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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Utopian Visions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine Sir Thomas More's Utopian vision. In this philosophy lesson, students read Utopia and determine the pros and cons of Utopian societies. Students then create and present monologues of residents of the Utopia.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Life of Sir Thomas More

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Modern History Sourcebook of the Fordham University provides an intimate account of the life of Sir Thomas More by his son-in-law, William Roper.
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Handout
Luminarium

Luminarium: Works of Thomas More

For Students 9th - 10th
Listing of Thomas More's works: correspondence, Latin epigrams, "Richard III," and "Utopia" with links to the texts.
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Handout
Luminarium

Luminarium: Sir Thomas More Additional Sources

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive listing of secondary sources of information concerning Thomas More. Includes biographies, images, Utopia resources, online books, and related listings.
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Website
Luminarium

Luminarium: Renaissance Literature: The Life of Sir Thomas More

For Students 9th - 10th
A great biography, focused mainly on his life and career in the courts. Also contains a great bibliography.
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Website
Luminarium

Luminarium: Sir Thomas More

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive site offers biographical information concerning Sir Thomas More, texts of his works, articles and essays about his works, and a list of other available sources.
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Website
Other

Apostles.com: Thomas More's Last Letter

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of Thomas More's last letter written to his daughter Margaret on the day before he was executed. Cited from "St. Thomas More: Selected Letters" by Elizabeth Frances Rogers.
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Primary
Oregon State University

Oregon State University: "Utopia" by Sir Thomas More

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents the full text of Sir Thomas More's book "Utopia." Content is organized by chapter and a search feature is included.
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Website
Britain Express

Britain Express: History: Tudor: Act of Supremacy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains the Act of Supremacy (as established in both 1534 and 1559) that would "firmly establish the English monarch as the official head of the Church of England."
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Article
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Thomas More Trial (1535)

For Students 9th - 10th
"I die the king's good servant, and God's first."--Thomas More. There is much to learn from the story of how the head of one of the most revered men in England, Sir Thomas More, ended up on the chopping block on London's Tower Hill in...
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Website
Other

Goucher College: Sir Thomas More and "Utopia"

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief overview of More's famous "Utopia," explaining the principal characters, plot, and genre.
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Curated OER

Thomas More

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive site offers biographical information concerning Sir Thomas More, texts of his works, articles and essays about his works, and a list of other available sources.