Memorial H S Pledge, Creed, alma mater
The Strange Thing That Happens In Your Brain When You Hear a Good Story
The Power of Storytelling and How It Affects Your Brain - Tales for Tadpoles
PSAT Score Range: Where Do You Rank?
11th - 12th SAT Vocabulary List
Sparknotes 1000 SAT Vocabulary Words
Why are students coming into college poorly prepared to write?
How to Strengthen Your Writing Skills for College
Printable SAT Prep Practice Tests with Answers (18 free tests)
Study Tips for Argumentative Essays
Rhetorical Devices & Persuasive Strategies on the SAT Essay
6 SAT Essay Examples to Answer Every Prompt
Writing Persuasive or Argumentative Essays
Khan Academy - Critical Thinking Introduction
Jerry Jenkins - Supercharge Your Writing
Adjectives Adverbs Verbs Transition Words handout
Sparknotes 1000 SAT Vocabulary Words
What's Actually Tested on SAT Reading Section?
The 4 SAT Sections: What They Test and How to Do Well
7 skills you need for a perfect SAT Writing/ACT English score
300 Most Difficult SAT Words Vocab List
Method Test Prep SAT Grammar Rules Packet
English Units Playlists - Essay Writing, Writing Skills, English Grammar, Reading Skills
How to Write an Essay Part 1 - Introduction Paragraph (Part 1 of 4)
Paragraphs Video and Worksheet (Parts 1-4) (Parts 1-4/12)
Simple Subjects and Complete Subjects (Part 1/7)
Prefixes, Suffixes, and Word Roots (Part 1/9)
Four Different Types of Writing Styles: Expository, Descriptive, Persuasive, and Narrative
TEDxBloomington - Shawn Achor - "The Happiness Advantage: Linking Positive Brains to Performance" (12 m 49 s)
How to Be Happy Every Day: It Will Change the World | Jacqueline Way | TEDxStanleyPark (15 m 44 s)
You Don't Find Happiness, You Create It | Katarina Blom | TEDxGöteborg (15 m 32 s)
Sparknotes 1000 SAT Vocabulary Words
Tulsa Schools Canvas (shortcut)
or
Watch/Read/Listen to the following classic American Literature novels and respond to these classics in a one-page essay with facts, thoughts, and opinions.
1) Ben-Hur (all audiences) (1880 novel written to repair relations between the North and the South post Civil War)
Ben Hur A Tale of the Christ Part 1/3 Full Audiobook by Lew WALLACE by Historical Fiction
Ben Hur A Tale of the Christ Part 2/3 Full Audiobook by Lew WALLACE by Historical Fiction
Ben Hur A Tale of the Christ Part 3/3 Full Audiobook by Lew WALLACE by Historical Fiction
The Real Story of Ben-Hur's 'Tale of the Christ'
Ben-Hur Additional Resources online
(Optional) I'm Not Ashamed (the Rachel Scott Story about Columbine H.S.) ( PG-13 May not want younger children to see ending)
Rachel Scott Writing Assignment
2) The Great Gatsby (PG-13 May not want younger children to see ending)
The Great Gatsby Discussion Questions
THE GREAT GATSBY FULL AUDIOBOOK (5 hr 43 min 59 sec)
The Great Gatsby Part 1 1974 (part 1 of 49 clips) full movie
The Great Gatsby - Project Gutenberg
Video SparkNotes: F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby summary (8 min)
Course Hero - The Great Gatsby summary and analysis
Like Pale Gold - The Great Gatsby Part I: Crash Course
Was Gatsby Great? The Great Gatsby Part 2: Crash Course
The Roaring 20's: Crash Course US History #32
3) The Grapes of Wrath (all audiences)
The Grapes of Wrath online PDF
The Grapes of Wrath Discussion Questions
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (Book Summary) - Minute Book Report (5 min 56 sec)
The Great Depression: Crash Course US History #33 (14 min 26 sec)
Stinging Dust & Forgotten Lives: The Dust Bowl (Full Video) (58 min 28 sec)
Hoover and the Great Depression (4 min 36 sec)
History Brief: the Dust Bowl (4 min 4 sec)
So God Made a Farmer- In Memory of our Farmer (5 min 39 sec)
Paul Harvey, God made a Farmer (2 min 48 sec)
God Made a Farmer's Wife (3 min 36 sec)
4) The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (all audiences)
The Book Thief online PDF (text online)
The Book Thief Discussion Questions
The Book Thief 2013 Movies Out in Theaters 2016 Sophie NĂ©lisse, Geoffrey Rush
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Book Summary and Review) - Minute Book Report
The Book Thief: Part One- Arrival on Himmel Street (part 1 of 89)
The Book Thief [Behind The Scenes]
Tuesday, 3-10-20: SEL Survey in Annex Computer Lab Room 156
Friday 2-13-20: Have a Happy Spring Break! See you on March 23, 2020!
Watch: William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
(see Julius Caesar page at the top navigation bar under the "More" tab)
Julius Caesar 1970 2 hrs
julius caesar 2002 3 hrs
Greek drama vocabulary flashcards
The great conspiracy against Julius Caesar - Kathryn Tempest 6 min
How historically accurate is Shakespeare's Julius Caesar?
How historically accurate is Shakespeare's Julius Caesar?
Finish/Watch: Gone with the Wind
Discuss/Analyze: Gone with the Wind
Read: The Civil War Era 1850-1880: Resistance to Slavery, p. 314-329
Watch: Gone with the Wind
Begin/Read: The Civil War Era 1850-1880: Resistance to Slavery, p. 314-329
February Writing #1 Essay: Treacher Collins Syndrome; the book Wonder; author R.J. Palacio; Recent Acts of Kindness in the news; Writing #2 Essay: Tuskegee Airmen; and Writing #3 Essay: Morrie Schwartz, Mitch Albom, or ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) or another expository topic of their choice (one page minimum).
Finish: Tuesdays with Morrie
Writing #3 Essay: Write one page minimum expository essay about Morrie Schwartz, Mitch Albom, or ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) or another expository topic of their choice.
Watch: Tuskegee Airmen
Quiz: Moby-Dick (on Tuesday)
February Writing #1 Essay: Treacher Collins Syndrome; the book Wonder; author R.J. Palacio; Recent Acts of Kindness in the news; Writing #2 Essay: Tuskegee Airmen; and Writing #3 Essay: Morrie Schwartz, Mitch Albom, or ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) or another expository topic of their choice (one page minimum).
Review: Moby-Dick, or the Whale (themes, facts, characters, etc.)
