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Georgia Perimeter College: Learning and Tutoring Center: Communications Handouts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This index provides links to educational resources on various English topics. Some topics included are related to punctuation, parts of speech, usage, different types of writing, and analytical questions for various genres of literature.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: What's in a Mystery? Exploring and Identifying Mystery Elements

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for seven lessons that teach students about the plot structure, character, and setting of the mystery genre. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as...
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: The Short Story: Iriving

For Students 9th - 10th
This Cambridge History of English and American Literature site examines the contributions of Washington Irving to the development of the American short story genre.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Weaving the Multigenre Web

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students analyze the elements of a novel in many different genres and then hyperlink these pieces together on student-constructed Websites.
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Other

The Augustan Period, Vergil, and the Aeneid

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explores the relationship between the Augustan period of Roman literature, its most famous poet, and his greatest work. Provides good background to the life of Vergil and the genre of epic poetry.
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Able Media

Reading Vergil's "Aeneid"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Comprehensive site delves into the reading and study of Vergil's master work, "The Aeneid". Begins with discussions about the genre of epic and the historical events that influenced Vergil's work. Finally, the author gives a multitude of...
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Novela Pastoril

For Students 9th - 10th
This portal is dedicated to the genre of the pastoral novel, one of the favorites in the golden age.
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: Charlotte Bronte: Jane Eyre

For Students 9th - 10th
A portal to biographical information and essays related to Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855) and her novel "Jane Eyre," including information about social and political history, characterization, themes, genre, setting, imagery, and more.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Gabriel Garcia Marquez

For Students 9th - 10th
The life and work of Latin American writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez are surveyed with an emphasis on his contribution to the genre of magical realism.
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Other

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators homepage. A great starting point for new writers interested in exploring this genre.
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Washington State University

Washington State University: Literary Movements: Gothic, Novel, and Romance

For Students 9th - 10th
This site defines and identifies characteristics for the Romance, the novel, and the Gothic novel. Uses good examples to distinguish between these genres.
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University of Virginia

University of Virginia: Twenty Classical Works

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
From "A Reader's Guide of Japanese Literature" at the University of Virginia comes this list of twenty important pieces of classical Japanese literature, including author(when known), genre and date. It offers links to pieces available...
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Harold D. Underdown

Write Descriptive Passages to Die For

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides excellent examples of descriptive writing for one needing inspiration. Site is written for those who write literature for children, but can also be applicable to other genres.
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Harold D. Underdown

Are You a Writer Looking for Inspiration?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A very helpful article for writers looking for inspiration. Presents advice about inspiration from the past, present, and future. Article written for children's literature but may also apply to other genres.
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Harold D. Underdown

How to Find Words That Jump Off the Page

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An excellent resource for a writer struggling to come up with the exact words for which they are looking. Includes very helpful advice and information. Aimed at writers of children's literature, but can also apply to other genres.
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Harold D. Underdown

The Purple Crayon: Getting It Out of the "Slush Pile"

For Students 9th - 10th
The "slush pile" is a publisher's sizeable reading stash, and this site is a great resource for attempting to get a publisher to get your manuscript OUT of the pile. Includes several pieces of advice concerning the story itself, your...
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Harold D. Underdown

Getting Out of the Art File: Tips for Book Illustrators

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent resource for illustrators to format their work in order to get the attention of a publisher. Intended for children's literature, but may also apply to other genres.
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Harold D. Underdown

An Agent's Advice on Selling/ Publishing Your Artwork

For Students 9th - 10th
An artist's representative presents basic steps and tips to selling or publishing your artwork as illustrations for books. Written primarily for children's literature, but may also apply to other genres as well.
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Harold D. Underdown

The Use of Visual Elements to Tell a Better Story

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Short article gives excellent tips concerning how to use visual elements to enhance a written story. Article was written specifically for children's literature, but can also apply to other genres as well.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Time Periods [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The date, historical context, genre/style, content, and effect of several different time periods including: Puritan Times, Rationalism/Age of Enlightenment, Romanticism, Realism, Modernism, and Contemporary/Postmodernism.
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Other

A Thousand Deaths by Jack London

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is from Gaslight of the Mt. Royal College. The site is an internet discussion list that reviews one story a week from all sorts of genres. This particular site provides a short story penned by Jack London during his college years.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Evil Shepherd by E. Phillips Oppenheim

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the novel The Evil Shepherd by E. Phillips Oppenheim; a former defense attorney turned righteous crusader is the hero of this blockbuster novel from an early master of the thriller genre.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Literary Time Periods Chart (Pdf)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This chart features the six American Literary Time Periods: Puritan Times (to 1750), Rationalism/Age of Enlightenment (1750-1850), Romanticism (1800-1850), Realism (1850-1900), Modernism (1900-1950), and Contemporary/Postmodernism...
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: Realism

For Students 9th - 10th
This Victorian Web site defines realism as used in literature and as a "nineteenth-century movement that believed novelists and painters should concentrate on describing the physical, material details of life."

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