Genre | EDSITEment

Morality "Tails" East and West: The Whatnot Tree

Created February 9, 2011

Launchpad: Carl Sandburg’s “Chicago”: Bringing a Great City Alive

Created January 31, 2011

Launchpad: Reading Carl Sandburg’s “Chicago”

Carl Sandburg’s 1916 “Chicago” is one of the best known works of 20th century American literature. Using Internet resources, you will learn about the city that Sandburg documented in his poetry.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wall-paper"—Writing Women

Created January 25, 2011

Teaching the Middle East

Scholars from the University of Chicago developed, and master teachers tested, this resource to provide an overview of Middle Eastern cultures and their contributions to the world.

Reading Andrew Marvell's Coy Mistress

Created October 19, 2010

Why Do We Remember Revere? Paul Revere's Ride in History and Literature

Created October 14, 2010

After an overview of the events surrounding Paul Revere's famous ride, this lesson challenges students to think about the reasons for that fame. Using both primary and secondhand accounts, students compare the account of Revere's ride in Longfellow's famous poem with actual historical events, in order to answer the question: why does Revere's ride occupy such a prominent place in the American consciousness?

Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart: Oral and Literary Strategies

Created October 13, 2010

Through close reading and textual analysis of Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe's 1958 novel about the British colonization of Nigeria, students learn how oral, linguistic, and literary strategies are used to present one’s own story and history through literature.

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