Quiz: Moby-Dick (on Wednesday)
February Writing #1 Essay: Treacher Collins Syndrome
See: Treacher Collins Syndrome page for background research
Do: Test Prep: Nonfiction, pp. 308-310 #1-15
Do: Test Prep: Vocab Skills, p. 311 #1-10
Do: Test Prep: Grammar & Writing Skills, pp. 312-313 #1-10
Finish: January Writing #1: Person of Interest, How Happiness and Health Happen, or Mental Health Topic of their choice
January Writing #2: Whaling Industry, Why Whales were Hunted and what replaced whale by-products?; What is Ambergris?; Sinking of the Essex, or another topic of their choice
Review: Moby-Dick, or the Whale (themes, facts, characters, etc.)
Quiz: Moby-Dick
Watch: Wonder (for Kindness Week)
Antidepressant Microbes In Soil: How Soil Makes Your Brain Happy
February Writing #1 Essay Writing: Treacher Collins Syndrome
No School Monday
Finish: Moby-Dick
Review/Do: Moby-Dick Quiz
Read: In the Heart of the Sea, pp. 292-295
Do: Responding and Thinking Critically, p 295 #1-6
Watch: In the Heart of the Sea
It’s A Wonderful Life - Vimeo (2 h 10 m 32 s)
Quiz: It's a Wonderful Life #1-27 with extra credit #28-30
Read: The Biology of Joy, pp. 189-192 (Glencoe Literature text)
Discuss: Responding and Thinking Critically, p. 192 #1-6
Read: American Literature: Unit 2 The Dark Side of Romanticism
Read: Meet Moby-Dick, pp. 280-281
Read: excerpt from Moby-Dick, pp. 282-289
Do: Responding and Thinking Critically, p. 290-291
Watch: Moby-Dick (1956)
Quiz: Moby-Dick
Read: from In the Heart of the Sea, pp. 292-295
Do: Responding and Thinking Critically, p. 295
Arthur Miller's The Crucible
Begin/Read: The Crucible, pp. 1022-1107 week 12-9-19
The Crucible; Joseph McCarthy (senator in the 1950's) or another topic of their choice. Due: 12-18-19
December Writing Assignment #2: Choose a topic about the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 or the McCarthy communist trials of the 1950's (i.e., Arthur Miller's
Jordan Peterson explains "God is Dead"
Constitution Preservation -- Communism
Salem Witch Trials History Channel
Joseph McCarthy and Parallels in the The Crucible
How Faithful is The Crucible play to the Movie?
The Crucible Biography of Arthur Miller packet
45 Communist Goals by Dr. Cleon Skousen
December Writing Assignment #1: Choose a topic about Pearl Harbor Remembrance; Colonel Doolittle; Dorie Miller; Pearl Harbor Memorial; Nagasaki and Hiroshima bombings or another topic of their choice. Due: 12-13-19
Pearl Harbor Remembered resources online
Reel vs Real Pearl Harbor movie facts
The Real Story of Thanksgiving
The Real Thanksgiving Story. Glory to God, the Author of Liberty!
Writing Assignment #1: The Real Story of Halloween (documentary worksheet 8 questions) (option 1) 50 points
Film Study Worksheet for an Informational Documentary (handout)
Halloween 2019 (text of documentary)
The Real Story of Halloween - History Channel Documentary
or
Scary Story Writing Assignment #2 (option 2) (50 points)
Scary Story Assignment and Rubric
Figurative Language in Popular Music
or
Writing Assignment #3 (option 3) (50 points)
Research authors from the Horror genre and write a 1-2 page mini-biography of your favorite author and book.
The 50 Best Horror Novels of All Time
100 Best Horror Books of All Time
A & E Biography: The Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe (43 min.)
A & E Poe Biography: Questions
Questions - Biography of Edgar Allan Poe
How to Write a Horror Story: 7 Tips for Writing Horror
Writing Horror: What Makes A Story Scary?
Flocabulary - Five Things (Elements of a Short Story) (3 min 42 sec)
Narrative Scary Stories - Mrs. Russell's Classroom
Dave Roever At Stony Brook School (45 min 21)
Dave Roever Visits Springboro High School (40 min 2 sec)
Dave Roever - Purple Heart Vietnam Veteran Shares His Testimony at North Central University (28 min 39 sec)
Eye To Eye With Katie Couric: Murphy's Heroism (CBS News) (5 min 34 sec)
LT Michael P. Murphy Navy SEAL Museum
Operation Red Wings : Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy (SEAL) Medal of Honor (6 min 19 sec)
109-Year-Old Veteran and His Secrets to Life Will Make You Smile | Short Film Showcase (12 min 38 sec)
Nation's oldest veteran turns 111, Austin street named in his honor | 5/2017 (3 min 32 sec)
Remembering Richard Overton, America’s oldest WWII veteran (4 min 35 sec)
Writing #1: National Hispanic Heritage essay (1 page) due: 10-4-19 (a Hispanic person of interest or someone you admire)
Writing #2: National Hispanic Heritage essay (1 page) due: 10-25-19 (a Hispanic person of interest or someone you admire)
What Happened to RITCHIE VALENS?
Deadly 1957 midair collision over Pacoima High School
Day the Music Died: 50th Anniversary Story
Don McLean - The meaning of American Pie (UPDATE) 2-3-59: The Day the Music Died
The Day the Music Died: Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper
Tommy Allsup tells of the coin flip with Ritchie Valens
Lou Diamond Phillips Shares How 'La Bamba' Changed His Life & More
October Writing #1: essay (1 page) due: 10-11-19 (Tony Nathan, William Wilberforce, or another person of interest)
Con't.: William Wilberforce and Olaudah Equiano in Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace: Historically Accurate, Thoroughly Entertaining
WORLD BATON 2018 SAVANNAH MILLER USA SENIOR WOMAN FINALE (Amazing Grace)
Woodlawn Soundtrack with Lyrics
Gifted Hands: September Writing Assignment #1 due: 9-23-19
Ben Carson's Top 10 Rules For Success
Film Study Worksheet for Informational Documentary
Film Study Worksheet for Historical Fiction
Ducksters Famous Native Americans
Native American Literature Lesson Plans
How to Define your Personal Values
Personality Tests to Discover your Core Values
Every teenager NEEDS to hear this! (2019) Prince Ea
PSAT Score Range: Where Do You Rank?
11th - 12th SAT Vocabulary List
Sparknotes 1000 SAT Vocabulary Words
English Units Playlists - Essay Writing, Writing Skills, English Grammar, Reading Skills
How to Write an Essay Part 1 - Introduction Paragraph (Part 1 of 4)
Paragraphs Video and Worksheet (Parts 1-4) (Parts 1-4/12)
Simple Subjects and Complete Subjects (Part 1/7)
Prefixes, Suffixes, and Word Roots (Part 1/9)
Why are students coming into college poorly prepared to write?
How to Strengthen Your Writing Skills for College
Four Different Types of Writing Styles: Expository, Descriptive, Persuasive, and Narrative
Tulsa Schools Canvas (shortcut)
or
Watch/Read/Listen to the following classic British Literature novels and respond to these classics in a one-page essay with facts, thoughts, and opinions.
