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Little Stories - Women in the 36th Parliament
Students develop visual literacy skills. They evaluate, organize and communicate information.
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History-5 Word Search
In this literacy instructional activity, students find the words that are in the word search puzzle that focus upon the vocabulary that is from the theme of the sheet.
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Breaking News English: Britons Furious Over Politician's Expenses
In this English worksheet, students read "Briton's Furious over Politician's Expenses," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Breaking News English: IRA Ends its Armed Struggle
In this English worksheet, students read "IRA Ends its Armed Struggle," and then respond to 1 graphic organizer, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Lorna Doone
Students examine life in the early 17th century by viewing a film called "Lorna Donne". They identify the politcal scene at the time while noting the major characters. They practice using new vocabulary as well.
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Government and Parliament
Twelfth graders discover how the government works in the United Kingdom and the functions of the Parliament. They hold a mock election and campaign.
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What Arkansans Contributed to the WW I War Effort
Students examine the Arkansas as home front support during World War I. They determine why the troops who were overseas during the War were important to those at home. They look at the war effort and locate the area of Arkansas were...
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A Day for Choosing Revolution
Students read contemporary news articles about public protest. They describe a form of protest that took place in 18th-century Virginia. Students compare events or ideas that people protest about today to events or ideas protested about...
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Thomas a Becket
High schoolers se of online resources including historical information from the city of Canterbury and a RealPlayer movie about the murder of Thomas a Becket,to learn of the history behind the Canterbury Tales pilgrimage.
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The Secret Life of Money Part 2
Students explore how people use money every day and how it is one of the defining resources in our life.
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The Abolitionist Movement
Eleventh graders examine a petition presented by the Quakers to the Delaware General Assembly in 1785 and an anti-slavery broadside published in 1836.
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The Battle of Brandywine
Students explore the Battle of Brandywine, how to analyze maps, and construct a model of a battlefield.
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Londoners Calm Despite Bomb Blasts
Middle schoolers investigate Great Britain's landscapes, government and culture to help them explain why a bomb blast in its subways or to its transportation system is important.
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Henri
Pupils examine the conflict between unionists and nationalists in Northern Ireland in the film, "Henri." They study of the film as a work of Irish fiction and relate the film to other works of fiction.
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Group blame after 11 September
Students read the story What does it feel like to be blamed for something you didn't do? Students discuss how they feel to be blamed for something that they did not do. They are given a list of interview questions that they ask each...
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Misplaced Blame
Students, after researching a variety of resources, paraphrase examples of how it feels to be wrongly blamed or accused of an incident today, yesterday and in the future. They list the consequences of such actions. In addition, they...
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Quebec
Ninth graders to examine the past to find out why Quebec has been so determined to protect its cultural heritage. They access primary resources on the Internet to promote their engagement with the past.
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Building the CPR
Tenth graders identify and clarify a problem, an issue, or an inquiry.They plan and conduct library and community research using primary and secondary print and non-print sources, including electronic sources. Students generate and...
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Britain Information Blunder
Students read, analyze and critique a newspaper article about a benefit claimants, in Britain, that were warmed to check their bank accounts, after personal details of 25 million people were lost. They assess key vocabulary terms found...
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Find the Error 36
In this find the error worksheet, students will look at an excerpt from a national teaching magazine in which there is a mistake. Students must find the error.
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Key Idea Chart
In this "key idea" worksheet, students complete a "KIM" graphic organizer: key idea, information, memory clue. Students are given a sample organizer, then complete a blank one on as assigned topic.
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Dictation: Cultural Differences
In this dictation text worksheet, students take dictation on a passage about cultural differences. The passage includes vocabulary specific to the topic.
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Breaking News English: London to Host 2012 Olympics
In this English worksheet, students read "London to Host 2012 Olympics," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Should Britain Leave the EU?
Tenth graders analyze the reasons to why Great Britain wants to leave the European Union. In this European Union lesson, 10th graders read an article and answer comprehension questions. Students participate in a debate on the European...