Newbery Award Winners A list of Newbery Award-winning books from 1922 to the present.		Agatha Christie Brief biography of Agatha Christie.
Pulitzer Prize Winners From this index page, find lists of Pulitzer Prize Winners in the literary categories.		The Era of Thomas Jefferson This lesson plan focuses on Thomas Jefferson. Students will learn an appreciation for...
Jesse Owens: Olympic Champion Profile of Jesse Owens, track and field champion of the 1936 Summer Olympics.		William Bradford Biography A brief biography of William Bradford, writer of "Of Plymouth Plantation."...
Women Inventors A list of women inventors and the fascinating things they invented.		Jackie Robinson and Civil Rights Students think critically about the Civil Rights movement and its key players as they explore a...
Pioneers in Exploring Human Diseases 18 science pioneers are profiled here.		Influencing Others in Our World Students will study the lives of individuals, such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa...
Questions and Answers with J.K. Rowling A question and answer session with J.K. Rowling.		A Play about Sacagawea Sacagawea is one of the most famous Native American women of the 19th century. Her life story...
Famous Authors Quiz When given the names of books, students are asked to supply the name of the author.		Harriet Brent Jacobs Harriet Brent Jacobs was a slave who wrote an autobiography. Students read an excerpt and react...
William Butler Yeats Read a brief biography of W.B. Yeats.		Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl The full text of the autobiography of Harriet Brent Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave...
Timeline of U.S. Women's Rights Movement A timeline of the major events in the women's rights movement, from 1848 to the present.		Selected Horror Stories of Stephen King Use supplemental materials for Stephen King's short stories that are appropriate for classroom...
The Tale of Sacco and Vanzetti An article outlining the case of Sacco and Vanzetti.		Teacher's Guide to Studying Shakespeare Explore teaching activities to be used before, during, and after reading Shakespeare's plays.