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The Best Notes

The Best Notes: The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online study guide for the novel The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: The War of the Worlds

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Contains a lesson plan that incorporates audio and video resources to help teach the book "The War of the Worlds" by H.G. Wells. Also includes a number of discussion questions and links to additional information.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: The War of the Worlds, by H. G. Wells

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a brief introduction and links to each chapter of the complete text of the book. Also provides a picture of Wells.
eBook
Fourmilab Switzerland

John Walker: The War of the Worlds

For Students 9th - 10th
An online version of H.G. Wells's War of the Worlds. Separated by chapter and book, and based on the work of Project Gutenberg.
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: The War of the Worlds

For Teachers 10th - 12th
In this learning module, students will engage in a deep study of H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds. Worksheets, tests, and map projects are provided to reinforce comprehension of The War of the Worlds. This module is designed to support...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Oral Storytelling and Dramatization

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students begin this instructional activity by discussing what makes a good, vivid story and creating a working checklist of the criteria for a good story. They explore background information about the Mercury Theatre production of the...
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Other

The War of the Worlds: H. G. Wells

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a good biography of Wells and a brief plot summary of the book.
eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: The War of the Worlds

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of H. G. Wells's The War Of The Worlds 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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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Timeline: 1871 1914 Origins of the Great War

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a wealth of information about the origins of the World War I, and the maneuvers and alliances that took place in the years preceding it.
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PBS

Pbs: Commanding Heights the Battle for the World Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
A huge site dedicated to an understanding of the current global economic system. Includes the history, forces, values and perceptions that have shaped the world's economy. A comprehensive resource that includes a detailed economic report...
PPT
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: 1914: When the World Changed Forever

For Students 9th - 10th
Photographic view of some of the key items from the exhibition launched by York Castle Museum in 2014 on the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I.
PPT
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Museum of the Great Patriotic War

For Students 9th - 10th
Photographic exhibition showcases primary source documents and artifacts from World War I on display in the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War.
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New York Times

New York Times: Lesson of the Day: 'The Lost Diaries of War'

For Students 9th - 10th
Volunteers have begun an effort to transcribe the pages of more than 2,000 diaries written by ordinary people during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. Their voices, filled with anxiety, isolation and uncertainty, resonate...
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: The Aftermath of the Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about plight of people, especially Jewish people, who were displaced by World War II and had no homes to return to, and how the world-wide community did, and did not, aid them in the years immediately following the war.
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British Library

British Library: 20th Century Works: Empire of the Sun

For Students 9th - 10th
"Empire of the Sun" is a semi-autobiographical novel by the British writer J.G. Ballard. Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles and collection items.
PPT
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Evacuation and Liberation of the Auschwitz Camp

For Students 9th - 10th
Photographic exhibit details the evacuation and liberation of the Auschwitz camp in January 1945 by the Soviet 100th Rifle Division.
Lesson Plan
The Newberry Library

Newberry: Political and Military History: Map 15: The World at War, 1944

For Teachers K - 1st
Lesson for K-12 using historical map teaches students about the relationship between perspectives of the world and map projections.
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Veterans Affairs Canada

Veterans Affairs Canada: The Battles of the Somme and Beaumont Hamel

For Students 9th - 10th
The Battle of the Somme was one of the costliest battles of WW1. The effects in Canada were stagering but the impact on the colony of Newfoundland was worse.
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Veterans Affairs Canada

Veteran Affairs Canada: 1st Newfoundland Regiment and the Battle of the Somme

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource has provided a basic public information fact sheet on the Battle of the Somme and the 1st Newfoundland Regiment that can be downloaded from here.
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Wisconsin Historical Society

Wisconsin Historical Society: Selling the War to the American Public

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A resource filled with primary source materials, posters that promoted support for World War I. Included is a worksheet that can be used to analyze any of the resources, all of which are PDF files.
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Brigham Young University

Byu: Scott's Official History: American Negro in the World War

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of a book about the military history of African Americans in World War I. Emmett J. Scott wrote this book in 1919 to detail the experiences of African American soldiers in World War I, covering such topics as...
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Other

Stemming the Tide: Battle of the Coral Sea

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed discussion of the Battle of the Coral Sea and the events leading up to it. Includes some pictures.
Primary
University of South Florida

Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust: German Declaration of War With the Us

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of the German declaration of war on the United States on December 11, 1941, following the US declaration of war on Japan.
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Imperial War Museums

Imperial War Museums: Battle of the Somme

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete story of the Battle of the Somme, one of the major Canadian-led battles of World War I. Researchers have a wealth of information to search through including the preparations made for the battle, the battle itself, and...

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