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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Charles Baudelaire: Poet of Sickness & Evil

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan is designed to accompany Baudelaire's "The Poet of Sickness and Evil," which provides suggestions for studying the 19th century French poet's work.
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University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

Psychoanalytic Criticism and Frankenstein

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent intro/overview to Freud's contribution to literary theory through psychoanalysis. Explains in accessible terms his role and also delves into specific texts such as Frankenstein. Excellent starting point for investigation of...
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Other

Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: Online Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides you with 245 of Ambrose Bierces' Fantastic Fables. This online collection is not sorted but shown in order as the fables were published.
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Other

Eng 223: American Literature Before 1865

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Online syllabus for a college Pre-Civil War American Literature class with links to information about each class instructional activity. These lessons contain some good teaching ideas and background information about a number of famous...
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Arthur Conan Doyle

For Students 9th - 10th
Pegasos, a literature-related resource site, offers the biography of Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930 CE), British writer and creator of Sherlock Holmes.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the life and work of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle through the links provided in this resource. Students and teachers will find this includes lesson plans, activities, biographical information and more.
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Washington State University

Washington State University: Timeline of American Literature and Events: 1820s

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A timeline of political and social events and American literature. Part of a larger site. Hyperlinks to information about individual authors.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 8: The Tell Tale Heart

For Teachers 8th Standards
Eighth graders explore the role of the narrator and point of view in a text. Students will understand how the narrative voice of a text can blur the line between fact and fiction and how a story truth is often different from but relates...
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Google

Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 8: Tell Tale Heart: Unit Files

For Teachers 8th
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the short story, Tell-Tale Heart.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Meet You at the Movies: "Annabel Lee" & "Eldorado" [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use this reproducible .pdf as a starter for a class activity using video production and one of Poe's poems.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Later National Literature: Pi

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia, "The Cambridge History of English and American Literature" provided by Bartleby.com, includes some information in Book III (Later National Literature) about realism as related to the writer Poe. Find this information...
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: Murders in the Rue Morgue

For Students 9th - 10th
This fascinating story published in 1845 is one of the first detective stories written. Read about the major characters and themes in this intriguing site.
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Washington State University

Washington State University: Timeline of American Literature and Events: 1830s

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A brief timeline which includes American literature and American historical events. Ranges from 1830 to 1839. Includes the first co-educational college, Oberlin College. Hyperlinks to various authors of the period.

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