As part of a revision and writing section of BBC Bitesize focusing on specific forms of writing, this site discusses describing scenes as a type of descriptive writing. W.9-10.3d Precise/sensory details
Tutorial on newspapers. Looks at types of newspapers, the language of newspapers, news sources, what has news value, marketing, distribution, circulation, readership, online newspapers, editorial stance, ownership of newspapers, and regulation of them. Includes a glossary and a multiple-choice test.
As part of a revision and writing section of BBC Bitesize, this site goes over several tips involved in writing a play, including information on the specific layout of the script.
As part of a revision and writing section of BBC Bitesize, this site goes over several tips relating to writing the introduction of a discursive essay. Five separate methods are described, including provocative, balanced, illustration, and anecdote.
As part of a revision and writing section of BBC Bitesize, this site goes over several tips involved in writing a a script. The information includes plot, radio script, sound effects, and TV or film script.
Learn about economic disparity and poverty in Elizabeth's England. Archived.
An interesting article that looks at the question of what England could have done to prevent a revolution of the American colonists in 1776. The author believes that there are lessons that one can draw from this series of particular events. Archived.
As part of the skillswise section from the BBC, this site focuses on adverbs and provides helpful tools such as a factsheet, a worksheet, and a quiz. Includes video (requires Adobe Flash).
As part of the BBC's Skillwise unit on listening, this site focuses on the various types of listening. As learning tools, the site includes a factsheet, a worksheet, a quiz, and a game.
The author explores how the status and place of women in Victorian England changed over the course of the 19th century. Women became much more active in service and mission type work. In addition, early feminism has its roots in this period.
In this interview with Margaret Laurence in 1979, she talks of her early influences and her beliefs about writing.
A poster extolling the virtues of Thomas Edison's new phonograph is accompanied by text that explains the purpose of the poster and how it was made.
A guide to solving problems involving numbers, rectangles, and angles. You'll learn how to employ Polya's four steps: understand the problem, devise a plan, carry out the plan, and look back.
Find step-by-step examples to help learn four objectives based on ordered pairs in a Cartesian coordinate system.
The University of St. Andrews offers a wonderful introduction to set theory that makes the topic interesting and understandable. Includes numerous links to related philosophers, mathematicians, and topics.
This StudyCard stack teaches and tests on the exponential function. Shows connection between the function parameters and the resulting geometric behaviors of the exponential function. Use with Foundations for College Mathematics, ch. 6.1.
This video provides a glimpse inside what the steel industry has meant to its surrounding areas. Bethlehem Steel, located in Lehigh Valley, provided jobs to people at its height and allowed for the Valley's growth and expansion.
In this video segment from Between the Lions, the song "Look It Up" illustrates how words and images can provide important information. It combines an upbeat tune with kid-friendly images to motivate children to use reference materials. Includes notes and teaching tips. Video length: 1 min. 34 sec.
Interactive matching game where linear and quadratic expressions are matched to their associated functions graphs. Site features over 100 graphs, although only six are used at one time.
Contains plans for seven lessons that ask students to examine Supreme Court cases that have impacted civil liberties in the United States. Students work in groups and report their findings using PowerPoint presentations. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment and reflection activities.