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Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Cool Printing Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
This informational articles provides interesting facts about Johannes Gutenberg's invention, printing press. The author explains how the printing press was important to the writings of William Shakespeare.
Article
University of Houston

University of Houston: Life in Renaissance England

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the world of Renaissance England. Discusses how that world is reflected in the works of William Shakespeare. Includes interesting information on how the English language became stabilized due to the printing press. Highlights...
Website
Other

E School News

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An online portion of a print publication that covers news, resources, and important information in the K-12 technology education field.
Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: Adidas Unveils Limited Edition 3 D Printed Running Shoes

For Students 3rd - 8th
An article highlights a unique new shoe designed with style and improved comfort for athletes.
Activity
Other

Maryland Women's Hall of Fame: Mary Katherine Goddard

For Students 9th - 10th
A woman before her time, Mary Katherine Goddard became a printer, newspaper publisher, and postmaster in Baltimore, Maryland. From her press came the first printed copy of the Declaration of Independence. The website gives a brief...
Unit Plan
University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota: Immigration: Racial Encounters in Colonial America

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Copper plate engravings offer one example of the racialization of colonized peoples. At the turn of the 17th century, most Europeans' visual conceptions of the Americas came from the engravings of the workshop of Flemish print-maker...
Article
A&E Television

History.com: How Paul Revere's Engraving of the Boston Massacre Rallied the Patriot Cause

For Students 9th - 10th
A silversmith by trade, Revere also produced copperplate engravings for book and magazine illustrations, portraits and political drawings that supported the nascent Patriot movement. Reveres most effective piece of anti-British...
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: The Marshall Plan

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with news article by Mike Kubic called "The Marshall Plan" accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: The Spanish Civil War

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with news article by Mike Kubic called "The Spanish Civil War" accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: The Israeli Palestinian Conflict

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with Mike Kubic's news article "The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict" accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...