Curated OER
"World Enough, And Time"-Andrew Marvell's Coy Mistress
Students read and analyze the poem, "To His Coy Mistress," by Andrew Marvell. They identify the theme of each stanza, complete a worksheet, take an online quiz, and write about a single metaphor or image from the poem.
Curated OER
"World enough, and time"-Andrew Marvell's Coy Mistress
Discuss tone and imagery with Andrew Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress." In an attempt to get his fair lady to consummate their relationship, he write a poem urging her to seize the day! Introduce the author to your high school class,...
Curated OER
Looking at Teachers Among Us: A Workshop in Conceptions of Teaching
Students characterize various traditional conceptions of teaching and apply these to authentic teaching situations. Teaching art, math and grading systems are analyzed in this lesson.
Curated OER
A Separate Peace: Quiz
In this A Separate Peace activity, students answer 12 multiple choice questions about plot, characters, and theme of A Separate Peace by John Knowles.
Curated OER
Phenomenology Lesson Plan #7: Theme Part 2
Young scholars summarize the Phenomenology unit in this lesson. They identify character and universal themes from different films. They create a ten question survey for reviewer responses.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Dead Poets Society: Socratic Seminar Discussion
As a springboard to an eleventh grade poetry unit, young scholars view the movie Dead Poets Society and participate in a Socratic seminar of the themes, symbols, and life questions raised by the film. Student groups research and present...
Senses Of Cinema
Senses of Cinema: Peter Weir
Peter Weir helped to define the rebirth of Australian cinema and amazed the world with fabulous movies like "Dead Poets Society." This is a tribute to his many achievements.
Emory University
Emory University: Lost Poets of the Great War
This marvelous site offers a chronology of WWI, an assessment of its cost to society, and links to such poets as Rupert Brooke and Wilfred Owen. Has a plethora of information on the war.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: A Significant Influence: Describing an Important Teacher
In this project, learners write tributes to teachers who have made a profound difference in their lives then publish their work in a class collection.