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Student resources are interactive activities collected from around the Web. They can be used to support related lesson plans or as standalone activities in the classroom. Browse our library of student resources by grade level or subject area below.
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Art & Culture
Launchpad: Images of the New World
Look at the images below and describe what you see in detail i.e. clothing, jewelry or body decoration, what they are doing, village layout. Make some inferences about these people based on this image. Compare the watercolor to the engraving.
Art & Culture
Launchpad: London's "White Fang"
Through this launchpad, students investigate nature and culture in Jack London's White Fang.
Literature & Language Arts
Launchpad: Twain and American Humor
In this launchpad, students examine structure and characterization in several short stories and consider the significance of humor through a study of several American writers.
History & Social Studies
Launchpad: Salem Witch Trials
In 1691, a group of girls from Salem, Massachusetts accused an Indian slave named Tituba of witchcraft, igniting a hunt for witches that left 19 men and women hanged, one man pressed to death, and over 150 more people in prison awaiting a trial. Through this launchpad, students will explore the characteristics of the Puritan community in Salem, learn about the Salem Witchcraft Trials, and try to understand how and why this event occurred.
Literature & Language Arts
Launchpad: Death in Poetry
Death. Perhaps no other theme elicits such deep and varied emotions from individuals across the globe. It's no wonder, then, that poets through the ages—no matter the time or place—have sought to address death through poetry. Read the following poems by A.E. Housman and Dylan Thomas and begin to consider the theme of death in poetry.
Art & Culture
Launchpad: Live From Antiquity
Return to ancient Athens for the world premier of Antigone.
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