Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Honor & Courage: What Does It Mean to Be Brave?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What does it mean to be brave?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Fairy Tales From Life

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
A guideline for helping students to write their own fairy tales. This is a fun activity that will help students to analyze a literary style and follow a pattern.
Handout
Other

University of Michigan: Susan B. Anthony House: Susan B. Anthony

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource divides her life into the following parts: abolitionist, educational reformer, labor activist, temperance worker, suffragist, and women's rights campaigner.
Handout
Tour Costa Rica

Info Costa Rica: Claudia Poll (Olympic Gold Medalist)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Costa Rian Olympic gold medalist in swimming Claudia Poll in this biography about the athlete and Costa Rican natonal heroine.
Handout
Encyclopedia Mythica

Encyclopedia Mythica: Folklore

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores various folklore and folktales from around the world. Content includes a focus on Arthurian legend, general folklore, folktales, and Greek heroic legend tales and characters.
Lesson Plan
9/11 Memorial & Museum

National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Everyday Heroes and Heroines [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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 activity...
Activity
National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Sybil Ludington

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical view of Sybil Ludington, known as the Female Paul Revere during the Revolutionary War. Follow her rides of bravery and devotion to her country.
Website
University of Oxford (UK)

Beazley Archive: Odysseus

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated dictionary entry for Greek hero Odysseus, the heroin of Homer's Odyssey. Recounts the adventures Odysseus encounters on his travel home. Identifies key people and places involved in his journey.
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Curated OER

Gem. Berlin Antikenmuseum Fg316. Photo. Mus. (i.luckert)

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated dictionary entry for Greek hero Odysseus, the heroin of Homer's Odyssey. Recounts the adventures Odysseus encounters on his travel home. Identifies key people and places involved in his journey.
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Curated OER

Odysseus Meets Penelope

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated dictionary entry for Greek hero Odysseus, the heroin of Homer's Odyssey. Recounts the adventures Odysseus encounters on his travel home. Identifies key people and places involved in his journey.