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3D printing

3-D printing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0EJmBoLq-g
Man creates food with Foodini
video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfzcnmDZHzo&safe=active
Print that Thing
7 items that you wouldn't believe could be 3D printed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVU4FLrsPXs

9/11

9/11 Anthology of Poems
collection of poems to remember 9/11

http://poetry.about.com/od/ourpoemcollections/a/poemsafterattac.htm
Billy Collins reads "The Names"

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/july-dec11/poetcollins_09-11.html
More poems of remembrance

http://suzanvitti.org/poems.html
Three 9/11 poems by Nancy Mercado
First three poems are about 9/11

http://www.poetsusa.com/Mercado.html
9/11 Memorial in Pennsylvania
Remembering Flight 93

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/09/11/20425191-twelve-years-after-crash-shanksville-pa-breaks-ground-on-911-memorial?lite
9/11 Museum opens Spring 2014

http://news.yahoo.com/9-11-memorial-museum-is-closer-to-being-completed--203947174.html
10 Memorable 9/11 Quotes

http://www.veteransunited.com/network/10-most-powerful-quotes-about-911/
The Entenmann's Lady
Suzan Vitti's real story and other 9/11 links

http://suzanvitti.org/
Sweet Surprise for the Entenmann's Lady
Newspaper article telling about a reward Suzan Vitti received

http://ns.gmnews.com/news/2006-01-19/Front_page/010.html
Lady Liberty Memorial
Decorated statue of liberty replica as memorial

http://ladyliberty.911memorial.org/#/Info
Poems honoring firefighters

http://memorial.fire-hero.com/911poems.html
9/11 poems and more

http://www.butlerwebs.com/tragedy/poems.htm

Anne Frank and Holocaust links

Anne Frank Museum
Includes a "tour" of the secret annex

http://www.annefrank.org/
Anne Frank the Writer
slide show with diary entries and audio

http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/af/htmlsite/story/index.html
Anne Frank the Writer

http://http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/af/htmlsite/
Why should students study Holocaust?

http://www.iearn.org/hgp/aeti/1994-why-study-holocaust.html
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

http://www.ushmm.org/education/forstudents/
Various links to sites about the Holocaust
Includes fast facts about the Holocaust

http://www.kidskonnect.com/subjectindex/16-educational/history/269-holocaust.html
Childhood in Times of War
cyberbook about a Jewish boy during WWII

http://www.remember.org/jean/index.htm
Historical backdrop for Anne Frank
article describing the events prior, during and after the Franks went into hiding

http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/activity/68plan/aspel1.htm
This is your life-Hanna Kohner
film of Hanna from book Hanna and Walter a Love Story

http://archive.org/details/this_is_your_life_hanna_bloch_kohner
Holocaust reading list

http://www.classroomhelp.com/holocaust/books.html
Article about Hanna and Walter Kohner's daughter

http://www.njjewishnews.com/njjn.com/041609/sxThisWasHerLife.html
Anne Frank webquest

http://www.mpsaz.org/carson/departments/english/anne_frank
Interview with Natalie Portman
Natalie talks about being in the play, Diary of Anne Frank

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_ymt_BYfqk
Holocaust survivors and rescuers
stories of Holocaust survivors and the people who helped them.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/frank/stories.htm
Info on Hanukkah and other Jewish holidays
Available to read in Spanish

http://www.aish.com/h/
"Anne"gives a tour of the Secret Annex
computer mock-up of Secret Annex narrated by someone playing Anne Frank

http://www.annefrank.org/en/Subsites/Home/
More info about Secret Annex
includes room measurements of each space

http://www.annefrankguide.net/en-US/bronnenbank.asp?aid=26238
Hanukkah inforgraphic
Information and pics about Hanukkah

http://media.aish.com/documents/hanukkah1_2.pdf
A Tragedy Revealed
What happened to Anne Frank and others after they were captured.

http://www.raio.org/AnneFrankHeroineRevealed.pdf

Basketball

History of Basketball

http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/history-of-basketball.html
13 original rules of basketball

http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/james-naismith.html
History of basketball slide show

http://www.slideshare.net/Damaris7/the-history-of-basketball-2637707

Black History Month

101 African American Firsts
Use this site to help with ideas for Black History persons/events project

http://www.blackpast.org/?q=aah/101-african-american-firsts
African American History Timelines

http://www.blackpast.org/?q=african-american-history-timeline-home-page
Bio.com interactive timeline
Visual timeline of black history

http://www.biography.com/tv/classroom/black-history-timeline
Black baseball league links

http://nlbpa.com/
Black Entertainment History Timeline
Black firsts in entertainment

http://www.kidzworld.com/article/10789-moments-in-black-entertainment-history
Black History activities & info

http://web.knoxnews.com/web/blackhistory/index.shtml
Black History firsts

http://www.biography.com/tv/classroom/black-history-firsts
Black history month activities
Authors, underground RR, jazz music

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/
Booker T. Washington videos

http://www.biography.com/people/booker-t-washington-9524663/videos
Bunk Johnson music samples
from story Satchmo Blues

