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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Middle Ages: Preface to Morte Darthur, William Caxton [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a 4-page PDF of the "Preface of Morte d Arthur" by William Caxton from Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur."
Primary
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: English Renaissance: The Sheppard and Nymph [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a PDF of the two poems: "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" by Christopher Marlow and "The Nymph's Reply to the Sheppard" by Sir Walter Raliegh.
Article
University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: William Blackstone (1723 1780)

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough biography of Sir William Blackstone. Blackstone is a recognized lawyer born in England and played an integral part of the development of the common law legal system in the United States during the Revolutionary War, and the...
eBook
University of Oregon

University of Oregon: Renascence Editions: Astrophel and Stella [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of Sir Philip Sidney's poem "Astrophel and Stella" based on the 1591 edition.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Containerization Shaped the Modern World

For Students 9th - 10th
Sir Harold Evans discusses the invention that changed the way we ship things across the world, containerization. [4:47]
eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of the Talisman

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Sir Walter Scott's story, The Talisman.
eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "The Bride of Lammermoor"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Sir Walter Scott's story, "The Bride of Lammermoor."
Handout
Other

Knossos

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to a guide to its ruins, the Palace at Knossos is discussed, the ancient Minoan site discovered by the archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans.
Primary
Yale University

Avalon Project: A Grant of the Province of Maine

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of the legal document granting the province of Maine to Sir Ferdinando Gorges and John Mason in 1622.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Blogtopia Blogging About Your Own Utopia

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Contains plans for six 50-minute lessons that ask students to blog about their own Utopian societies after reviewing some Utopian literature. Can be used in conjunction with Sir Thomas More's "Utopia," the writings of the New England...
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Seventeenth Century British Literature: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an introduction to a unit Seventeenth Century British Literature including Shakespeare's plays, Sir Francis Bacon's essay form, and the influence of "The King James Bible."
Article
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Press Release: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016

For Students 9th - 10th
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016 to Jean-Pierre Sauvage of the University of Strasbourg, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart of Northwestern University, and Bernard L. Feringa University of...
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Processes on Complex Networks

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Building on their understanding of graphs, students are introduced to random processes on networks. They walk through an illustrative example to see how a random process can be used to represent the spread of an infectious disease, such...
Website
American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Gertrude B. Elion, m.sc.

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Gertrude B. Elion, winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine, along with George Hitchings and Sir James Black, despite not having trained as a doctor but as a chemist. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo gallery.
Website
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1953

For Students 9th - 10th
The Nobel Foundation offers information about Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965 CE) who earned the 1953 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending...
Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Modern History Sourcebook

For Students 9th - 10th
Sir William Beveridge's plan for socialized insurance (social security) as presented to the British Parliament in 1942. It lays down the three principles he believed should establish the foundation for an effective social security program.
Website
Other

Gilbert and Sullivan Archive: Other Music by Arthur Sullivan

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of works by Sir Arthur Sullivan that were not the comic operas composed with William S. Gilbert.
Lesson Plan
British Library

British Library: Austen's Emma: Social Realism & the Novel

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In the course of the novel's development, Jane Austen was a significant contributor to the emergence of the modern novel as we know it today. The review of Emma in the Quarterly Review (October 1815) makes clear to a modern audience how...
Unit Plan
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Introduction to Practical Criticism

For Students 11th - 12th
An in-depth learning module in literary criticism. Students read and listen to a poem by Sir Thomas Wyatt and an excerpt from Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, and analyze their structure and meaning. Includes multiple-choice quizzes.
Article
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Beginnings of the Telescope

For Students 9th - 10th
This animated essay from the NOVA Web site examines the design of Galileo's refracting telescope and Sir Isaac Newton's reflecting telescope.
eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "The Disappearance of Lady "

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story, "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax."
eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext "The Parasite"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story, "The Parasite."
eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext "The Vital Message"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story, "The Vital Message."
eBook
Planet eBooks

Planet E Book: Utopia [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of "Utopia" by Sir Thomas More is available here in PDF format. Utopia, which was first released in 1516, is 148 pages pages long.

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