National Humanities Center
Teaching The Great Gatsby: A Common Core Close Reading Seminar
The 41 slides in a professional development seminar model how to use close reading techniques to examine the many layers of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. In addition to passages from the novel, slides provide biographical...
Cornell University
Cornell University: Art, Design, and Visual Thinking
Use the left-hand toolbar of this site to investigate an online textbook for the language of design. It provides visual examples and explanations of line, form, color, color psychology, texture, balance, proportion and many more...
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts, Grade 9: The Odyssey
This unit builds on student knowledge of the quest. Young scholars come to understand how great literature reflects life, and how in any journey (be it physical or metaphysical) patience is important for gaining wisdom and experience...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of Asia
A landing page for a course on the art history of Asia.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of African Art: Inscribing Meaning: Writing and Graphic Systems
These works of art reveal symbols and graphic systems that help to communicate values and ideas of the African people.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Language & Literary Arts: Collection
How do fables and myths explain the unknown and preserve cultures? What makes a good story? How do plays comment on societal issues? Grab a pencil and prepare to create original poems, experience the Civil War through letters, and parse...
Other
Hieroglyphs and Art
This site has colorful and detailed pictures of hieroglyphics and an explanation and brief history of hieroglyphics. From this link, students can explore frequently used hieroglyphics, how the system works, how to pronounce ancient...
A&E Television
History.com: What Prehistoric Cave Paintings Reveal About Early Human Life
Some of the oldest known art may hint at the beginning of language development, while later examples portray narratives with human and animal figures. What does the oldest known art in the world tell us about the people who created it?...
9/11 Memorial & Museum
National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Symbols of Remembrance [Pdf]
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum has partnered with the New York City Department of Education and the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education to develop a robust set of 9/11 lessons for K-12 classrooms. Each lesson is...
9/11 Memorial & Museum
National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Karyn's Wings: Symbolism [Pdf]
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum has partnered with the New York City Department of Education and the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education to develop a robust set of 9/11 lessons for K-12 classrooms. Each lesson is...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Draw a Math Story From the Concrete to the Symbolic
Contains plans for four cross-curricular lessons that ask students to write simple addition and subtraction stories after reading a number of models. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF...
Smithsonian Institution
Inscribing Meaning: Test Your Memory
Introduce yourself to writing symbols of various African people. Then test your skills with this online memory game.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Egg
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story, article or poem is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: My Story Quilt
In this lesson, students will write narrative paragraphs about specific events in their lives. Then students will paint images and symbols from their paragraphs onto pieces of fabric, which will be used to make quilts.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: What Was the Harlem Renaissance?
Professor Kate Rushin describes the Harlem Renaissance as a large social and cultural movement fueled by many factors in this video from A Walk Through Harlem.
Other
Uss Constitution Museum: All Hands on Deck!
This thematic unit uses USS Constitution (nicknamed 'Old Ironsides') as a vehicle to explore a wide range of disciplines including language arts, reading, math, science, art, and social studies. Skills covered in the unit include...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Australia
Provides an overview of the culture of Australia. Gives basic information on topics such as geography, ethnic makeup, languages, symbolism, economy, food, customs, social stratification, family life, education, religion, politics, etc....
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Argentina
Provides an overview of the culture of Argentina. Gives basic information on topics such as geography, ethnic makeup, languages, symbolism, economy, food, customs, social stratification, family life, education, religion, politics, etc....
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Antigua and Barbuda
Provides an overview of the culture of Antigua and Barbuda. Gives basic information on topics such as geography, ethnic makeup, languages, symbolism, economy, food, customs, social stratification, family life, education, religion,...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Aruba
Provides an overview of the culture of Aruba. Gives basic information on topics such as geography, ethnic makeup, languages, symbolism, economy, food, customs, social stratification, family life, education, religion, politics, etc....
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Austria
Provides an overview of the culture of Austria. Gives basic information on topics such as geography, ethnic makeup, languages, symbolism, economy, food, customs, social stratification, family life, education, religion, politics, etc....
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Azerbaijan
Provides an overview of the culture of Azerbaijan. Gives basic information on topics such as geography, ethnic makeup, languages, symbolism, economy, food, customs, social stratification, family life, education, religion, politics, etc....
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Angola
Provides an overview of the culture of Angola. Gives basic information on topics such as geography, ethnic makeup, languages, symbolism, economy, food, customs, social stratification, family life, education, religion, politics, etc....
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Armenia
Provides an overview of the culture of Armenia. Gives basic information on topics such as geography, ethnic makeup, languages, symbolism, economy, food, customs, social stratification, family life, education, religion, politics, etc....