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- Traditional
Grammar: Description and Use
A"traditional" introduction to the basic syntactic structure of Modern English
and the most common prescriptive rules in formal writing.
- Listen
& Write
This interactive site, created by the BBC (British Broadcasting
Corporation), lets students hear poetry, then create their own. Rap, Wonderwords
(helped by The Saurus), and Similes are covered in an entertaining manner. Low
and High tech versions are available.
- CurriculumUnits.com
The Crucible offers background information and assignments that seek to enlighten
readers of the Arthur Miller play. Galileo has students explore the life and times
of Galileo, as well as examine his theories in a lab setting. The Excellent Adventure
has students virtually travel from Philadelphia to Orlando, estimating costs of
travel and learning local literary and historical background in each stop along
the way.
- Virtual
Alphabet
Teachers
can use this site to review the alphabet with their students. Each letter has
an animal character associated with it, an original song with a familiar melody,
and links to other pages about that animal.
- Washington
Irving (1783-1859)
The bibliography and works of Washington Irving.
- The
Walt Whitman Hypertext Archive
This site is an electronic research and
teaching tool that sets out to make Whitman's vast work, easily and conveniently
accessible to teachers and students. - Shakespeare-Online
Shakespeare's Life and much more can be accessed at this site.
- NCTE/IRA
Standards
Learn more about NCTE/IRA's standards for the English Language
Arts. - bibliomania
Hundreds of searchable full text works of classic fiction, popular fiction,
short stories, drama, poetry, dictionaries, research and religious texts.
- "The
Wonder Behind the Wizard of Oz"
One of the major objectives of this site
is to expose students to how the classic film The Wizard of Oz was created.
Contains lesson plans. - Literacy
Calendar
"An almanac of literary information." - The
Realm of Books & Dreams
This site consists of stories, nursery rhymes,
fables, fairytales, and poetry. Also has links to coloring and activity pages.
- Welcome
to the official web site of Mark Twain
This Mark Twain home page offers
the full range of information on the American author, including a biography and
famous quotes as well as a selection of vintage photographs. - Webtime
Stories
Webtime Stories is a hotlist of online stories, book and author
resources, and online activities for people who love children's literature.
- Literary
Resources on the Net
A comprehensive collection of links to Web sites
related to literature and the humanities. - Robert
Frost - The Complete Works to December 1920 This Web site offers the full
text of Frost's classic early works. AU format audio files are downloadable for
such classics as "After Apple-picking" and "Birches".
- Kids
Web
Easy to navigate links to children's on-line books, creative writing
workshops, theater, and general literature. - Outta
Ray's Head
An excellent set of lesson plans, complete with handouts,
for teaching writing, poetry, literature and library skills. All materials can
be copied and used free of charge. - American
Literature
An extensive listing in alphabetical order of American literature
sites, including other related literature links. - English
Literature on the Web
English literature sites on such subjects as Medieval
& Anglo-Saxon literature, British authors, and 19th Century Literature.
- The
Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Search the complete works of William
Shakespeare. Bartlett's quotations, comedy, history, tragedy, and poetry categories
can also be found. - The
Childrens's Literature Web Guide
The Children's Literature Web Guide
is an attempt to gather and categorize the growing number of internet resources
related to books for children and young adults. - The
On-Line Books Page
Books on-line, news, features, archives, and the inside
story are the five major areas addressed within this site. - American
and English Literature Internet Resources
American and English Literature
organized into well-defined subcategories. |
