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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Writers and Authors

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about careers, including writers and authors.
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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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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Writers and Editors

For Students 9th - 10th
This site outlines the job outlook for writers and editors. Content includes information on the nature of the work, working and employment conditions, qualifications, earning potential, and more.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Norman Bridwell

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this biography to learn about author and illustrator Norman Bridwell. Links to an interview, video interviews, and a list of his books are available.
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University of Virginia

University of Virginia: Rossetti Archive: Digital Scholarship With Wombattitude

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive archive of Dante Gabriel Rossetti's writings and paintings. This hypermedia archive contains detailed information on the life and works of this famous man.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Masterpiece Lesson Faith Ringgold

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This resource features a look at Faith Ringgold's work "Tar Beach." It provides information on how this author/artist created this story quilt. Find out how you can have your students develop their own autobiographical story quilt.
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from PBS.org features a biographical note about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), the author of the Sherlock Holmes stories. A photo of the author is also included.
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: Lewis Carroll

For Students 9th - 10th
The Victorian Web provides extensive information on author Lewis Carroll. A biography, bibliography with online text to some of his works, analysis of his writings, and much more. Links are also provided for additional information.
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Vocabulary.com

Jim Harrison (1937 2016) Tribute List

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a list of 13 words from the poems and novels of Jim Harrison (1937-2016). Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to reinforce the spellings, pronunciations, and meanings of these words.
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Genre Worksheets

For Teachers 3rd - 9th Standards
This learning module provides remediation with identifying genre of books and various texts. Practice with capitalizing nouns is provided with through worksheets, an online site, and a video tutorial. .
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Fantastic Fiction

Fantastic Fiction: Richard Matheson: Detailed Bibliography and Awards

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a complete bibliography along with the awards won by Matheson.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation

Freedom of Information: Ernest Hemingway

For Students 9th - 10th
The whole FBI file on Ernest Hemingway (1898-1961 CE) as it was collected during Hemingway's lifetime, is available at this site.
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Author's Purpose Worksheets

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
In this learning module, students will learn more about author's purpose. Worksheets and PowerPoint lessons are provided to help students analyze authors' purposes more effectively. This module is designed to support Tier I, Tier II, and...
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The Book Report

Kids reads.com: Vera B. Williams

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
A brief biography, in her own words, of Vera B. Williams, popular and award winning author of children's literature.
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The Book Report

Kids reads.com: Brian Jacques

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site gives you a biography of Brian Jacques as well as an interview with him about his writing.
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Other

Book Club Unit: A View From Saturday e.l. Konigsburg

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site has a list of web sites that can be used to support the book "The View from Saturday," by E.L. Konigsburg.
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Other

Novel Guide: Graham Greene

For Students 9th - 10th
Novel Guide offers a biography on author Graham Greene including an analysis of his book, "The Power and the Glory."
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Other

Alain Robbe Grillet Bibliography

For Students 9th - 10th
Personal site dedicated to Alain Robbe-Grillet. Features a bibliography, filmography, photos, and updated news.
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Other

University of Puget Sound: Hernado Tellez

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, from the University of Puget Sound, gives a brief biographical sketch along with an online copy of the short story "Just Lather, That's All."
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Other

This Side of Eden Images of Steinbeck's California

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a tour of the Steinbeck Center for the Arts. You can also search the archives.
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Other

The Rossetti Archive: d.g. Rossetti

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from The Rossetti Archive provides an incredible site in the making of all kinds of information and texts of works of Dante Grabriel Rossetti. Much is already working with a completion date of the entire project at the end of...
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Other

Fu Jen University: 17th Century Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
Works of Robert Herrick, John Donne, George Herbert, and Andrew Marvell are featured on this site from the Fu Jen University. After reading "Upon Julia's Clothes," readers are treated to helpful questions which will help in preparation...
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Other

Metro Active: "The Dark Corners of Daily Being"

For Students 9th - 10th
This review appeared in "Metro" magazine examines the stories that make up the collection "After Rain." Barra considers Trevor "the greatest living writer of short stories in the English language." This is an interesting look at Trevor's...
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Other

Rambles Magazine/"brave Margaret"

For Students 6th - 8th
This is a review of Robert San Souci's book, "Brave Margaret."