Regional dialect can make a lovely poem even more beautiful. After translating the Scots words in "A Red, Red Rose" into modern English, class members identify the two similes Robert Burns uses in his poem.

Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery and led the Union out of the most tumultuous time in American history. An informative passage and paired questions evaluate learners' understanding of main ideas, supporting points, and domain-specific...

Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Robert Burns including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Burns is also provided.

A Library of Congress Exhibition launching the book, "When They Were Young: A Photographic Retrospective of Childhood from the Library of Congress". Very famous and thoughtful photographs with prose by Robert Coles.

Read a brief biography, and the full text of quite a number of Burns' poems at this site. Includes some recommendations for books about Burns, as well.

This Nagoya University site provides the text to Robert Louis Stevenson's ghost story "The Body-Snatcher." Provides other interesting Victorian ghost stories at this site also.

Find your favorite Hall of Famer in this extensive list. A brief biography is included for each player.

This resource provides biographies for 36 past and present Minnesota authors.

Explore origami and the use of mathematical patterns to create patterns and folds. Watch a video, answer questions and learn more.