Friends Meetinghouse The Friends Meetinghouse in New Bedford, Massachusetts was the site of abolitionist activity in...		Speak to Me in Iambic Review iambic pentameter with your students.
New Bedford, MA and the Underground Railroad Visit New Bedford, Massachusetts, which was an integral part of the Underground Railroad.		Alliteration and Assonance Review two literary techniques, alliteration and assonance, with this worksheet. Students can...
Lewis Temple Lewis Temple, a man of color, invented the toggle harpoon in 1848. This device increased the...		I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Have your students study different concepts in the writing of Maya Angelou's, I Know Why the...
Nathan and Polly Johnson Nathan and Polly Johnson helped many slaves find their way to freedom in the 1800s -- including...		Children's Books About Disabilities This extensive list details books for both children and adults that deal with disabilities. The...
State Pier -- New Bedford, Massachusetts The site of a booming whaling industry in the 1800s and a place where many slaves first set...		Contemporary Irish Writers Live Up to Legend An article about great Irish writers.
54th Regiment Massachusetts Memorial The first African-American regiment ever commissioned in the United Stated is commemorated with...		How to Read a Poem This student handout will help students to read, understand, evaluate, and write poetry.
Underground Railroad Map - New Bedford, MA This printable map will help students locate Underground Railroad sites in New Bedford,...		Irish Literature & Folklore Quiz Administer a quiz that will test students' general knowledge about Irish literature and...
Chinese Working on the Railroad Read and questions about the contributions Chinese immigrants made to building the first...		Reading and Defining Poetry By exploring a variety of poems, students will learn poetic techniques in this two-day lesson.
Abraham Lincoln: Of Two Minds Students read quotes from Lincoln that express his split feeling about ending slavery and they...		Denotation/Connotation The vocabulary words used in this lesson stem from realism literature. Students are asked to...
Kubla Khan The text of Samuel Coleridge's Kubla Khan.		Counting Strong Words in Poetry Using a love poem by Christopher Marlowe, children examine his use of nouns, verbs, and...