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Martin Luther King, Jr. Posted by Larry Ferlazzo on February 15, 2009 ON YOUR OWN Watch these movies and take the quizzes: Civil Rights Martin Luther King, Jr. Malcolm X Learn about Rosa Parks. Learn about the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Listen To Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech and find the mistakes. Watch this video of King Here’s another video about King.

Who Do You Think Are The Greatest Americans? Posted by Larry Ferlazzo on March 30, 2009 A television channel did a poll to find out who people thought were the Greatest Americans, and then ranked them from the most important to the one hundredth most important. Think about all the Americans we have studied so far.  Pick who you think are the top five Americans and rank them one-through-five.  Find a picture of them, write about what you think was their major accomplishment, and explain why you ranked them where you did.

Culture Crossing is a unique resource for information about different countries. It provides some basic demographics, but it also shares details about communication style, dress, gestures, etc.

What The World Eats is a TIME Magazine slideshow with family photos from around the world and the food they

Houses around the World, Wonderful Houses Around the World, and Homes Around The World all have images of….homes in different parts of the world.