This resource provides activities pertaining to a focused reading of the Ramayana. After reading the epic, this activity provides learners with the task of identifying elements of the epic hero cycle.
This lesson will help teachers and students to investigate Edo Period Japan through the window provided by these images of the landscape, life, and interests of the rising townspeople. Students will use the famous woodblock prints of artists such as Hiroshige (1797-1858) and Hokusai (1760-1849) as primary documents to help them gain insight on Japanese history.
This resource is a collection of posters showing the struggles and triumphs of the life of Nelson Mandela. These posters are from around the world and show the international effort in dealing with South Africa in the late 20th Century.
This page presents an image and commentary of the painting by Salvador Dali.
In this video Michael Green explains the need for a more effective tool to measure societies compared to using Gross Domestic Product. He calls for the international community to use the Social Progress Index as it measues societies acoress dimensions that actually matter in the twenty-first century.
In this lesson, students will learn about different Muslim women and how they have changed over time. This lesson includes the research of a specific woman from different eras in Islamic history.
Students are challenged to consider the meaning of the word happiness and explore the themes of positive role models and encouragement.
This is the full translation of this work by Hippocrates, written 400 BCE, and translated here by Francis Adams.
This is the full text of "On the Nature of Things" by Lucretius, translated by William Ellery Leonard.
This is the full translation of this work by Hippocrates, written 400 BCE, and translated here by Francis Adams.
This page includes Book III, which includes the full text translation of the story of Echo and Narcissus.
Students will analyze primary text and visual sources in order to analyze how the cultural biases of Europeans and Indians influence their attitudes toward the act of sati.
This resource packet contains images and supplemental readings to be used when teaching with Peter Blume's painting "The Rock." Classroom activities and discussion questions are also provided.
This is an activity which has the students interacting with a primary source document dealing with the annexation of Hawaii. This document is a petition against the United States against annexation in both Hawaiian and English.
Compare the Greek and Roman gods' attributes with the characteristics of our planets.
Owen's "Dulce et Decorum Est" and Guest's famous poem "The Things That Make a Soldier Great" enable close analysis of common poetic devices (e.g., meter, rhyme, tone, symbol, image, consonance, etc.) and of each poem's marriage of form and content. Different interpretations of WWI itself emerge from these poems, which ultimately offer a far-reaching literary supplement to our collective history and understanding of The Great War.
In this lesson, students explore the historical and social significance of animals as cultural symbols in various countries around the world, as well as the impact that humans have made on the population and natural habitats of these animals.
This is the full text screenplay of the 1957 movie, written and directed by Ingmar Bergman.
Visitors to the website will learn about the musical instruments that have been traditionally used along the Silk Road. Included is a map of the region, a reading list, and fun facts. Teachers will find an Education Kit with a Teacher's Guide and a Sourcebook of lesson plans, activities, and background materials to use in teaching their students about the Silk Road. Students will learn about the geography, economics, and history of the Silk Roads. They will discover the religions of both the ancient and contemporary cultures of the area. They will also be able to create musical instruments.
This lesson plan begins with the study of Sophocles' Antigone and the universal issues it raises about power, gender, family obligation, ethics, and honor. It then moves to an exploration of ancient Greece, accents the importance of theater and its staging, the nature of tragedy in this culture, and culminates in student presentations and performances.