[Free Registration/Login Required] A three-lesson unit on drawing conclusions through which students learn how to use pictures and context clues to discover a missing word and to draw conclusions about a story. Students also use...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of three lesson plans designed to teach students to identify effects, causes, and the relationship between them. Lessons are based on the books Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes, Why Do You Cry?:...

A profile of Johannes Georg Bednorz, who worked with Alexander Muller to make breakthroughs in the field of superconductivity.

After reading the book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, young scholars have the chance to express the way they feel when they have a bad day. They will make personal connections as well as...

This site evaluates the period of reforms under Alexander II. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the government of the 1860s and the period known as the great reforms.

The Daniel A. P. Murray Pamphlet Collection presents a panoramic and eclectic review of African-American history and culture, spanning almost one hundred years from the early nineteenth through the early twentieth centuries, with the...

Learn about the discovery of the penicillium mold by Alexander Fleming, and then of the production of it for the soldiers of World War II. Included are resources for both teacher and student.

This resource provides information about Judith Viorst. It includes a short interview where she answers questions about her book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.

A scanned copy of the 1875 publication of School-boy Heroes by J. W. Alexander, a fiction book for children.

Read an overview of "The Rape of the Lock" by Alexander Pope and view additional resources such as articles and collection items.

In the 17th century, London was at the center of global trade, with goods and individuals arriving in the capital from all over the world. This article looks at how travel, trade, and empire shaped the works of Daniel Defoe, Alexander...

This article shows how Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock progresses from satirizing the foolishness of wealthy young women to exposing the violence that results from unequal power relations, whether between men and women, rich and...

Writers and craftsmen including Alexander Pope, John Dryden, Jonathan Swift, and Josiah Wedgwood found inspiration in the classical period. This article explores how their works adopted the style, genres, aesthetic values, and subjects...

This article explores the real and fictional letters published in the 18th century, from the correspondence of Alexander Pope and Ignatius Sancho to Samuel Richardson's hugely popular epistolary novel "Pamela" and the works it inspired.

For almost 30 centuries -- from its unification around 3100 B.C. to its conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C. -- ancient Egypt was the preeminent civilization in the Mediterranean world. From the great pyramids of the Old Kingdom...

Three of the famous satirist's poems are included here in full text, along with a brief biographical sketch and a recommended book for further reading.

A website which supports an alternative method that musicians can use to cope with the physical demands of their profession. Some of the information is designed for specific instruments and the voice.

A website for learning about this alternative approach to coping with the physical demands that performers face. The site has a wealth of useful information and resources.

Use this site to learn about the life and career of Alexader Pushkin (Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin). This article overviews the struggles of the Russian people, which fueled Pushkin's writing and provides "related links" and "sources"...

This site offers information about the last Russian tsarina, Alexandra. The text includes biographical information as well as information about her ties with Rasputin.

Nice collection of online "books" and virtual exhibits about various Russian tsars, their palaces, and life during the height of imperial era to the final days of tsars. Includes an up-close look at Anastasia, a collection of letters...

The role of the free press in Colonial American literary and political history. Includes links to Alexander Hamilton and charters involving free press.

This university-related site presents a detailed biography of Aaron Burr. Provides insights into the conflict between him and Alexander Hamilton, whom Burr eventually killed in a duel.

This site provides information on Alexander Calder, the inventor of the kinetic sculpture known as the mobile, as well as detailed instructions on how to create your own butterfly mobile. Included are "Tips and Tricks" to making "a more...