Cousin Bette Enhance understanding with a teaching guide for Balzac's Cousin Bette includes...		Friends Meetinghouse The Friends Meetinghouse in New Bedford, Massachusetts was the site of abolitionist activity in...
The Portrait of a Lady Use a teaching guide that includes great information about Henry James as well as discussion...		Virtual Field Trip: Underground Railroad Take your students on a Virtual Field Trip through Underground Railroad sites in New Bedford,...
Crime and Punishment Use a teaching guide that includes background information and discussion questions to be used...		Nathan and Polly Johnson Nathan and Polly Johnson helped many slaves find their way to freedom in the 1800s -- including...
The Song of the Lark Use a teaching guide that includes historical information, a brief synopsis of the novel The...		Lewis Temple Lewis Temple, a man of color, invented the toggle harpoon in 1848. This device increased the...
Pride and Prejudice Reading Guide Introduce students to Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's most popular novel, through a...		New Bedford, MA and the Underground Railroad Visit New Bedford, Massachusetts, which was an integral part of the Underground Railroad.
Sense and Sensibility Use a teaching guide that includes a synopsis of Sense and Sensibility, great discussion...		54th Regiment Massachusetts Memorial The first African-American regiment ever commissioned in the United Stated is commemorated with...
Web Research: Lesson 2 Lesson 2 in a series for middle-school students learning to use the Internet for research...		State Pier -- New Bedford, Massachusetts The site of a booming whaling industry in the 1800s and a place where many slaves first set...
Ideas for Black History Month Field Trips Discover a list of places you and your students could photograph for inclusion in the Black...		Underground Railroad Map - New Bedford, MA This printable map will help students locate Underground Railroad sites in New Bedford,...
Jazz and Math: Improvisation Permutations In this lesson students explore how many different rhythmic combinations can be improvised in a...		Chinese Working on the Railroad Read and questions about the contributions Chinese immigrants made to building the first...
54th Regiment Memorial This memorial sits across from the Massachusetts state house, and honors the first all black...		Abraham Lincoln: Of Two Minds Students read quotes from Lincoln that express his split feeling about ending slavery and they...