(Optional) Ben-Hur by Lew Wallace ((all audiences) (1880 novel written to repair relations between the North and the South post Civil War)
Ben-Hur Additional Resources online
1) Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
A Tale of Two Cities online PDF
A Tale of Two Cities Discussion Questions
Video SparkNotes: Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities summary (18 m 01 s)
A Tale of Two Cities (FULL Audiobook) (13 h 28 m 24 s)
A Tale Of Two Cities 1980 Hallmark (2 h 36 m 08 s) movie
2) Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Brave New World Discussion Questions
Video SparkNotes: Aldous Huxley's Brave New World summary (10 m 21 s)
Brave New World Aldous Huxley Audiobook (7 h 59 m 40 s)
Course Hero Study Guide Brave New World
Aldous Huxley and Brave New World: The Dark Side of Pleasure (8 m 42 s)
Aldous Huxley describes today world…57 years ago (28 m 21 s)
3) Animal Farm by George Orwell
Animal Farm Discussion Questions
Animal Farm (1999) motion picture (1:31:27 h/m/s)
George Orwell's Animal Farm Animation (full movie) (2:00:05 h/m/s)
Animal Farm Video and Online Resources
4) 1984 by George Orwell (mature audiences only; some scenes inappropriate for some audiences)
What "Orwellian" really means - Noah Tavlin (TED-Ed) (5 m 31 s)
'1984' by George Orwell (Full Audiobook) (10 h 57 m 12 s)
The Dystopian World of 1984 Explained (15 m 25 s)
1984 & Language | Philosophy Tube (8 m 58 s)
George Orwell and 1984: How Freedom Dies (7 m 37 s)
1984: Totalitarian Government Resource Websites
Dystopian Societies Envisioned by Aldous Huxley
1984 by George Orwell, Part 1: Crash Course Literature 401 (14 m 27s)
George Orwell's 1984, Part 2: Crash Course Literature 402bv(12 m 41 s)
Animal Farm | Snowball v Napoleon | 60second Recap (1/13 videos)
Course Hero Summary and Analysis: 1984
Online Summaries and Analyses of 1984 (google search)
(Optional) Lord of the Flies by William Golding (PG-13; some scenes inappropriate for some audiences)
Lord of the Flies Discussion Questions
Why should you read “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding? - TED-Ed (4 m 47 s)
Video SparkNotes: William Golding's Lord of the Flies summary (9m 58 s)
Lord Of The Flies - full movie (1 h 26 m 34 s)
Lord of the Flies Study guide from 60second Recap (1/10 videos)
Tuesday: SEL Survey in Annex Computer Lab Room 156
Friday: Have a Happy Spring Break! See you on March 23, 2020!
Watch: William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
(see Julius Caesar page at the top navigation bar under the "More" tab)
Julius Caesar 1970 2 hrs
julius caesar 2002 3 hrs
The great conspiracy against Julius Caesar - Kathryn Tempest 6 min
English IV Differentiated Career Web quest Research Senior Paper
Finish/Watch: Death of a Nation (documentary)
Begin/Research: Career Web quest (on or before due May 1, 2020)
English IV Differentiated Career Web quest Research Senior Paper
Create: Resume (see Resume Writing Tips page) in navigation bar at top of website
Resume Examples for Teens: Templates, Builder & Guide [Tips]
Part-Time Job Resume Example for a Teen
Tips for Writing Your First Resume
How to Make a Resume for Your First Job
Seven Things to Know Before Writing Your First Resume
Read: Sir Francis Bacon, pp. 404-412
Watch: Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Watch: Selma (optional)
Finish/Watch: Malcolm X
Watch: Death of a Nation (documentary)
Complete: Option #1 Informational Documentary worksheet
Film Study Worksheet for an Informational Documentary
or
February #3 Essay option #2 (1 page essay) about a person of interest, Black History Month, etc.
Begin/Research: Career Web quest (on or before due May 1, 2020)
English IV Differentiated Career Web quest Research Senior Paper
Create: Resume (see Resume Writing Tips page) in navigation bar at top of website
Resume Examples for Teens: Templates, Builder & Guide [Tips]
Part-Time Job Resume Example for a Teen
Tips for Writing Your First Resume
How to Make a Resume for Your First Job
Seven Things to Know Before Writing Your First Resume
February Writing #1: Aboriginal people of Australia; World War II in Australia; Current Issues in Australia; or a person or topic of their choice; Writing #2: Essay writing about the background information regarding either The Wizard of Oz or Dante's Inferno
Read: Dante's Inferno excerpt, p. 392-398
Watch: Malcolm X
Witnessed: The Assassination of Malcolm X (2015)
Malcolm X - Biography - YouTube
The Autobiography of Malcolm X | Read by Joe Morton | OOP Audiobook
Watch: Australia
February Writing #1: Aboriginal people of Australia; World War II in Australia; Current Issues in Australia; or a person or topic of their choice
English IV Differentiated Career Webquest Research Senior Paper
Monday, 2-3-20: TU Field Trip for College and Career Fair
February Writing #1: Aboriginal people of Australia; World War II in Australia; Current Issues in Australia; or a person or topic of their choice
Finish: Writing #1 and #2
Finish: Writing #1 and #2
Watch: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Write: The True Story Behind The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Begin/Research: Career Webquest
English IV Differentiated Career Webquest Research Senior Paper
No School Monday
Watch: Sully
Watch: Lee Strobel story
m.youtube.com/watch?v=99bbBKSrZfE
TEDxBloomington - Shawn Achor - "The Happiness Advantage: Linking Positive Brains to Performance" (12 m 49 s)
How to Be Happy Every Day: It Will Change the World | Jacqueline Way | TEDxStanleyPark (15 m 44 s)
You Don't Find Happiness, You Create It | Katarina Blom | TEDxGöteborg (15 m 32 s)
Read: The Biology of Joy, pp. 189-192 (Glencoe Literature text)
Discuss: Responding and Thinking Critically, p. 192 #1-6
or
Health: The Biology of Joy - TIME Magazine
This Is How Joy Affects Your Body
Gesundheit Institute: Patch Adams at TEDxUtrechtUniversity (21 min 52 sec)
Patch Adams Compares the Gesundheit Institute to Current Hospitals (3 min 40 sec)
The Skeptical Samurai's Guide to the Movies: Patch Adams
Chasing the Frog - Real Patch Adams
Patch Adams (1/10) Movie Clip - He At Least Listened (1998) HD
Patch Adams (2/10) Movie CLIP - Group Therapy (1998) HD
Patch Adams (3/10) Movie CLIP - Patch Earns His Nickname (1998) HD
Patch Adams (4/10) Movie CLIP - I Want to Help People (1998) HD
Patch Adams (5/10) Movie CLIP - The Children's Ward (1998) HD
Patch Adams (6/10) Movie CLIP - To Be a Great Doctor (1998) HD
Patch Adams (7/10) Movie CLIP - At Your Cervix (1998) HD
Patch Adams (8/10) Movie CLIP - You Treat a Person (1998) HD
Patch Adams (9/10) Movie CLIP - Final Appeal (1998) HD
Patch Adams (10/10) Movie CLIP - Revealing Graduation (1998) HD
Read: Federigo's Falcon, pp. 152-157
Read: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, pp. 158-167
Watch: Hamlet
Quiz: Hamlet
Louis Zamperini Website Resources
Watch: Unbroken (The Story of Louis Zamperini)
Do: Assignment #1: Scary Story Writing (50 points)
Scary Story Assignment and Rubric
or
Do: Assignment #2: Essay Writing (50 points)
Research authors from the Horror genre and write a 1-2 page mini-biography of your favorite author and book.
