Curated OER
Study Guide for the 2009 Doris Conant Lecturer on Women and Culture: Barbara Ehrenreich
Students analyze the teachings of Barbara Ehrenreich about women and culture. In this women and culture activity, students define "joy" and "collective joy." Students do field research on these topics and write a field report and a...
Curated OER
Deforestation
Learners identify the different tropical rainforests in the world using a map. In this ecology instructional activity, students describe the different methods of deforestation. They create a memo and present it to class.
Other
Wisewire: Grade 7 Playlist: Historical and Literary Comparisons
Students will learn how to compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history. Included are lesson...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: A Comparison of Puritan Authors
Learners in teacher-selected groups of two will create a presentation on Puritan authors using Google Docs. Student groups will compare authors Anne Bradstreet and Jonathon Edwards. Students will support their comparisons through...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: A Comparison of Puritan Authors
This lesson is meant to directly follow "A Comparison of Puritan Authors and Their Viewpoints on God and the Devil." Students are introduced to the basic concept of Bloom's Taxonomy of Knowledge, and then asked to apply the taxonomy to...
Other
Sas: Exploring Ways Authors Use Text Structures to Convey Meaning
In this lesson, students will explore ways authors use text structures to convey meaning through cause and effect, sequencing, comparison, and more.
Georgetown University
Georgetown University: N. Scott Momaday (Kiowa) (B. 1934)
A Georgetown professor's perspective on teaching Momaday's work, focusing on "Rainy Mountain." Offers insights on form/style/artistic conventions, and major themes/personal issues/historical perspectives.
Other
Mathedpage.org: Algebra Manipulatives: Comparison and History
This resource discusses the use of manipulatives in the study of Algebra. The author sees benefits in symbol manipulation to enrich understanding, in geometric interpretation strengthening the connection to other parts of mathematics,...
Georgetown University
Georgetown University: Langston Hughes (1902 1967)
Excellent research site on Langston Hughes. Includes theme, perspective, form, style, audience, comparison and contrast of the famous Harlem Renaissance author's work.
Cengage Learning
Houghton Mifflin College Division: Sandra Cisneros
Superb analysis including the author's themes, perspectives, form, style, comparison, and contrast. Good research material here!
Georgetown University
Georgetown University: Anne Spencer (1882 1975)
Includes theme, perspective, form, style and comparison of Anne Spencer's work. Many contemporaries are named and linked.
Georgetown University
Georgetown University: Jean Toomer (1894 1967)
Excellent research site! Includes theme, perspective, form, style,audience, comparison, and contrast of the famous author's work.
Georgetown University
Georgetown University: Mary E. Wilkins Freeman (1852 1930)
Notes for teachers who are reading Freeman's (1852-1930 CE) stories with their students, as well as links to other authors for comparison and a bibliography of source material are all available here.
Children's Books Online
Children's Books Online: The Story of Robinson Crusoe, Adapted for Children
This version of Defoe's story can be viewed the way it was published about 1900, complete with illustrations. Could make an interesting comparison to the complete novel.
Georgetown University
Georgetown University: Countee Cullen (1903 1946)
Includes form, style, comparison and contrast of Countee Cullen's work. Also has links to famous contemporaries of the era.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Literature: Contemporary Nonfiction
This lesson is an introduction to contemporary nonfiction including the definition, types of nonfiction: biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, essays, speeches, and diaries, examples of authors and types, key terms, essential questions,...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Judy Blume's Biography
Discover more about the life and work of Judy Blume with this resource. Students and teachers will gain a different perspective of this author after exploring this resource.
Cengage Learning
Houghton Mifflin: Gwendolyn Brooks, Literary Analysis
Here you will find theme, perspective, form, style, and contrast comparison. Good research material!
Cengage Learning
Houghton Mifflin: Rudolfo Anaya, Analysis of His Work
Great research site! Includes his themes, perspectives, form, style, audience, comparison and contrast in writing.
Harvard University
Geoffrey Chaucer Page: Comparison of Chaucer and Ovid
Full text of John Dryden's (1631-1700) Preface to The Fables (1700), the English poet's translation of Chaucer texts from the middle English. Dryden compares the styles of Ovid, Chaucer, and Boccaccio.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Abel's Island
This book review of William Steig's Abel's Island features suggestions for comparisons to other survival stories.
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McGraw Hill
Glencoe Literature Library: "Night" Study Guide [Pdf]
A great resource for students reading Elie Wiesel's memoir, "Night," complete with an author biography, vocabulary lists, brainstorming activities, and thought-provoking writing prompts linked to specific chapters. After reading "Night,"...
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: Wilder: Bridge of San Luis Rey
A comparison of Thornton Wilder's novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and his stage play Our Town, with historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study including project ideas and essay topics....
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: W. Somerset Maugham
A complete multi-day lesson plan comparing a Maugham short story to one of the same name by Jeffrey Archer. Referenced to IRA/NCTE standards, it includes links to assessment sheets and handouts.