For this lesson plan, middle schoolers will consider "Leonardo da Vinci: Creative Genius." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.

In this letter written in 1519, Desiderius Erasmus describes his friend Sir Thomas More.

This site focuses on Zora Neale Hurston including a bibliography, the video [2:30] "Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun" and links to 11 of her books including her most famous work There Eyes Were Watching God.

Discover more about the history of the English language when you visit this informative site. Students and teachers will benefit from this educational resource.

NovelGuide.com provides a thorough study guide including summaries, character profiles, metaphor and theme analysis, quotes, and an author biography.

Focuses on the history of costumes and fashion from Egyptian times to the 1990s. Thumbnail links may no longer work as this is an older site. However, the 'Fads in Fashion Slides' page has many large images organized by time periods....

This online gallery provides images of the Limbourg Brothers' (1370-1416) illuminated manuscripts from 1408 to 1416. Also included is a short biography abou their lives.

This lesson focuses on the Romantic Period's essayists and poets such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, the Brahmin Poets, and more.

A learning module that begins with "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...

A learning module that begins with the poem "No Images" by William Waring Cuney, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...

A historically significant translation of the groundbreaking text on human anatomy that changed the study of anatomy forever.

Kids learn about the history and timeline of the country of Italy including the Roman Republic, Roman Empire, Renaissance, Catholicism, World War II, and current events on this site.

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Rudolph Fisher, an American short-story writer and novelist associated with the Harlem Renaissance whose fiction realistically depicted black urban life in the North, primarily Harlem.

Contains at least one link to each of the important areas.

This site from the Emory University provides a link to an illustration from Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing."

A very brief overview of the decade between the end of World War I and the Great Depression.

This site provides links to lesson plans, study guides, and other teaching resources for William Shakespeare's "Much Ado about Nothing."

This is a good source of information about the life and times of Carlo Goldoni. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated around 1910.

The Galileo Project of Rice University describes Florence and Tuscany during the Renaissance period. Includes a tour of Renaissance Florence, as well as descriptions of daily life.

Learn about the recipes and foods served during the Medieval and Renaissance periods. Contains links to contemporary interpretations and related resources.

An interesting look at the evolution of warfare and armies through the late 1500s in the context of historical background for a Renaissance recreation group (Le Poulet Gauche). Includes links to analyses of several famous battles and a...

An interesting look at the evolution of warfare and armies through the late 1500s in the context of historical background for a Renaissance recreation group (Le Poulet Gauche). Includes links to analyses of several famous battles and a...

An interesting look at the evolution of warfare and armies through the late 1500s in the context of historical background for a Renaissance recreation group (Le Poulet Gauche). Includes links to analyses of several famous battles and a...

An interesting look at the evolution of warfare and armies through the late 1500s in the context of historical background for a Renaissance recreation group (Le Poulet Gauche). Includes links to analyses of several famous battles and a...