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bunk-johnson-p6828/songs
Carter Woodson resources

http://blackhistory.50webs.com/cartergwoodson.html
Carter Woodson video

http://www.biography.com/people/carter-g-woodson-9536515
Carter Woodson: Founder of Black History Month

http://www.asalh.org/woodsonbiosketch.html
Halle Berry Oscar win

http://www.biography.com/people/halle-berry-9542339
Important Events in Black History

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmtimeline.html
Interactive African American History Challenge
quiz and profiles of famous African Americans

http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/
Langston Hughes reads "One Way Ticket"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCfykGgQbIs&safe=active
Langston Hughes reads "the Negro Speaks of Rivers"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mFp40WJbsA
Letter from C. Woodson
Original letter about African studies

http://www.freemaninstitute.com/images/woodson_letter.jpg
Louis Armstrong
samples and biography

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/louis-armstrong-p52456
Mae Jemison video

http://www.biography.com/people/mae-c-jemison-9542378
Marian Anderson
video of Marian singing

http://vimeo.com/17013078
Marian Anderson singing
video of her singing Ave Maria

http://www.archive.org/details/gov.archives.arc.36207.r2
Melba Patillo of the Little Rock Nine
Melba's brave struggle is told. Followed by an interview

http://teacher.scholastic.com/barrier/hwyf/mpbstory/bigdecisions.htm
Mini bio video of Thurgood Marshall

http://www.biography.com/people/thurgood-marshall-9400241
Mini video bio of Langston Hughes

http://www.biography.com/people/langston-hughes-9346313
Nominate a Trailblazer
Complete after your Black History persons/events project

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/read_explore.htm
Ruby Bridges
student created documentary w/music

http://youtube.googleapis.com/v/u3CkNBZBVuM
Sidney Poitier minibio

http://www.biography.com/people/sidney-poitier-9443345/videos/sidney-poitier-winning-an-oscar-15373379970
Video tribute to Carter Woodson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkBEjJH1j5U
Wikipedia bio on Carter Woodson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_G._Woodson
Youtube Carter Woodson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCU5xUqV4UM&safe=active
Information and interactive quiz on black history
Test your knowledge of black history!

http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/
Sam Cooke: A change gonna come
NPR audio

http://www.npr.org/2014/02/01/268995033/sam-cooke-and-the-song-that-almost-scared-him

Black Poets

Knoxville, Tennessee by Nikki Giovanni

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/knoxville-tennessee/
Nikki Giovanni bio

http://www.biography.com/people/nikki-giovanni-9312272

Harlem Renaissance

Paul Laurence Dunbar poems

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-farm-house-by-the-river/
Claude McKay poems

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/after-the-winter/
Arna Bontemps bio
Harlem Renaissance poet

http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/128
Southern Mansion by Arna Bontemps

http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/arna_bontemps/poems/3380
Edgar Allan Poe Bio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W70cinvFKko

Martin Luther King Jr.

Jim Crow Museum
images from Jim Crow era

http://www.ferris.edu/htmls/news/jimcrow/what/noose.htm
Examples of Jim Crow Laws

http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/remembering/laws.html
Jim Crow in America
Teaching Jim Crow using primary sources

http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.loc.gov%2Fteachers%2Fclassroommaterials%2Fprimarysourcesets%2Fcivil-rights?tab=people&uname=cdworrell
Remembering Jim Crow
Real stories of real people affected by Jim Crow laws

http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/remembering/read.html
Who was Jim Crow?
video of song and short intro into Jim Crow era

http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/bf10_vid_whowasjim/
Growing up under Jim Crow
one woman's journey from poverty to president of Brown Univ.

http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/fyr12_vid_jctx/
Martin Luther King videos
Several videos discuss his life and legacy

http://www.biography.com/people/martin-luther-king-jr-9365086/videos
Video of Rosa Part interview
actual interview with Rosa

http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/iml04_vid_parks/
Freedom Riders
bus boycott challenges segregation of buses

http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/fr11.soc.civil.tactics.frgoals/
Sit In Movement
sit ins staged to desegregate restaurants

http://www.sitinmovement.org/history/sit-in-movement.asp
Success of sit ins

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/greensboro_1960.htm
Children's involvement in Civil Rights

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=children%27s+crusade+1963&hl=en&sa=X&tbo=d&rlz=1T4DMUS_enUS231US232&biw=1253&bih=624&tbm=isch&tbnid=5EWOQxykR8MwYM:&imgrefurl=http://www.ettc.net/tah/TAH%2520LESSONS%2520YR3/The%2520Children%27s%2520Crusade--middle%2520
Images of the Children's Crusade

http://www.crmvet.org/images/imgbham.htm
Racial Segregation: An Overview of what brought about changes

http://www.socialwelfarehistory.com/eras/racial-segregation/
Arrest record of Rosa Parks

http://www.archives.gov/global-pages/larger-image.html?i=/education/lessons/rosa-parks/images/police-report-l.jpg&c=/education/lessons/rosa-parks/images/police-report.caption.html
Rosa Park's fingerprint record

http://www.archives.gov/global-pages/larger-image.html?i=/education/lessons/rosa-parks/images/fingerprints-l.jpg&c=/education/lessons/rosa-parks/images/fingerprints.caption.html
MLK's bus boycott speech

http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/encyclopedia/documentsentry/the_addres_to_the_first_montgomery_improvement_association_mia_mass_meeting/
Photo of Rosa Park's arrest

http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/encyclopedia/chronologyentry/1955_12_01/
Audio version of "I Have A Dream" speech

http://archive.org/details/MLKDream
Video version of "I Have a Dream Speech"

