Students explore the book Roxaboxen including its theme and characters.  In this reading lesson students complete several group activities about the book. 

Students identify the important facts about Athens and Sparta.  In this research lesson plan students read an article then fill out a Venn diagram. 

Students identify the attributes that helped Walker and Penney to succeed as entrepreneurs. They compare and contrast Walker and Penney for similarities and differences in backgrounds and business methods.

Students analyze and critique various artists and their work. They write research papers on artists and create reproductions of their works, reflecting their earlier critiques of the works.

Ninth graders read a novel for their foreign language class which is also used in their history class. In groups, they work together to complete stations and other assignments.

Students use pieces of Andy Warhol's art to write critiques. Using different points of view, they answer discussion questions and share them with the class. They also interpret the art from a historian and artist point of view. They...

Learners investigate the meaning of regional differences as they study a survey written about the different ways people like to eat chips and design and make a poster to show what makes their area unique.

Eighth graders complete a six-week unit on character analysis for the play "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare. They conduct research and write a report, participate in a book talk, and create a character analysis assignment to...

Students investigate whether rabbits should be considered pests even though they make good pets. They extend this to determine what, when, and where other organisms are considered to be pests, and examine why the concept of a pest is a...

Students create Greek gifts out of paper as a review for an upcoming quiz. They are to use a manila envelope to create what they felt was an important gift the Greeks gave. Once the gift has been created, it is placed into a big bag...

Tenth graders, in groups, participate in a simulation activity in which they are assigned a certain "status" role to play in a given situation. After the simulation, they reveal their status roles and discuss what they observed. They...

Learners read any dramatic play. They identify the plot lines within the play and then isolate one of the plot lines. In groups, they analyze individual scenes and perform them, complete with props, costumes, etc. They discover how...

Learners investigate the concept of friendship and how it is developed and based upon some different emotions. They examine samples of masks that display emotional responses. Then students have class discussion about emotions and the...

In this infinities worksheet, students complete 5 sentences using "enough" and a logical infinitive. They then write 5 sentences using "enough" plus the infinitive with the words in parenthesis.

In this picture dictionary worksheet, students read phrases and questions to complete the picture dictionary activity as well as improve their voacbulary skills.

In this picture dictionary learning exercise, students test their vocabulary skills in a picture dictionary vocabulary learning exercise. Students answer 20 exercises.

In this text analysis worksheet, learners examine different types of texts and identify each one by matching them from a list. Students determine what each text communicates and for whom.

In this English dictation worksheet, young scholars take dictation from a passage concerning health.

In this ESL London activity worksheet, students correctly identify places in London, choosing from drop down lists, write correct names for monuments described.

This site contains an in-depth history of the Elizabethan Theatre. It contains sections that are specifically about the Rose, Swan, and Globe Theatres.

Find close readings, critical interpretations, and personal responses to the works of key 20th-century playwrights and practitioners, including Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, Shelagh Delaney, and Timberlake Wertenbaker.

The official site for the Tony Awards provides a wealth of information. Included on the site is a list of nominees and award winners, photo galleries, up-to-date news, acceptance speeches, a look back at past Tony Awards, how the Tonys...

This site from Theatre Database presents a biography of Elizabethan dramatists and collaborators Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher. The information is somewhat in-depth and throughout links are provided for additional information. Also...

An interactive & printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Ancient Greek Theatre.