The 50 Best Horror Novels of All Time
100 Best Horror Books of All Time
How to Write a Horror Story: 7 Tips for Writing Horror
Writing Horror: What Makes A Story Scary?
Flocabulary - Five Things (Elements of a Short Story) (3 min 42 sec)
Narrative Scary Stories - Mrs. Russell's Classroom
Frankenstein - full audiobook with rolling text - by Mary Shelley (8 hours 38 min 54 sec)
Reading Aloud - Frankenstein - Part 1/9
Project Gutenberg: Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus
In Search Of History - Frankenstein (History Channel Documentary) (42 min)
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein - A Documentary (FULL DOCUMENTARY)
The Life of Mary Shelley in 5 Minutes
Frankenstein Allegories & Symbols
Frankenstein Resources Websites
Frankenstein Additional Resource Websites
TEDEd Everything you need to know to read "Frankenstein" - Iseult Gillespie
Crash Course: Don't Reanimate Corpses! Frankenstein Part 1: Crash Course Literature 205
Crash Course: Frankenstein Part II: Crash Course Literature 206
Video Sparknotes: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein summary
Course Hero: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley | Plot Summary (video 1/35)
THE STORY OF JOAN OF ARC - FULL AudioBook | GreatestAudioBooks.com
Joan of Arc Documentary - Biography of the life of Joan of Arc The Maid of Orleans
Joan of Arc's Sentence // May 1431 // Primary Source
JOAN OF ARC - The Maid of Orléans - IT'S HISTORY
Writing #1: National Hispanic Heritage essay (1 page) due: 10-4-19 (a Hispanic person of interest or someone you admire)
British Literature Beowulf Introduction Lecture (18 min)
Writing #2: National Hispanic Heritage essay (1 page) due: 10-25-19 (a Hispanic person of interest or someone you admire)
Jaime Escalante Forever (15 min video)
Remembering Math Teacher Jaime Escalante
September Writing Assignment #1 due: 9-23-19 either Gifted Hands or The Zookeeper's Wife (one page essay)
Ben Carson's Top 10 Rules For Success
Film Study Worksheet for Informational Documentary
Film Study Worksheet for Historical Fiction
English III and IV Review: Parts of Speech, Characterization, Prefixes, Roots, Suffixes, Writing Assignment #2: Person of Interest or Anthem/Flag
Penlighten: Types of Characters
Six Traits for Writing Success
Buzzle Website Types of Characters in Literature
Elements of Literature handout
Thesis Statement and Introductions
National Punctuation Day - September 24
University of Wisconsin Writing Center: Transition Words
Claim Evidence Reasoning Sentence Starters
Sentence Starters, Transitional and other useful words
Sentence Frames for English Learners
Sentence Starters and Useful Vocabulary
What the American Flag Means to Me (writing assignment #2: option 1 of 2)
Personal Values August Writing assignment #1 (handout): one page response to "What do you value?" Why?
What Are Your Values? Deciding What's Most Important in Life (website)
Website Video Resources for Researching Topics
Informational Documentary Worksheet
Study Guide for Fall Final (define)
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson - Life Advice
12 Rules for Life - Book Summary Analysis
Fix Yourself - Jordan B. Peterson
Star Spangled Banner Lyrics and Meaning
Star Spangled Banner As You've Never Heard It
Commentary on the Pledge of Allegiance by Red Skelton (text)
Video Resources for Researching Topics or Authors
Website Video Resources for Researching Topics
Values Quotes (1325 quotes) - Goodread
Why I learned to write in cursive (Spencerian)
Learning Spencerian Penmanship #1
Learning Spencerian Penmanship #2 (i, ui)
Learning Spencerian Penmanship #3 (iw, ni, m)
Learning Spencerian Penmanship #4 (x, v, o)
Learning Spencerian Penmanship #5 (au, e, c)
Learning Spencerian Penmanship #6 (r, s)
Learning Spencerian Penmanship #7 (After Workbook1)
Learning Spencerian Penmanship #8 (Straight flow, iiuw, nun, 3)
60second Recap (Book Summary and Analysis)
Biography assignment - Thoughtco.com
ProfRobBob - Mr. Tarrou's Chalk Talk
Ducksters Famous Native Americans
Fort Bend Tutoring Math online (tutor Mr. Whittington)
Project Gutenberg Free e-books
Purdue Online Writing Lab - PreWriting Questions
The Constitution, the Articles, and Federalism: Crash Course US History #8
The Constitution and Freedom: An Introduction to History & Liberty
The Constitution and Freedom » Freedom Watch With The Judge PART 1
The Constitution and Freedom » Freedom Watch With The PART 2
The Constitution and Freedom » Freedom Watch With The Judge PART 3
The Constitution and Freedom - Part 4.m4v
The Constitution and Freedom » Freedom Watch With The Judge part 5
What if the constitution no longer applied? Judge Napolitano
How Big Should Government Be? Left vs. Right #1
If You Hate Poverty, You Should Love Capitalism
Social Contract Theory Explained
Control the Words, Control the Culture
What Every Graduate Should Know
Is a Liberal or Conservative born or made?
Why Are Conservatives Happier Than Liberals?
How Morals Influence If You're Liberal Or Conservative
Red brain, blue brain -- the neurobiology of political values | Hannah Holmes | TEDxDirigo
Simon Sinek - Motivational Speaker
The S.T.A.R.forum - The 5000 Year Leap
W. Cleon Skousen - The 5000 Year Leap lecture
Study Tips for Argumentative Essays
Rhetorical Devices & Persuasive Strategies on the SAT Essay
6 SAT Essay Examples to Answer Every Prompt
Writing Persuasive or Argumentative Essays
Khan Academy - Critical Thinking Introduction
Jerry Jenkins - Supercharge Your Writing
Adjectives Adverbs Verbs Transition Words handout
Sparknotes 1000 SAT Vocabulary Words
What's Actually Tested on SAT Reading Section?