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xep4zs_martin-luther-king-i-have-a-dream_creation
Another article about sit-ins

http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_sit_ins/
MLK encourages sit-ins
transcript of speech

http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/encyclopedia/documentsentry/a_creative_protest/
Children's Crusade of 1963
overview of why and the result

http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_childrens_crusade/
Mighty Times: The Children's March
Children rallying to go protest

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c113fq3vhQ
2 poems about MLKJR
poems celebrating King's life by Nordette Adams

http://king.writingjunkie.net/poem.html
Info on March on Washington, 1963

http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_march_on_washington_for_jobs_and_freedom
School children take turns reading "I Have a Dream" speech

http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/5a389eb2-5fdb-4ab0-946b-9b3c3cce5b84/5a389eb2-5fdb-4ab0-946b-9b3c3cce5b84/
Civil Rights overview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=URxwe6LPvkM
MLK in Burmingham AL:

http://www.terrymarshallfiction.com/Martin-Luther-King.html
Images MLK Birmingham

https://www.google.com/search?q=mlk+in+birmingham+alabama&biw=1366&bih=673&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=ooe2VO4uyOawBIXRgsAG&ved=0CF4QsAQ&dpr=1

Character Ed

Ripple: The Effects of a caring gesture

https://www.viddsee.com/search?search_term=Ripple
Story of two brothers

http://www.karmatube.org/videos.php?id=3408
Caring to Communicate

http://www.karmatube.org/videos.php?id=2178
DQ Employee helps visually impaired man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFw_EYewxIA
20 plus acts of caring

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A-Egp0lECk
Student receives recognition for caring

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htFdCiNQBVE
Fairness Scenario 1
Brian's dad helps him get a job

http://www.goodcharacter.com/dilemma/dilemma30.html
Fairness scenario 2
Lea gets a part in a play without auditioning

http://www.goodcharacter.com/dilemma/dilemma6.html
Fairness Scenario 3
Kevin gets a postition on the basketball team that he doesn't deserve

http://www.goodcharacter.com/dilemma/dilemma17.html
Sneetches video
Lesson about fairness/justice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdLPe7XjdKc
Fairness video clip

http://www.livewiremedia.com/TheCharacterChronicles?VideoClips
Fairness video clip
Baseball player helps disadvantaged kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WWrNpLdO78
Citizenship checklist

http://www.goodcharacter.com/chron/citizenship.html
10 ways to be a good citizen

http://www.sanchezclass.com/goodcitizen.htm
Preamble to the Constitution
Part of being a good citizen

https://www.google.com/search?q=preamble+to+the+us+constitution&biw=1477&bih=815&tbm=isch&imgil=LZ0jIjD363vUMM%253A%253BJBnYvqda_pOkbM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fchristianfaithinamerica.com%25252F2010%25252F01%25252F25%25252Fa-real-eye-opener%25252
Kid President on Citizenship

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z7gDsSKUmU
Malala Yousafazi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5M9L4k-HTI&ebc=ANyPxKok0ugixQlyvuwoMhSdHy4muDdUTLWOSGMZ9fx7kNc2qwRLtU3d7RTLxeegH-a7s6QhxpC8id53NE6hjKPpiFCPMbMAFA
Nick Vujicic
Inspirational speaker born without arms and legs

http://www.today.com/health/born-without-limbs-star-nick-vujicic-lives-courage-t26796
Nick Vujicic: No Arms, No Legs, No Worries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jhcxOhIMAQ
The Man without arms
Interview with Nick. Shows Nick doing outdoor actvities

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meT-XgQix6w
Nick Vujicic Love Story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3QezBvN1BE
Wilma Unlimited retelling
Digital story in scrapbook format

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhu_wuYsmcA
Famous Failures

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLYECIjmnQs
Immanuel-inspiring singer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY6wQh6VQ7Y

Chew on This Book study

Vocab. Activities

http://kernelsoftruth.pbworks.com/w/page/51268867/Chew%20On%20This%20-%20Vocabulary%20Activities
Video trailer for the book, "Chew on This"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4Dsu5ml1lk
Second Video trailer for the book, Chew on This

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qWQ96uP5AU
Interview with Chew on This authors

http://www.teachingbooks.net/author_collection.cgi?id=49&a=1
How McDonald's makes its Fries
Mythbusters co host visits factory where McDonald's makes their fries posted January 2015

http://time.com/3675518/how-mcdonalds-makes-french-fries/
How McDonald's food is made
Explains McDonalds new campaign

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/whats-really-big-mac-mcdonalds-4433919
How frozen fries are made

http://www.playrific.com/z/8923
McDonald's Experiment with Morgan Spurlock

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udnYdSy0tMQ
4 year old burger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IGtDPG4UfI
Inside a meat packing plant
Radio interview

