PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Lorraine Hansberry: "A Raisin in the Sun": Analyzing Theme
In this interactive lesson, discover how literary techniques like setting, characterization, and conflict contribute to the overarching theme of a text. Through analysis of Lorraine Hansberry's iconic play A Raisin in the Sun, explore...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Dinosaurs: Data and Chance
Students can play learning games to explore how to label, read, and create graphs using a dinosaur theme.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Literary Text: Imagery, Metaphor, and Simile
Writers use sensory imagery ("smelled the salty air"), similes ("like a strong man playing tug-of-war"), and metaphors ("the waves roaring in my ears") to capture the reader's imagination. In this lesson, you will learn how to identify...
Other
Brentville District High School: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Act Iv [Pdf]
The teacher edition of a textbook chapter on Act 4 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Students will analyze the plot, make and verify predictions, and analyze characters. Includes explanations of vocabulary with accompanying text from the...
The Best Notes
The Best Notes: The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
This is an online study guide for the play The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde including author information, literary elements, act-by-act summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
Curated OER
Study Guide for the Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare [Pdf]
A well-written study guide for The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Includes a profile of William Shakespeare and background information about the play and its historical context. There are synopses of each act, discussions of literary devices,...
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Hamlet Themes
From the the concept of madness, to lies and deceit in Hamlet this site provides an interesting analysis of the various themes in the play.
Other
Literary Traveler: Thomas Wolfe's Dixieland
This article from the online journal the "Literary Traveler," discusses the journalist's tour of Wolfe's home, now the Thomas Wolfe Memorial, and provides useful analysis of the role that the real house and inhabitants play in Wolfe's...
Other
New Arts Library: Paradise Lost Outline
The New Arts Library offers a very extensive outline featuring all major incidents in the play. Includes references to the poem.
Other
Lit Charts: Julius Caesar [Pdf]
This is a comprehensive 11-page chart on The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. It provides background information on the play, a plot summary, character descriptions, themes, symbol tags, quotes, and a summary and analysis of each scene in the...
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: Study Guide: Henry Iv, Part One
A teaching guide for 1 Henry IV by Shakespeare. Includes plot synopsis, analysis of the main themes in the play, historical context, activities, and discussion questions, as well as a fifteen-minute condensed version of the play for...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Invitation to World Literature: Euripides: The Bacchae
Lesson from a multimedia course on literary world classics considers The Bacchae, by Euripides. Lesson centers on a half-hour video offering multiple perspectives on the work. Read an excerpt from the play and find dozens of rich and...
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: "The Merchant of Venice"
An independent review/assessment for students of Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice". This site takes students through the details of context, plot, themes, characters, and dramatic effect in the play. Made for students preparing to...
Grade Saver
Grade Saver: Antigone by Sophocles
This is an online study guide for the classical play Antigone by Sophocles including author information, literary elements, scene summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
Other
Novelguide.com: All's Well That Ends Well
This website, where you can get plot summary, character profiles, and theme analysis on the Shakespearean comedy, "All's Well that Ends Well," is a good resource to accompany a reading of the play. Included is a brief biography of...
SparkNotes
Spark Notes Study Guide: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
The SparkNotes study guide for "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" includes a context, plot overview, character list, analysis of major characters, themes, motifs, symbols, and more. Each section is accessed from a hyperlinked list on the main page...
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Hamlet Symbolism, Imagery, and Allegory
Find out how Shakespeare using symbolism, imagery and allegory in his play Hamlet.