Civil War Home
Home of the American Civil War: Suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus
This page provides Abraham Lincoln's orders to suspend the writ of habeas corpus in 1861 during the Civil War. From "Official Records of the Civil War."
Indiana University
Civil Liberty & the Civil War: The Indianapolis Treason
Contains the remarks of U.S. Chief Justice William Rehnquist concerning the Ex Parte Milligan case, the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus during the Civil War and the present, and the Indianapolis Treason Trials.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Bridge Types: Tensile & Compressive Forces
Students explore how tension and compression forces act on three different bridge types. Using sponges, cardboard and string, they create models of beam, arch and suspension bridges and apply forces to understand how they disperse or...
Library of Congress
Loc: Today in History: June 12: Roebling and the Brooklyn Bridge
Read about the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, the first steel-wire suspension bridge. This site, from American Memory, has a biography of John A. Roebling, the designer of the bridge, and many links to photographs of the construction...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: The Hound of the Baskervilles
View, read and discuss Conan Doyle's tale, "The Hound of Baskersvilles," and compare and contrast the story with the film. Explore the genres and elements of mystery and suspense that are present, and analyze characters, especially...
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Evil Lurks [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for a suspenseful piece, Evil Lurks, is provided on these pages. Six character roles are needed in this activity.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Short Stories: Instruction Page 2: Short Stories
This lesson focues on plot, irony, and suspense as seen in short stories by Richard Connell and Edgar Allan Poe. It defines each term and provides examples.
Read Works
Read Works: Passages: Paired Text: "Nighttime in Texas"
[Free Registration/Login Required] The paired passages "Flying Blind" and "Nighttime in Texas" are both suspenseful. Question sets are provided for each separately and combined.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway:writing an Engaging Story With Literary Strategies to Enhance Plot
You will be able to use various literary strategies and devices, including dialogue and suspense, to enhance the plot in a short story. W.11-12.3b Narratives
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Science of Macaroni Salad: What's in a Mixture?
What's in macaroni salad? Break down the pasta, mayonnaise, vinegar, mustard, vegetables, etc., and you're left with a bunch of molecules. Josh Kurz uses a delicious recipe to exemplify three types of mixtures (solution, colloid and...
TES Global
Blendspace: "The Monkey's Paw" Suspense and Foreshadowing
A five-part learning module with links to a video, a website, an image, and texts to use while reading W. W. Jacobs' "The Monkey's Paw."
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Suspension Bridge
This photo shows a common type of bridge known as a suspension bridge. The Clifton Suspension Bridge stretches over the River Avon in Bristol, England. It was designed by a famous civil engineer named Isambard Kingdom Brunel. For more...
Curated OER
Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in West Virginia: Wheeling Suspension Bridge
World's first long suspension bridge.
Technovation
Technovation Families (Formerly Curiosity Machine)
Technovation provides hands-on STEM activities. Students will watch an inspiring video about suspension bridges. Studentswill create their own bridge that must support at least 15 pennies.
Digital History
Digital History: Espionage and Sedition Acts
Suspension of civil liberties by the government is always a radial act. Read about why President Wilson and the Congress thought this was necessary upon the U.S. entrance to World War I, and see who really suffered from the enforcement...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Edgar Wallace
This site focuses on Edgar Wallace, the author of popular detective and suspense stories and, in his time "the king" of the modern thriller. It features a link to Wallace's biography and links to the full text of two of his novels: The...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Bridging the Gaps
Students are presented with a brief history of bridges as they learn about the three main bridge types: beam, arch and suspension. They are introduced to two natural forces - tension and compression - common to all bridges and...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Exploits of Elaine by Arthur B. Reeve
This is the full text of the novel The Exploits of Elaine by Arthur B. Reeve. The scientific detective known as the "American Sherlock Holmes" pursues a ruthless arch villain in this high-stakes suspense novel.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Writing Engaging Stories With Literary Strategies to Enhance Plot
Use various literary strategies and devices, including dialogue and suspense, to enhance the plot in a short story.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Lois Duncan
What do you know about the life and work of Lois Duncan? This site features links to several of her books that contain lesson plans, teaching guides and more.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Richard Peck
What do you know about Richard Peck's life and work as an author? Use this informative site to learn more about this young adult author and to find resources for lesson plans.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: The Great Gatsby Plot Analysis
This excellent, brief plot summary highlights the major events in the novel as well as labeling the climax, suspense and denouement.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Mixtures
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces fifth graders to mixtures, solutions, and suspensions. Opportunities for student participation and an assessment are included.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Brooklyn Bridge
This article contains interesting facts about one of the most famous landmarks in the United States of America, the Brooklyn Bridge. Completed in 1883, it was the first steel-wire suspension bridge in the world.
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