The Tenement Museum is a nonprofit cultural institution that welcomes visitors into the historically recreated homes of immigrants, migrants, and refugees who lived in New York City between the 1860s and the 1980s.
Reading/English/Language Arts
Homer is known as the ancient Greek writer behind the Iliad and the Odyssey, two of the most iconic poems of all time. Through these epic poems, he explores key events in the Trojan War and takes us on Odysseus’s long journey to return home from the war, battling sea monsters, temptresses, beasts, and more along the way.
The first two weeks of school set the tone for the entire year. Finding time to foster genuine connection among students is crucial for their happiness and their academic success. The global nonprofit Narrative 4 invites teachers to join a community of educators across five continents to create more connected classrooms.
The conversation around artificial intelligence (AI) has evolved quickly. So have the questions educators are asking. As AI and digital technologies reshape how young people learn and create, educators have an opportunity to revisit and reimagine what literacy looks like today.
The adventures in Homer’s epics may have been invented, but many of the places, customs, weapons, and even heroes were rooted in reality. Archaeologists explore “The Unexpected World of the Odyssey” in Archaeology Magazine.
With the release of Christopher Nolan’s movie The Odyssey, modern retellings of Homer’s epics have boomed. These retellings can be great tools for helping students find ways into the story of Odysseus’s journey.
Abigail Adams is famous for appealing to her husband, John Adams, during the months prior to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In correspondences with her husband as he and other leaders were framing a government for the United States, Abigail Adams argued that the laws of the new nation should recognize women as something more than property and protect them from the arbitrary and unrestrained power men held over them.
The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and the National Humanities Alliance, with support from The Teagle Foundation, invite students to participate in “The Next Draft,” a writing contest celebrating language and literature’s role in shaping our understanding of the past and future of the United States.
The social writing game We Will Write helps teachers create a social and safe environment where students can practice writing through play.
“Narrative art tells the story of a society—what the common beliefs are that hold it together.” –George Lucas
Guided by founders George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles reflects their shared vision of an institution dedicated to the power of storytelling through images.