Curated OER
Robert Burns quiz
Confirm readers' knowledge of Robert Burns and his poetry with this online quiz. Though all questions are multiple-choice, they are a little more in-depth. Receive answers automatically with a click of the mouse!
K12 Reader
Robert Burns’ Poetry: A Red, Red Rose
Regional dialect can make a lovely poem even more beautiful. After translating the Scots words in "A Red, Red Rose" into modern English, class members identify the two similes Robert Burns uses in his poem.
Curated OER
Robert Frost
Show what you know about Robert Frost, both of his poems and life. Between multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions, a lot of information is covered. Dealing more with breadth than depth, this quiz is good for ending a unit about...
Curated OER
The Catcher in the Rye: Chapters 21-23
After answering comprehension questions (good for a homework reading check), class members analyze "Comin' Thro the Rye," and using the included guidance questions, discuss Holden's misreading of Robert Burns' poem. The URL to text of...
MCHS Early US History
Ken Burn’s Civil War, Episode 1: The Cause
Ken Burn's epic documentary miniseries The Civil War, broadcast in 1990, was the most-watched PBS program ever. A question sheet helps viewers keep track of events in the first episode of the documentary.
Curated OER
Beyond The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye is still a classic after more than 60 years because the novel answers the questions of human psychological needs.
Curated OER
Burns' Night and dialect
Pupils explore poetry and dialect. They research Burn's Night and how people celebrate it. Students examine the Scottish dialect and its similarities to English grammar. Pupils write their own poetry.
Curated OER
Similes in Literature: Definition and Examples
Be as romantic as a poetic. Appear as clever as Einstein. Wow others with your powers of observation by using similes to point out the similar aspects in two different things. This short video focuses on similes found in Shakespeare and...
Curated OER
Writing With Punch
Students watch the series "Unforgiveable Blackness". They examine the media's response to Jack Johnson in the film. They role-play the role of reporters to compose poems of headlines.
Curated OER
William Wallace
In this world history instructional activity, students read a brief history about William Wallace, the Guardian of Scotland. Following this story, students construct a timeline to show the key events in the life and times of Scotland's...
Curated OER
Of Mice and Men: Fun Trivia Quiz
Provides a check for understanding of factual as well as some historical and analytical knowledge of John Steinbeck' s novel Of Mice and Men. Specifically, this quiz focuses on character and theme. Additionally, immediate and useful...
University of Pennsylvania
Project Guttenberg: Poems and Songs of Robert Burns
Project Guttenberg offers the following downloadable full texts:*Burns, Robert, 1759-1796: The Letters of Robert Burns, ed. by J. Logie Robertson (Gutenberg text)*Burns, Robert, 1759-1796: The Poems and Songs of Robert Burns*Burns,...
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: "Robert Burns as Poet & Person" by Whitman
This site provides the full text of Whitman's "Robert Burns and Poet and Person." This piece of prose provides an authoritative analysis of Burns' life and work.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Quotations by Robert Burns
This site has seventy quotations from works by Robert Burns.
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: A Red, Red Rose
A poem from Robert Burns, "A Red, Red Rose", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Sam Adelson and can access a printable version of this piece.
CommonLit
Common Lit: To a Mouse
A learning module that begins with the poem "To a Mouse" by Robert Burns, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...