Library of Congress
Loc: Perestroika
In these revelations from Russian archives, perestroika is explained. Mikhail Gorbachev's program of economic, political, and social restructuring, became the unintended catalyst for dismantling the totalitarian state. Also contains...
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
The Art of Asia: Architecture
View the architecture and understand the history and importance of a reception hall, scholar's library and study, audience hall, and a teahouse.
Library of Congress
Loc: Cold War: Cuban Missile Crisis
This brief Library of Congress site has info on the Russian's role in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: Page to Stage
Using the story of Pyramus and Thisbe, source material for Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," lesson plan teaches learners to analyze the structure of a play's text in a way that will give them a clearer understanding of how to perform...
Other
School Library Services: For Teachers: Research Assignments
This simple page does a good job of articulating why research is an important process to teach to students, and it also provides a number of resources for teachers planning to do this.
University of California
Ucla College Library: Thinking Critically About World Wide Web Resources
This site teaches readers how to evaluate the content and quality of web resources, offering questions and checklists to consider.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Kmoddl: Digital Library of Kinematics
This site by Cornell University takes an interactive approach to the science of Kinematics. Still, images, video, and machines that can be manipulated are just a few features available on this extremely comprehensive site.
Other
Autistics.org: Autism Information Library: Autism? What Is It?
Page presents general information about Autism. Links to further information about autism.
US National Archives
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library: Exhibit Galleries: The Wonder Boy
Learn why Calvin Coolidge dubbed Hoover, then secretary of commerce, "the wonder boy" and why Hoover's active interest in scientific research, safety regulations, industrial standardization, radio, flood prevention, and other...
US National Archives
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library: Hoover Timeline
Learn about the highlights of Herbert Hoover's life with this visual timeline.
Other
Library Online: Colon and Semicolon Punctuation in Writing
Rules and examples in list form demonstrating the proper use of both the colon and semicolon.
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Presidential Speech Archive
The Scripps Library, through cooperation with various presidential libraries, has been collecting some of the most important presidential speeches in American history. These speeches all have transcripts, and some are available in their...
University of North Carolina
Unc University Library: "I Raised My Hand to Volunteer"
This online exhibit contains digitized documents, images, and other archival materials relating to 1960s student protests in Chapel Hill, N.C. The exhibit is divided into four parts, relating to four different periods of protest in 1960s...
Other
Arche: Atlanta in the Civil Rights Movement
This site represents the first phase of a civil rights project. It highlights Atlanta's role in the movement from 1940 to 1970, provides a timeline of key events, and offers information on other civil rights printed and online resources....
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Digame Un Cuento: Tell Me a Story Bilingual Library
Compilation of poems and stories for English language learners, from preschoolers to young adults. Find English and Spanish versions of poems and songs, along with recommended Spanish-language books. Activities and many resources included.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Digame Un Cuento: Tell Me a Story Bilingual Library
Compilation of poems and stories for English language learners, from preschoolers to young adults. Find English and Spanish versions of poems and songs, along with recommended Spanish-language books. Activities and many resources included.
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: As You Like It
Lesson plan that uses online resources to provide fuller examination of "As You Like It."
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: Enter Ophelia
A lesson to help students learn more about Ophelia's mad scenes in Act IV of "Hamlet."
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: Hero vs. Claudio
What do you know about marriage customs during the English Renaissance? Students will have an opportunity to learn about weddings and marriages in Renaissance English using "Much Ado About Nothing" as source material.
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: Imagery in Hamlet
Lesson plan takes students through an exploration of the figurative language in "Hamlet."
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: Words, Words, Words
Lesson plan for Shakespeare's "Othello" that introduces students to the play's themes and language.
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: Tempest in the Lunchroom
In this lesson plan, young scholars learn to read and act out the shipwreck scene in Shakespeare's "The Tempest."
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech: Digital Library & Archives: Models of Curriculum Integration
This e-journal, from Virginia Tech, provides and comprehensive background and a visual reference to interdisciplinary curriculum.
Other
Lehigh University Digital Library: Pocahontas Archive Images
Offers an expansive image gallery of famous Native American Indian woman Pocahontas.