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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1988: Naguib Mahfouz

For Students 9th - 10th
This the Nobel Foundation page on Naguib Mahfouz, winner of the Nobel Prize for literature in 1988. You'll find bibliographic information, his Nobel speech, and articles written about him.
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1962

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about John Steinbeck, the author of "Of Mice and Men" and "The Grapes of Wrath," who was honored for his writing as a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature. This website is organized into the following sections: "Presentation...
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British Library

British Library: 20th Century Literature: Collection Items

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover a wealth of original sources from 20th-century literature, including manuscripts, first editions, newspapers, diaries, letters, photographs, and maps.
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1999: Gunter Grass

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the life and writing of Gunter Grass -- the recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature -- through this multimedia website, which provides video clips, primary texts, images, and resources.
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1968

For Students 9th - 10th
This website from The Nobel Foundation gives the 1968 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature -- Yasunari Kawabata -- is organized into the following sections: "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," "Swedish Nobel Stamps,"...
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Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Simonds History of American Literature

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site presents the full text of the "Simonds History of American Literature." This detailed reference book explores the literature in early colonial times, the eighteenth century, the beginning of the nineteenth century, the New...
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Other

America Dept. Of State: Outline of American Literature [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This online book presents an overview of American literature chronologically. Eras and movements are explained and biographies of significant authors are provided. This is a good way to understand the background and influences of...
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Luminarium

Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides a selection of major authors and works associated with English literature, ranging from Geoffrey Chaucer to Sir Isaac Newton. Each author's page contains online texts of the author's works, essays about the author and...
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Howard University

Howard University: African & Caribbean Literature in French

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource presents an exhaustive bibliography and resources for research on African and Caribbean literature in French.
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Goethe-Institut

German Literature Institute Goethe Institut

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource covers current national topics in German literature, book reviews from Germany, translations of German literature, and a link to German language literature for children and youth.
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University of North Carolina

Unc: Literature in the American South: Regionalism

For Students 9th - 10th
This University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill site provides a wonderful explanation of regionalism and local color as it applies to literature. There is a lot of other good information about Southern Literature at this site!
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Other

Applit: Resources for Appalachia Literature

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Resources for readers and teachers of Appalachian literature for children and young adults that includes lesson plans, texts, bibliographies, and so on.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: American Literary Time Periods

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on American Literature literary time periods and a timeline including: Puritanism, Rationalism, Romanticism, Modernism, and Postmodernism. A link to a chart of the time periods and the characteristics of each. It also...
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Huntington Library

Huntington Library: A Literature of Democracy [Pdf]

For Teachers 11th
In this lesson, 11th graders explore the ideas of Ralph Waldo Emerson and his call for literature that was uniquely American. They then consider how Emerson would have responded to writings by Henry Thoreau, Frederick Douglass, Harriet...
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1980

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read about Czeslaw Milosz (1911-2004 CE), the Polish author and 1980 Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. This website includes full-texts of Milosz's Nobel Lecture as well as some of...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "Beowulf" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Introduce yourself to Anglo-Saxon literature by reading "Beowulf" and exploring its plot, themes, and characters with the help of this study guide. Check out a helpful "family tree" of the epic poem's characters, study new vocabulary...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "Night" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A great resource for students reading Elie Wiesel's memoir, "Night," complete with an author biography, vocabulary lists, brainstorming activities, and thought-provoking writing prompts linked to specific chapters. After reading "Night,"...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Conversations in Literature

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
A research based workshop by Judith Langer on bringing the joy of reading literature to your class. An excellent professional development resource, with eight videos on demand. Topics include Responding as Readers, Objectifying the Text,...
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1949

For Students 9th - 10th
This website, part of the Nobel e-Museum discussing Nobel Prize winners, provides a biography and discussion of Faulkner's contribution to literature. Here, you can read the Prize "Presentation Speech" made by Gustaf Hellstrom as well as...
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1978: Isaac Bashevis Singer

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the 1978 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Isaac Bashevis Singer. This website is organized into the following sections: "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," "Nobel Diploma," and "Other Resources."
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1995: Seamus Heaney

For Students 9th - 10th
This website on the 1995 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature Seamus Heaney is organized into the following sections: "Press Release," "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," "Selected Poems," "Nobel Diploma," and...
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1982

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read about the 1982 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature Gabriel Garcia Marquez. This website is organized into the following sections: "Press Release," "Presentation Speech,"...
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1977

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the 1977 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Vicente Aleixandre. This website is organized into the following sections: "Press Release," "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," and "Other Resources."
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1970

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the 1970 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who was honored "for the ethical force with which he has pursued the indispensable traditions of Russian literature."

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