University of Virginia
University of Virginia Library: Les Miserables Volume 2
At this collection from the University of Virginia Library, Hugo's novel continues in Volume 2 with the story of Cosette. Read the whole volume.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: French 2: Semester 1: Les Animaux
A learning module including writing and discussion assignments, projects, and assessments focused on French language terms involving animals.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Archiving Early America: Newspaper Coverage of French and Indian War
This resource contains an article written by David A. Copeland on how five American newspapers covered the French and Indian War in the colonial period. See copies of three old newspaper issues.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Colonial Rivalries: Dutch and French Colonial Ambitions
After reading a section of a chapter on "Colonial Societies," students will be able to compare and contrast the development and character of the French and Dutch colonies in North America and discuss their economies.
Stanford University
Stanford: A Tale of Two Cities Historical Context
An excellent resource for students studying the historical context of Dickens' Tale of Two Cities. Site provides details on the context both within the setting of the novel (on and around the French Revolution) and the publication of the...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: "Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens
This site from Bibliomania contains the entire text of Dickens' novel, "Tale of Two Cities." Illustrations are embedded throughout the text, and a brief biography of the novel is included.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Library: Lafayette: Citizen of Two Worlds
This extentsive collection of resources, celebrates the 250th anniversary of the birth of Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de Lafayette.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Women and the French Revolution
What impact did the French Revolution have on women? Did it alter their role in society? Deepen studies of the French Revolution with this Tom Richey PowerPoint presentation.
Other
The Educated Teacher: French & Indian War: Causes & Effects
A two-day lesson unit on the French and Indian War.
Digital Dialects
Digital Dialects: Verb Conjugation in French Language 2
Learn to conjugate the verbs in French then play the game.
Digital Dialects
Digital Dialects: Animals in French Language 2
Learn the names of the animals in French.
BBC
Bbc: News: Regions and Territories: French Guiana
The BBC presents an overview of facts on the South American region of French Guiana. Discusses its leaders, the media, and has a link to the weather there.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: 1789 the French Revolution: Part I
Studying the French Revolution of the late 18th Century? Take advantage of this study tool which illustrates the details of the war.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: French and Dutch Exploration in the New World
An overview of the French, Dutch, and English explorers in the late 1500's and early 1600's.
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota: Immigration Syllabus: Weeks 1 2
Week 1: Why study immigration? What does the study of immigration reveal about U.S. history and which stories we tell about ourselves as a people? Week 2: Settlers, Servants, and Slaves in British, French, and Spanish Colonial America:...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: French and English Gardens
France and England have had two very different gardening histories that tell us as much about psychology and philosophy as they do about horticulture.
The Best Notes
The Best Notes: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
This is a complete online study guide/notes for the novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Two Brothers by Honore De Balzac
Read the full text of "The Two Brothers" by Honore de Balzac, generally regarded as one of France's greatest fiction writers.
PBS
Pbs: Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution
PBS documentary site explains the whys and wherefores of our enduring interest in the life and loves of Marie Antoinette. Follow the timeline that leads to her execution at the guillotine, learn about the extravagance of her surroundings...
A&E Television
History.com: French and Indian War
The French and Indian War saw two European imperialists go head-to-head over territory and marked the debut of the soldier who would become America's first president.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: French and Indian War
This resource offers a humorous visual lesson discussing the aspects of the French and Indian War. [2:13]
BBC
Bbc News: Giant Squid Attacks French Boat
This article, published by BBC News (January 15, 2003), reports that a giant squid "clamped on" to the hull of a French boat.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Challenges to Spain's Supremacy
This section of a chapter on "Early Globalization" identifies regions where the English, French, and Dutch explored and established settlements, describes the differences among the early colonies, and explains the role of the American...
Other
Doctors Without Borders: Canada
Doctors without Borders in Canada recruits medical personnel to help treat populations of people around the world who would otherwise not receive medical help. This site offers the information in English or French.