Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: A Raisin in the Sun
This site features discussion questions to go along with each scene of the play "A Raisin in the Sun," by Lorraine Hansberry. Students will gain a broader perspective of Hansberry's work when they visit this site.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Representative Poetry Online
A glossary of literary terms, primarily dealing with poetry, with definitions.
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: General Literary Terms
The University of Victoria's Writer's Guide includes an extensive list of literary and rhetorical terms. List can be displayed alphabetically.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Johnny Tremain
Come and discover more about the novel, "Johnny Tremain," by Esther Forbes. This site features a discussion guide, writing prompt, vocabulary builder, extension activity and more.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Interpreting Shakespeare's a Midsummer Night's Dream
After a study of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, students working in small groups conduct research and create a slideshow presentation that emphasizes key aspects of the play and/or new ideas generated by the play.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians the Novel
From the origins of the Gothic to depictions of the emerging middle-classes, these articles explore the key characteristics of late 18th- and early 19th-century literature.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians the Gothic
Gothic fiction has intrigued and unsettled readers for more than two centuries. These articles research how these works reflect the political, social, and cultural contexts in which they were written.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Markdown Savings
This site from the Drexel University contains problems for practicing using percents, using a mock sale as the motif. A link takes you to a model solution.
Other
Shoreline Community College: Formal Properties of Literature
As students become more aware of text complexity, an understanding of the formal properties of literature becomes more important. This is an excellent examination of the kinds of choices writers make that change the way readers receive...
Other
Shakespeare Resource Center: All's Well That Ends Well
Here is a very brief plot summary of the Shakespearean comedy, "All's Well that Ends Well," provided for by the Shakespeare Resource Center.
Gabriel Dumont Institute
Virtual Museum of Metis History and Culture: Traditional Metis Clothing
Traditional clothing of the Metis is described, along with decorative features and the commercialization of it. The article also has questions and activities and a bibliography.
Other
Bob's Byway: Glossary of Poetic Terms
Calling itself "unique," Bob's is easy to use, with cross-links throughout, phonetic pronunciation guides when necessary, and many examples and quotations. Click on the letter and scroll for the word.
Curated OER
Unesco: Sweden: Rock Carvings in Tanum
The rock carvings in Tanum, in the north of Bohuslan, are a unique artistic achievement not only for their rich and varied motifs (depictions of humans and animals, weapons, boats and other subjects) but also for their cultural and...
Curated OER
Unesco: Mexico: Pre Hispanic Town of Uxmal
The Mayan town of Uxmal, in Yucatan, was founded c. A.D. 700 and had some 25,000 inhabitants. The layout of the buildings, which date from between 700 and 1000, reveals a knowledge of astronomy. The Pyramid of the Soothsayer, as the...
Curated OER
Unesco: Colombia: National Archeological Park of Tierradentro
Several monumental statues of human figures can be seen in the park, which also contains many hypogea dating from the 6th to the 10th century. These huge underground tombs (some burial chambers are up to 12 m wide) are decorated with...
Curated OER
Unesco: China: Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
It represents the addition of three Imperial Tombs of the Qing Dynasty in Liaoning to the Ming tombs inscribed in 2000 and 2003. The Three Imperial Tombs of the Qing Dynasty in Liaoning Province include the Yongling Tomb, the Fuling...
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Qur'an Stand
A Qur'an stand made of wood and inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The stand consists of the support for the Qur'an and a base. The main decoration on both sides of the support starts at the edges with indented designs of geometrical and...
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Small Gold Vase
The body of this vase is decorated with beads resembling pomegranates. The neck contains floral motifs, while the handle is decorated with a calf.
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Glass Candle Stand
This candle stand is supported on a triangular base, which is decorated above with a braided motif.
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Woolen Tulunid Fragment
This piece of woolen fabric from the Tulunid period has animal and plant motifs in white, blue, and red.
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Large Four Handled Vase
Large four-handled pottery vase decorated on the neck and shoulder with floral motifs, from the tomb of Kha.
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Bell With the Dwarf God Bes
The bell is a calotte shape and is richly decorated. The handle is decorated with two representations of the dwarf god Bes and the sides are decorated with four different motifs. It was found without its tongue and its suspension ring.
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Metal Box of Ibn Al Malatif
This rectangular brass box with silver inlay dates from the Mamluk era. It is decorated with geometric and plant motifs as well as Naskh inscriptions.
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Rectangular Decorated Coffer
Small coffer with a double slanted lid, ornamented with motifs in yellow, green, white and black, comes from the tomb of Kha. The box was found empty.
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