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Shakespeare Globe Trust

Macbeth

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Why do characters do what they do? Scholars use the resource to explore character motivation in Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth. Additionally, they discover pictures, interviews, and videos from the Deutsche Bank production of the play. 
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University of North Carolina

Dissertations

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Bring on the coffee—it's dissertation time! As a handout on dissertations explains, over 50 percent of PhD candidates never finish their dissertations. The handout, part of a larger series on specific writing styles, helps motivate...
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ProCon

Tablets vs. Textbooks

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Learners decide if tablets should replace textbooks in K-12 schools. They watch four pro and con videos and discover the history of the tablets-versus-textbooks debate. As a bonus, the resource allows them to submit their own comments...
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University of North Carolina

Revising Drafts

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Don't simply proofread ... revise instead! Revising drafts is the topic of the 17th handout in UNC's Writing the Paper series of 24 lessons. Writers discover the importance of revision, as well as steps to follow during the process.
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ProCon

Illegal Immigration

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Should immigrants who illegally reside in the United States be eligible for citizenship? With information about undocumented immigrant population estimates, sanctuary cities, and unaccompanied immigrant children, pupils consider the pros...
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Shakespeare Globe Trust

Much Ado About Nothing

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Love, deception, witty bante—that's much ado about a lot!  As learners navigate the resource, they view an interactive character map and read character biographies from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Pupils also...
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US Department of Education

Usde: Helping Your Students With Homework

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Do you need some lesson resources to give your homework assignments a boost? The Department of Education has developed homework resource acitivities to make learning more meaningful.
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US Department of Education

Usde: Helping Your Students With Homework

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Do you need some lesson resources to give your homework assignments a boost? The Department of Education has developed homework resource acitivities to make learning more meaningful.
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Other

Donors Choose: Teachers Ask, You Choose, Students Learn

For Teachers 9th - 10th
At the not-for-profit DonorsChoose website, teachers submit project proposals for materials and services that their students need and concerned individuals step forward to fund them in whole or in part. Funded projects illustrate the...
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Digital History

Digital History: The Founding Fathers' Motives [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read some historians' views about the Founding Fathers and their interests, perhaps economic, in writing the Constitution. Historians' views have changed over time, and in the suggested student exercises, students are asked to assess...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Timeless Picture Books

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Can you motivate your young students to read more? Scholastic.com offers a list of timeless picture books to help you accomplish your goal. Along with the title there is a brief description of each book.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Novels for Growing Readers

For Students 3rd - 8th
Come and check out this informative resource featuring novels for growing readers. This site lists several appropriate books for students ranging from grades three through six.
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: The Role of Teachers and Schools in Communication

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
What is the role of teachers and schools in regards to communication with parents? Come and explore this informative article revealing how important open communication is for students.
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: The Impact of Family Involvement

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This article reflects on how parental involvement is essential for students.
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The Academy of Achievement brings students face-to-face with the extraordinary leaders, thinkers, and pioneers who have shaped our world. Features include profiles of academy members (author Amy Tan at the time of this writing) and...
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Other

Infed: Self Direction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teaching a student to be a self-directed learner can be a difficult concept to approach since learners are often driven intrinsically. This article takes a critical look at the process, product, and problems with self-directed learning....
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Goshen College

Visual Art: The Conversation Game

For Teachers 9th - 10th
When we prompt our students to create art based on "self," how many of us get generic pictures or simple ideas? This game is designed to stretch each student's self list so that they have a wide variety of expressive ideas to choose from.
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Mind Tools

Mind Tools: What Is Leadership?

For Students 9th - 10th
Short video accompanying article in which presenters James Manktelow and Amy Carlson break leadership down into four steps: creating a vision, being motivating and inspiring, being able to deliver a vision, and becoming a coach and...
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US Department of Education

Helping Your Child With Homework

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Your attitude counts! Look here for hints from the U.S. Department of Education on monitoring students homework. For students of all ages and for parents, this is a guide, checklist, and a list of resources that will help with homework.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: 5 Core Concepts of Media Literacy

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, students will engage in multiple parts of a lesson that guide students to uncover many levels of meaning in media messages. Discussion questions and a slideshow presentation are parts of the lesson that address the...
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Other

Ontario Eco Schools

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
For all Ontario schools looking to incorporate in practice environmentally friendly routines while also educating and motivating students about their responsibility to conserve energy and protect the environment, Ontario EcoSchools...
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 10: Interpretation and Meaning

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Using the lyrics, music and video of a selected song (example used here is 'One' by the Irish group U2), students will explore the ways in which words, music and visual images interact to create meaning. Students will analyze the...
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Other

The Royal Conservatory: Learning Through the Arts (Ltta)

For Students 9th - 10th
The LTTA methodology captivates and motivates students to learn through a unique blending of the sequential approach embodied in the core curriculum with the insight, physicality, and expressive power of the arts to work on real concepts...
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Other

Ad Cracker

For Students 9th - 10th
In this website students can learn to create an international advertising agency. They will learn to write a brief, create a brand and position the product. They will also be introduced to the fundamentals of creative writing as well as...

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