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The Jewish Agency for Israel: Agnon, Shmuel Yosef

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a biography about Shmuel Agnon (1888-1970), the first Hebrew writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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PBS

Mpr: Keillor, Ventura Become Literary Odd Couple

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Minnesota Public Radio discusses Keillor's book that tells a story resembling the life and career of Gov. Jesse Ventura and includes numerous links to audio clips of Keillor discussing the book, Ventura's response,...
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Cengage Learning

Gish Jen (B. 1955)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site, from publisher Houghton Mifflin's online syllabus assistance for college instructors, provides helpful information for the study of Jen's works, including commentary on themes and style and questions for analyzing the works.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Internet Classics Archive: The Persians by Aeschylus

For Students 9th - 10th
This MIT Internet Classics Archives page is a translation of "The Persians" in an easy-to-read format, maintaining the verse format of the original.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Internet Classics Archive: Works of Plutarch

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A list of the works of Plutarch that have been translated, each entry linked to complete text of that article and a discussion page.
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Jack London on the Great Wat

For Students 9th - 10th
Military "slant" on Jack London's work and life. Good site!
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Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

For Students 9th - 10th
This Bibliomania website features the full text of Robert Louis Stevenson's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." A summary note about Stevenson's novel of the nature of good and evil is included.
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National Library of France

Gallica: Paul Et Virginie (Bernardin De Saint Pierre)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features Gallica's digital version of this French classic.
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Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Louise

For Students 9th - 10th
The full-text of Somerset Maugham's short story Louise as well as commentary.
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Sacred Text Archive

English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs, Etext

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated collection of fairy tales that includes Jack and the Beanstalk, Henny-Penny, The Three Little Pigs, The Three Bears, this also includes a very helpful Notes section that advanced readers will want to check out. While some of...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Fable and Trickster Tales Around the World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
The lessons presented in this website "introduce children to folk tales" and how these folktales are changed and affected by generational and cultural values. Includes several links to further related information on folktales, fables,...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Childhood Through the Looking Glass

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
The objective of this site is to explore the visition of childhood through Lewis Caroll's eyes. This site features learning objectives and lesson plans. Don't miss out.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Time Periods [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The date, historical context, genre/style, content, and effect of several different time periods including: Puritan Times, Rationalism/Age of Enlightenment, Romanticism, Realism, Modernism, and Contemporary/Postmodernism.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Robert De Clari: Capture of Constantinople

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a fourth Crusade account from Dana C. Munro's late 19th-century translation.
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Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: Imagery in Hamlet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan takes students through an exploration of the figurative language in "Hamlet."
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Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: Tempest in the Lunchroom

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, young scholars learn to read and act out the shipwreck scene in Shakespeare's "The Tempest."
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: What Was the Harlem Renaissance?

For Students 9th - 10th
Professor Kate Rushin describes the Harlem Renaissance as a large social and cultural movement fueled by many factors in this video from A Walk Through Harlem.
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University of Wisconsin

Uw: Cooperative Children's Book Center(ccbc)

For Students 9th - 10th
The CCBS is a valuable site for those interested in children's and young adults' literature. Search the universities collections, learn about upcoming events, "view archived videos of public lectures by authors, artists, and editors, or...
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Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University: Transcendentalism: Ideas and Thought

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about American Transcendentalism, and biographies of people who followed this philosophy.
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University of Virginia

Electronic Labyrinth:postmodernism & the Postmodern Novel

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the Postmodernist literary movement. Describes the characteristics of Postmodern literature and gives some examples.
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Vroma Project

V Roma: Gaius Valerius Catullus

For Students 9th - 10th
A site containing Latin and English texts of Catullus' poems, as well as biographical information about him, his friends, lovers, and rivals, and several paintings. This section of VRoma was created by Henry J. Walker of Bates College.
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University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania: Anne Bronte (1820 1849)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical website from the University of Pennsylvania that deals with the life and the works of Anne Bronte. Links include: biography, selected poems, various works, and a bibliography.
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University of Massachusetts

Aesop's Fables

For Students 3rd - 5th
Very unique site that presents Aesop's Fables with traditional and modern pictures. Pictures are created by art students at University of Massachusetts Amherst. There is an index to search by individual stories.
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Rutgers University

Rutgers University: Literary Resources: Romantic Period

For Students 9th - 10th
Search this comprehensive site for links to the authors and the writings of the Romantic Period. Don't miss out on this amazing collection of links. As Professor Jack Lynch, who created the list, has noted, these pages are outdated and...