New York State Education Department
TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 4
Why is it important to use precise language? Participants explore this question in the fourth activity in a series of 15 on effective instruction. Perfect for all content areas, the activity promotes appropriate language choice through...
New York State Education Department
TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 5
Are video games sports? Pupils investigate this question as well as various nonfiction selections to learn more about claims and the support that defines them. All of the selections mimic the rigor on state tests and encourage close...
EngageNY
TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 6
Is a college education necessary for success in today's world? The class investigates the question, along with others at the end of the sixth workshop in a 15-part series. The lesson has four parts with multiple activities and...
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: Popes in the 12th 18th Centuries
Biographies of the Popes governing the Roman Catholic Church in the 12th-18th centuries. Entries range from minimal to very extensive.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: List of Popes
This resource gives a list of popes from the 9th century to the present.
University of Toronto (Canada)
Univ. Of Toronto: Poetry and Prose of Alexander Pope
This site from the University of Toronto gives the full text of several of Alexander Pope's poems, including "The Rape of the Lock."
The Guardian
Guardian: Pope Benedict Xvi
Section of the Guardian website devoted to Pope Benedict XVI. Contains news and opinion articles, videos, and links to other useful websites.
PBS
Pbs New Perspectives on the West: Pope
This site contains information about the religious leader from San Juan Pueblo, in present-day New Mexico. Pope organized and led the most successful Indian uprising in the history of the American West. He created the conditions for a...
Other
New Mexico Office of the State Historian: Pope
Read this fascinating information about Pope, the leader of the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. Learn how he was able to unite several tribes of Pueblo Indians who did not even speak the same language into a force that was able to push out the...
Stanford University
Stanford History Education Group: Attila and Pope Leo
[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson in which students use primary source art and text to determine what happened at a meeting between Attila the Hun and Pope Leo. Includes lesson plan, PowerPoint and original documents.
Made From Media
Made From History: The 7 Worst Popes in History
Read the stories behind seven Popes with the worst reputations.
Scholastic
Scholastic News: The Pope Resigns
Pope Benedict XVI surprised people around the world by announcing his resignation as Pope. This article presents information about the papacy and the process of selecting a new Pope.
Scholastic
Scholastic News: A Pope From South America
This article is about the election of the new Pope, who is the first Pope from South America.
BBC
Bbc: Cbbc Newsround: Guides: The Pope
Learn more about who the Pope is and what he does through this informational website. Also includes information on how the Pope is chosen and a brief biography of Pope John Paul II.
Other
Catechism: The Pope
This site contains the American Translation of the Roman Catholic Catechism. It contains the exact phrase which explains the Official Church's beliefs in the Pope.
Global Catholic Network
Global Catholic Network:encyclical of Pope Gregory Xvi: Propagation of the Faith
An 1840 letter/Encyclical from the Pope to Catholic leaders encouraging them to continue spreading the Catholic faith despite "them" (revolutionary and liberal hinderances).
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Pope Francis)
Learn about the life and religious work of Jorge Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis in March 2013.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Chaucer: Letter to Pope About Thomas Becket's Death [Pdf]
This is a one-page PDF of a letter from William, archbishop of Sens, to the Pope, in relation to the death of Thomas Becket.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: An Essay on Man: Moral Essays and Satires by Alexander Pope
The full text of An Essay on Man by Alexander Pope available in multiple formats.
Other
Papal Encyclicals Online: The Function of Art: Pope Pius Xii, 1952
This is an English full-text translation of the papal encyclical issued by Pope Pius XII on April 8, 1952 to a group of Italian artists.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Alexander Pope
Explore the world of Alexander Pope through the links found in this informative resource. This site provides links to biographical information and lesson plans for "The Rape of Lock."
Pennsylvania State University
Alexander Pope's Essay on Man [Pdf]
This convenient .pdf file presents the entire text of Pope's defense of deism. There is no commentary offered, however.
Other
Abraham Lincoln's White House: John Pope (1823 1892)
Abraham Lincoln had such a hard time finding a decent general to command the Army of the Potomac. John Pope was another of his disappointments. Read this account of his Civil War career.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Alexander Pope
Familiarize yourself with the life and works of the poet Alexander Pope. This source contains a quick fact sheet, a short biography, and links to related articles, collection items, and works.