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/07/10/421532548/inside-the-world-s-largest-food-company-you-ve-probably-never-heard-of
Cruelty on a Chicken Farm
Video

http://www.hlntv.com/video/2014/07/10/chicken-abuse-uncovered-nc-farm
Effects of fast food on the body

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhfOC-mYM7s
Effects of diet soda on your body

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2Rj2oMEYFo
Interview with Morgan Spurlock

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXYLyA0_H8E
5 Myths about Fastfood workers

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-fast-food-work/2015/04/10/a62e9ab8-dee0-11e4-a500-1c5bb1d8ff6a_story.html
Edible School Yard

https://vimeo.com/35984863
"Supersize Me" in 7 minutes
Video summary of the movie in 7 minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9__23-zjhM

Classroom Culture and Climate

Articles on culture

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/what-is-culture.html

Current Genocide and Slavery issues

Genocide watch
List of currnet countries to watch

http://genocidewatch.net/
10 stages of Genocide

http://genocidewatch.net/genocide-2/8-stages-of-genocide/
Interactive Map Showing Genocides

http://genocidewatch.net/alerts-2/interactive-map/
Update on genocide in Darfur
video: start at 15:29

http://genocidewatch.net/2015/03/16/hbo-report-on-the-genocide-in-darfur/
I was a Modern Day Slave in America
article about human trafficking

http://money.cnn.com/2013/11/21/news/economy/human-trafficking-slave/
Fact sheet about Human Trafficking

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/resource/fact-sheet-human-trafficking
Human Trafficking in WV
with audio

http://wvpublic.org/post/groups-work-combat-rise-human-trafficking-wva
Lots of information on human trafficking
Includes statistics

http://www.polarisproject.org/
Recongizing signs of human trafficking

http://www.polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/recognizing-the-signs
Journey to Freedom
video about slavery then and now

http://www.freedomcenter.org/enabling-freedom/journey-to-freedom
Shop to help end human trafficking

https://www.change.org/p/you-buy-products-to-help-end-human-trafficking
Shop some more to end human trafficking

http://stoptraffickfashion.com/shop/
America's Daughters
video made by survivors of human trafficking

http://hq.salsalabs.com/o/5417/p/dia/action3/common/public/
World without Genocide
Information about genocide and action steps

http://worldwithoutgenocide.org/
Ravi Shanker, victim of slave labor

http://www.endslaverynow.org/blog/articles/ravi-shanker-kumar
11 facts about Human Trafficking

http://www.endslaverynow.org/blog/articles/11-facts-about-modern-day-slavery
Buy confict-free electronics

http://worldwithoutgenocide.org/advocacy/conflict-free-campus-initiative
Current stats: child slavery

http://www.theworldcounts.com/counters/child_labor_statistics_worldwide/child_slavery_facts

Debating

How to Debate
Video

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nhvtzYFAoQ4
Sample Debate
video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv1S9QPblv0

Dr.Seuss

The political Dr.Seuss
Dr.Seuss drew political cartoons during WW I

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/politicaldrseuss/film.html
Dr.Seuss Author Study

http://www.seussville.com/Educators/educatorAuthor.php
10 Things You don't Know about Dr. Seuss

http://www.examiner.com/article/10-things-you-didn-t-know-about-dr-seuss
How Dr. Seuss Got His Start
Story behind "and to think I saw it in Mulberry Street

http://www.npr.org/2012/01/24/145471724/how-dr-seuss-got-his-start-on-mulberry-street

Elie Weisel-Night

Links/resources related to Elie Weisel

http://www.pbs.org/eliewiesel/life/index.html

Freak the Mighty novel unit

Writing with Rodman Phibrick

Write a book review with Rodman Philbrick

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/bookrev/index.htm

Funny Poetry

funny poetry

http://www.gigglepoetry.com
Limericks by Edward Lear

http://www.poetry-online.org/limericks.htm

Greek life

Ancient Greece
life in Ancient Greece

http://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/Greeklife.html
Greek history for kids
clothing, school, etc. in Greece

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/index.htm
Greece and the British Museum
pictures of real objects , stories and facts

http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/
Greek games,etc
games, school, family

http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/coming_of_age/games.html
Ancient greek styles
Women's hair and dress

http://www.fashion-era.com/ancient_costume/ancient-greek-fashion-hair.htm

Greek mythology

Explore Greek Mythology
games and information

http://www.rickriordan.com/greek_myths.htm
Myth Web
lots of stories

http://www.mythweb.com/
Ancient Greece Jeopardy

http://www.quia.com/cb/37288.html
Greek Gods Matching

http://www.quia.com/jg/431145.html
Myth Brainstorming Machine
write your own myth

