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University of Toronto (Canada)

Univ. Of Toronto: Poetry and Prose of Alexander Pope

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Toronto gives the full text of several of Alexander Pope's poems, including "The Rape of the Lock."
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University of Toronto (Canada)

U of Toronto: Poetry and Prose of Thomas Love Peacock

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Toronto provides links to poems by Thomas Love Peacock. It also contains biographical information on Peacock.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Victorian Literature: Prose: Victorian Views on Education

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson from a unit on Victorian Literature focuses on Victorian views on education. Compulsary education for students ages 5 to 11 was enacted in 1870, and this lessons discusses the works of three Victorians on that topic:John...
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Other

Central Europe Review: Dreams at the End of the Night: "Temptation"

For Students 9th - 10th
The "Central Europe Review," the weekly journal of Central and East European politics, society and culture, presents "Temptation," prose by Ewald Murrer. It is excerpted from his book, Dreams at the End of the Night.
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Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: The 32 Second Macbeth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan features a hands-on activity for uncovering the major plot points of "Macbeth."
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Shakespeare for the Developmental Reader

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Discover how you can open the door of Shakespeare to the developmental reader. This site offers insight into helping students understand Shakespeare's unfamiliar language.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Shakespeare: Macbeth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site features links to lesson plans and other teaching resources for William Shakespeare's "Macbeth."
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Other

Literary Explorer: Macbeth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Literary Explorer features a language arts unit on William Shakespeare's "Macbeth." Includes teaching and learning strategies for this powerful play.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Introduction to Reading and Interpreting Literary Texts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This introduction to reading and analyzing text features a list of learning objectives for analyzing prose and poetry, and an understanding of critical approaches to literary interpretation.
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Other

Bob's Byway: Glossary of Poetic Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Internet Classics Archive: The Epic of Kings

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A modern prose English translation of the 11th century Persian poem, "The Epic of Kings," or "Shahnameh," by Ferdowsi. This translation is by Helen Zimmern. This translation is divided into 18 sections.
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University of Oregon

University of Oregon: Renascence Editions: The Faerie Queene [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete text of Spenser's The Faerie Queene (1596) prepared from The Complete Works in Verse and Prose of Edmund Spenser (London 1882).
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Ruben Dario en La Biblioteca Nacional De Chile

For Students 9th - 10th
Great biography in Spanish of the Nicaraguan poet Ruben Dario, considered by many to be the greatest poet of the Spanish language. He pioneered the modernist movement in prose and poetry. Some of his writings are available in Spanish at...
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Luminarium

Luminarium: The Works of Milton

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains links to Milton's poems, sonnets, and prose, as well as complete text to his epic poems "Paradise Lost" and "Paradise Regained."
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the original Middle English. Within the text is also a modern English prose translation.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Selected Poetry of Joseph Addison

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Toronto gives the full text of several of Joseph Addison's poems. A link to Addison's Latin poetry and prose is available on the site.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Matthew Arnold

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides full texts of 29 poems and the prose work "The Function of Criticism at the Present Time" (1865) by Matthew Arnold (1822-1888).
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University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Blake Digital Text Project

For Students 9th - 10th
Index page for the full text of Blake's prose and poetry as well as an online concordance and related resources.
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New Zealand Ministry of Education

Nz Ministry of Education: The Bell Jar

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
This lesson discusses Sylvia Plath's works including The Bell Jar. It has students look at biographic information and commentaries about Plath. As students read the novel, they complete response logs and write essays. They debate topics...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: The Search for Identity: Sandra Cisneros

For Students 9th - 10th
Sandra Cisneros is featured for her literary prose, drawing on her personal heritage as a Chicana to exhibit her "Americanness" in order to share hope for other minority women. See "Sandra Cisneros Activities" for related materials.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Gwendolyn Brooks

For Students 9th - 10th
The Academy recognizes this prolific writer and her works as part of the Harlem Renaissance. Content includes the full text of several of her poems, as well as a selected bibliography of her poetry, prose, and letters.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Robert Lowell

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical site on poet Robert Lowell from the Academy of American Poets. With a list of his poems, prose, anthologies and dramas. Includes links to a collection of poems, including the Skunk Hour and The Public Garden, available in...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Victorian Literature: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the introduction to a unit on Victorian Literature, a period describing the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901) as prudish and old fashioned, but is considered by some as a second English Renaissance, a time of wealth, power, and...
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Other

The William Blake Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided by the The William Blake Archive, gives a discussion of Blake's life as a double artist and his inspiration for both his art and poems. Users will find images of the original pages for many of Blake's...

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