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Unit Plan
East of England Broadband Network

History's Heroes: Harriet Martineau (1802 1876)

For Students 3rd - 8th
This website explores the lives of heroic ordinary people who made their mark on history. Features illustrated story and timeline on Harriet Martineau, author and social reformer. Find out who she was, what she did, her achievements, and...
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Schoolboy's Story" by Charles Dickens

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "The Schoolboy's Story" by Charles Dickens. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Woman Beater" by Israel Zangwill

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of the story "The Woman Beater" by Israel Zangwill, a British author.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Jack and Jill" by Bernard Edward J. Capes

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "Jack and Jill" by Bernard Edward J. Capes. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "A Lazy Romance" by Bernard Edward J. Capes

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "A Lazy Romance" by Victorian author Bernard Edward J. Capes. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Moon Stricken" by Bernard Edward J. Capes

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "The Moon Stricken" by Bernard Edward J. Capes, a Victorian author. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Nobody's Story" by Charles Dickens

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "Nobody's Story" by the Victorian author Charles Dickens. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Parson's Daughter of Oxney Colne" by Anthony Trollope

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "The Parson's Daughter of Oxney Colne" by Anthony Trollope, a British author. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Poor Relation's Story" by Charles Dickens

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "The Poor Relation's Story" by Charles Dickens. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Quotations of Samuel Butler

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a list of quotes from Samuel Butler, compiled by John Bartlett.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc History: Historic Figures: Charles Dickens (1812 70)

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of Charles Dickens contains information about his life and career as a writer.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc History: Historic Figures: George Eliot (1819 80)

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of Mary Ann Evans, who wrote under the pen name George Eliot, including information about her life and career as a writer.