Examine how writers have explored identity - through the prisms of ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality - in the modern world.

Discover the music, art, and popular culture that shook the world in the 20th century.

Discover how European cities were crucibles for modernist experimentation.

The creators of eduscapes have designed this website to share their love of learning and teaching with others. The site aims at effectively integrating technology into the classroom in a fun and seamless way. Use the site to get lesson...

These activities encourage young people to join the debate about how to stage and cast Othello. They will debate the pros and cons of different productions and plan how they would stage the play if they could do so themselves. Included...

SparkNotes provides a literature guide for Orson Scott Card's science fiction novel, Ender's Game. It includes a summary of the novel, analysis of the characters, and discussions of major themes, motifs and symbols.

Young scholars think that classic literature and historic events have little in common with life today, right? Think again! In this lesson, students get a chance to compare themes from classic novels or from American history to those...

This site, part of the online teaching guide for the "Heath Anthology of American Literature," provides information on Anderson and his works intended to help instructors. Students may find the discussions of Anderson's themes and...

This site, intended for instructions using the "Heath Anthology of American Literature," provides suggestions for teaching Paley's works. Students will find the background information on Paley's themes and styles, the connections to...

Series of four video lectures from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that examine the philosophical themes in films and their links to other art forms, such as literature and opera. Videos vary in length.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This article "Civil Blood: Why Are the Capulets and Montagues at War?" by Carol Chillington Rutter, Professor of English Literature at Warwick University, discusses the themes of violence and love in...

Building upon their understanding of forces and Newton's laws of motion, students learn about the force of friction, specifically with respect to cars. They explore the friction between tires and the road to learn how it affects the...

This is a series of important quotes from Antigone by Sophocles with analysis of each quote. This analysis helps to improve understanding of the play.

Great site explores many legends and texts from the ancient Near East. Provides interesting focus on the common themes found in ancient world literature.

Use the video and text of "Give me liberty, or give me death!" a quotation by Patrick Henry from a speech he made to the Virginia Convention in 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, to consider the two learning outcomes...

Use the text or audio of Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin to consider the two learning outcomes below. Describe the major historical and cultural developments of the Enlightenment; explain key concepts. Describe the major conventions,...

These articles research how writers responded to the social inequalities of Victorian society.

Calling itself "unique," Bob's is easy to use, with cross-links throughout, phonetic pronunciation guides when necessary, and many examples and quotations. Click on the letter and scroll for the word.

Students will gain a strong understanding of the Great Depression with these lesson plans for a variety of academic levels. Topics include literature, government and migration.

This site provides a series of quotations, character analysis, themes, plot analysis, and quizzes from the novel that represent such themes as revenge, compassion, sin and free will.

Written during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I the themes in this play still resonate. Read about the characters and themes in this informative site.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1940, The Grapes of Wrath is one of the most beloved novels in American literature. This site provides fascinating insights into the characters, themes and quotations from the novel.

Shmoop's study guide for Orson Scott Card's science fiction novel, Ender's Game, includes chapter summaries, character descriptions, explanation of themes, and analysis of various elements in the novel. It also offers study questions and...

Providing quotes with links to themes from the novel makes this a valuable site for greater insights into "The Great Gatsby".