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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() World city maps from the University of TexasĬhinese City Maps, NYC City Map, D.C. Seriously, Cinderella is SO Annoying! By Trisha Speed Shaskan Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe LessonĪSIA for Educators part 1, ASIA for Educators part 2Ī list of International Versions of Cinderella The chart below provides links to online resources as a companion to the curriculum unit. To purchase this curriculum unit, please go to Kendall Hunt's website. 2004 Winner of a National Association for Gifted Children Curriculum Division Award for Outstanding Curriculum. This unit may be used in conjunction with Ancient Egypt: Gift of the Nile for a broader exploration of ancient civilizations. Students in grades 2–3 also have opportunities to broaden their understanding by comparing the ancient Chinese civilization with aspects of their own lives and communities. The unit explores systems of agriculture, language, leadership, and trade in ancient China, using models for reasoning and document analysis to support student understanding. The concept of systems is the foundation for this unit, which explores ancient China to demonstrate the interdependent systems that develop and sustain a civilization. Ancient China: The Middle Kingdom - 2nd Edition Online Resources Cindy Ellen: A Wild Western Cinderella Susan Lowell HarperCollins Publishers, 2001 - Juvenile Fiction 16 Reviews Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when. ![]() ![]() ![]() The one thing that had been an escape from his complicated childhood was making him feel increasingly trapped. Now he was forced to play the part of the glossy young starlet, a role that made his skin crawl on and off set. With Juno's phenomenal success, Elliot became one of the world's most beloved actors - but at what cost? But for Elliot two steps forward always came with one step back. Getting closer to his desires, his dreams, himself. Here he was on the precipice of discovering himself as a queer person. The hot summer air hung heavy around him as he looked at her. 'Can I kiss you?' It was two months before the world premiere of Juno, and Elliot Page was in his first-ever queer bar. ![]() The Oscar-nominated star who captivated the world with his performance in Juno finally shares his truth. Please do not add to cart with any other in stock items** **THIS ITEM IS A PRE-ORDER - to be dispatched in early June. ![]() ![]() Then pass out the “ Anne Bonny profile example” and read through it with students. ![]() First play the short video (4:44) from the History Channel about Bonny. Now explain to students that they are going to learn about Anne Bonny – a woman who defied the stereotypes of women of her time. ![]() Main Activity Women in history who broke stereotypes Carol Gilligan on Cultural Stereotypes of Men and Women After taking some answers pass out “ Introduction to gender stereotypes“ and read through it with students. Fact sheet for Anne Bonny, Harriet Tubman, Hypatia, Cleopatra, Mulan & Queen ElizabethĪsk students what they think the word stereotype means. ![]() Thirty-minutes in-class, one-hour for homework Grade Level ![]() It should be noted that there are many myths and legends about the unconventional women chosen for this exercise, so students should be mindful of which resources they choose to use during their research and how they present their information. This lesson plan challenges students to identify negative stereotypes about women and men, introduces students to Anne Bonny (a woman who breaks traditional gender stereotypes) and gives them the opportunity to use creative writing skills to create their own profile on one of four other “rule-breaking” women in history. Since Harvard professor Laurel Thatcher Ulrich coined the phrase, “ Well-behaved women seldom make history“in the 1970s, those words have become a slogan for girls hoping to break the mold. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Necroscope, a finalist for the British Fantasy Award, is the first volume in a powerful series that has enthralled millions of readers with its very different look at vampires and vampire hunters, at the dead and the living and the worlds they share. Harry Keogh and an army of the dead stand in their way. Seeking power, Boris has made a pact with an undead Thing, long buried in the mountains of Romania they intend to conquer the West with an army of demonic warriors. Like Harry, Boris can hear the dead.but only when he is mutilating their corpses. The head of Russia's ESPionage "firm" is Boris Dragosani. Seeking revenge after his beloved mother is murdered by a psychic-and psychotic-Russian spy, Harry is recruited by Britain's super-secret, psychically-powered spy organization, E-Branch. What Should I Read Next Book recommendations for people who like Necroscope: Deadspeak No 4 (Necroscope Series) by Brian Lumley. Mathematician August Mobius, dead for more than a century, teaches Harry how to fold space and time, to travel anywhere and any when. Through Harry, dead composers and writers reach new audiences dead inventors see their creations come to life. The dead have been his friends, his counselors, his inspiration. Since childhood, Harry Keogh has been able to hear and speak to dead people. ![]() Eldritch horror meets international espionage as a bloodthirsty vampire attempts to conquer humanity in this first book of a titanic and terrifying trilogy! ![]() ![]() ![]() The Iron Woman is so enraged that she turns all the men in the factory into the swamp creatures, so that they can feel