Scholastic
Scholastic: Integrating Central High Melba Pattillo Story
This is the story of Melba Pattillo, one of the nine African American students who were the first to enter Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Her story is very informative, and the site ends with a reflection question of how...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Peripatetics of the Maghreb
Very little is known of peripatetic communities in the Maghreb. It is known, however, that in Morocco the Bez Carne were known to others as Beni Bacchar and consisted of four subgroups. The community that called itself Romani was known...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Louisa May Alcott
The complete text of many of Alcott's famous works, a brief biography and a portrait are offered here. The most unusual feature is the ability to annotate the works as you read. Great for notetaking, adding marginalia, raising questions,...
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Richards Free Library: Sarah Josepha Hale 1788 1879
Newport, New Hampshire pays homage to one of its own with this biography of Sarah Josepha Hale. Read about how Hale became a magazine editor, a novelist and poet, and one of the most determined and influential people in American society,...
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The Laura Ingalls Wilder Homestead
See the land where Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote many of her Little House stories. Learn about the history of the land, plan a visit, take a virtual tour and read further about the homestead of this famous author. Requires Adobe Flash.
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Angelica Kauffman
This biography of Angelica Kauffmann has ommitted little. It is comprehensive in its coverage of her life. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Louisa May Alcott Activity
As part of a unit on Louisa May Alcott and her writings, this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
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Orchard House: Home of L. M. Alcott & Family
This site provides information about the historic home of Louisa May Alcott and her family. From the homepage click on 'Alcotts and Orchard House' and you can find biographical information Louisa May and each of her family members. For...
University of Pennsylvania
University of Penn: Bliss and Other Stories; Ebook
Read the full text of 14 Katharine Mansfield stories.
University of Calgary
The Children's Literature Web Guide: Online Children's Stories
This is a collection which includes folklore, myths, legends, songs, poems, classics, contemporary stories, stories written by children, and Christmas stories.
University of Calgary
The Children's Literature Web Guide: Online Children's Stories
This is a collection which includes folklore, myths, legends, songs, poems, classics, contemporary stories, stories written by children, and Christmas stories.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Sula
The second of Toni Morrison's novels, Sula tells the story of the friendship between two African-American women. This site looks in detail at this friendship as it examines plot, character and themes found in the novel.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: Orchard House
This early 18th-century house was the longtime home of Transcendentalist Amos Bronson Alcott (1799-1888). His daughter, writer Louisa May Alcott, set the novel Little Women here. It is now a house museum.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Louisa May Alcott
(1832-1888) Children's author who wrote Little Women amongst other children's stories.
Fun Trivia
Fun Trivia: Louisa May Alcott Trivia Quizzes
This site shares a collection of quizzes to assess the writings of Louisa May Alcott.
Curated OER
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Maud Slye (1879 1954)
Maud Slye (1879-1954) was a pathologist and noted cancer researcher at the University of Chicago. A descendant of John Alden of the Plymouth Colony, Slye had attended the University of Chicago in 1896 with little money but, as her New...
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The Weekly South Dakotan: South Dakota History for 4th Grade
From the very beginning and through the twentieth century, this comprehensive collection of lessons will enrich students studying the history in between and the effects on South Dakota.
Library of Congress
Loc: Industrial Education
After the Civil War, the free men and women had little skills to work in industrial America. Booker T. Washington established a training school to give these men and women the skills they needed to thrive. This annual report by...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Frontier Life: Recreation and Leisure Time on the Frontier
Read about how the homesteaders on the American frontier added a little levity to their otherwise harsh frontier life, and in particular how women, how spent much time at home, worked to add variety to their lives. From a companion essay...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Jack London
Lesson plans, e-notes, activities, and other resources are provided for teaching students reading Jack London's The Call of the Wild and his other works.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: The American Family in Literature
What is the objective of this "American Family in Literature" unit? This site uses "Farmer Boy" and "Nobody's Family Can Change" to explore differences in families. The resource includes rationale and activities to help get this point to...
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Jean Antoine Watteau
A brief biography of Jean-Antoine Watteau, along with links to other artists of the period. Includes images and descriptions of some of his art.
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Newport, New Hampshire: Sarah Josepha Hale (1799 1879)
Learn about Newport, New Hampshir's "most famous native," Sarah Josepha Hale. When you learn of her many accomplishments, it is easy to see why the town is so proud of her, and why she is important even today.
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