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Finding Enhanced Text

Books and Documents: The Intersect Digital Library features "Supported Text" books incorporating resources and study strategies that help students learn more from what they read, along with lesson plans. Current enhanced titles include:

The Diary of Opal Whiteley
The Diary of Juan Bautista de Anza
Your Genes, Your Choices: Cloning
On the Run
An American History Sourcebook

The Mayflower Compact
The Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
U.S. Constitution
Gettysburg Address
Emancipation Proclamation

Titles under development include Short Stories of Edger Allan Poe and Romeo & Juliet.

Knowing Poe is a rich collection on the life, times, and literature of Edgar Allen Poe, illustrated with a time lines, historical pictures, text of poems and stories, as well as video and audio clips.

Textbooks: Prentice Hall Interactive Text Books
Samples are open to public viewing. Literature selections include the following supports:

Preview, summary, graphic summary
Literature analysis
Reading strategies
Author biographies
Additional questions
Links to external websites
Internet activities and research
Background video clips
Self-tests

Other Resources: Spark Notes features free online access to hundreds of study guides, as well as searchable, hyperlinked versions of their Test Prep books.
For Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets they provide:

Context
Summaries, including a brief summary for each chapter.
Characters
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols

Wikipedia.org is an amazing, free online, hyper-linked encyclopedia. Below is the entry for Arizona.

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