Curated OER
What a Wonder-Full World
Students investigate the historical and cultural significance of various 'wonders of the world,' both of ancient and modern times, and develop travel posters and guides exploring them.
Curated OER
Durban
For this ESL worksheet, students read an excerpt about Durban which is located in South Africa. Then they define seven adjectives listed and respond to seven questions related to the excerpt read. Finally, students complete the story by...
Curated OER
Technology and Invention Farm Equipment
In this technology and invention activity on farm equipment, students describe equipment being used in each of 3 farming scenes. Then they outline the differences between the early tractors as compared to the modern tractors, including...
Curated OER
Modern Japan: Tsunami Relief
Students participate in a lesson that is concerned with modern day tsunami relief in Japan. They conduct research and chart the regional alert centers. Students also note the worldwide effort to help those in need.
Curated OER
Medieval Families and the Role of Women
Fifth graders compare families of the past and families of today. In this medieval families lesson, 5th graders complete a chart to compare lives (work, marriage, names, etc) as well as the role of women during the time period. Students...
Curated OER
Constrating Cinderellas/ Connecting LA Cenerentola
Learners contrast the traditional Cinderella character with a modern, independent and socially conscious Cinderella. To activate prior knowledge by eliciting from the students some of the familiar story elements of the traditional...
Curated OER
The Olympics Return Home
Students compare the ancient Olympic Games with the modern version of the event. They study the history of the Games and observe how they have changed through time.
Curated OER
Biography Flashcards
Young scholars choose a modern biographical figure and research that person on the internet. They write a page summary of the person's life and collect images of their person to include in the report. They glue everything to tagboard to...
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Raoul Dufy
Artcyclopedia provides direct links to Dufy's works in museums around the world. Online exhibitions and reviews.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Paul Klee
Artcyclopedia provides direct links to Klee's works in museums around the world. Online exhibitions and reviews.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Georges Braque
Artcyclopedia provides direct links to Braque's works in museums around the world. Online exhibitions and reviews.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Salvador Dali
Artcyclopedia provides direct links to Dali's works in museums around the world. Online exhibitions and reviews.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Juan Gris
Artcyclopedia provides direct links to Gris's works in museums around the world. Online exhibitions and reviews.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Fernand Leger
Artcyclopedia provides direct links to Leger's works in museums around the world. Online exhibitions and reviews.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Marcel Duchamp
Artcyclopedia provides direct links to Duchamp's works in museums around the world. Online exhibitions and reviews.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Max Ernst
Artcyclopedia provides direct links to Ernst's works in museums around the world. Online exhibitions and reviews.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Jean Dubuffet
Artcyclopedia provides direct links to Dubuffet's works in museums around the world. Online exhibitions and reviews.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Henri Rousseau
Artcyclopedia provides direct links to Rousseau's works in museums around the world. Online exhibitions and reviews.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Juan Gris
A brief biography of the Juan Gris. Includes a picture gallery of his main works.
Curated OER
Bluffton Univ.: Paris, France Bastille Opera House
Features pictures of the Bastille Opera House in Paris. Inludes a links to artists and architects, as well as other places.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Henrik Ibsen
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia gives some wonderful insight into Henrik Ibsen's (1828-1906 CE) controversial playwriting style. It discusses four of his plays and the controversy surrounding these. The article also gives some...
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Boris (Leonidovich) Pasternak
Biography of the Russian author most famous for "Doctor Zhivago." Includes a summary of that novel and a list of his other publications.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Lesson 3: Navigating Modernism With J. Alfred Prufrock
In this lesson plan, students will consider Lesson 3: Navigating Modernism with J. Alfred Prufrock. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
Other
Netherlands Dance Theater
This site offers information on the unique Holland-based modern dance company and its primary choreographer, Jiri Kylian.