The 4 SAT Sections: What They Test and How to Do Well
7 skills you need for a perfect SAT Writing/ACT English score
300 Most Difficult SAT Words Vocab List
Method Test Prep SAT Grammar Rules Packet
Wikipedia The Screwtape Letters
The Screwtape Letters Narrated by John Cleese
The Screwtape Letters - Providence eLearning (Preface and 12 videos)
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis Doodle (I)
The Screwtape Letters - Project Gutenberg online text
The Screwtape Letters one sentence summaries
The Screwtape Letters Resources
Begin: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Project Gutenberg - The Grapes of Wrath
The Independent Critic - The Grapes of Wrath (2 hours) movie online
Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck audiobook part1 (8 hours)
Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck audiobook part 2 (8 hours)
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (Book Summary) - Minute Book Report (5 min 56 sec)
The Great Depression: Crash Course US History #33 (14 min 26 sec)
Stinging Dust & Forgotten Lives: The Dust Bowl (Full Video) (58 min 28 sec)
Hoover and the Great Depression (4 min 36 sec)
History Brief: the Dust Bowl (4 min 4 sec)
So God Made a Farmer- In Memory of our Farmer (5 min 39 sec)
Paul Harvey, God made a Farmer (2 min 48 sec)
God Made a Farmer's Wife (3 min 36 sec)
Begin/Read: Beginnings of the Modern Age: 1910-1940, pp. 634-647
Watch: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
THE GREAT GATSBY FULL AUDIOBOOK (5 hr 43 min 59 sec)
The Great Gatsby - Project Gutenberg
Video SparkNotes: F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby summary (8 min)
Course Hero - The Great Gatsby summary and analysis
Like Pale Gold - The Great Gatsby Part I: Crash Course
Was Gatsby Great? The Great Gatsby Part 2: Crash Course
The Roaring 20's: Crash Course US History #32
April Writing Assignments - Choose option 1 or 2:
1. Holocaust Survivor Story (a person of interest) option 1
2. Rachel Scott essay response option 2
Quiz: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Ancient Greeks' 6 Words for Love
Watch: Tuesdays with Morrie
Tuesdays with Morrie (TV 1999)
Tuesdays with Morrie Study Guide
Tuesdays with Morrie Life Lessons and Aphorisms handout
Goodreads Aphorism Quotes (534 quotes)
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Interview with Markus Zusak, author of The Book Thief
The failurist: Markus Zusak at TEDxSydney 2014
The.Book.Thief.2013 Full Film HD ♥ Sophie Nélisse, Geoffrey Rush, Brian Percival (2 hr 42 min 43 sec)
Article - How Nazis twisted the swastika
Anne Frank (Whole Story) (3 hrs 2 min 44 sec)
April 22 Earth Day: Protect Our Species
April Writing Assignments - Choose option 1 or 2:
1. Holocaust Survivor Story (a person of interest) option 1
2. Rachel Scott essay response option 2
The Rachel Scott Story: Columbine High School 1999
I'm Not Ashamed - The Rachel Scott Story (full movie online)
Begin: Ben-Hur, A Tale of the Christ
The Real Story of Ben-Hur's 'Tale of the Christ' (5 min 12 sec)
Project Gutenberg - Ben-Hur, A Tale of the Christ e-text
Additional Ben-Hur Website Resources
BEN-HUR by Lew Wallace - Part 1 of 3 - FULL AudioBook | GreatestAudioBooks
BEN-HUR by Lew Wallace - Part 2 of 3 - FULL AudioBook | GreatestAudioBooks
BEN-HUR by Lew Wallace - Part 3 of 3 - FULL AudioBook | GreatestAudioBooks
Quiz: Uncle Tom's Cabin (4-5-19)
Book Review: 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' (12 min 58 sec)
Litcharts.com - Uncle Tom's Cabin study guide
Uncle Tom's Cabin Themes - Sparknotes
Uncle Tom's Cabin Themes - Cliffsnotes
Smithsonian Magazine - True Story of Uncle Tom's Cabin
Discuss: Uncle Tom's Cabin (characters, plot, themes, key facts)
Watch: Uncle Tom's Cabin
The True Story Behind 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' The Book that Rocked Pre-Civil War America (7 min 23 sec)
Uncle Tom's Cabin Part 1 of 9 - Retro Black Media (11 min 11 sec)
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Part 2 of 9) (14 min)
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Part 3 of 9) (15 min)
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Part 4 of 9) (9 min 46 sec)
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Part 5 of 9) (15 min)
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Part 6 of 9) (15 min)
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Part 7 of 9) (15 min 1 sec)
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Part 8 of 9) (7 min 4 sec)
Can't find the final part on Youtube, you can watch it in class upon request
Uncle Tom's Cabin Full Audiobook (18 hrs, 6 min, 58 sec)
Uncle Tom's Cabin ebook - Project Gutenberg
42: The Jackie Robinson Story
Write: 1-2 page essay on Jackie Robinson or another trailblazing person of interest (Due: 3-27-19)
Jackie Robinson - The First African American to Play in the MLB | Mini Bio | BIO (4 min 3 sec)
1955 World Series Highlights | Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Yankees (6 min 12 sec)
Jackie Robinson Documentary (10 min 47 sec)
Jackie Robinson interviewed on Dick Cavett Show (14 min 58 sec)
Abbott & Costello Who's On First
James Boswell - Wikipedia "Greatest Biographer"
Gone with the Wind text - The Univ of Adelaide
10 Fascinating facts about Gone with the Wind - Mental Floss
Carol Burnett Reflects on 'Went With the Wind'
Project Gutenberg: Gone with the Wind (online text)
Gone with the Wind Returns to Theaters for 80th Anniversary
Gone with the Wind Video Resources
Crash Course U.S. History (48 videos) see Civil War Parts 1 & 2
10 Mindblowing Things You Didn't Know About The Civil War
10 Historical Mysteries of the Civil War
Haunted Gettysburg - Places of Mystery (Full Documentary)
Confederate Songs - I Wish I Was In Dixie Land (with lyrics)
U.S. Airforce Tribute - Tuskegee Airmen (15 min. Documentary)
Watch: Tuskegee Airmen (Black History Month: Write one-two pages on Tuskegee Airmen or another person of interest)
Tuskegee Airmen Online Resources
Do/Discuss: Test Preparation and Practice: Reading Nonfiction, pp. 308-310
Do/Discuss: Test Preparation and Practice: Vocabulary Skills: Sentence Completion, pp. 311
Do/Discuss: Test Preparation and Practice: Grammar and Writing Skills: Paragraph Improvement, pp. 312-313
Computer Lab for SAT Practice
Computer Lab for Career Research Webquest (see links below)
Career Research Project for 11th gr
Career Poster Project for 11 gr
Career and Personality Surveys
Career Research Writing Resources Websites
Smithsonian The True Story of "In the Heart of the Sea"
Shmoop In the Heart of the Sea Summary
The Rules for Cannibalism on the High Seas
Essay Writing about the true story that inspired Moby-Dick or Why Whaling Ended (1 page)
Read: Short Stories: The Darkside of Romanticism, pp. 225-295
Moby-Dick Quiz
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale online text
Differences between Moby-Dick movie 1956 and Book 1851
Career Research Project for 11th gr
Career Poster Project for 11 gr
Career and Personality Surveys
Career Research Writing Resources Websites
Read: The Crucible, pp. 1022-1107
Jordan Peterson explains "God is Dead"
Constitution Preservation -- Communism
A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials -- Smithsonian
42 Wicked Facts about the Salem Witch Trials
Salem Witch Trials Facts - ThoughtCo.
