A great resource for teachers of all grades, generate a rubric based on your assignment standards, or pull from a selection based on your subject matter.

This lesson, inspired by the novel Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes is a fabulous classroom mentor text that helps teach a very powerful revision strategy: rewriting an idea in a completely different genre. Grimes' book shares short...

A detailed biography on the works of African American writer and 1993 Nobel Prize for Literature winner, Toni Morrison. Contains information on the themes and subject matters of her most famous books while also giving some information on...

A great resource for teachers of all grades, generate a rubric based on your assignment standards, or pull from a selection based on your subject matter.

The author of this article examines Michael Ondaatje's novel, "Anil's Ghost," while tying in the Ondaatje's own thoughts and quotes from a previous interview. A good look at the novel's setting, theme, subject matter, and connections...

Follow the documentation of a nation through photographs from the FSA-OWI that spanned the years of 1935-1945. You can choose to view either black and white or color images. Find pictures by a keyword search of the collection or browse...

At the end of this lesson, students will reflect on and express concepts and ideas associated with unfamiliar images and art styles. They will increase visual awareness and appreciation for a variety of styles, subject matter, and...