The aim of education should be to teach us rather how to think, than what to think-rather to improve our minds,

so as to enable us to think for ourselves, than to load the memory with thoughts of other men. (Bill Beattie)

Last Updated January 20, 2003

English Literature, Composition, and Humanities Courses

• English 8
• English 6

Curriculum Units and Online Lessons

• Susie King Taylor and the Civil War (This unit is thematic, integrating English, History, and Technology)
• Quest for the American Dream in A Raisin in the Sun (This lesson plan was created for EDSITEment and incorporates online resources from EDSITEment's web site)
• Symbolism in A Death in the Family (Film viewing activity suitable for grades 7-12 and designed to be used with viewing the film A Death in the Family, a PBS adaptation of the novel A Death in the Family by James Agee)
• Utopia or Dystopia in Anthem
• Internet Freedom and The Prevention of Deadly Conflict

WebQuests

• Examining the death penalty using the novel The Green Mile by Stephen King
• Understanding South Africa and Apartheid in the novel Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
• African American Women and The Civil Rights Movement
• Understanding the Role of Segregation in America's History in the novel Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Patillo Beals

History Projects

• Project Savannah (Made possible by a grant from American Association of University Women Educational Foundation)
• Project Fort Greene (Made possible by a grant from State Archives and Records Administration)