Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Novels: 1851: Moby Dick

Complete with a reading schedule, literature question page, and supplementary list of literary activities, this book report form on Moby Dick would be an good resource for your junior high or high school class. The guide includes...

Information and analysis on the central concerns, characteristics, and distinguishing features of American literature, presented in timeline format. With synopses of classic works, biographical sketches, overviews of literary movements,...

Brief Introduction to Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. Highlights the novel's themes, setting, and main characters.

Introduction to William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury. Provides background information about the novel's setting and main themes.

Few first lines of literature are as well-known as the first line from Moby Dick by Herman Melville. Readers discover the classic text that contains these lines using a digital eBook. The online version contains page-by-page...

Introduction to John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. Highlights main ideas and themes of the novel.

Brief introduction to The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane. Highlights the novels setting and style.

Brief introduction to the setting and characters of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.

Explore the history of the American novel in the contexts of literature and US history. How does a novel or piece of writing from a particular time showcase the mood during that historical period? After conducting research and discussing...

Moby Dick is more than a whale of a tale narrated by Ishmael. A lesson studying Herman Melville's classic novel asks readers to examine the different genres the author weaves into his story. Instructors model how to conduct a stylistic...