Fielding Fears

As part of a comprehension exercise, readers analyze the character of Henry Fielding and consider how his romantic view of himself, and of war, changes.

As part of a study of the settling of the Carolinas, class members read a 1663 report by William Hilton, an English explorer who wrote about the geography and native inhabitants of the Cape Fear River region. To help develop their sense...

Senator Joseph's McCarthy's claims that communists had infiltrated and threatened the American way of life set off a red scare in the 1950s—and those claims have influenced today's concepts of loyalty to country. Using video clips from...

Young scholars analyze and chart what risks are involved on school field trips. Students devise a study trip to take and dissect at the end of their findings. Young scholars scale the conditions of what a risk is and we can manage them...

Jason is put to the test in the last part of this myth. Will he capture the Golden Fleece? Will Madea help him? Listen to an audio retelling to find out.

Students write a biographical poem about themselves. They observe a teacher-led demonstration, write an autobiographical poem and a biographical poem about a famous person using a template form, and display the poems side-by-side.

Students describe, compare, and students evaluate the strategy and fighting styles of the American and British armies during battles near Saratoga, New York in 1777. They compare and contrast American, British, and German accounts of the...

Students identify the concept of occupational folklife and learn about occupations in their community and the state. Then they collect examples of occupational folklife such as special terms, equipment, or gestures, as well as stories,...

Students decide if they agree with a series of statements about the bee population, then read a news article about the disappearance of millions of U.S. honeybees. For this biology and current events lesson, the teacher introduces the...

Young scholars view pictures of the Great Depression and recognize the unsettled times of the 1930's.  In this Great Depression lesson, students use primary sources to find how dictators could come to power.  Young scholars complete a ...