Students investigate the biodiversity of living things and how they are interdependent upon each other. They conduct research using a variety of resources. Specifically students create a graph to show how a population can grow in an...

Students collect and compare data received from keypals. They use electronic mail to exchange information with keypals and rrite a paper comparing similarities and differences between themselves and their keypals. In addition, use a...

Students examine and research their Latino heritage. As a class, they read a poem and write their own individual poem about their pride in being Latino. To end the lesson, they read their poems to the class and discuss their various...

In this verb and adjective worksheet, students choose the best word from a word bank to complete each of 14 sentences. This is from the UK and intended for ESL adults, but is usable by others.

In this paragraph correction worksheet, students read a paragraph about a man giving a speech. Students correct 8 errors by choosing the proper answer from 6 choices.

Students study an article on Gamma Rays.  In this investigative activity students study the energy and wavelengths of gamma rays and the theories behind them. 

In this slang worksheet, students complete 9 multiple choice questions, choosing the correct idiom for a bold phrase in a sentence. Students may click on an answer button for immediate feedback.

High schoolers create a parts of speech digital presentation. In this parts of speech activity, students create a slide show with audio, pictures, movies, and text. They combine their slides to project the entire project. 

Eighth graders examine the formation of craters. In this craters lesson plan, 8th graders discover the various energies involved in the formation of a crater, where you can find a crater in the Solar System, and observations of craters...

A wonderful resource for any student studying Dickens' Great Expectations. Includes information on the biographical and historical context of the novel, as well as PDF file links to the text itself as it was released in 1860.

This is a collection of three videos and an interactive about Charles Dickens' novel "Great Expectations" from MASTERPIECE: Charles Dickens: Great Expectations. Teaching materials are included.

Great study guide for Charles Dickens's novel, "Great Expectations." Before reading the book, check out an author biography, vocabulary, and pre-reading activities and questions. Also, use the guide's brainstorming activities to help you...

This site presents the full text of the Dickens' novel "Great Expectations". A brief summary supplements the content.

Explore resources related to Great Expectations that include videos and articles on themes such as class mobility, poverty, crime and punishment.[PDF]

A brief biography of the author Charles Dickens, particularly in reference to his writing the novel Great Expectations. Includes brief but helpful information concerning his birth, early life, and career until the publication of Great...

A helpful resource concerning the historical and cultural context of Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations, both within the setting of the novel itself (1812-1840), and the novel's publication (1860-1861).

The complete text of "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens is available here in PDF format. Great Expectations, which was first released in 1860, is 685 pages pages long.

The complete text of "Great Expectations," by Charles Dickens. The text can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, each chapter has downloadable support material which focuses on various...

This activity will introduce the idea of the uncanny and explore its expression within the narrative form of Charles Dickens's novel "Great Expectations".

This site from The Victorian Web allows one to access a variety of essays addressing the political and historical context of Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations." Includes essays about literary form, themes, characterization, and more.

This site presents a workable study guide to Charles Dickens' novel, "Great Expectations." Content includes a synopsis; relevant themes; use of language, imagery, and symbolism; and narrative and structure. Access is restricted to...

This is a complete online study guide/notes for the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.

This is the full text of the English novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens; this classic tale tells of an orphan, Pip, who through a series of strange circumstances first finds a trade as a blacksmith's apprentice and then learns...

This lesson will explore this theme of social mobility through a reading of extracts from Samuel Smiles's Self-Help (1859), the handbook that many young men in 19th-century Britain turned to in seeking advice as to how to better...