National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: The Maltese Falcon
Guide to Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon, with historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study including activities, homework assignments, project ideas, and essay topics. A radio...
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: The Kolb Proust Archive for Research: Marcel Proust
Extensive site developed by the University of Illinois at Urbana. Features everything you need to know about Marcel Proust (with links).
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Literary Visions
Twenty-six half hour videos on literary analysis for high school students that feature authors, scholars, actors and noted critics. Topics include The Art of the Essay, Setting and Character in Short Fiction, Responding to Literature and...
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen
Read the complete text of this domestic tragedy. Multiple formats of the text are available.
Other
Isabel Allende
The Chilean author Isabel Allende's official website--includes biographical information as well as summaries and reviews of her work. The site also contains a list of awards, a photo gallery, and other resources.
Swiss Educ
Swiss Educ: Shaw, George Bernard:1856 1950
The site from SwissEDUC has a portrait of the writer, as well as audio of Shaw speaking about pacifism and a video of a biography, "A 1930 Newsreel Appearance." Equally important is a the information on "Pygmalion." It provides...
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Bernard Le Bouyer De Fontenelle
An English biographical essay focusing on Fontenelle's contribution to mathematics.
Swiss Educ
Swis Educ: Alan Sillitoe
Read a short biography of Sillitoe's life, view links to information about "The Loneliness of A Long Distance Runner" - one of his most famous works - and check out comments posted from students and teacher.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1999: Gunter Grass
Explore the life and writing of Gunter Grass -- the recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature -- through this multimedia website, which provides video clips, primary texts, images, and resources.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1964
This site from The Nobel Foundation features a presentation of Sartre, the only recipient in the history who declined the Nobel Prize. Features biography and press release.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1957: Albert Camus
Features a comprehensive presentation of Camus, including biography, photo, acceptance speech, and other resources.
University of Pennsylvania
Project Gutenberg: When We Dead Awaken
The full script of "When We Dead Awaken" is available here in plain text format, making it easy to search for keywords and phrases.
University of Pennsylvania
Project Gutenberg: Etext of Balzac by Frederick Lawton
Read the full text of this biography of the 19th century author of The Human Comedy.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1988: Naguib Mahfouz
This the Nobel Foundation page on Naguib Mahfouz, winner of the Nobel Prize for literature in 1988. You'll find bibliographic information, his Nobel speech, and articles written about him.
Scholastic
Scholastic Teachers
This teacher resource offers lesson plans, worksheets, book recommendations and classroom activities aimed at students from kindergarten through 8th grade.
Scholastic
Scholastic: The Teacher Store
This resource offers articles and books for grades Pre-K to 21. Sign up for the Teacher Newsletter to receive teaching ideas and classroom activities.
Texas A&M University
Ocean World: Bringing the Ocean to the Classroom
Online resource for students and teachers to see information on icebergs, fisheries, coral reefs, waves, currents and more. Provides teachers with learning activities. Has its own ask-an-expert site (Ask Dr. Bob), and provides real-time...
Scholastic
Scholastic Kids: Book Central
Scholastic Kids Book Central contains links to other interactive Scholastic sites on various children's book series. The site also provides information on kids' authors and illustrators, fun activities, and more.
Utah Education Network
Uen: What Makes the Writer Write?
This activity engages learners in reading and research related to the Victorian Era. Students will analyze this time period's influence on the writings of Charles Dickens. Then learners will analyze how today's authors incorporate social...
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Math Out Loud
This site provides a listing of books with songs, poems, and folk tales featuring math concepts for making the connection between math and our culture.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Looking Critically at Picture Books
This site describes several ideas and activities to use with picture books and intermediate/middle school age students. Specific title to use are also given.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Dandelions
This site on the book "Dandelions" by Eve Bunting, includes a review of the book, a listing of things to notice and talk about, activities related to the book, other related books, and links to other resources.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1921: Anatole France
This website on 1921 Nobel Prize winner Anatole France is organized into the following sections: "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Acceptance Speech," "Swedish Nobel Stamps," and "Other Resources."
Read Works
Read Works: A Wrinkle in Time 6th Grade Unit
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks Unit engages learners in a deep study of Madeleine L'Engle's science fiction work, A Wrinkle in Time. Students will investigate the following topics: the book's theme, the science fiction...