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/mythmachine.htm
Greek gods and symbols
game

http://www.nga.gov/education/classroom/interactive/arcade.htm

Holiday Stories

Gift of the Magi

Story- Gift of the Magi

http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/GifMag.shtml
Comparing worth of money in the past and present
Use with stories from past to find out equivilent to today's prices

http://www.measuringworth.com/uscompare/relativevalue.php
Images for Gift of the Magi

http://www.google.com/search?num=10&hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1237&bih=648&q=gift+of+the+magi&oq=gift+of+the+magi&gs_l=img.12..0l5j0i5l5.2543.6865.0.9603.16.16.0.0.0.0.241.2329.4j11j1.16.0.pchatae..0.0...1c.1.HR9nw3fAPA8#hl=en&tbo=d&sit
Audio of Gift of the Magi

http://archive.org/details/giftofmagi
Gift of Magi vocabulary

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/collateral_resources/pdf/s/SB1711%20Dec_9-12_Gift_LO1.pdf
Irony in the Gift of the Magi

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/irony-gift-magi

Holocaust and Slavery Unit

Teacher Resource Bank
Four part series on slavery

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1narr5.html
1852 Wanted Slave poster

http://www.humanitiestexas.org/archives/digital-repository/runaway-slave-reward-poster-1852
John Anderson's Slave Pen
video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxzJJ0LwvbM
Henry Box Brown

http://www.pbs.org/black-culture/shows/list/underground-railroad/stories-freedom/henry-box-brown/
Henry Box Brown #2
shorter and easier to read

http://www.biography.com/people/henry-box-brown-21325341#later-life
Henry's Freedom Box
video of book by Ellen Levine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5F5JkvXuaQ
Info about slave narratives

http://history1800s.about.com/od/slaveryinamerica/a/clslnarratives.htm
Harriet Jacobs website
Lots of quotes from Harriet herself

http://www.harrietjacobs.org/
Harriet Jacob shorter Bio

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2923.html
Reward poster for Harriet

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h1541b.html
Emancipation Proclamation
copy of original document

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h1549b.html
Emancipation Proclamation text

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h1549t.html
Results of Emancipation Proclamation
painting:"A visit from the Old Mistress"

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h1598.html
Hand written Emancipation Proclamation

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/images/emancipation_01.jpg
10 Facts about the Emancipation Proclamation

http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/emancipation-150/10-facts.html
Jacob Beeson Blair
anecdote about congressman receiving news of statehood

http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/525
Oprah Winfrey and Elie Weisel visit Auschwitz
Documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IJ4mpCDVpE
Oprah Winfrey and Elie Weisel visit Auschwitz
Clearer picture and better sound/ In parts

http://www.schooltube.com/video/7d5afe2a261101d87e45/
Exhibits at Auschwitz

http://www.scrapbookpages.com/AuschwitzScrapbook/Tour/Auschwitz1/Auschwitz11.html
Various resources about the Holocaust
Includes testimony films

http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/education/educational_materials/index.asp
Holocaust survivor interviews

http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/education/interviews/index.asp
Connection between school yard bullying and genocide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkG0nssouFg

Informational texts

Informational texts pretest
Go through quiz and answer on paper.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CDAQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.warrencountyschools.org%2Fuserfiles%2F2605%2FText%2520Features%2520Pre-Test.pdf&ei=LMLEUsPPPMPMsQTu-ILADQ&usg=AFQjCNHyr1_T2E7KCm2AFQ6ursPTwUQbLQ
Informational texts lessons/activities

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/grade_level_help/informational_text_language_arts_eighth_8th_grade.htm

Literary Devices

Alliteration Examples

http://examples.yourdictionary.com/alliteration-examples.html
irony powerpoint

http://www.slideshare.net/guest08131855/irony-activity
Situational irony
animated video explaining situational irony

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqg6RO8c_W0
Dramatic irony
animated video explaining dramatic irony

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZFYuX84n1U

Memoirs

List of coming of age stories

http://classiclit.about.com/od/novelbookreviews/tp/aatp_comingofag.htm

Monkey's Paw Mini unit

Audio of the Monkey's Paw

https://learnzillion.com/lessons/1920-analyze-the-development-of-a-theme-over-the-course-of-a-text#video-preview-modal-y8jpdab7y8

Mythology

General info on different types of mythology
Includes American Indian myths

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0777436.html
Myths all over the world
short videos and stories of myths all over the world

http://mythicjourneys.org/bigmyth/2_eng_myths.htm

Pearl Harbor

Executive Order 9066
Original document

http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc_large_image.php?doc=74

Poetry

Favorite poem project
Everyday people read their favorite poem and tell why they like it

http://www.favoritepoem.org
Poetry Aloud
Author reads poems about middle school

http://www.kristinegeorge.com
Poets ideas for writing poetry

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/index.htm
Poetry forms & terms

http://thewordshop.tripod.com/forms.html
Collection of Poe's poetry
The Raven is good example of poem w/internal rhyme

http://www.poetryloverspage.com/poets/poe/poe_ind.html
One Boy Told Me
Naomi Shihab Nye reads one of her poems

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/features/video/163
Examples of Ballads

http://www.studyguide.org/ballad_examples.htm
The Ballad of the Turkey

http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/the-ballad-of-the-turkey
Leadbelly sings John Henry
audio version starts at 1:23, singing at 1:54

http://archive.org/details/LeadBelly-JohnHenry
List of narrative poems

http://www.blackcatpoems.com/n/narrative_poems.html
The Raven narrated by Vincent Price
Mr. Price reads and dramatizes the poem

