University of Virginia
The University of Virginia: Sketches of Southern Life
This University of Virginia Library resource provides the text for Frances Harper's "Sketches of Southern Life," which is a collection of poems. The full text of many of Harper's poems are available.
Stanford University
Beyond the Bubble: John Brown's Legacy
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students answer questions about a poster for a play written in 1936 that celebrates the abolitionist John Brown, who tried to start a slave revolt in Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859.
Virginia Historical Society
Virginia Historical Society: The Portent: John Brown's Raid in American Memory
Online companion of an exhibition mounted in 2009 to commemorate the anniversary of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry examines Brown's role as a catalyst of the American Civil War.
Digital History
Digital History: Explorations: John Brown: Hero or Terrorist?
Comprehensive account explores John Brown, the Attack at Harper's Ferry, and his trial. You decide if he was a hero or a terrorist.
University of Virginia
John Brown and the Valley of the Shadow: The Conspirators' Biographies
Find out about the men who joined John Brown in his raid on Harpers Ferry. The biographies are brief but informative. Click on the highlighted names for more information about them.
University of Toronto (Canada)
Selected Poetry of Frances Ellen Watkins (1825 1911)
Selected full texts of poems by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper: "Aunt Chloe", "The Drunkard's Child", and "The Slave Mother." Includes overview of the author's life and works.
Other
Office of the Prime Minister: The 2007 G8 Summit
Resource shows the significant role Canada plays as a global citizen. The 2007 G8 summit is analyzed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper including Canada's contributions.
OpenStax
Open Stax: John Brown and the Election of 1860
By reading this section from a chapter on " The Tumultuous 1850s," students will be able to describe John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry and analyze the results of the election of 1860.
Stanford University
Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: John Brown
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students use primary source documents to investigate central historical questions. In this investigation, students must determine whether John Brown was a "misguided fanatic," by examining a speech by...
Harp Week
Education at Harp week.com: The Reconstruction Convention Simulation
A simulation activity where students participate in a convention at the end of the American Civil War that never actually took place. Together they grapple with the issues that faced America in 1865 in dealing with the demise of slavery...
Other
Education at Harp week.com: The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson Simulation Game
A simulation game of the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson in 1868, along with a wealth of material from articles and editorials published in Harper's Weekly at the time of the trial. The number of charges against him is...
PBS
Pbs: Identity, Oppression, and Protest
This lesson plan supplements a study of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. The lesson is designed to help learners understand the impact of Jim Crow Laws and their impact of oppression on African Americans. Blues music is shared to help...
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: To Kill a Mockingbird
Guide to Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, with historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study including activities, homework assignments, project ideas, and essay topics. A radio show,...
Curated OER
Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Va: Harpers Ferry Natl Historical Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.
Curated OER
Stephen Harper
The BBC provides a brief profile of Stephen Harper who became Canada's Prime Minister in 2006.
Curated OER
Stephen Joseph Harper
The life and career of Stephen Harper, one of Canada's youngest prime ministers, is outlined in this informative but concise site.
Library of Virginia
Death or Liberty: John Brown's Raid
The Library of Virginia details John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry as a prelude to the U.S. Civil War. Content also lists various records and resources regarding John Brown's Raid held in the library.
Other
Ny History Net: The "Black Dream" of Gerrit Smith, New York Abolitionist
This site talks about the life of abolitionist Gerrit Smith, who was convicted in the John Brown Raid on Harpers Ferry but maintained innocence in any involvement in planning the raid.
Read Works
Read Works: Sequence Kindergarten Unit
[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of three lesson plans designed to teach students to recognize the beginning and ending of a story and use word clues to put story events into the correct sequence. Lessons are based on the...
Read Works
Read Works: Sequence Kindergarten Unit: Beginning and End
[Free Registration/Login Required] This webiste provides a lesson in which students identify and describe the beginning and end of a fiction story. Lesson includes ideas for direct teaching, guided practice, and independent practice and...
Other
Iola Leroy, Or, Shadows Uplifted
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's novel is offered by the Schomburg African American Women Writers project in machine-readable form.
Other
Prime Minister Rallies Troops in Afghanistan
Offering Prime Minister Harper's Speech to Canadian Troops in Afghanistan in audio and text formats, students can gain insight to Canada's role in the Middle East. Links on the site to video clips of speeches by Afghan Prime Minister...
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