"The Monkey's Paw" Short Story & Activities Read the full text of W.W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw," then analyze the story with...		Chinese Yuan Familiarize students with China's monetary unit, the Yuan. Practice simple algebraic equations.
Music and Interdisciplinary Connections Teach students to understand relationships between music and other art forms.		Abolitionists Working Together Students learn about the women in the abolitionist movement by reading a poem, a speech, and...
Musical Roots Teach the relationship of today's pop vocal music and other American vocal genres.		Robert Fulton: Inventor Robert Fulton invented many things - among them were the steam-driven boat and the submarine....
The Black Cat Vocabulary Definitions Definitions for "The Black Cat" vocabulary words.		John Fitch: Pioneer Steamboat Inventor Read about the invention of the steamboat while teaching your students about note-taking.
The History & Poetry of "In Flanders Fields" Learn about the history behind "In Flanders Fields" while reviewing tetrameter and sonnet form....		Billie Holiday's Song "Strange Fruit" This comprehensive lesson uses Billy Holiday's song "Strange Fruit" as a discussion point for...
Protest Art in Pre-Revolutionary Russia Students will read and analyze short stories by Anton Chekov and Leo Tolstoy that illustrate...		Visualizing Jazz Scenes of the Harlem Renaissance Students read and respond to literary selections that either portray the Harlem jazz scene or...
Write a Letter to the President Students will write a letter to the president with details of their ideas for goals to be met...		Defining Jazz Music These lessons and activities explore sound and how sound is defined in jazz.
The Price of Cigarettes By tallying the cost of buying cigarettes, students will be better able to decide whether to...		Jazz and Math: Rhythmic Innovations Learn about the use of fractions in music.
Indentured Servants Use a lesson that helps students to compare and contrast European American indentured servitude...		Jazz and Math: Improvisation Permutations In this lesson students explore how many different rhythmic combinations can be improvised in a...
Chinese Words and Phrases Celebrate Chinese New Year by teaching your students simple Chinese words.		Student Guide to Web Research Lesson 3: Learning to Read on the Web Deliver a lesson plan that will help you teach students to read on the Web, a skill that is...