Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Seventeenth Century British Literature: Paradise Lost
This is a lesson on John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost. It features links to Books I and VII, audio explanation of chapters, a Book I study guide, "Killing the King" article, "400 Years" anniversary website, a short summary of...
British Library
British Library: 20th Century Works: Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost is an epic poem (12 books, totaling more than 10,500 lines) written in blank verse, telling the biblical tale of the Fall of Mankind. Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Written in Pencil in the Sealed Freightcar
Dan Pagis experienced the horrors of the Holocaust as a young child and only addresses the trauma he experienced through poetry. In the poem "Written in Pencil in a Sealed Freightcar" he uses Genesis and the murder of Abel by Cain as a...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The World's Birth Day by Professor L. Gaussen
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The World's Birth-day by Professor L. Gaussen (1861). This is a story about the Biblical creation of the world from Genesis 1:1, "In the beginning God created the...
Other
Museum of Unnatural Mystery: The Tower of Babel
Archeological and historical information about the story of the Tower of Babel found in Genesis.
Bible Study Tools
Condensed Biblical Encyclopedia: Abram
This site helps develop the background to understand Abraham and the covenant between he and God. This is the place to start.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Incantation" by Alice Hoffman
Estrella is a girl living in Spain during the Spanish inquisition and dealing with the secret of her Jewish heritage, an unacceptable crush, and her best friend's betrayal. Selected (6) reading passages (grades 5-9) to pair with the...
Other
South Pacific Organizer: Easter Island Travel Guide
This is a comprehensive resource about Easter Island. It explores the mystery of Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) and its indigenous inhabitants, the Rapanui by covering the land, weather,history, flora and fauna. A dateline, and list of...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coekho
Following omens and the pursuit of his dream, Santiago goes on a journey to find his treasure. Along the way he encounters characters and circumstances that both support or challenge his quest. Selected (5) reading passages (grades 6-11)...
Bible Study Tools
Crosswalk.com: Account of the Six Day Creation
This site, which is provided for by Crosswalk.com, gives a commentary on Genesis 2.
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Book 11 of Augustine's "The City of God"
This is the text of Augustine's "City of God," which contains his interpretaion of Genesis. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated around...
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Abraham, in Liturgy
This site explains how the Christian relationship to the Jewish patriarch Abraham is celebrated in the liturgical rites of the Catholic Church. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be...
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: The Bosom of Abraham
This site gives a theological explanation for the Scriptural references to this term, "The Bosom of Abraham." This phrase was used by Jesus in telling parables about the judgment. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a...
Bible Study Tools
Smith's Bible Dictionary: Adam
This resource defines and presents some information about Adam, the first man according to the Christian religion.
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Sara
This site gives biographical information and Biblical references to Sara, the wife of Abraham. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated...
Other
Space Today Online: Nasa's Discovery Missions
Survey of unmanned Discovery spacecraft missions such as the Mars Pathfinder rover and other past, present, and planned missions. Illustrated.
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Adam
Discusses translation of Adam, his creation, and actions in Genesis. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated around 1910.
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Isaac
This site gives the story of Isaac, the son of Abraham and Sara. It tells the Biblical account of God's gift of a son to Abraham and Sara, the desired sacrifice, and the final outcome. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a...
Curated OER
Genesis Frontispiece: Creation
An online exhibition about a Bible that was illuminated and handwritten for the St. John's University and Abbey in Minnesota. It contains many beautiful pictures from the Bible plus it also has a selection of other historical Bibles in...
British Library
British Library: 20th Century: An Introduction to Animal Farm
George Orwell's "Animal Farm" combines animal fable with political satire targeting Stalinist Russia. John Sutherland describes the novel's genesis, its struggle to find a publisher, and its eventual success.
British Library
British Library: Shelley's Frankenstein: The Ghost Story Challenge
Students will explore the origins of Frankenstein and place the novel in its context, considering it alongside the contemporary horror stories and scientific developments that influenced Mary Shelley. They will present their knowledge in...
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Islamic Art: Early Islamic Period: Art
While the Islamic period has a fixed starting date, signaled by the emigration of the Prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622, the birth of Islamic art is far more difficult to single out. Instead, we can consider...
George Washington University
Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project: House Un American Activities Committee
A description of the genesis of the House Un-American Activities Committee and the bullying inquisition of those the committee accused of having Communist leanings.