Read about the Soviet nuclear physicist, Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov (1921-1989 CE), who received the 1974 Nobel Peace Prize for his "Struggle for human rights, for disarmament, and for cooperation between all nations." This website is...

Learn about the Argentinian 1984 Nobel Prize winner in physiology or medicine Cesar Milstein in this autobiography provided by the Nobel foundation.

Read Gertrude B. Elion's autobiography at this Nobel Foundation online museum. Learn about her contributions to the study of immunology, for which she is honored with the Nobel Prize. Includes information on her personal and professional...

Contains an involved autobiography, focusing on Dr. Cornell's development as a scientist.

Nobel e-Museum provides a site that contains a detailed autobiography of Wolfgang Ketterle, 2001 nobel laureate in physics.

Historical information on Booker T. Washington, the foremost black educator of the late 19th and 20th centuries. This site offers an overview of his greatest accomplishments, including links to his autobiography and other writings. This...

Read the complete autobiography of Henry Ossian Flipper, the first African American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point. This tells of his life through the time of his graduation and receipt of his...

Publication provides information and reviews on newsworthy and noteworthy works of literature in categories such as autobiography, business, cooking, current events, history, social change, and sports. Also find the yearly "Best Books"...

Read about the 1973 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Patrick White. This website is organized into the following sections: "Press Release," "Presentation Speech," "Autobiography," "Swedish Nobel Stamps," "Article," and "Other...

Read the words for independence penned by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence. Then link to a discussion of the document by Jefferson in his own autobiography.

This biography of Booker T. Washington includes some details of his early life and education, plus the more outspokenly anti-racist views of his later life. Click to related pages on the Booker T. Washington National Monument and notes...

Resource includes a recent interview with Bill Clinton conducted around the time of the release of his autobiography, "My Life."

This is a collection of one media gallery, eight videos, and one interactive about Maya Angelou and her works especially her autobiography, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"

In addition to defining "Slave Narrative," this website includes information on the styles and influences associated with slave narratives. Also provided, are links to several examples of nineteenth- and twentieth-century slave narratives.

A reader's theater script for Eleanor Coerr's book, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, a biography about Sadako Sasaki, is provided on these pages. Speaking parts for all students in a classroom are available in this activity.

A reader's theater script of blizzard story co-written by Mary Evans Andrews, a free-lance writer, and a former early 1900's teacher, "Miss Lydia", is provided on these pages. Ten character roles are needed in this activity. Reading...

Learn about quoting accurately and making inferences on this site. A link provides a model with text and supported inferences.

Read about the life and accomplishments of Elizabeth Blackwell, educated at Geneva Medical College and the first woman doctor in the U.S.

This University of Toronto site provides information on Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The text of some of his works is provided.

Using Giovanni's poem as a springboard, these lessons guide students through an autobiographical writing exercise. Includes multimedia and interactive elements.

This is a brief biography of businessman, politician, scientist, and author Benjamin Franklin. Click "Benjamin Franklin Activities" for related materials.

Get the facts about the life and administraton of Martin Van Buren (1782-1862), the 8th President of the United States (1837-1841).

Zora Neale Hurston is featured in this biography highlighting her literary contributions which focused on African Americans as whole people, celebrating their heritage, in an era when black authors tended to write about their...

This lesson focuses on the literary terms needed for the unit on Rationalism. I provides a list of terms and a crossword puzzle using them.