Scholars learn about the Hero's Journey as they read Ray Bradbury's "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh." They analyze the story's structure and narrative techniques. Finally, they write summaries of the text's central idea and use their...

In this video from Penn State's School of Theatre production of Twelfth Night, Sir Toby, Sir Andrew, and Feste are in a boisterous mood that raises the ire of Malvolio. Incensed at his highhandedness, Maria and the trio hatch a plan to...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This Royal Shakespeare Company teacher reference page provides a list of the themes and motifs in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream along with specific locations of where they are used.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slide show presentation lesson about Shakespeare's Twelfth Night including drawings of the characters in costume and a collection of video clips from Into Film and material from the Victoria...

Learn about morning and bedtime routines with PBS KIDS' Daniel Tiger. Help Daniel get ready for school in the morning and for bed at night through imaginative play and songs.

Access lines and staging prompts for scenes from William Shakespeare's comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream. The scenes are displayed according to act with the setting included. Extensive explanatory notes and additional resources are also...

Watch PEEP and Quack [8:49] have fun with shadows in the middle of the night using flashlights. They learn that shadows can grow and change shape by rotating the object. An additional hands-on activity is provided for young scholars...

Why is light important? Play this interactive night light game with PEEP and observe why we need light to see objects. Also included are teaching tips.

A plot overview, character list, character analysis, themes and symbols, chapter summary and analysis, quotations, a quiz, and more for Night by Elie Wiesel.

Van Gogh's "Starry Night" is featured here, with background on the painting that conveys its emotional content.

This is the text of the short story "Amateur Night" by Jack London, a story of a woman looking for a job.

This is the complete text of the novel A Dark Night's Work by Elizabeth Gaskell.

This web page contains a set of study questions for Beryl Markham's novel "West with the Night."

A poem from William Blake's Songs of Innocence, "Night", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Jeff Kiok and can access a printable version of this piece.

An excellent site from the UK that analyzes the Shakespearean comedy. Includes a comparison to "Romeo and Juliet," an analysis on the nature of love, stagecraft ideas, and thematic elements.

F. Scott Fitgerald's fascinating novel, Tender is the Night, is given a very thorough analysis in this interesting site. Background on the novel provides particular interest as it gives insights into the author and his wife. Read about...

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 the rotation of the earth, the movement of the moon, and the position of the sun.

Misconceptions about the causes of seasons and day and night are common through all ages. Use the information on this site to help your students understand these concepts. Included are links to many resources and lesson plans for...

A lesson plan from KinderArt that investigates Van Gogh's technique as exhibited in "The Starry Night."

This comedy written around 1596 is a play about four sets of couples and their complicated lives. This site provides fascinating insights into the characters, themes and quotations from the play.

A.J. Raffles is a character developed by E.W. Hornung who appears in most of his short stories. Raffles is the very definition of a smooth criminal and a master cricket player. Read several of the short stories containing Raffles in the...

Text of the short story "A Night in New Arabia" by O. Henry. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)

Text of the short story "One Summer Night" by Ambrose Bierce. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)