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1. Hearts and Crosses

   In: The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories Format(s): Text

   This story tells of a Texas rancher named Webb who is not content with holding a lower rank than his wife regarding ranch affairs.

2. Earthquake Legends and "Wordologies"

   In: English Teaching Forum 2001, Volume 39, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   This resource shares earthquake legends from around the world as well as related English idioms.

3. Practical Applications for Critical Thinking in English Language Teaching and Learning

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text, Video

   This session offers an easy way to determine how much Critical Thinking (CT) is already part of existing your materials and practical ways to weave more CT into them on a regular basis.

4. Making Grammar and Vocabulary Learning Stick by Weaving a Critical Thinking Web

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text, Video

   "Making Grammar and Vocabulary Learning Stick by Weaving A Critical Thinking Web," shows some ways to weave our grammar and vocabulary objectives into an interconnected web.

5. Science and Technology

   Format(s): Text, Website

   Special English news stories about science for English language learners. Text and audio, Voice of America.

6. The Wanderer of the North

   In: To Build a Fire and Other Stories Format(s): Text

   In this story from To Build a Fire and Other Stories, a mysterious stranger tells a few mushers about how he followed his wife's kidnapper from his home in the Aleutian Islands to Tokyo Bay and finally to the Yukon Territory in Canada.

7. Smithsonian History and Culture

   Format(s): Text, Website

   Lesson plans and resources for teaching and learning about American culture, art, and history.

8. U.S. Citizen and Immigration Center

   Format(s): Website

   A comprehensive U.S. Citizenship guide, study materials, and welcome kit for those wishing to become American citizens.

9. The Murders in the Rue Morgue

   In: Edgar Allan Poe: Storyteller Format(s): MP3, Text

   The text and audio of this murder/detective story in Edgar Allan Poe: Storyteller are about a man named C. Auguste Dupin, who brillantly solves the murder of Madame L'Espanaye and Mademoiselle Camille.

10. Creating and Adapting Materials for a Multilevel Class

    In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text, Video

    This session, "Creating and Adapting Materials for a Multilevel Class," focuses on how to help students of all levels learn by means of motivating and engaging activities.

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