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Read the Rainbow 2022/2023 curated homeschool & educator booklist recommendation
In this booklist you'll receive over 60 titles of hand selected, vetted by me, and kid approved books for our 2022/2023 homeschool season. Each section comes with my kids' top two favorites, should you find it hard when making a decision between certain books, as well as an overview of why I picked and paired this collection of books for my homeschooled children. Books that I felt needed a warning or graphic label have them marked next to the book to hopefully leave you with no surprises. This c
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
"March of Valor: A Poetic Tribute to D-Day's Fight, 6 June"
This is a stirring poem that commemorates the bravery and sacrifice of the soldiers who took part in the D-Day landings during World War II. It vividly describes the events of that fateful day, capturing the courage and determination of the Allied forces as they fought for freedom.Students and teachers can use this poem to enhance their understanding of D-Day and its historical significance. It serves as a powerful tool for engaging students in discussions about bravery, sacrifice and the import
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6th - 10th, Higher Education
Segunda carta de realción de Hernán Cortés a Carlos V
Presentación Power Point con imágenes y extractos de texto sobre lo principal de la Segunda carta de relación, nueva lectura obligada para AP Spanish 2014
This is Power Point presentation on one of the New AP Spanish readings 2014 called Segunda Carta de Ralacion by Hernan Cortes.
My presentation includes slides an comments you may edit or use as is.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
World War II First Person Narrative Reading & Questions Christmas Story (Google)
World War Two (II) First Person Narrative Story with Questions. In this true first person narrative story, put your students in the shoes of 18 year old WWII solider, Paul Tramble. Paul was shot down in the Adriatic Sea in the middle of World War II. He tells his story in this short, but informative text that covers his time before the incident, his time in the water with his fellow soldiers, and finally, being rescued on Christmas Day. Students will read the text then will answer factually and
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: U.S. History World War II & The Cold War Unit Plan
Women's Suffrage Socratic Circle (With Reading and Questions)
This is Socratic Circle is over the question of "Did the suffragettes go too far?" It includes an interview with Suffragette Alice Paul after her completed jail time and hunger strike. It includes a page of content based questions which require students to analyze the primary source and also an outside circle questions page for students to reflect on their classmates discussion.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Vampires: Interdisciplinary History & Literature Week, Primary Sources
Halloween Horror Interdisciplinary WeekExplore primary sources, read THE original vampire story with your students, and have fun learning about a monster for a week! Shorts: Roundtable and Annotation Discussion PrepHorror is fun! Most of the best horror short stories are full of complex, adult themes of dealing with your inner demons as much as the eternal ghoul down the street. If you are a more advanced literature teacher looking to give your students some challenging material, these two indep
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Spanking Plato: Set 5: Galileo, Newton, and Descartes
Alfred North Whitehead, a famous thinker, once said, “All of western thought is a footnote to Plato.” But imagine that western thought is a person. How would he or she feel? Behave?
In Spanking Plato, a satirical, funny, and irreverent story that some have called the next Monty Python, I have personified Western Thought—also known as Wes or Wesley Thought—as someone who is confused and angry because everybody thinks he is nothing more than a copy, a cheap imitation of Plato. After all, as he s
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
MEXICAN FLYBOYS in WORLD WAR II: AMERICA'S BROTHERS-Part Two
MEXICAN FLYBOYS of WORLD WAR II: AMERICA’S BROTHERS: Part TwoEver notice how multiculturalism grows out of war stories? And how the past has magic?This seminal historical article—brand-new and in two parts—innovates on every level! As a transnational narrative for education, it emphasizes heroic profiles. An astonishing unit profusely illustrated with photographs, all this, once again from published author Cynthia Buchanan. A one-of-a-kind article in 6,000 words as Part Two, added study guides
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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MEXICAN FLYBOYS of WORLD WAR II: AMERICA'S BROTHERS-Part One
MEXICAN FLYBOYS of WORLD WAR II: AMERICA’S BROTHERS: Part OneEver notice how multiculturalism grows out of war stories? And how the past has magic?This seminal historical article—brand-new and in two parts—innovates on every level! As a transnational narrative for education, it emphasizes heroic profiles. An astonishing unit profusely illustrated with photographs, all this, once again from published author Cynthia Buchanan. A one-of-a-kind article in 1,200 words as Part One, added study guides
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Spanking Plato: Set 3: Augustine and Aquinas
Introduction
Alfred North Whitehead, a famous thinker, once said, “All of western thought is a footnote to Plato.” But imagine that western thought is a person. How would he or she feel? Behave? How would you feel if someone listened to what you had to say and said that you were boring? Or unimportant? Or said you were nothing more than an imitation of Bart Simpson? Only a comic character?
In Spanking Plato, a satirical, funny, and irreverent story that some have called the next Monty Python,
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Relativity of Wrong Asimov Discussion Prep: Research Roundtable, Epistemology
Asimov writes about the ideas behind ‘correct’ and ‘incorrect’, what constitutes an ’absolute truth’ and how we should consider, and discuss, the ‘facts’ of our world. This is a great reading to get students thinking and discussing epistemology in broad, simple terms. IncludedResearch Roundtable Role SheetsWhipNotes Sheet for Notation Taker (or all of your students!)10-page Asimov EssayResearch Roundtable OverviewBuilding student confidence in academic discussions, research, note-taking, and usi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Les Misérables Crossword Puzzle
Have your students complete this fun and interactive crossword puzzle while reading/watching Victor Hugo's famous 19th-century classic, Les Misérables!Answer Key:1. Javert2. Paris3. Victor Hugo4. Jean Valjean5. Marius Pontmercy6. Cosette7. Gavroche8. Fantine9. Éponine
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Assassination of Julius Caesar Graphic Organizer
This resource allows students to organize key players in the Assassination of Julius Caesar. You can pair this resource with my guided reading questions resource you can find in my store.
