Curated OER
Patchwork Quilt
Students compare and constrast fiber arts from a variety of cultures and time periods. They draw a patchwork quilt using irregular geometric shapes and bright colors. Students display their quilts as part of an exhibit. They are told...
Curated OER
JAPAN, IMAGES A PEOPLE
Students interpret Japanese and American paintings; evaluate paintings as sources of cultural and historical information
Curated OER
Ceramics: A Vessel into History
Young scholars produce a ceramic vessel based on elements derived from historical examples.
abcteach
Abcteach: Historical Fiction Form [Pdf]
Good printable historical fiction book report form. Highlights the era as well helping students distinguish between fictional and true historical figures.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Collaborative Exploration of the Gettysburg Address
This lesson plan engages students in a study of the collaborative elements of Lincoln's famous speech. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 6: The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Sixth graders will learn about the influence of family expectations and religious values on the development of one's personal identity. Students will also learn how reading informational texts in coordination with literary texts can...
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: The Joy Luck Club: Author's Message
Read "I Stand Here Ironing" from The Joy Luck Club, and consider the message about motherhood.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Cultural Characters: The Great Depression [Pdf]
In this lesson, students look at photographs (portraits and people, historical events and images depicting strife or struggle, etc.) based around a given time period and contemplate the impact a photograph has on the perception of a...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Cultural Characters [Pdf]
For this lesson, students look at photographs (portraits and people, historical events and images depicting strife or struggle, etc.) based around a given time period and contemplate the impact a photograph has on the perception of a...
Eserver
E Server: The Thoreau Reader: Thoreau: Genius Ignored
An in-depth biography of Henry David Thoreau. Includes information on nearly every known period of his life, including his life at Walden and his essays and writings.