What a great way to have your class learn about the lives of children in Victorian England. Learners sharpen their research skills as they study the history of children who worked in England. They choose extension projects to complete.

Gear up for Halloween by studying the horror genre with your class and analyzing films and texts to uncover the genre's traditional conventions.

Young scholars compare and contrast two pieces of artwork in regards to their nastalgic elements. Using the internet, they research local religious institutions in their area and note their function in society. They also compare and...

Students discover the history of mosaics through teacher-lead lectures and discussions. Individuals spend 3-4 weeks creatively constructing mosaic masks using step-by-step design instructions.

An engaging biography of "Hoosier" poet James Whitcomb Riley serves as a springboard for study of his unique dialect-based verse. Several activities illuminate differences between spoken vernacular and formal language. Learners record...

Young scholars identify George Washington and the current president and distinguish between past and present events. They listen to a text about Washington and make predictions. They generate a list of synonyms for past and present and...

In this online interactive reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions based on poetry by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

This is a comprehensive resource on literary, philosophical, religious, scientific and technological advancements of the Victorian age. Learn about famous Victorian authors, literary genres and more.

The 19th century saw a rapid technological change, together with paradigm shifts in scientific understanding. These articles research how authors responded to the new possibilities afforded by technology and science.

These articles research the following questions related to the Victorian Age: Why was crime such a popular subject in 19th-century fiction? How did literature balance fear, social commentary, and entertainment? How were gruesome murders...

A compilation of a variety of excellent resources on Victorian writer Robert Browning. Includes a detailed biography, list of works, social and political history of the Victorian age, and essays about the literary aspects of Browning's...

This site from The Victorian Web provides an excellent variety of resources about Victorian author John Ruskin. It takes one from a detailed biography and relative social and political history, to themes, critical theory, and information...

This site from The Victorian Web features a detailed biography, social and political history, and list of works to information about setting, characterization, themes, and imagery. This site provides a variety of excellent resources on...

This site from The Victorian Web provides a wide variety of excellent resources related to Victorian artist William Morris, including a biography, social and political history, and information about his visual arts, themes, literary...

This Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) portal gives access to biographical information about this Victorian social and polticial historian's life and work, such as his importan history of the French Revolution.

The Digital Library provides links to the texts of 11 of Thomas Carlyle's works.

The Digital Library provides links to the texts of a dozen of works by Charles Darwing including "On the Origins of Species."

This is the place to find works by a variety of women writers of the Victorian age. Be sure to scroll down to the "Proceed to the collection," button to access the work.

This site, provided by First Spiritual Temple, gives a good look into the spiritual beliefs (mediumship and the channeling of souls) of the author of the Sherlock Holmes stories.

This site provides the text of "The Autobiography of Charles Darwin" by Charles Darwin.

This resource provides a paper written by Dr. Charles Urbanowicz, anthropologist at California State University. It deals extensively with the life and death of Charles Darwin, his research, and the publication of his book, "The Origin...

The whole novel, including illustrations, is reproduced at this site hosted by the University of Pennsylvania. An interesting feature is the brief explanation of the provenance of the work, as well as the inclusion of Anne Bronte's...

Read these military tales by Conan Doyle provided for by the University of Virginia, detailing the exploits of a soldier in the Napoleonic wars.