Exploring Ancient World Cultures
Exploring Ancient World Cultures: Epic of Gilgamesh
This site gives an in-depth essay exploring the Epic of Gilgamesh and its history.
EL Education
El Education: Chickenology: The Art and Science of Keeping Chickens
This manual was written by a group of middle school and high school students in the Maplewood Richmond Heights school district. The students, known as the "Chickenologists", care for the district's flock of chickens. This comprehensive...
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Quiet Heroes & Heroines
Students will learn the biblical story of Daniel in the lions' den as an example of a man who showed quiet bravery and conviction to his beliefs. They will research a "quiet" hero/heroine from the twentieth century and write an essay...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Three Principles of Civil Disobedience
Both Mahatmas Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. were influenced by Henry David Thoreau's essay, "Civil Disobedience." Have learners research and read, using the Internet, the first part of Thoreau's essay. Then have students write an...
Towson University
Towson University: Verb Tense Consistency
After reviewing verb tenses, this online writing support shows how to maintain verb tense consistency within in sentences, withing paragraphs, and within entire essays.
TES Global
Tes: The Taming of the Shrew: Misogyny Debate
[Free Registration/Login Required] This slide show lesson and worksheet focus on whether Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew is a misogynistic play, displays hatred or dislike of women. Students must take a stand, and write an essay...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Venturi, House in New Castle County, Delaware
Robert Venturi's New Castle County House offers a modest but instructive example of the Post-Modern style set. Even though he never liked the stylistic term Post Modern, his buildings and critical writings helped propel late 20th-century...
Other
The Quotations Page: Lord Alfred Tennyson
Students and teachers will benefit from these examples of quotes from Lord Alfred Tennyson. This site offers only a handful of examples. Don't miss out.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Biodiversity: Local Ecosystem & Food Web
This is a hands on lesson in which students will explore their local community to identify living things. It can be used as part of a unit on biodiversity and energy transfer within a biology, zoology, or environmental science course, or...
Other
Lampstand Press: Tapestry of Grace: Sample Literary Analysis Paper [Pdf]
Lampstand Press: Tapestry of Grace: Sample Literary Analysis Paper An example of a two-page literary analysis paper on the Odyssey including parenthetical citations and a works cited entry.