New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Miracle Plays and Mysteries
This site from The New Advent provides an excellent explanation of both mystery plays and miracle plays; five paragraphs are devoted solely to mystery plays, including definition, differences between 15th Century standards and modern...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Mysteries of Vernacular: Robot
In 1920, Czech writer Karel Capek wrote a play about human-like machines, thereby inventing the term robot from the Central European word for forced labor. Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel explain how the science fiction staple earned its...
TES Global
Tes: "Mystery: What Happened to the Princes in the Tower?" Booklet
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students are asked to solve the mystery of what became of the two princes, Edward and Richard, who were sent to the Tower of London when their father died. Edward was in line to become king. Can you...
TES Global
Tes: An Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestley
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will complete this reading guide for J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls as they read or as a reflective reading activity. Students will be able to analyze characters, the historical context,...