THE 9th GRADE ENGLISH PROJECT
Click on these subject headings to research your 9th grade English paper.
Elizabethan England
The Age of ShakespeareVictorian England
The Age of Dickens19th Century America
The Age of Twain
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Victorian England - Dickens (1812-1870 )
Library Resources
Research assignment
British History: 1700-1950
- [Online] Available http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Britain.html
- An encyclopedia of British History. A good general site. Be careful that the information you are looking at falls within the correct time period.
- [Online] Available
- http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~scoggins/316british/WutheringHeights/class1.html
- This is based on a book with details of daily life in Victorian England.
- [Online] Available http://www.bigchalk.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WOPortal.woa/6/wa/HWCDA/sections?flt=CAB&sid=16012&tg=
- This list has been compiled by BigChalk.com. Be sure to focus on the mid to late 19th century.
- [Online] Available http://britishhistory.about.com/aboutuk/britishhistory/cs/industrialrev/index.htm?terms=luddites
- Various topics about the Industrial Revolution.
- [Online] Available http://britishhistory.about.com/aboutuk/britishhistory/blluddites.htm?terms=%22industrial+revolution%22+%22england%22 Information about the working conditions and Ned Ludd reactions
- [Online] Available http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRvictoria.htm
- This site provides a a brief overview of her life.
- [Online] Available http://www.gober.net/victorian/reports/religion.html
- Detailed information from a college site with many listed sources.
- [Online] Available http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/eurohist.html#vict
- Multnomah Homework Center
- [Online] Available http://65.107.211.206/victov.html
- Multnomah Homework Center
- [Online] Available http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/lesson7.html
- Some of this material is a teacher lesson plan, but there is useable information in the details. For instance, the primary sources at the end of textile workers, miners and seamstresses.
19th century America - Mark Twain (1835-1910)
[Online] Available http://www.bigchalk.com/
Links to information about U.S History during the Age of Imperialism from BigChalk.com
[Online] Available http://www.smplanet.com/imperialism/toc.html
This site involves a history unit regarding the 'U.S. expansion around the turn of the century,' with information about the expansion in the Pacific, the Spanish-American war, the Boxer rebellion, the Panama Canal, U.S. intervention in Latin America, and other details. A lesson plan for the unit, which includes a test, is also available.
[Online] Available http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/amhsthc.html#19th
Links to information about 19th century America, compiled by Multnomah Public Library.
[Online] Available http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/
An excellent site, which includes a great deal of information regarding American history, covering such topics as the effects of the Civil War, the 'Old West,' the Spanish-American War, Prohibition, the Great Depression, & other aspects of 19th century America. An extensive collection of biographies, links, and a photo gallery, as well as course information, sample exams, and other details are also provided. Plenty of information for anyone interested in American history.
[Online] Available http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/
The site describes American history as we know it from the beginning to the 21st century. For this project be sure to look for information about the mid-1800's through the early years of the 1900's.
[Online] Available http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/amhsthc.html#sweat
Links to information about child labor and other labor practices of 19th century America, compiled by Multnomah Public Library.
[Online] Available http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/index.html
High quality photographs of children dwarfed by the adult work world speak volumes about their lives and the world that surrounds them. Explore the expressions on the children's faces and the evocative background settings. (Pacific Bell Web'n review, reviewed 6/11/99)
[Online] Available http://oswego.org/staff/tcaswell/wq/gildedage/links.htm
Links to online information about the Gilded Age, compiled by Thomas Caswell and Joshua Delorenzo, teachers at Oswego High School in New York. (Pacific Bell Web'n Review 5/23/99)
[Online]Available http://www.historyplace.com/
An excellent site providing extensive details regarding important events and people in American history including the American Revolution, Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War, as well as many photos, documents, and other information.
[Online] Available http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
Details regarding world history can be found at this site which provides information about historic events, timelines, civilizations, wars, and people for a period covering 3,000 years. Many maps are included
[Online]Available http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/worldbook/atozhistory/u/576000.html#HEAD7
Links to information about the Progressive Era, from "Discovery School".
[Online] Available http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/worldbook/atozhistory/u/576000.html#HEAD6
Links about the Civil War era from "Discovery School".
[Online] Available http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/aframhc.html#slav
Links to information about slavery and abolition, compiled by Multnomah Public Library.
[Online] Available http://www.bigchalk.com/
Links to information about U.S. History during the Civil War Era, from BigChalk.com
[Online] Available http://www.bigchalk.com/
Links to information about U.S. History during the years following the Civil War, from BigChalk.com
This page created 07/05/98 - updated on 05/20/01
