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Scholastic

Scholastic: Getting Started With Guided Reading

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
How do you get started with guided reading? At this site one can find the answer to this question. The online lesson plans will help get students started with guided reading.
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PBS

Pbs: Multiple Methods of Reading Instruction

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This article surveys three strategies to incorporate into classroom repertoire. They include guided reading, choral reading, and readers' theater.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Writers and Editors

For Students 9th - 10th
This is from the U.S. Occupational Outlook Handbook. It provides a profile of the writing and editing careers, including information on working conditions, employment opportunities, qualifications, job outlook, and earnings.
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Robert H. Sarkissian

Island of Freedom: Matthew Arnold

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides lots of information about the Victorian Age poet Matthew Arnold (1822-1888 CE). A biography of the poet, links to some of his poems, and links to other authors and key figures of the time period are provided here on the site.
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University of Texas at Austin

Marcus Tullius Cicero

For Students 9th - 10th
A specialized site including a chronology and links to Latin versions of Cicero's work, as well as a list of bibliographical references for more information.
Unit Plan
Poetry Foundation

Poetry Foundation: Dream in Color: A Guide for Middle School Teachers [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Visit this resource to find a wealth of poems, lesson plans, and classroom activities to help middle school students discover the diversity in African American poets and create their own voice in poetry. This resource is in PDF form.
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World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of the Death of Olivier Becaill

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext to Emile Zola's The Death of Olivier Becaille.
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Portal De Navidad

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a compilation of all the texts and documentations about Christmas theme in the library Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Coleccion Austral

For Students 9th - 10th
This portal through a digital edition supports the work of the collection Austral de Espasa-Calpe.
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Vicente Huidobro en La Biblioteca Nacional De Chile

For Students 9th - 10th
This Spanish-language article profiles the Chilean poet Vicente Huidobro.
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Gabriela Mistral en La Biblioteca Nacional De Chile

For Students 9th - 10th
This reference highlights the work of the Chilean writer Gabriela Mistral, the first Spanish-speaking woman to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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Other

American National Biography: John Steinbeck (1902 1968)

For Students 9th - 10th
American National Biography offers a biography of John Steinbeck including links to more information about Steinbeck.
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Luminarium

Luminarium: The Works of Richard Crashaw

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of the works of Richard Crashaw, as well as links to the text of each piece.
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Luminarium

Luminarium: Ben Jonson

For Students 9th - 10th
Luminarium.org offers an extremely useful site providing links that cover the life and career of Ben Jonson, including his works, his life, essays, and books.
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Luminarium

Luminarium: Oberon, the Fairy Prince by Ben Jonson

For Students 9th - 10th
This etext of Ben Jonson's "Oberon, The Fairy Prince" is unaltered, and this etext also preserves, as much as possible within the constraints of the medium, the layout of the print edition.
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El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)

E Pd Lp: El Poder De La Palabra

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Space dedicated to prose, where you can find numerous Spanish literary passages, as well as author biographies and pictures. You can also read about art (organized by countries, periods, museums), music (organized by countries, periods,...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: List of Chinese Authors

For Students 9th - 10th
A chronological list of Chinese writers from antiquity to today -- or you can browse alphabetically. Some writers have only a scant 1-2 sentences of biographical background; others are covered extensively. Excellent jumping off point for...
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World Wide School

World Wide School: "Edinburgh Picturesque" by Robert Louis Stevenson

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter-by-chapter complete text for Robert Louis Stevenson's novel "Edinburgh Picturesque".
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Other

Robert Frost: America's Poet

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides many full text poems by Robert Frost. There are also multiple links for more information on Frost and his works.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Antoine De Saint Exupery

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides excellent biographical information on French writer and aviator, Antoine de Saint-Exupery.
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Luminarium

Luminarium: Essays and Research on the Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this comprehensive site to learn more about English Renaissance Literature. This site is a gold mine of information. It has several essays that illuminate this genre. Find out more about this period in literature through this...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Japanese Literature

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides detailed information on the history, forms, and authors of Japanese literature. Includes external links and hyperlinked terms.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Mahabharata

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the Mahabharata, one of the great religious epics of India.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Boris Pasternak

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers biographical information on Boris Pasternak, Russian poet and writer, and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1958.