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EnglandHistoryGrade 11-12

Age of Enlightenment: England: John Locke

Students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the basics of Locke's ideas on society and government by reading and analyzing excerpts from his two major philosophical works, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding…

EnglandHistoryGrade 11-12

Ancient Britain: Stonehenge

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the different theories of how and when Stonehenge was built, what the site's purpose may have be…

EnglandHistoryGrade 11-12

Anglo-Saxon Britain (410-1066): An Overview

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the Anglo-Saxon period in English history, including why the "invaders" or "settlers" (depending …

EnglandGrade 11-12

Anglo-Saxon Britain (410-1066): Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, including excerpts from Bede's "Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum" ("Ecclesiastical History of the English People"), students in this lesson will identify, understa…

EnglandEnglish / Language ArtsGrade 11-12

Anglo-Saxon Britain (410-1066): Heroic Literature: A Study of Beowulf

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, including excerpts from a modern English translation of the Anglo-Saxon heroic epic Beowulf, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the…

EnglandhistoryGrade 11-12

British Imperialism - Rudyard Kipling: the White Man's Burden

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, including a reading of Rudyard Kipling's famous poem The White Man's Burden (1899), students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain why the poem was written, wha…

EnglandHistoryGrade 11-12

Early Modern England: English Civil War and Glorious Revolution

Students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the basic facts of the English Civil War, the establishment of Commonwealth rule under Oliver Cromwell and the Glorious Revolution that brought William and Mary to the…

EnglandhistoryGrade 11-12

Enlightenment in Britain - Thomas Malthus: Essay on the Principle of Population

Through an in-depth analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain how Thomas Malthus saw the ratio between population growth and food supplies, and whether or not he beli…

EnglandHistoryGrade 11-12

Great London Fire of 1666

Students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the Great London Fire of 1666, how it started, what it destroyed and how the government responded, and finally how Christopher Wren and others responded by remaking Lo…

EnglandHistoryGrade 11-12

Great War (1914-1918): England: Armistice Day 1918

Students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the basic facts behind what happened in London and in Flanders in the last days of the Great War, the British public's reaction to the war, and the story behind Rememb…

EnglandHistoryGrade 11-12

Great War (1914-1918): England: Causes of the War

By an in-depth analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain England's role in driving the continent towards war in 1914 (including Parliament's foreign policy decisions …

EnglandEnglish / Language ArtsGrade 11-12

Great War (1914-1918): England: Wilfred Owen

By an in-depth analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain how Wilfred Owen's poetry is shaped by an intense focus on extraordinary human experiences, and how it tries …

EnglandhistoryGrade 11-12

Industrialized Britain - Child Labor and the Sadler Report of 1833

Through an in-depth analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain how the Sadler Report of 1833 sought to dramatize the plight of British proletariat children working in …

EnglandHistoryGrade 11-12

Medieval England (410-1485): Henry II and Thomas Becket

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain why King Henry II and Archbishop Thomas Becket quarreled, what eventually happened to both men a…

EnglandEnglish / Language ArtsGrade 11-12

Medieval England (410-1485): Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, how the story uses its characters to delicately challenge different …

EnglandHistoryGrade 11-12

Medieval England (410-1485): King Arthur and Camelot: Myth, Legend or Fact?

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the stories behind King Arthur and the Arthurian legends, theorizing and taking a position as to…

EnglandHistoryGrade 11-12

Medieval England (410-1485): Magna Carta of 1215

Through an in-depth analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the basic ideas contained in the Magna Carta of 1215, why King John was forced to sign it, why the docum…

EnglandHistoryGrade 11-12

Medieval England (410-1485): Norman Invasion of 1066

Through an in-depth analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the basic facts behind the Norman Invasion, the role William the Conqueror played in transforming Britai…

EnglandHistoryGrade 11-12

Medieval England (410-1485): Richard the Lionheart

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain Richard the Lionheart's actions in the Third Crusade, how the British king's adoption of the nic…

EnglandHistoryGrade 11-12

Medieval England (410-1485): Robin Hood: Legend, Myth or Reality?

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the different stories relating to Robin Hood, and using those stories will then be able to take …

EnglandhistoryGrade 11-12

Reformation Britain - Anne of Cleves: Henry VIII's Beloved Sister

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the story of Anne of Cleves, how she and Henry VIII came to marry, why their marriage was quickl…

EnglandhistoryGrade 11-12

Reformation Britain - Sir Thomas More: Lord Chancellor of the Realm

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the story of Lord Chancellor Sir Thomas More and how his position on King Henry VIII's break wit…

EnglandhistoryGrade 11-12

Reformation England - Anne Boleyn: Henry VIII's Second Wife

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the story of Anne Boleyn, how she and Henry VIII came to marry, how their apparently happy marri…

EnglandhistoryGrade 11-12

Reformation England - Lady Jane Grey: the Nine Day Queen

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the story of Lady Jane Grey, how and why she assumed the throne of England after the death of Ed…