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National Library of France

National Library of France: Utopia : The Quest for the Ideal Society

For Students 9th - 10th
An online exhibit examining the history of utopia as revealed through story and art. Organized into four sections, "Utopia" takes viewers on a visual tour of utopian society has it has been interpreted by the ancients, in the bible,...
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Oregon State University

Oregon State University: "Utopia" by Sir Thomas More

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents the full text of Sir Thomas More's book "Utopia." Content is organized by chapter and a search feature is included.
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Planet eBooks

Planet E Book: Utopia [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of "Utopia" by Sir Thomas More is available here in PDF format. Utopia, which was first released in 1516, is 148 pages pages long.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Utopia

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces utopia in fiction writing. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.
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New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Utopia

For Students 9th - 10th
Online entry for Utopia. Contains extensive philosophical information on More's creation/adaptation, with notes on major works and political career. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Experiments With Utopia

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the communities, often religious, that strove to be a Utopia, a perfect place where man's natural goodness would provide a good life. Several Utopian communities were spread across the East and Midwest.
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Yale University

Beineicke Library: America and the Utopian Dream

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibition documents the quest for utopian society through the literary works and manuscripts in the collection of Yale University's Beinecke Library, beginning with Thomas More's Utopia. With additional information on utopian...
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British Library

British Library: Dreamers and Dissenters

For Students 9th - 10th
How do people work to change society for the better? The British Library presents case studies of visionaries, dissenters and rule breakers through the past centuries. Counter culture, the struggle for democracy, and utopias are looked...
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Luminarium

Luminarium: Works of Thomas More

For Students 9th - 10th
Listing of Thomas More's works: correspondence, Latin epigrams, "Richard III," and "Utopia" with links to the texts.
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Luminarium

Luminarium: Sir Thomas More Additional Sources

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive listing of secondary sources of information concerning Thomas More. Includes biographies, images, Utopia resources, online books, and related listings.
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: The Island of Utopia

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "The Island of Utopia", created by Ambrosius Holbein in 1518 (Woodcut, 17,8 x 11,8 cm).
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South Carolina Educational Television

South Carolina Etv Commission: Artopia

For Students 9th - 10th
Artopia is utopia for artists and artist wannabes alike. Each gallery allows students to complete interactive activities, watch videos, read about artists, and practice being an art critic. The gallery areas are music, theater painting,...
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Eserver

E Server: Marx/engels Collection: Engel's Speech at the Burial of Marx

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives a synopsis of the life work of Marx, focussing on his attempts to make a better life for the proletariat.
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Boise State University

Boise State University: Gilbert and Sullivan Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive, hosted by the department of mathematics at Boise State University, is devoted to the operas and other works of William S. Gilbert and Arthur S. Sullivan. Content includes biographies, plot summaries,...
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Life of Sir Thomas More

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Modern History Sourcebook of the Fordham University provides an intimate account of the life of Sir Thomas More by his son-in-law, William Roper.
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San Diego State University

San Diego State University: Jonestown and Peoples Temple

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents "Personal and scholarly perspectives," on the Peoples Temple cult movement, including its tragic end in the Jonestown Massacre. Content includes general information about the cult, as well as a photo gallery, tape...
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Other

Modern World History: Responses to the Industrial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This section of the text looks at how workers, owners, and the government responded differently to the negative effects of the Industrial Revolution. The Luddites rebelled against industrialization. Robert Owen, a wealthy socialist,...
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Savannah, Ga: Lasting Legacy of Colonial City Planning

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The site explores the colonial history of the city of Savannah, Georgia. This interactive instructional activity has excellent information, an inquiry question, historical context, maps, readings, images, and activities.
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Luminarium

Luminarium: Renaissance Literature: The Life of Sir Thomas More

For Students 9th - 10th
A great biography, focused mainly on his life and career in the courts. Also contains a great bibliography.
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Luminarium

Luminarium: Sir Thomas More

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive site offers biographical information concerning Sir Thomas More, texts of his works, articles and essays about his works, and a list of other available sources.
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San Jose State University

Edward Bellamy: Nineteeth Century Visionary

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of articles and links on the life of Edward Bellamy, famous American author and utopian writer. There are excerpts from several of bellamy's original works.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Decoding the Matrix Exploring Dystopian Characteristics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson uses clips from The Matrix and other dystopian movies to introduce learners to the characteristics found in dystopian works, such as Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, and 1984.
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University of Michigan

Making of America: Ralph Waldo Emerson, by A. Bronson Alcott

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Michigan offers this reproduction of Bronson Alcott's work as part of their Making of America series. A search feature allows users to search using boolean operators or a proximity search as well as more basic keyword.
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Oregon State University

Oregon State University: Sir Thomas More

For Students 9th - 10th
A great resource, containing career biography, timeline, and bibliography.

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