Mark Spitz, Olympic Athlete Mark Spitz claimed seven gold medals and broke an Olympic record during his successful career.		Lincoln-Douglas Style Debate Procedure An outline of the procedures for a Lincoln-Douglas style debate, which is to be used with the...
Profiles of Olympic Athletes Find links to profiles of diver Greg Louganis, protesters Tommie Smith and John Carlos, swimmer...		A Not-So Traditional Thanksgiving An article describing the conflicting versions of the history of Plymouth, Massachusetts and...
Babe Didrikson, Olympic Athlete A profile of Babe Didrikson, a female athlete who was ahead of her time.		Thanksgiving: Multiple Perspectives Students will create a landmark that commemorates both the European Settler and the Native...
Pulitzer Prize Winners From this index page, find lists of Pulitzer Prize Winners in the literary categories.		Questions and Answers with J.K. Rowling A question and answer session with J.K. Rowling.
1936 Summer Olympics Background Background information about the 1936 Summer Olympic Games. Intended to accompany A Letter to...		William Butler Yeats Read a brief biography of W.B. Yeats.
Jesse Owens: Olympic Champion Profile of Jesse Owens, track and field champion of the 1936 Summer Olympics.		The Tale of Sacco and Vanzetti An article outlining the case of Sacco and Vanzetti.
Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation Read Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Proclamation, which occurred around Thanksgiving. This is a good...		Getting to Know Your Students Get to know new students through icebreakers, name games, and first-day celebrations. Our...
Presidential Pardon of the Turkey Did you know that every year the President of the United States pardons a turkey?...		Agatha Christie Brief biography of Agatha Christie.
Brief History of Thanksgiving This article describes the first Thanksgiving and gives a brief history of the holiday.		Columbus Discovers a New World Students label a map of Columbus's first voyage. Answer key is included.
Women Inventors A list of women inventors and the fascinating things they invented.		Columbus's First Voyage to the New World This page of facts about Columbus serves as an excellent background reference for educators.