Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring Religious Violence and Persecution in 16th Century Europe

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students watch a movie on religious violence in 16th century Europe and then write a background about a picture they are given on violence. In this religious violence lesson plan, students create the background by making inferences about...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Black Plague: International Insects

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders research conditions that caused 16th Century Black Plague and led to downfall of Europe, and examine causes and effects of population density, disease, and invention.
PPT
Curated OER

The New Monarchies: 15c - 16c

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Use this presentation about the monarchies and powerful figures in 16th century Europe to set the stage for some of history's most influencial events. With maps and photographs to show the spread of power throughout Europe, the slides...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reformation and Civil Wars of Religion in 16th Century France

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners discover details about the Reformation. In this French history lesson, students view a PowerPoint presentation about the religious wars that took place in the country and within Europe. Learners take notes on the presentation...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Puritans Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students determine if the Puritans were selfish or selfless.  In this American history lesson, students read two Puritans documents, answer guiding questions on a worksheet, and use evidence from the documents to write whether the...
PPT
Curated OER

Pilgrims and Puritans

For Teachers 11th - 12th
With graphic organizers galore, learners will follow the changes of church and state in early colonial America. They look at the differences between the pilgrims and the puritans in terms of beliefs and life ways. Myths and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Images of the New World

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how visual and literary images played an important role in the English colonization of Virginia. They analyze the importance of Thomas Harriot's Report on the subsequent development of English colonial plans for...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Was It Like To Live in Tudor Times?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students compare and contrast the lives of the rich and poor people in Tudor times. Students observe photographs of Tudor life. They investigate word clues describing the lives of the people. Students create a presentation on their...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Worksheet #20 Questions - New World and Roanoke

For Students 8th - 9th
In this New World and Roanoke learning exercise, students expand their historical knowledge through ten fill in the blank questions that relate to the aforementioned subject.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Values and Beliefs of Manifest Destiny

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the beliefs of Manifest Destiny and its role in the California Gold Rush. They analyze a painting to gather information about Manifest Destiny.
Unit Plan
The Newberry Library

Newberry Library: Marriage and Family in Shakespeare's England

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning modules explores the concepts of marriage and family in Shakespeare's England, 16th-18th Centuries. Students examine Shakespeare's work and the work of others and gain a sense of familial roles, obligations and how family was...
Handout
BBC

Bbc Radio 4: Voices of the Powerless: The Plague in England

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores the effect that the arrival of the plague had on the lives of common English men and women in the 16th and 17th centuries. Content includes an analysis of the plague's origin and spread, and the reactions of the...
PPT
TES Global

Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Tudor Society

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This slide show and the activities that follow focus on investigating the homes of different social groups in 16th century Tudor England using the inventory, a new type of evidence which began about 1640.
Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Massachusetts

For Students 9th - 10th
During the religious upheavals of the 16th century, a body of men and women called Puritans sought to reform the Established Church of England from within. Essentially, they demanded that the rituals and structures associated with Roman...
Handout
British Library

British Library: Ireland: Propaganda and Plantations

For Students 9th - 10th
A six-part site that relates the method England used to take over Ireland throughout the 16th century.
Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Massachusetts

For Students 9th - 10th
During the religious upheavals of the 16th century, a body of men and women called Puritans sought to reform the Established Church of England from within. Essentially, they demanded that the rituals and structures associated with Roman...
Handout
Other

An Introduction to Early Modern European History

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent introduction to and overview of the Renaissance and Reformation in Europe. This article touches on all aspects of the period.