British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Medieval Drama and Mystery Plays
The mystery plays and morality plays of the 15th and 16th centuries were very different from modern drama. This article takes us back in time to show how these plays portrayed scenes from the Bible, conveyed religious doctrine, and...
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Miracle Plays and Mysteries
This site from The New Advent provides an excellent explanation of both mystery plays and miracle plays; five paragraphs are devoted solely to mystery plays, including definition, differences between 15th Century standards and modern...
University of Victoria (Canada)
University of Victoria: Moralities and Mysteries
This site from the University of Victoria, which is part of a much larger site on Shakespeare, describes morality plays. It also provides examples and links to complete texts of some medieval morality plays.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Mysteries of Vernacular: Robot
In 1920, Czech writer Karel Capek wrote a play about human-like machines, thereby inventing the term robot from the Central European word for forced labor. Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel explain how the science fiction staple earned its...
Other
Fu Jen University: Morality Plays
This page offers a clear but brief explanation of morality plays, using "Everyman" as an example.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Play: The Mystery of the Missing Munchies
Short play about the holiday season that students can perform. Click the teacher page for discussion and extension activities.
TES Global
Tes: "Mystery: What Happened to the Princes in the Tower?" Booklet
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students are asked to solve the mystery of what became of the two princes, Edward and Richard, who were sent to the Tower of London when their father died. Edward was in line to become king. Can you...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Development of English Drama
When presented with the problem of hoards of illiterate commoners, English clergymen in the 11th century created plays to spread word about the Bible. Eventually, the plays moved out of the church and into the streets. Mindy Ploeckelmann...
English Club
English Club: Esl Games: Vocabulary: Mystery Matches 1 (Elementary)
Play an elementary level memory match game by matching six verbs with their corresponding objects.
English Club
English Club: Esl Games: Vocabulary: Mystery Matches 2 (Elementary)
Play an elementary level memory match game by matching six nouns with their corresponding adjectives.
English Club
English Club: Esl Games: Vocabulary: Mystery Matches 3 (Lower Intermediate)
Play an elementary level memory match game by matching each person with his/her occupation.
English Club
English Club: Esl Games: Vocabulary: Mystery Matches 4 (Lower Intermediate)
Play an elementary level memory match game by matching each food with its corresponding food group.
English Club
English Club: Esl Games: Vocabulary: Mystery Matches 5 (Intermediate)
Play memory match game by matching each action with a corresponding noun.
English Club
English Club: Esl Games: Vocabulary: Mystery Matches 6 (Intermediate)
Play memory match game by matching each person with something that person would have.
English Club
English Club: Esl Games: Vocabulary: Mystery Matches 6 (Upper Intermediate)
Play memory match game by matching each reaction with its corresponding emotion.
English Club
English Club: Esl Games: Vocabulary: Mystery Matches 7 (Upper Intermediate)
Play memory match game by matching the parts of each animal simile.
English Club
English Club: Esl Games: Vocabulary: Mystery Matches 10 (Advanced)
Play memory match game by matching each scientist with the field in which he/she studies.
English Club
English Club: Esl Games: Vocabulary: Mystery Matches 9 (Advanced)
Play memory match game by matching the parts of each idiom.
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Jefferson Lab: Mystery Math
Amaze your friends with this number trick! Mystery Math is a number game that allows you to guess another person's secret number. If you want to play Mystery Math with the computer, you will need a pencil, a piece of paper and a...
Other
Tefl Interactive Esl Games: Mystery Matches
Here are ten interactive mystery match games to play online. Match parts of sentences, similes, professions, colors, famous sayings, etc. Good practice for ELL students.
Scholastic
Scholastic History Mystery
Students will choose from a variety of concepts and can play a game to enhance their learning.
BBC
Bbc History: Ancient History: Romans: Work and Play in Everyday Pompeii
An online gallery of objects and paintings found in Pompeii provide insight into how the Roman inhabitants of the city lived and worked. Archived.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Elizabethan Drama
This is a lesson on Elizabethan drama leading up the the reading of Shakespeare's Macbeth. It discusses the precursor mystery or morality plays including links to Everyman, the most famous of these. It continues with a discussion of how...
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: "The Mousetrap" Teacher Guide [Pdf]
"The Mousetrap" 21-page teacher guide includes excellent activities for exploring murder mysteries. Also included are synopsis, activities, and discussion topics for this play as well as "Ten Little Indians," "Appointment with Death,"...