Curated OER
Peace and Perspective through Poetry: The Dream of Peace in the Middle East
Students use poetry to understand conflict in the Middle East. In this poetry lesson, students read persona poems and use the poetry and a novel as mentor text to guide their own poem about peace in the Middle East.
Curated OER
Quaking
Students read the story Quaking by Kathryn Erskine about a girl who moves in with people who clash with her style. In this holocaust lesson plan, students also answer discussion questions.
Curated OER
The Not-So-Jolly Roger
Students assemble details about a pirate voyage and choose which details to include on a postcard that pirate might have written home. They discuss the Pirate Code and determine what should be done in certain "Sticky Situations."
Curated OER
Passive Voice
In this passive voice worksheet, students choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentences. Students complete 20 sentences.
Curated OER
Selavi
Pupils read the novel "Selavi". They relate the story to their own experiences. They also make predictions as they read the story. They research a specific aspect of Haiti once they have finished reading.
Curated OER
Dictation: Violence
In this dictation worksheet about violence, students take dictation from a passage about violence.
Curated OER
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
In this biography worksheet, students read a factual biography of Samuel Clemens, also known as Mark Twain. The students then answer 14 questions. Note: there is a grammar/spelling error in the title on this page.
Curated OER
Education and the Founding of the Academies
Students learn the importance of education in pre- and post-Revolutionary Deerfield.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
Richard Wright, a black boy living in the Jim Crow South, travels north in hopes of escaping the violence and prejudice that rules his childhood. Selected (8) reading passages (grades7-12) to pair with "Black Boy" by Richard Wright....
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park
Based on a true account, this book tells the story of Salva Dut, an 11-year-old boy separated from his family by the civil war in Sudan, and Nya, a girl from a small village who walks miles each day to fetch water for her family....
Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers: Hero Teaching Guide [Pdf]
Hero, a story written by Martha Attema, is a historical fiction novel set in Holland during World War II. It centers on a young boy's love for a horse that sustains him after he is separated from his family. The horse is later taken away...
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: American Radicalism
The American Radicalism Collection holds over 17,000 items. It includes books, pamphlets, periodicals, posters, and ephemeral material covering a wide range of viewpoints on political, social, and economic issues in America. The emphasis...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: A Troubled Peace by l.m. Elliott
A Troubled Peace, the sequel to L. M. Elliott's award-winning Under a War-Torn Sky, chronicles nineteen-year-old U.S. Air Force pilot Henry Forester's adventures in France from March through July 1945. Although Henry safely returned from...
Other
Welcome Aboard Theodore Taylor's Life and Times
This is the official website of writer Theodore Taylor. Includes biographical information, a personal narrative about his childhood, a bibliography, and responses to several student questions.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Whistling Mother" by Grace S. Richmond
The short story "The Whistling Mother" centers around a boy coming home to say goodbye to his mother before heading off to war. Read the full text of this short story on this site.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Toys of Peace
In "The Toys of Peace" by H.H. Munro a woman gives her brother an article about the dangers of war toys for young boys. Read the full text of this short story to find out how her kids respond to the civilian gifts their uncle brings on...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Theodore Taylor
What do you know about the life and work of Theodore Taylor? Use this online resource to discover information about this famous author.