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Mex Connect

Mex Connect: Mexican Art, Authors and Artisans

For Students 9th - 10th
The listing of Mexican artists, artisans, authors, and art makes it easy to "pick and choose." Oodles of information here.
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University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go:fairy Tales Every Child Should Know

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
The texts of three classic fairy tales, as told by Joseph Jacobs. They are: "Jack, the Giant Killer," "The Cat and the Mouse," and "Fire! Fire! Burn Stick!" The text can be read online or downloaded by individual stories in MP3 or PDF...
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Sonoma State University

Berkeley Education: J. London's Documents

For Students 9th - 10th
Highly unusual site from Berkeley Education!Click on links to correspondence to or from Jack London. Includes his death certificate, application to college, directions to his home and more!
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Sonoma State University

Berkeley Education: The Sea Wolf

For Students 9th - 10th
The actual text to the work by Jack London, with click on links, chapter-by-chapter at this site from Berkeley Education. There is also a concordance to click on to help with research.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Jack London

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a biography, bibliography, and complete list of his works.
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Other

Who's Who in San Francisco: Jack London

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting biography. Includes picture and links to his works and other notable sites.
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Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: The World That Jack Built

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Contains a wealth of information that is sure to help anyone teaching the book. Includes a review, "Things to Notice and Talk About," activities, and related books.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "Call of the Wild" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Great guide for reading and exploring Jack London's "The Call of the Wild." Provides pre-reading material, including an author biography, book introduction, vocabulary lists, and journaling activities, as well as charting and...
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National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: The Call for the Wild

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Guide to Jack London's, The Call of the Wild, 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 show...
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University of Virginia

University of Virginia: The Beats

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from University of Virginia you can read about the formation of the "Beat Generation" as well the most influential written works of this period. This website provides brief write-ups on the poems and books of Beat authors,...
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Other

Classic Shorts: Classic Short Stories

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This online story collection is classified alphabetically by author, and includes works by Jack London, James Joyce and Nathaniel Hawthorne. The word count for each story is given so the reader can determine the length of story the...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Poetry: A Writing With Writers Activity

For Teachers 1st - 8th Standards
Interactive poetry lessons with well-known authors for three age groups including first through fourth grades with Jack Prelutsky, second through fifth grades with Jean Marzollo, and fourth through eighth grade with Karla Kuskin.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Poetry: A Writing With Writers Activity

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Interactive poetry lessons with well-known authors for three age groups including first through fourth grades with Jack Prelutsky, second through fifth grades with Jean Marzollo, and fourth through eighth grade with Karla Kuskin.
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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...
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians Crime

For Students 9th - 10th
These articles research the following questions related to the Victorian Age: Why was crime such a popular subject in 19th-century fiction? How did literature balance fear, social commentary, and entertainment? How were gruesome murders...
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Sonoma State University

Berkeley Digital Library: The Red One

For Students 9th - 10th
Short story collection from 1918, including a haunting novella entitled "The Red One". Check out this site.
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PBS

Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Movements: 1890s to 1920s Naturalism

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of an American literature timeline that describes the naturalism movement, including information about its founders and notable authors during that time.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Louisa May Alcott

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of many of Alcott's famous works, a brief biography and a portrait are offered here. The most unusual feature is the ability to annotate the works as you read. Great for notetaking, adding marginalia, raising questions,...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Native Voices: Ghost Dance Songs

For Students 9th - 10th
A Native American Paiute man known as Wovoka, after seeing a vision, started the Ghost Dance religion which had many songs to carry on its oral tradition. Click on the tab "Ghost Dance Songs Activities" to explore activities and photos.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer

For Teachers 6th - 9th
In A.D. 793, eleven-year-old Jack leaves his family farm to become an apprentice to the Bard, a druid from Ireland, who is assigned to his Saxon village. At first, he is unsure of his duties, and is puzzled when the Bard experiences a...
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Sonoma State University

Berkeley/before Adam

For Students 9th - 10th
This story was serialized in "Everybody's Magazine" 1906-07. Very unusual story!
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Golding

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Web English Teacher site provides a variety of resources to assist in the teaching of William Golding's works.
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Other

The Kipling Society: Some Kipling Poems

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Kipling Society provides full texts of almost 40 of Kipling's poems.

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