Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Judaism and Monotheistic Morality

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about Judaism as a monotheistic religion. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: Becoming Modern: America in the 1920s: The Age

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of primary source material from the modern age, explores the 1920s and how it relates to today. Section includes introductory notes, classroom discussion questions, and supplemental links to related resources.
eBook
Vancouver Island University

On the Genealogy of Morals: A Polemical Tract by Friedrich Nietzsche

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this collection of three famous essays by Nietzsche on the development of morality in translation at this site.
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Roaring Twenties" by Mike Kubic

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A learning module that begins with "The Roaring Twenties" by Mike Kubic, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
eBook
University of Groningen

American History: Essays: The Quest for Land

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay discussing the morality of conquest as European quest for land beginning in late 15th Century resulted in oppression and injustice of the Native American people.
Handout
Philosophy Pages

Philosophy Pages: History of Western Philosophers

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a narrative survey of the history of Western philosophical thought. Provides a general description of different philosophical questions and how they were answered.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson is an introduction to a unit on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. It includes background infromation on the author and the text, a list of key terms, essential questions, and discusses the themes of the text...
Activity
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Taming the Octopus: Social Policy: Social Darwinism vs. Social Gospel

For Students 9th - 10th
Two Protestant clergymen discuss the morality of wealth: William Graham Sumner defends it and the practices that create it, while Walter Rauschenbusch questions its impact on society and calls for its Christianization.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Relativism, Reason, Reality

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Questioning the theory of relativism, use this collection of resources to help aide or prompt discussion on topics such as morality or rationality.
Lesson Plan
British Library

British Library: Teaching Resources: Measure for Measure: A Problem Play?

For Students 9th - 10th
What is Measure for Measure's problem? The play confronts us with questions about sex, morality, and power, which challenge us as readers and audiences. In these activities, students will debate why the play is so problematic, through...
Graphic
Curated OER

William Graham Sumner

For Students 9th - 10th
Two Protestant clergymen discuss the morality of wealth: William Graham Sumner defends it and the practices that create it, while Walter Rauschenbusch questions its impact on society and calls for its Christianization.
Graphic
Curated OER

Walter Rauschenbusch

For Students 9th - 10th
Two Protestant clergymen discuss the morality of wealth: William Graham Sumner defends it and the practices that create it, while Walter Rauschenbusch questions its impact on society and calls for its Christianization.