English

American Literature

American Literary Movements - people, timeline, events.


American Writers
- C-span series combines video and simulation of famous writers with lesson plans and readings. Vieos are available in the library.
African American Authors Index

Black History Month biographies

Great Writers and Poets
- links to variety of pages on authors and poets.

Poetry

Poet's Corner
The Academy of American Poets
Gallery of Poets
Rebel Poets of the 1950's
19th Century Poets
Modern American Poetry
- online companion to Oxford Anthology of Modern American Poetry.
Lost Poets of the Great War
Women poets
- biographies.

Teacher Sites

ESL Handouts & Resources

Young Adult Authors/Books

CyberGuides - supplementary, standards-based, web-delivered units of instruction centered on core works of literature. Each CyberGuide contains a student and teacher edition, standards, and a task

Reading Levels - info. and article explaining how to assess reading levels.

Big6 Skills - a great process approach to teaching information and technology skills. It applies to all investigative learning. Check out the home page, but be sure to read the newsletter online, too.

WebQuest Page - explore the amazing online projects and lessons for individuals and groups. You can use as-is, modify, or simply use resources from the lessons.

Englishcompanion.com -personal site by an English teacher dedicated to the improvemnet of teaching and learning. Good ideas, resources, and writing.

Literary Criticism on the Net - finding and using. Info. all researchers should know. Site for links to literary criticism by author, work, or period.

TeachIt - The English Library is a fantastic site with lessons and links for English including literature, writing, drama and more. Use the index on the left-hand side to locate topics, or go right to the topical collection. Choose online lessons and browse.

Video Notes

Many of the PBS and Educational videos that accompany author and novel studies have teaching guides and resources available. Please check with the librarians to help you find what you need.

 

Shakespeare

Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet - biography, works, timeline,
criticism, etc. Links on left navigation menu offer a variety of resources and info.

Criticism of Shakespeare - extensive guide & links to literary criticism, commentary and analysis.

Shakespeare Criticism : Sonnets and Poems.

Shakespeare : Selected Quotes

Search for Quotes from Shakespeare

Shakespeare Resource Center

Historical & Literary Sites

20th Century British & Irish Literary Resources

Everything you need to know about the Victorian Age - an informative page on Charles Dickens and a scholarly site of Victorian Resources.
If you need more info., try The Victorian Station Site or Cambridge History of English Lit.
Find history and background of people, places and events of theVictorian Age.
Try Benning's Victorian Page or the Cultural and Social Page for a great list of sites.

Renaissance - a new site from the BBC.

Internet Connection for Medieval World.

Internet Links for the Elizabethan Age

 

Class Assignments

The Five Paragraph Essay - tips and outline.

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