Lesson Plan
Curated OER

We Are Family

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore art and stories that depict families in different cultures. They examine how family members help each other, create traditions, have fun and change or grow. They describe their own families and create a class family...
Primary
Other

Psych Web: The Interpretation of Dreams Text

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains the entire third edition of "The Interpretation of Dreams" by Sigmund Freud. The book is split into different sections to keep the size of the files small.
Website
Other

Freud Museum: The Interpretation of Dreams

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides a history and tutorial on Freud's work in interpreting dreams.
Primary
York University

Classics in the History of Psych: Sigmund Freud

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides an index to Freud's papers on the Interpretation of Dreams. Original full text, simply select the chapter or topic.
Article
How Stuff Works

How Stuff Works: Discovery Health: Interpreting Your Dreams

For Students 9th - 10th
This Discovery site provides a nice concise overview on dreams and dream interpretation on easy-to-read pages. Content includes a brief overview of what dreams are and why they occur, the history of dreams and their effect, what certain...
Activity
Science Museum, London

Making the Modern World: Sigmund Freud and Psychoanalysis

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explains how Sigmund Freud developed his theory of psychoanalysis and its effect on understanding the human mind.
Website
PBS

Pbs: A Science Odyssey, Sigmund Freud

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Sigmund Freud (1856-1939 CE) from PBS discussing his background and his achievements and contributions to the field of psychology.
Lesson Plan
BBC

Bbc: Shakespeare Unlocked: A Midsummer Night's Dream [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A Midsummer Night's Dream Teacher Pack (instructional activity unit). Shakespeare Unlocked brings Shakespeare's most popular plays to life for young people by showing how actors and directors work to interpret and take ownership of...
Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Langston Hughes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource focuses on the works of famous African-American author, Langston Hughes.
PPT
TES Global

Tes: A Midsummer Night's Dream Gallery: The Mechanicals

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slide show of Royal Shakespeare Company production photos of "The Mechanicals" in A Midsummer Night's Dream which can be used to compare interpretations and to spark discussion.
Graphic
Museum of Modern Art

Mo Ma: Henri Rousseau's "The Sleeping Gypsy"

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read a description of the details and artistic nuances in Henri Rousseau's painting, "The Sleeping Gypsy." There is a one-minute audio discussion of the painting that incorporates questions students can ask themselves to help them...
Primary
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: "Gawain's Dream" From the Quest for the Holy Grail [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a two-page PDF of "Gawain's Dream" and it's interpretation from The Quest for the Holy Grail translated by E. Jane Burns.
Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Thinking Skills

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this self-guided course, you will be looking at several pieces of literature in many different forms. This unit will teach you some principles of thinking and learning and how to use basic literary terms in the analysis of literature....
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Other

Abwag: Learn About Acting

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Student awareness and appreciation of acting will be enhanced after discovering the tricks of the trade. They will learn how to act, feel and think in an acting environment.
Article
Other

Web Winds: The Iroquois Dream Experience and Spirituality

For Students 9th - 10th
The religious life of Native Americans relied in large part on dream interpretation. This article focuses on the beliefs of the Iroquois.
Website
Other

Uwm Libraries: All About William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
University of Wisconsin's "Classic Text: Traditions and Interpretations" takes you through page after page of interesting, easy-to-read information regarding Shakespeare's life and works. Excellent resource.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Interpreting Shakespeare's a Midsummer Night's Dream

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
After a study of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, students working in small groups conduct research and create a slideshow presentation that emphasizes key aspects of the play and/or new ideas generated by the play.
Unit Plan
TES Global

Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Design

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This selection of videos and historic objects drawn from the Victoria & Albert Museum theatre collections and Royal Shakespeare Company archives show how directors and designers interpret...