Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: The Grave of Love

For Students 9th - 10th
Full text of the poem "Grave of Love" by Thomas Love Peacock.
Website
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Quotes by Sir Walter Scott

For Students 9th - 10th
Seventy-nine quotes taken from the writings of Sir Walter Scott, with footnotes.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: Anthony Trollope

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on Anthony Trollope and provides links to his biography, the full text of five novels, and one short story. The works include Barchester Towers, The Last Chronicle of Barset, and The Warden.
Website
Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Emile Zola

For Students 9th - 10th
A fairly detailed biography of Emile Zola (1840-1902 CE), complete with a few excerpts from his works.
Website
Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Henry James

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an in-depth biographical sketch of Henry James. Also takes a look at many of his novels and the characters he created.
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Emile Zola

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers the full text of six novels by the modern French author Emile Zola. These include Captain Burle, The Death of Olivier Becaille, The Fat and the Thin, The Fortune of the Rougons, The Miller's Daughter, and Nana. A link to...
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: A Bad Habit by Juliana Horatia Ewing

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the novel A Bad Habit by Juliana Horatia Ewing
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Tommy and Grizel by James M. Barrie

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the Scottish novel Tommy and Grizel by James M. Barrie, author of Peter Pan.
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Doctor by Ralph Connor

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the novel The Doctor by Ralph Connor, a tale of the Canadian Rockies.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Errand Boy by Horatio Alger

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the novel The Errand Boy by Horatio Alger. It is a simplistic and moralistic tale of a young man to which bad has been done, and who does good in return.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Bright Morning

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Use this lesson plan to delve into the exploration of character development in fiction through the novel "Bright Morning," by Scott O'Dell.
Lesson Plan
New York University

Lamd: Bernard Malamud's "The Silver Crown"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This website offers commentary on Bernard Malamud's short story "The Silver Crown." A link to the New York Times article that inspired this story is included. A list of keywords with links to other works with similar subjects is also...
Handout
New York University

Bernard Malamud's "God's Grace"

For Students 9th - 10th
This New York University website offers a summary of and commentary on Bernard Malamud's novel "God's Grace." A list of keywords with links to other works with similar subjects is also provided.
Website
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Dylan Thomas

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography of Thomas with a bibliography of his works, and links to other websites.
Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Charles Dickens

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the life and work of Charles Dickens through this educational resource.
eBook
University of Pennsylvania

Digital Library Project: The Online Books Page

For Students 9th - 10th
The Digital Library provides links to the complete texts of a dozen of George Eliot's works.
eBook
University of Pennsylvania

Digital Library: Works of Samuel Butler

For Students 9th - 10th
The Digital Library provides links to the texts of eight of Samuel Butler's works.
Article
Caro Clarke

Writing Advice: Don't Get It Right the First Time

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
How much of your novel have you written? Do you keep starting it and never finishing it? Learn the answers to these questions in this novel-writing advice piece.
Article
Caro Clarke

Not Stopping the Reader: How to Avoid Stumbling Blocks

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the eighth article in a series that focuses on helping the new novel author. This article looks at how the author can avoid creating stumbling blocks that disrupt the flow of the novel.
Article
Caro Clarke

Explaining Too Much: Why More Is Less

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the eleventh article in a series that is designed to help the new novel author. This article focuses on how to eliminate needless information in your novel. The key is to not explain too much about the action.
Activity
Caro Clarke

The Art of the Unspoken: Saying More by Describing Less

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the thirteenth article in a series that was developed to help the new novel author. This article focuses on how good descriptions aren't necessarily connected with a lot of words, good descriptions are clean and to the point.
Article
Caro Clarke

Historical Fiction: Who Rules?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the fifteenth article in a series designed to help the new novel author. This article focuses on the genre of historical fiction and the role of the author. Is the author a researcher or a story-teller?
Article
Caro Clarke

Rewriting

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the 17th article in a series that helps the new fiction author with the final step--revision.
Activity
Caro Clarke

Caro Clarke: Description: What's It For?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the twelfth article in a series that is designed to help the new novel writer. This article focuses on how to effectively use descriptions in any writing.