Salem Witch Trials History Channel
Joseph McCarthy and Parallels in the The Crucible
How Faithful is The Crucible play to the Movie?
The Crucible Biography of Arthur Miller packet
December Writing Assignment #1: Choose a topic about Pearl Harbor Remembrance; Colonel Doolittle; Dorie Miller; Pearl Harbor Memorial; Nagasaki and Hiroshima bombings or another topic of their choice. Due: 12-14-18
Pearl Harbor Remembered resources online
Reel vs Real Pearl Harbor movie facts
December Writing Assignment #2: Choose a topic about the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 or the McCarthy communist trials of the 1950's (i.e., Arthur Miller's
The Crucible; Joseph McCarthy (senator in the 1950's) or another topic of their choice. Due: 12-19-18
Jordan Peterson explains "God is Dead"
Constitution Preservation -- Communism
Salem Witch Trials History Channel
Joseph McCarthy and Parallels in the The Crucible
How Faithful is The Crucible play to the Movie?
The Crucible Biography of Arthur Miller packet
45 Communist Goals by Dr. Cleon Skousen
Read: American Literature: Unit 2 American Romanticism, pp. 163-224
Part 1 Individualism and Nature:
The Real Story of Thanksgiving
The Real Thanksgiving Story. Glory to God, the Author of Liberty!
(optional) Writing Assignment #3 (to take the place of either #1 or #2): Why Do We Say...? holiday writing essay (one page)
Why Do We Say...? Holiday writing
Study Guide for Amer Lit Fall Final
November Writing Essay #1: Reflective Essay for Overcoming Adversity or another person of their choice that has overcome adversity. (due: 11-20-18)
Penlighten: Types of Characters
Six Traits for Writing Success
Buzzle Website Types of Characters in Literature
What the American Flag Means to Me (writing assignment #2: option 1 of 2) Due: 9-28-18
StoryboardThat Literary Genres
Christmas Animated Video and Music Soundtracks
Study Guide of Spring Semester Literary Terms (100 points)
Final Exam for Spring Semester (100 points)
Read: Jonathan Swift, p. 486
Read: A Modest Proposal, pp. 502-508
William Golding - " Lord of the flies " (audiobook full)
Watch: Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Lord of the Flies - Video Sparknotes
Understanding Symbolism in Lord of the Flies
How to get a Grade 9 on Lord of the Flies - Analysis
Lord of the Flies: Crash Course Literature 305
Lord of the Flies | Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell | William Golding (1/20 videos)
Read: John Milton's Paradise Lost, pp. 435-450
Brilliant Overton Window Explanation
The Overton Window: A Visual Interpretation
American Media, Soviet Tactics
Why No One Trusts the Mainstream Media
Why Isn't Communism as Hated as Nazism?
BBC Culture - Why Orwell's 1984 could be now
LITERATURE - George Orwell (13 min 46 sec)
George Orwell and 1984: How Freedom Dies
Video SparkNotes: Orwell's 1984 Summary
Crash Course - 1984 Part 1
Crash Course - 1984 Part 2
Watch: 1984
1984 (1/11) Movie CLIP - Two Minutes Hate (1984) HD (1/11 videos)
1984 by George Orwell, Part 1: Crash Course Literature 401
George Orwell's 1984, Part 2: Crash Course Literature #402
The Dystopian World of 1984 Explained
What "Orwellian" really means - Noah Tavlin
1984 by George Orwell | Full Audiobook
Essay: Choose a person of interest that overcame adversity to become successful: Examples: Bart Millard or Antonina Zabinski
Write: 1-2 pages about the person of your choice
Read: John Milton's Paradise Lost, pp. 435-450
Bart Millard Story: I can only imagine
The Zookeeper's Wife (Warsaw Zoo in Poland)
Essay: What is Animal Farm representing and why did George Orwell write it? (1-2 pages)
The Russian Revolution 1917 (13 min 41 sec)
History of Russia (PARTS 1-5) - Rurik to Revolution (46 min 50 sec)
World War One (ALL PARTS) (1 hr 4 min)
What is Animal Farm? Reading through History (4 min 23 sec)
Watch: Animal Farm
Animal Farm film 1999 (1 hr 31 min 27 sec)
Animal Farm (1954) (2 hr 5 sec) animated version
Litcharts.com - Animal Farm study guide
Steve Reviews: Animal Farm (18 min 39 sec)
Animal Farm - The Univ of Adelaide
Animal Farm Audiobook Chapter 1 (1/10 audio recordings)
LITERATURE - George Orwell (13 min 46 sec)
Animal Farm Study Guide - Course Hero
Study Guide for Animal Farm by George Orwell, Summary and Analysis (17 min 59 sec)
Animal Farm by George Orwell (Book Summary and Review) - Minute Book Report (5 min)
Discuss: War and Peace
Why should you read Tolstoy's "War and Peace"? - Brendan Pelsue (5 min 9 sec) TED-Ed
LITERATURE: Leo Tolstoy - YouTube (9 min 32 sec) The School of Life
The Entire History of France in 23 Minutes (23 min 50 sec) WonderWhy
History vs. Napoleon Bonaparte - Alex Gendler (5 min 20 sec) TED-Ed
London and Paris Compared - Mr Beat (12 min 4 sec)
The French Revolution: Crash Course World History #29 (11 min 54 sec)
What caused the French Revolution? - Tom Mullaney TED-Ed (5 min 38 sec)
The Book Tutor - Tale of Two Cities animated book summary (6 min 16 sec)
History Lists: 9 Circles of Hell (Dante's Inferno)
Inferno By Dante - Film Preview 2018 (8 min 30 sec)
The Divine Comedy (Dramatic Reading) (13 hours 4 min 21 sec)
Project Gutenberg - Dante's Divine Comedy Complete (online text)
Classics Summarized: Dante's Inferno (12 min 42 sec) from Overly Sarcastic Productions
Classics Summarized: Dante's Purgatorio (8 min 57 sec) from Overly Sarcastic Productions
Classics Summarized: Dante's Paradiso (12 min 28 sec) from Overly Sarcastic Productions
What is Dante's Inferno? | Overview & Summary! (8 min 40 sec)
What is Dante's Purgatorio? | Overview & Summary! (3 min 12 sec)
What is Dante's Paradiso? | Overview & Summary! (3 min 49 sec)
Course Hero Dante's Inferno | Summary & Analysis (5 min 52 sec)
Course Hero Dante's Inferno | Canto 1 Summary & Analysis (1/42 videos) 2-5 min each
Dante Alighieri - His Life, Exile, and Legacy (53 min 42 sec) documentary
Dante Alighieri Quotes - Top 15 Quotes (2 min 59 sec)
Project Gutenberg Dante's Inferno (text online)
Tale of Two Cities
Video SparkNotes: Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities summary
The French Revolution: Crash Course World History #29
Project Gutenberg Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities (FULL Audiobook)
French Revolution Video Resources for Tale of Two Cities
Litcharts Summary Tale of Two Cities
Ducksters - Storming of the Bastille
Ducksters - French Revolution Timeline
The Entire History of France in 23 Minutes
Quiz: Tale of Two Cities
Wikipedia The Screwtape Letters
The Screwtape Letters Narrated by John Cleese