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuGZ_wp_i9w
How to write found poems
tips and examples of found poems

http://www.laurasalas.com/pdfs/Poetic%20Pursuits/pp0811.pdf
Examples of odes

http://www.poemhunter.com/poems/ode/
Marshall Jones performs poetry
poem about technology

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAx845QaOck
Poem read by Sarah Kay
Poem about brothers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl6P1ym5WvE
Lamont Carey recites "I Can't Read"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lByDfPOG0LA&list=PLAFD49B64CE744E52
Sarah Kay performs "A Love Letter"
toothbrush and bicycle tire in love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIAQENsqcuM&list=PLAFD49B64CE744E52
Jack Prelutsky's Bleezer's Ice Cream Freezer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuPlUQvViX8
Gamer's Poem

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqnWyJP_eik&safe=active
B-Ball Be
audio of Charles Smith Jr. performing poem with video of him and a boy playing basketball

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X0teypFGpI
Real Story Behind Paul Revere's Ride
maps, letters, etc. to tell story behind poem, "Paul Revere's Ride"

http://www.paulreverehouse.org/ride/index.html
Audio of poem "Paul Revere's Road"

http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=1231017&m=1231018
Updated Green Eggs and Ham

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B32u4qrIVZQ
Poetry180
A poem a day for high schoolers

http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/162.html
TED Talk with Sarah Kay
Poem and talk about spoken word poetry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0snNB1yS3IE
Examples of narrative poems

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A54mZyah1P2vSs59ij9aFOgm9sVgy29k4LMORI1xbeY/edit?pli=1#
Synopsis of The Odyssey
video review on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZx-LSLwzoI
Lessons for Paul Revere's Ride and other poems

http://www.webenglishteacher.com/longfellow.html#
Johnny Cash reads "The Cremation of Sam McGee"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGhFNYll_mU
Cremation of Sam McGee as a song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wGKjqPsdOs
The Cremation of Sam McGee background info

http://library.thinkquest.org/5181/
A sight to see: Beep Baseball
Baseball league for the visually impaired

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJjxI04NVI4
Sara Sylvia Cynthia Stout
performed by Shel Silverstein

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEEj1VKq-t8
Figurative Lang Quiz Show
Listen to song clips and guess type of figurative language

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4UeRBAmevA
Examples of couplet, tercet, quatrain

http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/article-stanzas-couplet-tercet-and-quatrain
Ode examples/tips
PowerPoint

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB4QFjAAahUKEwig0NH42PTHAhWBVz4KHdutBHc&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcampuses.fortbendisd.com%2Fcampuses%2Fdocuments%2Fteacher%2F2014%255Cteacher_20140204_0937.pdf&usg=AFQjCNFV0mK
Batman and Joker Two voice poem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UT_vprQKgQ
Sarah Kay and Phil Kay Origin of thier friendship
Two voice poem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esgfG3BoAPc
Civil War Two Voice Poem
Demonstrates how to write a two voice poem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCE5iHgY7mY&index=4&list=PLTtOWFe3aU6Qi8sskTtpTumBF5_yPm__5

Reader response ideas

Reading games

Games and activities

http://www.gamequarium.com/readquarium/
Sight words game

http://www.smarttutor.com/home/games/Catch_Fish_Game_2.0.swf
Rhyming Game

http://www.smarttutor.com/home/lessons/PA_rhyming_LB_V1_T3a_2.swf
Synonym and Antonym game

http://www.smarttutor.com/home/lessons/Vocab_SynonymAntonym_L4_V1_T1a_2.swf
Prefix and suffix game

http://www.smarttutor.com/home/lessons/Vocab_PrefixSuffix_L3_V1_T3a.swf
Sequencing game

http://www.smarttutor.com/home/lessons/RC_sequencing_L1_V1_T4a.swf
Games and stories

http://pbskids.org/lions/games/
Compound word game

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/dragflip.asp?filename=kderittecompound
Compound word game 2

http://www.janbrett.com/piggybacks/compound.htm
Word Magnet game
fun to play with a partner

http://www.storyit.com/magnets/index.htm
Word family game

http://www.storyit.com/wgames/oddoutwf.htm
Silent E match up

http://www.brainpopjr.com/readingandwriting/phonics/silente/matching/
Make a Word- Silent e

http://www.starfall.com/n/make-a-word/silent-e/load.htm?f

Roman life

Life in Ancient Rome

http://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/Romelife.html
Virtual Rome
panoramic views of Rome

http://www.italyguides.it/us/roma/rome_italy_travel.htm
Roman Styles
women's clothing and hair

http://www.fashion-era.com/ancient_costume/roman-costume-history-women-hair.htm
Roman clothing and hair
men, women, kids hair and clothes

http://www.roman-empire.net/society/soc-dress.html
Ancient Roman life

http://www.kidskonnect.com/content/view/262/27/

Roman mythology

Ancient Rome for kids

http://rome.mrdonn.org/gods.html
Roman Mythology

http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/WAKI-Chapter.aspx?chapter_id=7
Death in Rome
mystery game

