Seventh graders complete a unit of lessons on the American Revolution based on the novel, 'Johnny Tremain.' They define key vocabulary terms, develop a timeline, write a report on a colonial craft, make a colonial flag, and create a...

Middle schoolers examine primary documents regarding Paul Revere's ride and its role in the Revolutionary War. They consider how Revere's role has been written about by Longfellow and others and discuss the discrepancies between accounts.

In this Paul Revere worksheet, learners read facts about Paul Revere's life and answer 10 fill-in-the blank comprehension questions.

Students read and discuss the Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of Sentiments. They discuss how the rights of the colonists and women were being violated. Students write about their own personal rights and how their rights...

Fifth graders research important people of the American Revolution. In this American Revolution lesson plan, 5th graders research political, economical, and military influences.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read facts about the Boston Tea Party and answer comprehension questions. Students answer eight questions.

In this research worksheet, students use Internet searches or a reference book to answer 15 questions on a variety of topics.

In this Internet research skills worksheet, student respond to 15 short answer trivia questions. Students may use reference sources if they don't know the answers.

For this literacy worksheet, learners look for the words that are part of the word search puzzle that is focused around the theme of the sheet.

A great in-depth biography of John Adams. Topics include: his life before the presidency, campaigns and elections, domestic affairs, foreign affairs, and life after the presidency. Links to the first lady, his Cabinet members, and Staff...

A learning module that begins with "Extracts from Adam's Diary" by Mark Twain, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...

This is the full text of the novel From a Bench in Our Square by Samuel Hopkins Adams; it is full of meaningful and useful suggestions that can make your life better.

This site features the author Samuel Hopkins Adams including the full text of three novels: Average Jones, From a Bench in Our Square, and The Unspeakable Perk.

Read the full text of the romantic comedy "The Unspeakable Perk" by Samuel Hopkins Adams about a socially inept scientist who falls in love with a weathly society girl.

Read the collection of short stories by "Average Jones" by Samuel Hopkins Adams. The common thread in these stories is Average Jones who helps people determine whether ads are scams.

A scanned copy of the 1895 publication of The Watch Fires of '76 by Samuel Adams Drake, a nonfiction book for children

A poem from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, "Kubla Khan", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Adam Frank and can access a printable version of this piece.

Biographical accounts of fifty men who played a wide variety of roles in bringing about America's break with Great Britain, and in the creation of the documents and plans that created the new nation, like the Declaration of Independence,...