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EDSITEment - Literature & Language Arts

This site contains lesson plans for Literature & Language Arts and is divided into two tabs of content. The default tab contains lesson plans and the other contains links to websites related to the content on the lesson plans page. There is a Subject and... (Learn more)

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Provided by: National Edowment for the Humanities

Great American inventors: Using nonfiction to learn about technology inventions

Students read, gather, and present information about famous American inventors including Alexander Graham Bell, George Washington Carver, and Stephanie Kwolek in this lesson. After the teacher introduces three famous inventors, students work in groups to... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Harriet Beecher Stowe Center

Located in the home of Harriet Beecher Stowe, the Center's mission is to "preserve and interpret Harriet Beecher Stowe's Hartford home and the Center's historic collections, create a forum for vibrant discussion of her life and work, and inspire individuals... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Find a searchable database of Longfellow’s poems and information on his works, his family, and his homes. In addition, educators will find lesson plans for kindergarten through 12th grade. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Maine Memory Net

Knowing Poe

One of Baltimore, Maryland's most famous writers is brought to life on this interactive site from Maryland Public Television. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Maryland Public Television

Lewis and Clark: Mapping the West

Provides digitized maps, lesson plans, learning activities, and biographical information that follow the adventures of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the Corps of Discovery. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Edgate and the Smithsonian Institution

Lincoln/Net: Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization Project

Find a wide variety of primary source documents, videos, lesson plans, audio clips, songs, and interactive resources that are supplemented by rich contextual material that will help students grasp how one of America's most influential presidencies was shaped. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Northern Illinois University

Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind

Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind , the companion website for a film by the same title produced by PBS, provides a variety of teacher and student resources to supplement viewing of the documentary. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: PBS

Moments of Discovery

"Moments of Discovery tells the story of three scientific discoveries in the scientists' own words. Users can read the text and hear their actual voices." This engaging content is well organized and easy to navigate. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: American Institute of Physics

NASA's Solar System Exploration

Sponsored by NASA, this site contains abundant resources about the solar system. Teachers resources and student activities are included with the content. QuickTime, MPEG or RealVideo is needed for the video selections. User friendly and easy to navigate. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: NASA

National Constitution Center

This website features rich content that is broad in scope and depth with detailed information about the Constitution of the United States. Users can search the museum's interactive content by topic, keyword, and supreme court cases. A Constitution timeline... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: National Constitution Center

New Perspectives on the West

Sponsored by PBS and a companion to the documentary series, The West, this site enables the user to take a guided tour through the history of the American West and explore elements of Western history -- profiles, documents, images -- that encourage visitors... (Learn more)

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Provided by: PBS

North Carolina Museum of History

The Museum offers visitors a divers assortment of exhibits and resources to include in classroom instruction or actual visists to the museum. Find lesson plans, information on history in a box kits, professional development workshops, and much more. (Learn more)

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Three Hundred Women Who Changed the World

An extensive site with biographies of women who made their mark in history. This Encyclopaedia Britannica site has articles that are less lengthy and more readable than Britannica articles are known to be. Video and audio recordings... (Learn more)

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Provided by: Encyclopaedia Britannica

Truman Library: Education Programs

Doing research on President Harry Truman? Here you will find a student guide with details on all aspects of his life and presidency along with audio clips of his speeches, important documents from his presidency, political cartoons, and photographs. This site... (Learn more)

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Provided by: Harry S. Truman Library

Writing and assessing an autobiographical incident

In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students will build upon their knowledge of biographies to write their own autobiographical incident. Students will be given a rubric and shown several examples. They will then complete the writing process and share their... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)

Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Writing free verse in the "voice" of Cesar Chavez

In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students familiarize themselves with the characteristics of free verse and write a free verse poem using written material about labor activist Cesar Chavez. Students take notes about experiences that helped shape the life... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts)

Provided by: ReadWriteThink