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/launch_gms_deathrome.shtml

Safe, fun web sites

It's my life
Games, advice, etc. for middle school

javascript:checkExtLink('http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/parents/resources/middleschool.html','');
Learning Websites for middle schoolers
Internet treasure hunt and other activities

http://students.resa.net/stoutcomputerclass/
How stuff works
Learn how and why stuff works the way it does

http://www.howstuffworks.com
America's Story
fun look at America's past

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi
Visit the Coal Mine
virtual coal mine tour

http://www2.illinoisbiz.biz/coal/virtualtour/index.html
Music Lab
hear instruments from the symphony

http://www.sfskids.org/templates/home.asp?pageid=1
Above the Influence
Resource to help cope with bullying, drugs and other social pressures

http://abovetheinfluence.com/influence/pressures

Satire

Wacky Packs Ads
makes fun of everyday household items

http://wackypacks.tripod.com/series1.html
More Wacky Pack Ads

http://wackypacks.tripod.com/series3.html
Good-Night iPad
parody of Good Night Moon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfmxhop7S14
Good Night Moon
video of original story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yu_g5x3ZoQ&safe=active

Seasonal Activities

Shiloh

Shiloh Novel unit

http://www.mce.k12tn.net/dogs/shiloh/shiloh.htm

Appalachian culture

General ideas

http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0310443/Appalachian%20Culture.htm

Settings

General WV info

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia
Tyler County info

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_County,_West_Virginia
Town of Friendly

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendly,_West_Virginia
Town of Shiloh

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiloh,_Tyler_County,_West_Virginia
town of Sistersville

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistersville,_West_Virginia

Syllabication

Syllable facts

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/soundandspell/syllables/factsheet.shtml
Syllabication game
after you know syllable facts

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/soundandspell/syllables/game.shtml
Syllabication rules

http://www.education.com/reference/article/syllabication-rules/
Syllabication Rules game

http://www.quia.com/cm/56721.html?AP_rand=1400415916
Space station
syllabication game

http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/5_6/spacestation04/spacestation.htm
Syllabication flashcards
print these rules as flashcards

http://www.createdbyteachers.com/syllablerulescharts.html

Teach21

Try this out at home or school

http://wvde.state.wv.us/learn21/

Teacher resources

Worksheets with short vowel sounds
3 letter words for k-1st grade

http://www.funfonix.com/book1/funfonix_book1.php
List of sites for word games

http://www.amphi.com/departments/technology/assess/psf.html
Everyday mysteries

http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/archive.html
Literacy Links

http://develop.flvs.net/training/development%20repository/test/lisc_src/root_liscv2/LiteracyLinks.html
cctitle1
portaportal

http://my.portaportal.com/
Elements of story or fiction

http://www.homeofbob.com/literature/genre/fiction/ficElmnts.html
Various films available on American Experience

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/?film-online
Faux files
Create profiles of historical and/or other characters

http://faux-fil.es/
Teaching with Documents

http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/
Lesson on Children's Crusade of 1963
Lesson about children's involvement in the Civil Rights Movement

http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/resources/article/the_childrens_crusade_part_i/
What are folk tales?

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/what-folklore
Book report ideas

http://sms.iwcs.k12.va.us/iprojectprojects/iproject.html

Tell-Tale Heart

Images of lantern

https://www.google.com/search?q=tell+tale+heart+lantern&biw=1536&bih=847&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=6atbVZvnO4jxsAXm7IL4DQ&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&dpr=1.25
Images of deathwatch beetles

https://www.google.com/search?q=tell+tale+heart+lantern&biw=1536&bih=847&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=6atbVZvnO4jxsAXm7IL4DQ&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&dpr=1.25#tbm=isch&q=death+watch+beetle
Images of vulture eyes

https://www.google.com/search?q=vulture&safe=strict&biw=1366&bih=673&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=QJZcVfzsBeSIsQSlj4HICg&sqi=2&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ#safe=strict&tbm=isch&q=vulture+eye
Knowing Poe
About Poe the writer and persong

http://knowingpoe.thinkport.org/default_flash.asp
Edgar Allan Poe:Love, Death and Women

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xliPMeTx5zw

Test taking vocab and strategies

Funny video using test taking vocab

http://www.flocabulary.com/test-taking-vocabulary/
Acing these tests
fun video about test taking strategies

http://www.flocabulary.com/test-taking-strategies/

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The "Red Baron"
True story of The Red Baron

http://acepilots.com/wwi/ger_richthofen.html
Snoopy vs. Red Baron

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hLiNaz2-lk
United States In 1939

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS3qGO2cKWU
World's Fair of 1939
people who attended the fair with footage of fair

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTgmN7CfHWY&list=PLoM4LAiKzCdVX26H49fr6olXO7wtUNHrg
Another World Fair of 1939
interesting info on life in 1939

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fP4t3bte30
East Coast Hurricane of 1938