what the animals of the marsh were enduring. Lucy contacts Hogarth, the friend of the Iron Man, asking for his help. She is angry and wants to save them, but her dad is one of the factory workers. Lucy sympathises with the Iron Woman, watching the animals' painful deaths as more toxic material is poured into the marsh from the local waste-disposal factory. After being cleaned (by Lucy), the Iron Woman takes her to see the environment in which she lives. The main character, Lucy, finds the Iron Woman in a state of despair and covered in chemicals. Ted Hughes' novel is an attempt at getting people to be made aware of and respond to this. ![]() It references rudeness, in that the iron woman exacts her revenge on a seemingly ignorant/uncaring male community (in the waste disposal plant) for polluting the area in which she lives however, the book is more of an attack on society for the oblivious ways in which for many decades, a vast number of habitats have been destroyed or are on the brink of annihilation or complete destruction or obliteration. ![]() "The Iron Woman has come to take revenge on mankind for its thoughtless polluting of the seas, lakes and rivers," says the introduction to the novel. It is a sequel to the 1968 novel The Iron Man. The Iron Woman is a science fiction novel by British writer Ted Hughes, published in 1993. ![]() ![]() Indeed, new audiences (the ones we in education call “digital natives”) might not even understand the characters’ rationales for action without being able to step back in time and forget what they take for granted. But a lot of these books were originally written twenty years ago or more, when the absence of technology and communications wasn’t something that needed to be addressed to explain why these bastards weren’t better informed. Fortunately, he’s written more than a couple continuations that will link together into a handy packaged bind-up. We need something big and beefy to show that we’re Serious About Literature even as we read about murderous insane girls. It’s the twenty-first century now, and no self-respecting teen would be caught dead reading a pocket-sized paperback. ![]() ![]() So if Simon & Schuster is going back to the well for Pike’s vampire books, what’s stopping them from bringing back other stories from their one-time best-selling young adult author? Form factor, perhaps. ![]() ![]() This rhythmic, read-aloud title is an unbridled celebration of the self-esteem, confidence, and swagger boys feel when they leave the barber’s chair–a tradition that places on their heads a figurative crown, beaming with jewels, that confirms their brilliance and worth and helps them not only love and accept themselves but also take a giant step toward caring how they present themselves to the world. ![]() That crisp yet subtle line makes boys sharper, more visible, more aware of every great thing that could happen to them when they look good: lesser grades turn into As girls take notice even a mother’s hug gets a little tighter. ![]() Boys go in as lumps of clay and, with princely robes draped around their shoulders, a dab of cool shaving cream on their foreheads, and a slow, steady cut, they become royalty. The barbershop is where the magic happens. Written by Derrick Barnes, Illustrated by Gordon C. ![]() ![]() ![]() Part One: Before - This first part chronicles the story before After, and how several characters came to be who they are.Alongside them, Hardin’s account of his first encounters with Tessa-which will change what you thought you knew about the brooding boy and the angel who loved him. For the first time, these others are given voice as they appear before, during, and after the events in original After novels. Hardin and Tessa’s dramatic love affair became a vortex pulling in everyone around them. AFTER they got together, the world would never be the same. DURING those first moments they met, he realized he needed to keep her for himself-his life depended on it. ![]() BEFORE Hardin met Tessa he was a raging storm. #HESSA Before explores Hardin Scott’s life before Tessa, reveals what happens after After, and gives new insights on their turbulent #Hessa romance. Book Five of the After series-Anna Todd’s Wattpad fanfiction that racked up one billion reads online and captivated romance readers across the globe! As told by Hardin and other characters, Before will explore his life before he met Tessa, reveal what happens after After, give you new insights on their turbulent romance-and revel in the awesome power of true love. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The boys, he declares, are now child soldiers, and the girls, including Cora, are raped those resisting are summarily shot.ĭuring the intermission, Kelly circulated, handing out print copies of his newsletter, Strangeways. In a post-apocalyptic future, the activities of a group of children, one of whom, Cora, has visions, is interrupted by the invasion of a rebel army. The myth of Persephone and Demeter is “at the heart of the story,” she explained, before cautioning the audience about the ugly violence in her selection. She read from her next novel, Eleusis, the upcoming sequel to Elysium (she had just handed it in to her agent). Her short stories have appeared in Fantastic Stories of the Imagination, Lightspeed, Uncanny, The Future Fire, APB: Artists against Police Brutality, and other publications. Award, the storySouth Million Writers Award, and has won the Philip K. She has been shortlisted for the Locus Award, the James Tiptree, Jr. Jennifer Marie Brissett, a Jamaican-British-American, is the author of Elysium, or The World After. ![]() |