Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Chinese immigrants in British Columbia, 1870

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students create graphs and tables on the number of Chinese in British Columbia according to 1870 Census data. They analyze the data and complete worksheets in small groups and then discuss their conclusions as a class.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Eleanor Roosevelt: A Restless Spirit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students observe an intimate view of the life of Eleanor Roosevelt including her childhood experiences and personal relationships, it explores her role in American politics, civil rights, and foreign affairs.
Activity
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Family

For Teachers K - 1st
Students draw a picture of something they enjoy doing with their family, or something special about their family. Students share their pictures with the class, and then they will be displayed in the classroom.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

History Hall of Fame

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create an American History Hall of Fame for various cultures that have been forgotten in American History.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

False Starts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students perform and discuss three scenes from the play, A Midsummer Night's Dream. They discuss the similarities and differences, identify the order of the scenes, and read the first twenty lines of the play.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Causes of World War I and Initial Actions and Reactions

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine the global consequences of nineteenth-century imperialism and the causes of World War I. They listen to a teacher-led lecture about Archduke Franz Ferdinand, imperialism, militarism, nationalism, and alliances....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Zebra, Zebra Where Are Your Stripes?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students observe the embryological development in the zebrafish. Developmental hierarchy from three germ layers is studied in depth. Research is validated on the body plan of the embryo.
Lesson Plan
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Blackwater by Conn Iggulden

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars read, analyze, critique and discuss the novel, "Blackwater," by Conn Iggulden. They brainstorm and evaluate what's in a name, follow the clues to solving the mystery and explore what happened next to the main character...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Mozart

For Students 5th - 9th
In this music worksheet, learners read a brief excerpt about Mozart's music and life. They respond to 11 questions in complete sentences related to the excerpt on Mozart.
Worksheet
Curated OER

The American West-Knowledge Test

For Students 4th - 5th
In this American West worksheet, students complete a 24 questions test about the American West. Answers are included beneath questions on worksheet.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Sex Education Malaysian Style

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English activity, students read "Sex Education Malaysian Style," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 6 true or false questions about the selection.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Britney Allowed To Visit Her Children

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students read, analyze and discuss a newspaper article about the American singer Britney Spears and the courts giving her permission to see her children three times a week. They assess key vocabulary terms found in the article and then...
Interactive
Curated OER

Slang Quiz: Mixed 4

For Students 6th - 7th
In this slang instructional activity, students identify the slang word and then select the best answer to complete the given sentence that helps define the word. There are 10 exercises like this for students to complete.
eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of the Marriages

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext to Henry James's The Marriages.
eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of the Marriage of Lit Lit

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Jack London's story, The Marriage of Lit-lit.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Marriage of Lit Lit" by Jack London

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "The Marriage of Lit-lit" by Jack London. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Marriage of Phaedra" by Willa Cather

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "The Marriage of Phaedra" by Willa Cather. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Website
City University of New York

Cuny: Jane Austen

For Students 9th - 10th
Site offers information about readers' response to Austen's writing, the themes in her novels, and specific discussion of "Emma."
Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Modernist Portraits: Sherwood Anderson

For Students 9th - 10th
Sherwood Anderson is the focus of this biography drawing upon his manner of writing about small town Americans not actively involved in the modernization of the twentieth century. See "Sherwood Anderson Activities" for related resources.
Handout
Washington State University

Washington State University: William Dean Howells Society: Brief Chronology of Selected Works and Events

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed chronology lists major events during William Dean Howells' life as well as the years in which his writings were published.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Maya, an Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
The Maya civilization (300-900 C.E.) was one of the most sophisticated in the pre-Columbian Americas. It extended from southeastern Mexico across modern-day Guatemala, Belize and the western parts of Honduras and El Salvador. The Maya...
Primary
Emory University

Emory: Stanton, Elizabeth Cady: About Marrying Too Young

For Students 9th - 10th
Here, read Elizabeth Cady Stanton's brief statement concerning young women, who are "Robbed of all the rights and freedom of childhood' through early marriage." Her statement was published in 1870.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Percy Bysshe Shelley

For Students 9th - 10th
The personal life and writing career of Percy Bysshe Shelly is chronicled in this encyclopedia article. Content includes information on his childhood, his marriage to Mary Shelley, his writings, and his tragic death.
Website
Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Harriet Beecher Stowe

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the life and career of Harriet Beecher Stowe discusses her early life, her marriage, and her writing career, mentioning her various works. There is also a complete bibliography of her work.