Curated OER
Britain and the British
In this Great Britain instructional activity, students complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about British history and culture.
Curated OER
MG Industrial Revolution
Eighth graders identify advancements made during the Industrial Revolution. Through listening to songs and reading other passages, 8th graders explore the working conditions of children during the Industrial Revolution. They examine...
Curated OER
Imagine This
Students practice visualizing as they read to aid comprehension. They then read a chapter in their history book and visualize what they read so that they can answer comprehension questions about the chapter.
Luminarium
Luminarium: Works of Elizabeth I (1533 1603)
A clickable list of full texts by Queen Elizabeth I that includes poems, speeches, verse translations, and letters.
Yale University
Open Yale Courses: Modern Poetry
Twenty-five lectures from Yale course, ENGL 310: Modern Poetry, with a syllabus, handouts, reading assignments, activities, and a final exam study guide. Lectures are available as text transcripts, audio, and video. Poets and topics...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: English Renaissance: Background
This lesson provides background for an English Renaissance unit; it compares the English Renaissance with the Italian Renaissance. It features Queen Elizabeth I's influence and provides a poem written by the queen, "When I Was Fair and...
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: With the Same Heart, I Said, I'll Answer Thee
A sonnet from Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnets from the Portuguese XXXIV, "With the Same Heart, I Said, I'll Answer Thee", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Erin Mesdag and can access a...
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: If I Shouldn't Be Alive
A poem from Elizabeth Barrett Browning, "If I Shouldn't Be Alive", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Mark Eckardt and can access a printable version of this piece.
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: Thou Hast Thy Calling to Some Palace Floor
A poem from Elizabeth Barrett Browning, "Thou Hast Thy Calling to Some Palace-Floor", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Erin Mesdag and can access a printable version of this piece.
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: Yes, Call Me by My Pet Name! Let Me Hear
A poem from Elizabeth Barrett Browning, "Yes, Call Me by my Pet-Name! Let Me Hear", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Erin Mesdag and can access a printable version of this piece.
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: On the Death of Anne Bronte
A poem from Charlotte Bronte, "On the Death of Anne Bronte", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Elizabeth Kim and can access a printable version of this piece.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: The English, American Beginnings: 1492 1690
Six poems written by navigators and included by George Peckham, and Richard Hakluyt's argument to promote British settlement in North America. Both documents were directed to Queen Elizabeth I in an effort to promote British involvement...
Luminarium
Luminarium: Essays and Research on the Renaissance
Use this comprehensive site to learn more about English Renaissance Literature. This site is a gold mine of information. It has several essays that illuminate this genre. Find out more about this period in literature through this...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Dynasty, Revolution, and the Classical Age
Welcome to Britain, home to one of the biggest empires in history and a rich artistic heritage. We'll start in the 16th through the 18th centuries, years that saw the establishment of Britain and British art as we know it. As you travel...
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Frobisher
Six poems written by navigators and included by George Peckham, and Richard Hakluyt's argument to promote British settlement in North America. Both documents were directed to Queen Elizabeth I in an effort to promote British involvement...
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Drake
Six poems written by navigators and included by George Peckham, and Richard Hakluyt's argument to promote British settlement in North America. Both documents were directed to Queen Elizabeth I in an effort to promote British involvement...