The Screwtape Letters - Providence eLearning (Preface and 12 videos)
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis Doodle (I)
The Screwtape Letters - Project Gutenberg online text
The Screwtape Letters one sentence summaries
The Screwtape Letters Resources
50 Insane Facts About Titanic - animation
Watch: Titanic
Watch: Hamlet (1990)
Analysis of Gertrude, Hamlet's Mother
Absolute Shakespeare Glossary - A-Z
Quiz: Hamlet
Shakespeare's Globe Mini-Documentary
Read: The Renaissance Theater, pp. 282-296
eNotes Hamlet Summary and Analysis
Watch: The Tragedy of Hamlet
Quizlet Hamlet Vocabulary Flashcards
Crash Course Literature: Hamlet Part I
Crash Course Literature: Hamlet Part II
Chapter Vox: Shakespeare's Hamlet Dramatic Reading
Career and Personality Surveys
Career Research Writing Resources Websites
Career Research Paper Instructions for British Literature
Career Poster Project for a Differentiated Grade
Read: from "The Inferno of Dante" pp. 394-398
Begin/Read and Discuss: British and World Literature: The Renaissance, pp. 192-212
Wyatt, pp. 212-215
Spenser, pp. 217-222
Shakespeare, pp. 223-229
William Shakespeare- The Bard [Documentary]
Marlowe, pp. 231-233
Raleigh, pp. 234-237
Herrick, pp. 238-239
Marvell, pp. 240-242
Writing Assignment: Overcoming Adversity: Louis Zamperini (one page essay) due: 12-14-18
Louis Zamperini Online Resources
or
Why Do We Say...? Holiday writing
Thanksgiving Writing Assignment
Brit Lit Fall Final Study Guide
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley and Brave New World: The Dark Side of Pleasure
Aldous Huxley’s Life and Overview of Brave New
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (Book Summary and Review) - Minute Book Report
Video SparkNotes: Aldous Huxley's Brave New World summary
What If We Are Living In A Huxleyian World? | Amelia Marlowe
Brave New World Video Websites and Resources
Brave New World Additional Resources and Analyses
Dystopian Societies Envisioned by Aldous Huxley and George Orwell
Analyze and Discuss: Themes, plot, context, characters, symbolism, key facts
Review: quiz questions #1-25 for Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Quiz: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein #1-25
Resources for analysis:
Project Gutenberg Frankenstein eBook online
Frankenstein full audiobook with text
Course Hero Summary and Analysis
60second Recap Summary and Analysis
Elements of Literature to Define: Refrain, Characterization, frame story, Irony, Allusion, Imagery, Idioms, Personification, Couplets, Metaphor,
Course Hero Study Guide: The Canterbury Tales
Course Hero Video Summaries: The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales 01 out of 3: Leaving London
The Canterbury Tales Episode 2
The Canterbury Tales Episode 3
Penlighten: Types of Characters
Six Traits for Writing Success
Buzzle Website Types of Characters in Literature
What the American Flag Means to Me (writing assignment #2: option 1 of 2) Due: 9-28-18
StoryboardThat Literary Genres
How and Why We Read: Crash Course English Literature #1
Davidson Life School (Audiobook of Beowulf)
Beowulf --Project Gutenberg Online Texts
Define Elements of Literature terms: epic hero, epic
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Writing a Bibliography -- Science Buddies
Jerry Jenkins - Supercharge Your Writing
ACT SAT Practice Websites handout
Easily Confused Words (45 pages)
Easily Confused Words - Grammarist.com
IUP Writing Center - Easily Confused Words
15 Common Grammar Mistakes That Kill Your Writing Credibility
30 of the Most Common Grammatical Errors We All Need to Stop Making
Learn English Today Grammar Exercises
Grammar in English Definition and Examples
Khan Academy Live SAT Writing Class
Khan Academy Subject-Verb Agreement
What's Actually Tested on SAT Reading Section?
The 4 SAT Sections: What They Test and How to Do Well
7 skills you need for a perfect SAT Writing/ACT English score
Kaplan ACT Prep Top 10 Grammar Rules
10 Essential Grammar Rules for SAT Writing
Khan Academy Subject-Verb Agreement
PrepScholar The SAT 12 Grammar Rules You Must Know
Complete SAT and ACT Grammar and Punctuation Rules
Khan Academy Quick Punctuation Rules
Khan Academy Live: SAT Writing Class
Khan Academy The SAT Writing and Language Test: What to expect (video)
Khan Academy SAT Reading and Writing practice | Test prep
Khan Academy Grammar | Arts and humanities
Khan Academy Reading: Literature — How-to Part 1 | Reading & Writing | SAT
Khan Academy Reading: Literature — How-to Part 1 (video)
Khan Academy Reading & Writing | New SAT
Khan Academy SAT Math Test Prep
Reading: History and social studies — How-to Part 1 (video) | Khan Academy
Standard English writing conventions | SAT Practice (article) | Khan Academy
Socratica English Grammar Lessons
Memorial H S Pledge, Creed, alma mater
The Strange Thing That Happens In Your Brain When You Hear a Good Story
The Power of Storytelling and How It Affects Your Brain - Tales for Tadpoles
English Units Playlists - Essay Writing, Writing Skills, English Grammar, Reading Skills
How to Write an Essay Part 1 - Introduction Paragraph (Part 1 of 4)
Paragraphs Video and Worksheet (Parts 1-4) (Parts 1-4/12)
Simple Subjects and Complete Subjects (Part 1/7)
Prefixes, Suffixes, and Word Roots (Part 1/9)
Read: Meet Ben Franklin, pp. 96-97
Define Literary Terms: Autobiography, Aphorism
Read: from Poor Richard's Almanack, p. 102
Discuss: Responding and Thinking Critically, p. 103
Read: The Rhetoric of Revolution, pp. 104-105
Discuss: Responding and Thinking Critically, p. 105
Read: Meet Patrick Henry, pp. 106-107
Define: Rhetorical question, p. 107
Read: Speech to the Second Virginia Convention, pp. 108-110
Discuss: Responding and Thinking Critically, p. 111
Read: Meet Thomas Jefferson, pp. 112-113
Define: Parallelism, evaluate arguments, deductive reasoning, syllogism
Read: Declaration of Independence, pp. 114-116
Discuss: Responding and Thinking Critically, p. 117
Writing Assignment #1: The Real Story of Halloween (documentary worksheet 8 questions) (option 1) 50 points
Film Study Worksheet for an Informational Documentary (handout)
Halloween 2019 (text of documentary)
The Real Story of Halloween - History Channel Documentary
or
Scary Story Writing Assignment #2 (option 2) (50 points)
Scary Story Assignment and Rubric
Figurative Language in Popular Music
or
Writing Assignment #3 (option 3) (50 points)
Research authors from the Horror genre and write a 1-2 page mini-biography of your favorite author and book.
