Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Lessons of the Indian Epics: The Ramayana

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Lessons of the Indian Epics: The Ramayana." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Lessons of the Indian Epics: Following the Dharma

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Lessons of the Indian Epics: Following the Dharma." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Lessons of the Indian Epics: The Ramayana: Showing Your Dharma

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Lessons of the Indian Epics: The Ramayana: Showing your Dharma." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
Handout
World History Encyclopedia

World History Encyclopedia: Arjuna

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated entry tells the story of Arjuna, a hero in the Indian epic " The Mahabharata".
Handout
Other

Indian Literature: Mahabharata

For Students 9th - 10th
Concise explanation of the longest Sanskrit epic, the Mahabharata.
Handout
Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Ancient Indian Literature

For Students 3rd - 7th
History for Kids teaches us about the literature of ancient India, including the stories of Buddha, epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata, as well as examples of pictographs.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Mahabharata

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the Mahabharata, one of the great religious epics of India.
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Song of Hiawatha" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the 1855 epic poem The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The poem in trochaic tetrameter relates the fictional adventures of an Ojibwe warrior named Hiawatha and the tragedy of his love for...
Primary
US Army Center

U.s. Army Center of Military History: Lewis and Clark: Corps of Discovery: Wintering With the Mandan Tribe

For Students 9th - 10th
The Corps of Discovery stayed with the Mandan tribe for the first winter of their epic trip to the Pacific Coast. Read the entries in the Journals of Lewis and Clark to get first impressions and descriptions of the Native Americans who...
eBook
Other

Mahabharataonline.com: Explore Mahabharata

For Students 9th - 10th
Find translations of the Mahabharata along with a simplified version for the novice reader. The Mahabharata is the greatest Indian epic.
Website
Exploring Ancient World Cultures

Exploring Ancient World Cultures: The Historical Context of Bhagavad Gita

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay by Soumen De about why the Gita was written and its philosophies. He shows the Gita's relation to other Indian religious doctrines.
Website
Other

The Mahabharata

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents a synopsis of one of the great epics of India, concerning an 18-day war among 18 armies.
Website
Lin and Don Donn

Lin and Don Donn: Daily Life in Ancient India

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Lin and Don Donn shares daily life in three major time periods of ancient Indian history. The periods referenced are the Indus Valley Civilization, the Vedic and Epics Periods, and the Age of Empires. This site is designed...
Graphic
Curated OER

Mahabharata

For Students 9th - 10th
Concise explanation of the longest Sanskrit epic, the Mahabharata.