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7th - 9th, Higher Education
Eichmann and the Private Conscience Essay: Discussion Prep, Research Roundtable
Martha Gellhorn was at Adolf Eichmann’s trial and reported on it here, but where most standard reporting stops at facts, Gellhorn weaves a magnificent essay about how we as a society can process ’sane evil’ when we are so inclined to dismiss evil doers as ‘insane’. IncludedResearch Roundtable Role SheetsWhipNotes Sheet for Notation Taker (or all of your students!)Gellhorn’s Eichmann and the Private ConscienceResearch Roundtable OverviewBuilding student confidence in academic discussions, resear
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Modern History 1491: The Real Thanksgiving Discussion Prep: Research Roundtable
Mann’s 1491 and 1493 texts provide students with new findings and perspectives on what life was like in the Americas before and after Europeans arrived. This is the story of Squanto told more objectively, and Mann uses Tisquantum as a lens through which we might better understand the history of colonialism. IncludedResearch Roundtable Role SheetsWhipNotes Sheet for Notation Taker (or all of your students!)15-page 1491 ExcerptResearch Roundtable OverviewBuilding student confidence in academic dis
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Montaigne Of Cannibals Discussion Preparation: Research Roundtable, Ethics
Montaigne is one of the most approachable writers from the 16th century, being a key figure in the French Renaissance. Here he discusses ‘Barbarians’ and ‘Cannibals’ then compares their ethics to his peers With surprising humor and insight. Get your students discussing primary sources with their own research! IncludedResearch Roundtable Role SheetsWhipNotes Sheet for Notation Taker (or all of your students!)11-page Montaigne EssayResearch Roundtable OverviewBuilding student confidence in academi
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
The ILIAD by Homer - book study and activities FREE SAMPLE
A sample - full free resources for chapter 1. This includes:10 open questionsMultiple sets of 5 questions on the themes Multiple sets of 5 questions on the characters 10 inference questions and possible response10 critical thinking questions and possible responsesIn addition to this:a summary of the chaptera list of the keywords and their meanings in this chapterdescription about the themesdescription about the characters All files in word format for easy editingAll answers are included.Buy the
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Bērni un jaunieši padomju laikos
Viegli uztverams teksta materiāls par bērniem un jauniešiem Padomju LatvijāMateriālā apkopota svarīgākā informācija par bērnu un jauniešu ikdienu, skolas gaitām, organizācijām, noteikumiem un izklaidēm padomju laikos Latvijā. Teksts veidots uzskatāmā veidā, papildināts ar attēliem un vēstures avotiem. Var tikt izmantots temata apguvei un gatavojoties eksāmenam.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Literacy Exercise- Cold War and Korean War Vocabulary
This exercise requires students to use content vocabulary as well as Tier 2 general vocabulary terms. Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the content by creating sentences combining content vocabulary (tier 3 vocabulary) and general vocabulary (tier 2 vocabulary). The purpose is to reinforce learning while improving Lexile levels.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
The Economic Consequences of War
This article talks about The Economic Consequences of War in the Ukraine/Russia. It has 8 questions and an answer key.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Yue Fei - The River All Red (chinese peom of a warrior)
(lengthen Chinese version)this poem is about the Jingkang incident, where the king of the Song Dynasty and his father were abducted and women of the royal family were taken and raped in the nation Jin.translation of poem:Burning wrath rushed to my crown as the rain dwindle into pitter-pats.Looking skyward, I groaned long and loud as fervour rinsed my blood.These thirty years of merits are nothing but dust.These thousand miles of roadway will lead us to home.Bear in mind to not let your hair whit
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
History Guided Reading - Science – A Bomb Development – Nylon and Bombs
History Guided Reading - This is from a Guided Reading Activity from a set of 24 that makes up 4 separate guided reading challenges designed for freshman to senior year students. Each extract is from one of the SPEARS topics (Social, Political, Economic, Armed Conflict, Religious and Science). All are available at www.wolseyacademy.com/reading Guided Reading is an activity in which students are given an extract (2-4 pages-ish) from a real history book. They have to read through it and annotate
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
History Guided Reading - Religious – USSR and Religion
History Guided Reading - This is from a Guided Reading Activity from a set of 24 that makes up 4 separate guided reading challenges designed for freshman to senior year students. Each extract is from one of the SPEARS topics (Social, Political, Economic, Armed Conflict, Religious and Science). All are available at www.wolseyacademy.com/reading Guided Reading is an activity in which students are given an extract (2-4 pages-ish) from a real history book. They have to read through it and annotate
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Opposition to the USSR
History Reading Challenge - Religious History - 4 Extracts & Resources
History Guided Reading - This is from a Guided Reading Activity from a set of 24 that makes up 4 separate guided reading challenges designed for freshman to senior year students. Each extract is from one of the SPEARS topics (Social, Political, Economic, Armed Conflict, Religious and Science). All are available at www.wolseyacademy.com/reading Guided Reading is an activity in which students are given an extract (2-4 pages-ish) from a real history book. They have to read through it and annotate
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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