Three English, a French, and a Spanish primary account of the staggering losses, misery, and deprivation that characterized early European settlement as well as the resilience needed to overcome those challenges.

A picture of Picasso's Man with Hat and a Violin. This is an example of Synthetic Cubism, a style characterized by large superimposed planes and clear geometric structure.

Probably an Etruscan word signifying crooked. 1. The crooked staff borne by the augurs, with which they divided the expanse of heaven, when viewed with reference to divination, into regions. It is very frequently exhibited upon works of...

The first of three pages of simple definitions for literary terms. This page, A - E, covers forty-four terms from "Allegory" to "Exposition."

This slideshow lesson introduces and defines round and flat characters in fiction writing.

This site shares a short story elements trivia game. Examples of short story elements are applied to high school classic literature.

After researching slavery and personal experiences of slaves with primary and secondary resources, students create a fictional character that is historically and geographically accurate. Character files include a portrait, a narrative...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Read John Steinbeck's The Chrysanthemums, and highlight positive emotion in blue, negative emotion in red, and ambiguous emotion in green.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Read John Steinbeck's The Chrysanthemums, and highlight positive emotion in blue, negative emotion in red, and ambiguous emotion in green.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart defines the elements of a story: character, setting, theme, and conflict.

LessonPlanZ.com, a searchable online database of lesson plans, provides a listing of drama-related lesson plans.