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The Victorian Era - History Through Literature
Students can learn about the Victorian Era through famous novels, such as "Wuthering Heights" and "Great Expectations".
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Simple Future Tense: Exercise 5
Here’s a practice set for the simple future tense and the present tense with an adverb form. No answer key is provided, but a brief explanation of these tense forms does precede each exercise set. This resource could be used as a pretest...
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Vanity Fair Part 5
Students watch the fifth part of "Vanity Fair." students answer and discuss questions relating to this section of the film.
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Pageantry of the Senate
Tenth graders gain a better understanding of the historical significance of some of the procedures and traditions of the Senate. They see that the Senate in Canada is rich in traditions and pageantry.
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Ireland-Home Rule
In this worksheet on home rule in Ireland, students read about William Gladstone, the church and land. A link to additional activities is present.
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Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #44
In this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, students answer 4 multiple choice questions covering a variety of topics. Page contains answer and additional resources link.
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Britain and the British
In this Great Britain instructional activity, students complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about British history and culture.
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Test Your Grammar Skills: Prepositions of Place
In this grammar worksheet, students look at a map of a city and re-write sentences after choosing the correct preposition of place that is provided.
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David Beckham
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about David Beckham and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
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Exploring BC Through Mapping
For this mapping worksheet, students use an atlas or map to locate and label the rivers, mountains, lakes, and cities in British Columbia.
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Breaking News English: Pope's Funeral Delays Prince Charles' Wedding
In this English worksheet, students read "Pope's Funeral Delays Prince Charles' Wedding," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
The Guardian
Guardian: From the Archive, 4 February 1901: Death of the Queen [Victoria]
News article from February 4, 1901 written about the death and funeral of Queen Victoria.
PBS
Pbs: Queen Victoria's Empire
The companion website to a documentary on Queen Victoria and the British Empire.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Queen Victoria
A scanned copy of the 1897 publication Queen Victoria by Frederick Warne, a biography of Queen Victoria for children.
Read Works
Read Works: The British Empire Queen Victoria and Industrialization
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about British industrialization under the rule of Queen Victoria. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: The British Empire Queen Victoria
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Queen Victoria. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
BBC
Bbc History: British History: Victorians: Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers
Learn about Victoria's approach to working with the prime ministers who served during her long reign. Archived.
Ibis Communications
Eyewitness to History: The Death of Queen Victoria, 1901
Overview of events surrounding the death of Queen Victoria.
Harvard University
Harvard: Commissioner Lin's Letter to Queen Victoria
The content of the Letter Commissioner Lin wrote to Queen Victoria, along with brief analysis and historical information.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography: Queen Victoria for Kids
A webpage about the biography of Queen Victoria who was the longest ruling Monarch in the United Kingdom and England.
PBS
Pbs: Queen Victoria's Empire (Lesson Plans)
Four lesson plans for exploring the reign of Queen Victoria, with instructions for introducing learners to the positive and negative impacts of the inventions of the Industrial Revolution, to the leaders of Victorian England, to the role...
Britain Express
Britain Express: Queen Victoria and Victorian England the Young Queen
This describes Victoria's achievements in the early years of her reign. It discusses reforms, the first "World's Fair", the Crimean War, and the Indian Mutiny.
BBC
Bbc: History: Victoria as a Girl: The Patient Rebel
This article about Victoria's childhood provides some insight into how it prepared her to rule. The author uses references from Victoria's journals, among other sources, to support her views. Archived.
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: In the Days of Queen Victoria
This ebook version of Eva March Tappan's In The Days Of Queen Victoria has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.