

For Students 9th - 10th
This page from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York provides information in the following areas: About Us, Banking Information, Economic Education, Job opportunities, News Items, Publications, Economic Research, Savings Bonds,...
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Library of Congress

Loc: The Leonard Bernstein Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
The online version of the Library of Congress' collection. Content includes more than 400,000 items, including music and literary manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, audio and video recordings, fan mail, and other types of...
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Historic Moments

For Students 9th - 10th
More than 125 exhibitions based on significant moments throughout history contain artwork, documents, photographs, and other artifacts that make the connection between history on a grand scale and the individual human level. Material can...
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British Library

British Library: 20th Century Works: Paradise Lost

For Students 9th - 10th
Paradise Lost is an epic poem (12 books, totaling more than 10,500 lines) written in blank verse, telling the biblical tale of the Fall of Mankind. Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and...
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David Rumsey Historical Map Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
The collection of more than 150,000 maps focuses on rare 18th and 19th-century maps of North and South America, although it also has maps of the World, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania. The collection includes atlases, wall maps,...
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Library of Congress

Loc: American Treasures: Artifacts of Assassination

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the articles in Abraham Lincoln's pockets the evening he was assassinated. Includes a photograph of the items. Also included are newspaper clippings about the assassination and the playbill from Ford's Theater.
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Library of Congress

Loc: The Leonard Bernstein Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Library of Congress provides information on perhaps the most important American musical figure of the 20th century has over 400,000 items housed in the Library of Congress. Photographs, his famous Young People's...
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Mental Floss: 11 Museums Devoted to Everyday Objects

For Students 2nd - 5th
These 11 museums are dedicated to items you use but probably never think about. Things like toilets, pencils, locks, and scissors. The variety of designs and the creativity that went into them are truly impressive.
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Energy4Me

Energy4me: Carbon Footprint

For Students 9th - 10th
After completing the first part of this activity, students will be able to explain individual carbon footprints and list the means for reducing them. The second part of this activity helps students to visualize climate as a system with...
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Jonathan Swift

For Students 9th - 10th
Familiarize yourself with the life and works of Jonathan Swift. This source contains a quick fact sheet, a short biography, and links to related articles, collection items, and works.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Alexander Pope

For Students 9th - 10th
Familiarize yourself with the life and works of the poet Alexander Pope. This source contains a quick fact sheet, a short biography, and links to related articles, collection items, and works.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: The Rape of the Lock

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an overview of "The Rape of the Lock" by Alexander Pope and view additional resources such as articles and collection items.
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The Write Place

Literacy Education Online: Comma Rules

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Use this site for recognizing when to use commas. Includes examples.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: The Poet

For Students 9th - 10th
This three-stanza gives non-complimentary characteristics about a poet.

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