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Contains plans for two lessons that examine different translations of "Beowulf" in order to study the nature of translation and examine the verse structure of the original text. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional...

Here are some ideas for approaching and studying the writing of Anne Bradstreet (1612?-1672 CE). This study guide offers themes, issues, and literary styles to look for and examine while reading Bradstreet's work.

This is a complete study guide for the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee including chapter-by-chapter guided reading questions (aligned to specific Common Core Standards), discussion questions, various writing prompts, and...

A fairly detailed list of steps to take, with descriptions of those steps, in order to write a good essay.

All the basics of writing the research paper are presented here very succinctly. Links to more in-depth looks at various steps are provided.

This assignment explains the process for narrative writing. Then a narrative writing assignment is provided.

This site gives good information on taking and writing essay exams.

This is a child's guide or manual designed for Riverhill Farm. These 3rd and 4th grade students were studying about watersheds and farming; they visited the farm several times and learned various aspects of farming. The guide includes an...

This is "'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow': An Allegory for a Young America," an exceptional student example of literary analysis as well as an explanation to the main body of her paper. A link to the MLA website is also provided.

This article focuses on how to find literary criticism including scholarly journals, citations from other works, a list of useful links to find sources, and TAMU libraries' website.

This lesson focuses on how to write a literary criticism, the different theories and approaches to literary criticism, and their standard format.

A discussion of the literary devices used by Shakespeare in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Each device is linked to additional pages with more detailed information and examples.

This lesson focuses on writing the conclusion of your speech including the role of the conclusion, summarizing ideas, signaling the end, and managing Q&A.

This instructional activity focuses on using language effectively in your speech including using clear words and phrases, defining key terms, writing descriptively, using vivid language, considering your style and tone, and determining...

This lesson focuses on how to find, evaluate, and use primary and secondary sources using printed and online sources. It provides practice writing activities such as examining the same topic through primary and secondary sources and...

This page offers an annotated list of useful online resources including the names of the websites, the associated publishers or providers, URLs to the home pages for the websites, and summaries that describe the websites' content and...

Written in the 8th century B.C. this is one of the earliest writings of European literature. This informative site looks at the characters and important themes and quotations in this early work.

Read about one of F. Scott Fitzgerald's most famous short stories Babylon Revisited. Find out about the interesting characters and what they have to say.

The characters, major themes and important quotations are all presented in this informative website which gives important insights into the novel Sense and Sensibility.