The 50 Best Horror Novels of All Time
100 Best Horror Books of All Time
A & E Biography: The Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe (43 min.)
A & E Poe Biography: Questions
Questions - Biography of Edgar Allan Poe
How to Write a Horror Story: 7 Tips for Writing Horror
Writing Horror: What Makes A Story Scary?
Flocabulary - Five Things (Elements of a Short Story) (3 min 42 sec)
Narrative Scary Stories - Mrs. Russell's Classroom
Read: Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, pp. 88-93
Watch: English Grammar program 5 and 6 (Standard Deviants School DVD)
Dave Roever Visits Springboro High School (40 min 2 sec)
Dave Roever - Purple Heart Vietnam Veteran Shares His Testimony at North Central University (28 min 39 sec)
Eye To Eye With Katie Couric: Murphy's Heroism (CBS News) (5 min 34 sec)
LT Michael P. Murphy Navy SEAL Museum
Operation Red Wings : Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy (SEAL) Medal of Honor (6 min 19 sec)
109-Year-Old Veteran and His Secrets to Life Will Make You Smile | Short Film Showcase (12 min 38 sec)
Nation's oldest veteran turns 111, Austin street named in his honor | 5/2017 (3 min 32 sec)
Writing #1: National Hispanic Heritage essay (1 page) due: 10-4-19 (a Hispanic person of interest or someone you admire)
Writing #2: National Hispanic Heritage essay (1 page) due: 10-25-19 (a Hispanic person of interest or someone you admire)
What Happened to RITCHIE VALENS?
Deadly 1957 midair collision over Pacoima High School
Day the Music Died: 50th Anniversary Story
Don McLean - The meaning of American Pie (UPDATE) 2-3-59: The Day the Music Died
The Day the Music Died: Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper
Tommy Allsup tells of the coin flip with Ritchie Valens
Lou Diamond Phillips Shares How 'La Bamba' Changed His Life & More
October Writing #1: essay (1 page) due: 10-11-19 (Tony Nathan, William Wilberforce, or another person of interest)
Con't.: William Wilberforce and Olaudah Equiano in Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace: Historically Accurate, Thoroughly Entertaining
WORLD BATON 2018 SAVANNAH MILLER USA SENIOR WOMAN FINALE (Amazing Grace)
Woodlawn Soundtrack with Lyrics
Gifted Hands: September Writing Assignment #1 due: 9-23-19
Ben Carson's Top 10 Rules For Success
Film Study Worksheet for Informational Documentary
Film Study Worksheet for Historical Fiction
Ducksters Famous Native Americans
Native American Literature Lesson Plans
How to Define your Personal Values
Personality Tests to Discover your Core Values
Every teenager NEEDS to hear this! (2019) Prince Ea
English Units Playlists - Essay Writing, Writing Skills, English Grammar, Reading Skills
How to Write an Essay Part 1 - Introduction Paragraph (Part 1 of 4)
Paragraphs Video and Worksheet (Parts 1-4) (Parts 1-4/12)
Simple Subjects and Complete Subjects (Part 1/7)
Prefixes, Suffixes, and Word Roots (Part 1/9)
Discuss/Analyze: Frankenstein and take Quiz
Begin/Read: The Middle Ages, pp. 75-88
Read: Geoffrey Chaucer, pp. 98-99
Read: The Canterbury Tales: Snapshot of an Age, pp. 100-103
Begin/Read: The Canterbury Tales: The Prologue, pp. 105-126
Discuss: Making Meanings, p. 127
Read: The Pardoner's Tale, p. 129-137
Read: The Wife of Bath's Tale, p. 138-149
Vocabulary: Analyzing Word Parts, p. 151
Do: Assignment #1: Scary Story Writing (50 points)
Scary Story Assignment and Rubric
or
Do: Assignment #2: Essay Writing (50 points)
Research authors from the Horror genre and write a 1-2 page mini-biography of your favorite author and book.
The 50 Best Horror Novels of All Time
100 Best Horror Books of All Time
How to Write a Horror Story: 7 Tips for Writing Horror
Writing Horror: What Makes A Story Scary?
Flocabulary - Five Things (Elements of a Short Story) (3 min 42 sec)
Narrative Scary Stories - Mrs. Russell's Classroom
Discuss/Watch: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; or the Modern Prometheus
Frankenstein - full audiobook with rolling text - by Mary Shelley (8 hours 38 min 54 sec)
Reading Aloud - Frankenstein - Part 1/9
Project Gutenberg: Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus
In Search Of History - Frankenstein (History Channel Documentary) (42 min)
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein - A Documentary (FULL DOCUMENTARY)
The Life of Mary Shelley in 5 Minutes
Frankenstein Allegories & Symbols
Frankenstein Resources Websites
Frankenstein Additional Resource Websites
TEDEd Everything you need to know to read "Frankenstein" - Iseult Gillespie
Crash Course: Don't Reanimate Corpses! Frankenstein Part 1: Crash Course Literature 205
Crash Course: Frankenstein Part II: Crash Course Literature 206
Video Sparknotes: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein summary
Course Hero: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley | Plot Summary (video 1/35)
THE STORY OF JOAN OF ARC - FULL AudioBook | GreatestAudioBooks.com
Joan of Arc Documentary - Biography of the life of Joan of Arc The Maid of Orleans
Joan of Arc's Sentence // May 1431 // Primary Source
JOAN OF ARC - The Maid of Orléans - IT'S HISTORY
Writing #1: National Hispanic Heritage essay (1 page) due: 10-4-19 (a Hispanic person of interest or someone you admire)
British Literature Beowulf Introduction Lecture (18 min)
Writing #2: National Hispanic Heritage essay (1 page) due: 10-25-19 (a Hispanic person of interest or someone you admire)
Jaime Escalante Forever (15 min video)
Remembering Math Teacher Jaime Escalante
September Writing Assignment #1 due: 9-23-19 either Gifted Hands or The Zookeeper's Wife (one page essay)
Ben Carson's Top 10 Rules For Success
Film Study Worksheet for Informational Documentary
Film Study Worksheet for Historical Fiction