A good resource for teachers needing information on children's author and conservationist, Thornton Burgess. This article provides a brief biography, a list of Burgess's awards and accomplishments, and a list of Burgess's published works.

E-text of Thornton Burgess's 1910 children's book, "Old Mother West Wind," organized by chapter.

Use this resource to learn more about Stephen Crane. This site features links to lesson plans and activities for The Red Badge of Courage and other works.

In this novel based on her life, Ha and her family are living in Saigon when the Vietnam war forces her family to flee to Alabama. Selected (6) reading passages (grades 5-8) to pair with "Inside Out & Back Again" by Thanhha Lai....

Understanding the five stages of Design Thinking will empower anyone to apply the Design Thinking methods in order to solve complex problems that occur around us. The article stresses that design thinking is by its nature non-linear and...

In this learning module, students will engage in a deep study of Theodore Dreiser's novel, Sister Carrie. Worksheets, tests, and map projects are provided to reinforce comprehension of Sister Carrie.

Brief analysis on the nature of European narratives about their explorations in the New World.

Describes the changing nature of historical writing during the later Colonial period in America.

A fairly detailed biography of Emile Zola (1840-1902 CE), complete with a few excerpts from his works.

Unfortunately, "literary" writing was not as simple and direct as political writing. When trying to write poetry, most educated authors stumbled into the pitfall of elegant neoclassicism. The epic, in particular, exercised a fatal...

Calling itself "unique," Bob's is easy to use, with cross-links throughout, phonetic pronunciation guides when necessary, and many examples and quotations. Click on the letter and scroll for the word.

American Memory site documents the historical formation of the movement to conserve and protect America's natural heritage. Browse through literature, books, pamphlets, government documents, and manuscripts drawn from the collections of...

This site provides an excellent explanation of the nature of tides and how they are formed. The one shortcoming is the use of the fictional "centrifugal force", but this is commonly misused in literature.

The Dutch version of the World Nature Fun's Ranger Club children's site. Students learn about endangered animals in different habitats, obtain pictures through the animal library and play games. Some sections of the resource offer paid...

A great resource on Confederation poet Bliss Carman. This site provides numerous primary texts and essays on Carman's writing style.

This site provides a rich source of quotations from the novel that support the many different topics such as friendship, youth and man and the natural world.

This features a brief biography of Ralph Waldo Emerson, an optimistic Transcendentalist author who's personal life was filled with tragedy. See "Ralph Waldo Emerson Activities" for related materials.

Detailed biography of naturalist, artist, and writer Ernest Thompson Seton. Includes two examples of his drawn animal studies.

An exhibition of The Water-Babies illustations by Jessie Willcox Smith. Originally shown in the Swann Gallery of Caricature and Cartoon Library of Congress June through September 1999.

Writing a Paper? Here at the Capital Community College is everything you could ever ask for while preparing your essay. This site includes the writing process, structure, thesis statement, transitions, the computer as a writing...

Part of H.W. Fowler's classic text on the use and misuse of the English language, "The King's English" (1908) section on prepositions focuses on their idiomatic nature. A comprehensive but a bit outdated manual, "The King's English"...

Provides information on Charles Darwin, the first of the evolutionary biologists and the originator of the concept of natural selection.

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,...

This site has biographical information on the life and works of Guy de Maupassant. Also included is French text from some of his stories. Listed here are his stories written in French.