This is a book review for Marley and Me by John Grogan in which he details events, both good and bad, in his life with his dog Marley. The activity focuses on having students remember and write down experiences in their lives (both good...

Six-year-old Laura Jernegan, who kept a journal of her three-year voyage aboard a whaling ship (1868-71), left an enduring legacy of her time. Laura's journal follows the experiences of her family's journey and draws many memorable...

A comprehensive site filled with historically significant documents on the UK during World War I.

Check out this fascinating in-depth biography of Bella Abzug (1920-1998 CE), a civil rights activist and women's advocate elected to congress. Provides links to pictures, a timeline, and many personal narratives.

Online home of the sixteen-part PBS series on American history, A History of US is a storehouse of information and resources to enrich any study of America. Includes an interactive timeline, an image browser, games, quizzes, first-person...

This resource provides information about the Freedmen, who were free after the Emancipation of Slaves.

Through a series of six activities, students read about, connect to, and draw conclusions about the immigrant experience, via personal experience and a collection of resources, including Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland," oral...

This comprehensive project provides information on many aspects of the Holocaust. There is an excellent timeline with narrative, pictures, and web links. The People section provides a study of people involved in and affected by the...