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b21g-5YBLs
History.com videos of the 1930's

http://www.history.com/topics/1930s/videos#fdr-a-voice-of-hope
Quick Overview of 1930s

http://video.about.com/history1900s/Decade-Overview-of-the-1930s.htm
Planning and exhibits of The World Fair 1939

http://www.nypl.org/audiovideo/new-york-worlds-fair-1939-40
The Great Depression
show before World's fair video

http://www.history.com/topics/great-depression

Trouble with Television

Advantages and Disadvantages to Television

http://rumanasaiyed.hubpages.com/hub/Advantages-and-Disadvantages-of-watching-Television
Health benefits of TV

http://www.redbookmag.com/body/health-fitness/advice/a6203/watching-tv-has-health-benefits/
The Good Things about Television

http://mediasmarts.ca/television/good-things-about-television

Women, both famous and infamous

Women's Hall of Fame
short biographies of inductees in the Women's Hall of Fame

http://www.greatwomen.org/women-of-the-hall/view-all-women
Biographies for Kids
Biographies of historical figures including women

http://gardenofpraise.com/leaders.htm
Various links about famous women

http://www.lmsd.org/staff/elemtech/women/women.htm
Ruby Bridges interview
Interview and other activities

http://blogs.scholastic.com/top_teaching/2011/03/march-is-womens-history-month-celebrate-with-art-literature-and-ruby-bridges.html
Famous Women of WV

http://www.wvu.edu/~exten/infores/pubs/fypubs/wlg510.pdf
Bessie Coleman lesson and video

http://www.squidoo.com/bessie-coleman-lesson-plans
Women's History on Biography.com

http://www.biography.com/people/groups/womens-history

Word building activities

Words and Activities, short vowels

http://rbeaudoin333.homestead.com/shortvowel_1.html

Writing Activities

Students AND Teachers

Describe an accident you had

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/0876282699_314.pdf
Describe a Rainy Day

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/0876282699_314.pdf
Compare and contrast essay

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/scottforesman/read_4_U3_WP.pdf
Interactive graphic organizers
can fill out online and save

http://my.hrw.com/nsmedia/intgos/html/igo.htm

Teachers only

Ideas for teaching and publishing writing

http://www.proteacher.com/070037.shtml
Ideas for teaching writing

http://208.183.128.3/write/create.htm

Short Story Unit

mrs. P reads The Monkey's Paw

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Mrs+p+reads+the+monkey%27s+paw
Monkey's Paw Character Analysis

https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/5518-analyze-character-development-by-paying-attention-to-word-choice
Types of story conflict
PowerPoint

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=6&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjHxJ6trZbMAhUK6yYKHXuWBKMQFgg6MAU&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ereadingworksheets.com%2Freading-worksheets%2Ftypes-of-conflict-lesson-1.ppt&usg=AFQjCNEoQtwv6hvVXpd_Os6nI
List of Short Stories for Middle Schoolers.

http://www.mrswatersenglish.com/2014/05/40-excellent-short-stories-for-middle-school/
R.L Stine reads, "I'm not Martin"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA3Dc1yQJmI&safe=active
The Treasure of Lemon Brown
audio of story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WxkzvAjbOM

Module 2: Working Conditions;mThen and Now

A Working Wage: Mod. 2. Unit 1, Less1

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/07/18/business/global/18shirt-audioss/
Sound of loom

https://beta.prx.org/stories/28041#description
Image of Industrial loom

http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/textile-worker-winding-yarn-on-industrial-loom-in-mill-picture-id173806596
Video of shoe factory

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/poverty-matters/2012/apr/30/export-processing-zones-sweatshops-development
Mill Times video
Describes the life of girls working in the Lowell Mills

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toV9uIDIJMs
Mill times

http://www.teachertube.com/video/pbs-mill-times-david-macaulay-333057

Unit 2: Cesar Chevaz

Short video on Chavez as an "agent of change"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj4ya_Gyq80
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
Video of the book by Kathryn Krull

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbUQMjhkUY8
Cesar Chevaz and organizing of UFW and boycotts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns5NMHTk-yY
Cesar Chavez photo gallery

http://www.chavezfoundation.org/_page.php?code=001022000000000&page_ttl=Photo+Gallery&kind=1
States that celebrate Cesar Chavez Day

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesar_Chavez_Day
Cesar Chavez giving Commonwealth Club speech
audio only

http://esl-bits.net/listening/Media/CesarChavez/default.html
Harvesting Hope; Abridged version
shorter version of the story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk1W1OC9W9I&t=110s
Farm Workers Union Ends 16-Year Boycott of Grapes
News article about end of grape boycott in 2000

http://articles.latimes.com/2000/nov/22/news/mn-55663
Wrath of Grapes 1986 Pesticide Poisonings of Grape Workers
video of many elements discussed in Chavez's speech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq48o4ftL4A

Unit 3

Site for Knights Apparel or Alta Gracia factory
web site featuring clothing and where to buy it and info about company

http://altagraciaapparel.com/
Working Wage
Video to accompany Unit 3 Lesson 4, source 2

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/07/18/business/global/18shirt-audioss/
Channel One video about Alta Gracia worker earning a "living wage"
Watch this first

http://altagraciaapparel.com/change-lives.php