As an assessment of their skill in crafting a compare and contrast essay, class members read and compare the portrayals of nature in excerpts from naturalist John Muir's My First Summer in the Sierra and from poet Emily Dickinson's...

Learn more about the work of Gwendolyn Brooks with a language arts lesson. Young learners read an informational passage about the acclaimed poet before attempting a shape poem of their own.

Looking for a fresh approach to an end-of-unit project for The Odyssey? Check out a resource that has class members write their own hero's journey short story and then craft an illustration that depicts their tale. Apollonio di...

Ask your learners to dream up a myth set in modern day. These mythology writing prompts require individuals take on the role of an ancient Greek citizen who just woke up to a totally different world. Through this lens, class members...

What a fantastic resource to guide youngsters in persuasive letter writing. They read a brief letter to the editor and answer question about the author's purpose, word choice, and structure. Next, scholars draft their own letter by...

Teach your class about the Declaration of Independence while giving them practice working as a team. The resource breaks participants into groups and has them answer questions about specific grievances from the Declaration of...

In this social studies events worksheet, students match important events in history with people that were involved at the time. Students complete 13 matches.

In this biography comprehension activity, students read a 3 page selection on President Roosevelt and answer 8 multiple choice question about the selection. The selection is a

Middle schoolers are asked to identify the alliteration used in John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address, Emily Dickinson's "May-Flower," and a passage from Robert Lewis Stevenson's Kidnapped.

In this literature worksheet, students respond to 12 short answer and essay questions about Flaubert's Madame Bovary. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.

In this use of articles resource learning exercise, students receive help in determining the proper use of articles in their writing. They read about the proper use of the, a, and an.

In this language arts worksheet, learners conduct research about Easter Eggs in order to summarize answers for the questions involved.

This resource provides a wealth of information about the period of American literature from 1860-1914. There are eight good articles discussing the movements of realism, regionalism, and naturalism, the rise of black American literature,...

Metis writers are profiled in this document. Their works of fiction most often addressthe complicated nature of being mixed-heritage, finding acceptance of that fact, and fighting racism.

Unfortunately, "literary" writing was not as simple and direct as political writing. When trying to write poetry, most educated authors stumbled into the pitfall of elegant neoclassicism. The epic, in particular, exercised a fatal...

Pauline Johnson, "a reader or reciter of talent as well as a writer," performed in Winnipeg in 1897, and this is an account of that performance from the "Winnipeg Free Press." Read about Johnson's costumes, her portrayals of a "heathen...

A brief biography of writer W. H. Auden. Discusses the influence of Marx and Freud on his poetry, the didactic nature of his work, the aim of the arts, the importance of fun, recognizing great art, and the musical treatment of poets' work.

Article outlining the scientific history behind the discovery of black holes. The writer discusses how scientific theories guide scientists in creating explanations for natural phenomena.

In his time, Mark Twain was considered the funniest man on earth. Yet he was also an unflinching critic of human nature, using his humor to attack hypocrisy, greed and racism. In this series, Ken Burns has created an illuminating...