+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Perfect Society

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students read "The Giver" by Lois Lowry and then attempt to create their own "perfect society". They work in groups to create a Powerpoint presentation outlining the rules of the ultimate society.
+
Handout
University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Selected Poetry of Thomas Moore

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of four poems by Thomas Moore: "A Ballad: The Lake of the Dismal Swamp," "Lalla Rookh," "Oft, in the Stilly Night," and "The Time I've Lost in." Site by University of Toronto.
+
Handout
New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Thomas Moore

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on the life of Thomas Moore, English poet and biographer from the 18th century. This is a very complete analysis of Moore's life. Please note that "The Catholic Encyclopedia" is a historic reference source and should be...
+
Website
Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Thomas Moore

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a biography of Thomas Moore, Irish poet and friend of Lord Byron. Content is interspersed with excerpts from his more renowned poems.
+
Website
Physics Hypertextbook

The Physics Hypertextbook: Refrigerators

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a detailed discussion about how refrigerators work. Also includes a history of the invention of refrigerators, and the physics behind how they work.
+
Handout
Nagoya University (Japan)

Nagoya University: Thomas Moore (1779 1852)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a timeline of Thomas Moore's life and includes links to related sites. Some links may no longer work in archived version of site.
+
Website
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore

Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore: Poe's Literary Criticism: Review of Alciphron, a Poem

For Students 9th - 10th
A review of Thomas Moore's poem "Alciphron" by Edgar Allan Poe.
+
Graphic
+
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Thomas Moore

For Students 9th - 10th
An Irish poet, best remembered for the lyrics of The Last Rose of Summer.
+
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Thomas Moore

For Students 9th - 10th
A noted poet, born in Dublin, Ireland, May 28, 1779; died Feb. 25, 1852.
+
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Thomas Moore

For Students 9th - 10th
Moore, Thomas, the national poet of Ireland, was born in 1799 in Dublin, where his father was a grocer; died near Devizes in 1852. From Trinity College, Dublin, he passed in 1799 to the Middle Temple in London, nominally to study law;...