Worksheet
Curated OER

The Great British History Quiz

For Students 4th - 5th
In this British history activity, students complete a ten question multiple choice quiz about British history. Prior knowledge is assumed.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: German Election Turmoil

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "German Election Turmoil," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Handout
BBC

Bbc: 1983: Thatcher Triumphs Again

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed analysis of the election of 1983 in which Margaret Thatcher was decisively re-elected. Includes audio clips from BBC broadcasts.
Article
BBC

Bbc: News: June 1987: Thatcher's Third Victory

For Students 9th - 10th
British Broadcasting Corporation gives a detailed analysis of Mrs. Thatcher's historic election to a third term as Prime Minister.
Article
BBC

Bbc: 1979: Thatcher Wins Tory Landslide

For Students 9th - 10th
British Broadcasting Corporation gives a detailed analysis of the election of 1979 which swept Margaret Thatcher into office.
Article
Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Margaret Thatcher and Conservative Politics in England [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource on the political life of England's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and how her conservative politics stirred controversy as well as praise. Students can read and analyze excerpts from Thatcher's speeches. Site includes...
Website
Other

Margaret Thatcher Foundation

For Students 9th - 10th
The home page for the Margaret Thatcher Foundation. 'The site offers free access to the full texts of thousands of documents relating to the politics of the last quarter of a century.' It also contains the texts of many of Margaret...
Article
BBC

Bbc News: Remembering the Thatcher Era

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the British Broadcasting Corporation provides BBC's 20th anniversary retrospective on Margaret Thatcher's rise to power as the first woman Prime Minister of Great Britain. This articles is written by her former press...
Article
BBC

Bbc: Remembering Thatcher the Day She Won

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from BBC provides the twentieth anniversary retrospective of the day Margaret Thatcher won the election for Prime Minister in 1979. Various personalities comment on their response that day.
Article
Space.com

Space.com: Lyrids: Leftovers of Comet Thatcher

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about one of the prominent meteor shower in April with information in this article. Understand the history of the shower as well as information about Comet Thatcher whose dust causes the shower to occur. Site also features a video...
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Danuta Bois

Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Margaret Hilda Thatcher

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very brief encyclopedia article on Margaret Thatcher, the first woman to hold the office of prime minister of Great Britain.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Margaret Thatcher

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about the biography of Margaret Thatcher who was first woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and England on this site.
Handout
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Margaret Thatcher

For Students 9th - 10th
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Margaret Thatcher.
Unit Plan
Read Works

Read Works: Passages: Sandra Day O'connor

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read a nonfiction text Sandra Day O'Connor and a linked passage about Margaret Thatcher and then complete questions over the paired texts.RI.11-12.5 Evaluate text structure
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British Library

British Library: 20th Century Works: Top Girls

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Written by Caryl Churchill in 1982, "Top Girls" was one of the first plays to engage directly with Thatcherism. Read an overview of "Top Girls" and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and videos.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Margaret Thatcher

For Students 9th - 10th
A black and white photograph of Margaret Thatcher, 1975.
Graphic
Curated OER

Bbc News: Remembering the Thatcher Era

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the British Broadcasting Corporation provides BBC's 20th anniversary retrospective on Margaret Thatcher's rise to power as the first woman Prime Minister of Great Britain. This articles is written by her former press...
Graphic
Curated OER

Margaret Thatcher

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Margaret Thatcher.
Graphic
Curated OER

Wikipedia: Margaret Thatcher

For Students 9th - 10th
Picture of Margaret Thatcher.
Graphic
Curated OER

Writing Fix: Adventurous Magic: Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Front cover of Bruce Coville’s book Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher.
Primary
University of Groningen

American History: Presidents: Ronald Wilson Reagan

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains links to the following Ronald Reagan speeches: Inaugural Addresses, State of the Union Addresses, The 1964 Speech, The Challenger Disaster Speech, The Evil Empire Speech, Pointe de Hoc Normandy, Speech at Omaha...
Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Adventurous Magic

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This writing activity is inspired by Bruce Coville's Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher, and students will be asked to write about an original magical object that they have discovered in the "Elives' Magic Supplies," just as Jeremy does in...
Handout
Arizona State University

Arizona State University: Contemporary Britain (1939 1980)

For Students 9th - 10th
Lecture outline for university-level course in British history since 1939 (ending at the Thatcher era).
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BBC

Bbc: History: The Welfare State Never Ending Reform

For Students 9th - 10th
An article by a British Member of Parliament that traces the history of the welfare state in Britain. It examines its beginning in the early 1900s through its overreaching problems at the end of the twentieth century. Archived.