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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Margaret Walker

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a site devoted to the life and times of the African American poet Margaret Walker. Among the numerous links found on the page are links to full texts of 16 poems, questions from an audience, a panel's discussion of her poetry, a...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Butler Yeats

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the work of William Butler Yeats through the links found within this informative site. You will be able to click on links for lesson plans, ideas and activities for his work.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Emily Dickinson

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief biography from Ibiblio.org provides details about the very private Emily Dickinson. Describes her efforts to publish her poem and how Dickinson's sister found more than 1,700 poems stuffed in a drawer after Emily's death.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Southern Renaissance: Robert Penn Warren

For Students 9th - 10th
A founding father of the New Criticism movement in literature, this is a brief biography of Robert Penn Warren featuring his poetic and fictitious contributions to the literary world. See "Robert Penn Warren Activities" for related...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Lessons of the Indian Epics: The Ramayana

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, learners will consider "Lessons of the Indian Epics: The Ramayana." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Symmetry in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, young scholars will consider Symmetry in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab. This lesson plan explores symmetry in the structure and themes...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Alexander Pope

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the world of Alexander Pope through the links found in this informative resource. This site provides links to biographical information and lesson plans for "The Rape of Lock."
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Ain't That America

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students think that classic literature and historic events have little in common with life today, right? Think again! In this lesson, students get a chance to compare themes from classic novels or from American history to those found in...
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: Matthew Arnold

For Students 9th - 10th
This Victorian Web site features links to documents about the life, works, and times of the poet and critic Matthew Arnold (1821-1888). Content ranges from the genre, themes, and imagery found in his literary works, to a biography,...
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Other

Nebraska Center for Writers: Weldon Kees

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Weldon Kees (1914-1955?) was not only an important minor poet of the mid-20th century American literary scene, he was also a fiction writer, playwright, cultural critic and impresario, filmmaker and photographer, abstract expressionist...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz: The First Great Latin American Poet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this lesson plan, learners will consider "Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz: The First Great Latin American Poet." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Howard Nemerov

For Students 9th - 10th
The Academy of American Poets entry about poet Howard Nemerov. This site houses a biography of the author as well as a selected list of some of his works.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Sor Juana, La Poetisa: Los Sonetos

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson plan, students will consider Sor Juana, la poetisa: Los sonetos. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab. In this lesson plan students will analyze two sonnets of Sor Juana Ines de la...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Sor Juana, the Poet: The Sonnets

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson plan, students will consider Sor Juana, the Poet: The Sonnets. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab. In this lesson students will analyze two of Sor Juana's sonnets: "A su retrato"...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Edward Lear, Limericks, and Nonsense: A Little Nonsense

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider Edward Lear, Limericks, and Nonsense: A Little Nonsense. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement:sor Juana:la Monja Y La Escritora:las Redondillas Y La Respuesta

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, learners will consider Sor Juana, la monja y la escritora: Las Redondillas y La Respuesta. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab. Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, the first great...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: "World Enough, and Time": Andrew Marvell's Coy Mistress

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "World enough, and time" Andrew Marvell's Coy Mistress. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab. In this lesson, students will focus on how Marvell's use...
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: The Raven

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem The Raven. This site contains insights into the the symobls, imagery and wordplay found in the poem as well as useful study questions.
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Ancestry

Richard Lovelace: Chronology of His L Ife

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline of events in Richard Lovelace's life and two of his poems can be found here.
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Curated OER

[Australian Literature Society Medal for Book of Poems, 1954] [Realia].

For Students 9th - 10th
A broad selection of images featuring realia can be found on this site by Picture Australia. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs as well as a brief description.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Paradox (English Iii Reading)

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Source: Paradoxes, James Guppy, Flickr Paradox is a type of figurative language that A Handbook to Literature defines as "a statement that while seemingly contradictory or absurd may actually be well-founded or true." You will find...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Snowball Note Making and Summarizing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students will engage in this post-reading strategy for a nonfiction or a fiction piece. Each student will take notes on a four-square square graphic organizer about something they already knew, something they found...
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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: A Teacher's Guide to "Beowulf" [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Ideas for each section of the poem, discussion questions, project suggestions and other resources can be found in this 13 page .pdf guide.
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A to Z Teacher Stuff

A to Z Teacher stuff.com: 100th Day of School

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
How can you plan an exciting and educational 100th day of school for your students? The answers can be found in this comprehensive resource. This site features activities, lesson plans, songs, poems and more.

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