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The Boke of Gode Cookery
Grades
9 to 12
tag(s): cooking (34), medieval (38), renaissance (38), shakespeare (98)
In the Classroom
If you and your students are studying the medieval and/or Renaissance period of time this is a nice addition to engage student interest. Think about having individuals, pairs, or small groups of students choose a recipe to create at home. Then ask them to photograph the steps in making the dish and the final product. Enhance learning by having students use the Free Online Photo Editor, reviewed here, to label and put borders around the photos. Extend learning by having students put their photos into a class recipe book using Ourboox, reviewed here.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Medieval Food, Banquets, and Feasts - Springfield k12
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): elizabethan (12), medieval (38), shakespeare (98)
In the Classroom
If you teach World History, this is the perfect site to get some extra ideas to make your unit more interesting for your students. In the blog, you will find information about Eleanor of Aquitaine, Castles Gardens, Saint George the Dragon Slayer, and others. If you have weak readers in the class, you may want to use Read Ahead, reviewed here to create a guided reading activity for the blog articles. Enhance learning by having small groups of students choose a topic from the blog for further investigaion and then report about it to the other groups using Genially, reviewed here where students can choose their type of multimedia presentation. Have you heard about the novel A Proud Taste for Scarlett and Miniver, the life story of Eleanor of Aquitaine (who married two kings and gave birth to two kings) by E.L. Konisburg? It is a perfect fit to add historical fiction to your history classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Wardrobe in Time
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9 to 12tag(s): shakespeare (98)
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Recipe for an apple and orange tart - Carnegie Mellon Univ.
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): shakespeare (98)
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Yorkshire Pudding
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9 to 12tag(s): shakespeare (98)
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The Mysticism of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
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1 to 12tag(s): literature (215)
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Women Writer's Project - Brown University
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9 to 12tag(s): women (189), writers workshop (30)
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The Complete Works of John Keats
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9 to 12tag(s): poetry (196)
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Tennesee Williams - Univ. of Mississippi
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9 to 12tag(s): literature (215)
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The Whitman Project - University of Virginia
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9 to 12tag(s): literature (215)
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Eudora Welty - Univ. of Mississippi
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): literature (215)
In the Classroom
Introduce this site on your whiteboard or with a projector, showing students the search box and the results. Divide the students into pairs and assign each group one topic from the resulting page. Create a Padlet, reviewed here, with columns for students to input information learned.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mark Twain at Large - His travels here and abroad
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): literature (215), mark twain (9)
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Thoreau, Walden, and the Environment
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): environment (253), literature (215), thoreau (3)
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National Steinbeck Center
Grades
6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): literature (215), museums (52)
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The Edgar Allan Poe Society
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): biographies (96), literature (215)
In the Classroom
Use Venn Diagram Creator by Canva, reviewed here to compare and contrast poems. Have students use DotStorming reviewed here to share the message of each poem.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Poe - Qrisse's POE Page
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): biographies (96), literature (215)
In the Classroom
Use Timeline JS, reviewed here to create a timeline of Poe's life. Have students use Gimkit, reviewed here to create their own quiz on Poe.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Gary Paulsen
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): biographies (96), literature (215)
In the Classroom
Have students use Timelines Tool by Read Write Think, reviewed here to create a timeline of Paulen's life. Students can use 2 and 3 Circle Interactive Venn Diagrams by Class Tools, reviewed here to compare and contrast his work. Bookmark this site for your student's papers and projects on young adult writer Gary Paulsen and his works.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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An electronic Eugene O'Neill Archive
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): biographies (96), literature (215)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site for your student's papers and projects on Eugene O'Neill. Have students record themselves acting out their favorite parts using Free Online Screen Recorder, reviewed here. Use Interactive 2 Circle Venn Diagram by Read Write Think, reviewed here to compare and contrast plays.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Melville
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9 to 12tag(s): biographies (96), literature (215)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site for your student's papers and projects on Herman Melville and his works. Use Trading Card Creator reviewed here to create a breaking news headline about Melville. Use Timeline JS, reviewed here to create a timeline of Melville's life.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Sinclair Lewis Homepage
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9 to 12tag(s): literature (215)
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