Library of Congress
Loc: The u.s. Congress: Resources a to Z
Start your research of the U.S. Congress here! Superb links to any information you may need on history, current profile of Congress, and many other sites.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: James Madison Debates the Bill of Rights
Lesson from the National Humanities Center explores the doubts, concerns, and misgivings surrounding the development of the Bill of Rights. Primary or secondary sources, text analysis and Close reading strategies, background notes, and...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Government: The Judicial Branch
Complete and comprehensive virtual learning unit on the Judicial Branch. Module includes downloads, interactive activities, questions and writing assignments as well as links to supplemental material. Students can link to online textbook...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Grammar and Writing: Introduction
This is an introduction to a unit on grammar and writing. It focuses on reviewing parts of speech, subject-verb agreement, parallel structure, and properly formating writing assignments using MLA guidelines. The essential questions focus...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Grammar/writing Ii: Introduction
This is an introduction to a Grammar and Writing unit. It focuses on a review of dependent and independent clauses, writing concise sentences, avoiding passive voice, formatting writing assignments, documenting sources using MLA...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Grammar/writing Ii: Instruction: Sentence Construction
This lesson from a grammar and writing unit focuses on sentence construction including writing clear, concise sentences useing the correct subject-verb agreement. It features links to The Writer's Handbook: Clear, Concise, Sentences,...
Georgetown University
Legal Research Guides: Secondary Sources Research Guide
This tutorial discusses how to perform legal research in a library--from locating relevant cases, statutes, and regulation to using secondary sources that include Periodical Indexes, Treatises, Legal Encyclopedias, and Annotated Law...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Equivalent Sentences
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is designed to teach students how to analyze sentences for equivalency. It also provides skills in paraphrasing. There is an assessment using Activotes and a lesson summary.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Democracy in America: Legislatures: Laying Down the Law
This ambitious unit examines the various levels of legislature from federal to municipal, the wants of constituents versus what the legislators feel is right, and the need for compromise. Offers video, activities, and related resources.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Complex Sentences
This slideshow lesson focuses on complex sentences; it explains what makes up a complex sentence: independent clause, dependent clause, and a subordinate conjunction. It discusses placement, order, and how to punctuate them accordingly.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Revision Technique: Thesis and Support
This slideshow lesson focuses on assessing and revising the thesis, topic sentences, and supporting details in a paper. It uses the analogy of the body: the thesis and topic sentences are the bones and the supporting details are the...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Summarizing a Source
This slideshow focuses on summarizing a research source; it lists the uses for summary, and explains what a summary is and is not. It explains how to summarize a text and incorporate it into a paper.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Topic Sentences: Map Your Way to Writing One
This tutorial on writing topic sentences includes 2 videos, 2 slide shows, and an audio clip. The first YouTube video explains the 4 parts of a topic sentence and tells where topic sentences belong. The 2 slide shows focus on the MAP...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Understanding the Question
This lesson focuses on how to understand a reading question; it details three main parts: look for content and process words, state the question in your own words, and restate the question as a statement. It explains each and provides...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Writing Effective Topic Sentences
This tutorial focuses on topic sentences using two slideshows. The first defines topic sentences, discusses purpose and placement, and provides a sample thesis statement followed by accompanying topic sentences samples. The second...
US House of Representatives
History, Art, and Archives: Oral History of the House of Representatives
Through interviews with House officers, aides, committee staff, former Representatives, and others, a rich heritage has been preserved. Audio, video, and transcripts provide a look into legislative processes and procedures, personal and...
Read Works
Read Works: Passages:"new Orleans and the History of Jazz "By Loren Schoenberg
[Free Registration/Login Required] This article "New Orleans and the History of Jazz "by LorenSchoenberg focuses on the beginnings of New Orleans and its history of Jazz. A comprehension question set follows the passage. 11-12.3 Text...
Savvas Learning
Pearson Longman: Main Points, Support Points, and Specific Details
Part of the Pearson Longman series entitled "Sentence Resources for Writers", this site assesses the high school student's ability to identify main points and develop specific details and support points. Includes ten multiple choice and...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Comprehensive Assessment: Nonfiction [Pdf]
Questions are provided to help students determine the main idea, topic, purpose, and opinion of a piece of nonfiction. Students are prompted to write a summary of the informational text.
The Write Place
Literacy Education Online
Literacy Education Online (or LEO) is a great place to start if you need help with your writing. The homepage is organized around kinds of problems or questions you might have concerning your writing. Find your problem, click on the...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Reading for Main Idea and Supporting Ideas (English Iii Reading)
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] You will learn to find and analyze the main idea and supporting ideas in a variety of texts.
Library of Congress
Loc: Primary Documents in American History: United States Constitution
A compendium of primary resources that are valuable pieces of American history, as well as exhibitions, teaching resources, and bibliographies. Together, this site is a goldmine of materials for studying constitutional history.
University of North Carolina
Writing Center: Handouts and Links
Resources for the writer of academic papers, with specific guidance about the mechanics of writing, citations, and effective expression. Lots of detail and lots of examples.
University of Ottawa (Canada)
University of Ottawa: Hyper Grammar: Building Sentences
An excellent site which outlines the types of sentences - simple, compound, and complex. Gives in-depth information and examples of each. Includes review exercises for practice or assessment.