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Personal Site: Travel Literature in the Medieval Period
A nice description of the literary genre known as "travel literature" as it was seen during the Middle Ages in Europe. The author notes that many times, medieval writers would make up exotic creatures to entertain their readers.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1885, King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard was the first English adventure novel set in Africa and was the first book in the Lost World literary...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: A Close Reading of Chaucer's 'The Merchant's Prologue and Tale'
This article introduces 'The Merchant's Prologue and Tale', exploring the way in which it combines literary genres and traditions, and refuses to give the reader a clear moral or message.
University of Calgary
University of Calgary: In the Mirror of Genre
A teacher's research project page that explores his students' journal responses to various literary works. Basic and limited entries.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Bees
In this video segment from WILD TV, learn about bees and the different techniques for handling them.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Reading and Analyzing Multigenre Texts
This lesson plan deals with the process of analyzing a variety of literary texts from poetry and letters to diary entries and works of fiction. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: The Leprechaun Companion
In this instructional activity, 5th graders will explain the meaning of a text and its genre, summarize it, and draw conclusions. They work with a book called The Leprechaun Companion which is a cross between informational and literary...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Weaving the Multigenre Web
Students analyze the elements of a novel in many different genres and then hyperlink these pieces together on student-constructed Websites.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings
Teaching a book unit this year? It's a best practice to supplement book units with short passages from a variety of different genres. These 92 reading passages were handpicked by master teachers to supplement your book units. They...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Axle the Freeway Cat
In this online book from the International Children's Digital Library, a lonely cat meets a new friend in a traffic jam.
Sonnet Central
Sonnet Central
A comprehensive site dedicated to the English sonnet. Site includes numerous pages grouped by country of origin and historic period. Also included is literary criticism of various sonnets and advice on how to write a sonnet. Click on the...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Finding Poetry in Prose Reading and Writing Love Poems
Contains plans for three lessons about love poetry that ask students to review the genre before writing their own. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used in the...
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Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
This is the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators homepage. A great starting point for new writers interested in exploring this genre.
Luminarium
Luminarium: Essays and Research on the Renaissance
Use this comprehensive site to learn more about English Renaissance Literature. This site is a gold mine of information. It has several essays that illuminate this genre. Find out more about this period in literature through this...
Caro Clarke
Historical Fiction: Who Rules?
This is the fifteenth article in a series designed to help the new novel author. This article focuses on the genre of historical fiction and the role of the author. Is the author a researcher or a story-teller?
Read Works
Read Works: Aunt Melba
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text describing eccentric Aunt Melba. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Case of the Missing Cheese
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a mouse detective named Mike who searches for clues about the missing cheese. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Earth 2072
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text describing what school might be like in the future. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Planet Y
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Zack who is traveling to a new planet with his family. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: The Boy and a Wish
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy who was born with a physical deformity and was then turned invisible. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Gothic
An eleven-slide presentation that can be viewed online or downloaded. The slideshow explains the characteristics that make up gothic literature and gives several examples of gothic literary texts.
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Zittaw Press: Gothic Literature
Explore Gothic literature by following links on the genre's canon, trade, authors, reading, poetry, and resources.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Fable and Trickster Tales Around the World
The lessons presented in this website "introduce children to folk tales" and how these folktales are changed and affected by generational and cultural values. Includes several links to further related information on folktales, fables,...
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Native American Bedtime Story Collection
This site provides eleven short stories based on different Native American stories. Stories from different tribes such as Navajo and Lakota.
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