In this lesson, you will take the writing portion of the culminating assessment. You will continue to use the skills you have learned in the first three lessons of this unit.Today, students will take the writing portion of the culminating assessment.They will reflect on all the material they have read in this unit, and they will use their understanding of all the material presented to them to write an essay. You will evaluate their work in both reading comprehension and writing.

Click through this site to find a brief biography of Henry Vaughan, a chronology of his life, links to his works, and essays about his works.

This site contains links to texts of many works by Richard Lovelace. "The world will have forgotten all the great masterpieces of literature when it forgets Lovelace's three verses to Lucasta on his going to the wars." --Thomas Aldrich

Introduces conditional verbs. Begins with discussion of real and unreal conditional verbs. Offers a table of examples and links to additional information and exercises.

This introduction to verb tense tutorial has links to extensive information on all types of verb forms, including numerous tests and a verb tense exercise page. Excellent resource for the advanced student.

Contains plans for six lessons that teach third- and fourth-grade students about adjectives and uses webbing to come up with synonyms for a list of them. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment and reflection activities.

Interactive site in which an equation must be matched with an equivalent form of itself (for example, after it has been divided by two). After finishing, the site returns a score to judge understanding of the topic.

A complete biography on the life of Ernest Rutherford, 1908 winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Details his education and his many scientific researches. Also contains a listing of his awards and achievements and has some information on his personal life.

A very detailed biography of Erwin Schrodinger. Including links and cross references to historical topics.

This biography from the The Nobel Foundation overviews the life and scientific worlk of Erwin Schrodinger, an Austrian scientist who was honored for his work with atomic theory. Read about his education and personal life, and view links to related websites.

The Etruscans influenced not only the government of the Roman monarchy, but also the religious practices, and early architecture.

This article gives a description of the important later Etruscan kings. The history is still based on legend, but the influence of the Etruscan people can be seen in the development of Rome.

Explore plant and animal cells with this interactive site. Explanations are provided for each cell organelle.

Connect to primary source documents (facsimiles. transcriptions, translations) that trace the history of Europe.

In this activity, the students will investigate if two chords intersect in a circle, then the products of the measures of the segments of the chords are equal.

This site provides a detailed overview of "Everyman," and includes the full text of the work, related essays and articles, and additional resources.

Contains plans for lessons that teach about the mystery story genre, including its story elements and vocabulary. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment and reflection activities.

Shows children reading with others at school. Includes audio narration in 22 additional languages with text in English.

An introduction to Darwin's theory of evolution with hyperlinks to other topics on evolution, including a timeline of evolutionary thought.