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College Board

The Departure

For Teachers 8th Standards
Scholars learn about the Hero's Journey as they read Ray Bradbury's "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh." They analyze the story's structure and narrative techniques. Finally, they write summaries of the text's central idea and use their...
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Other

Nancy Polette: "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" Literature Guide

For Teachers 9th - 10th
What do you know about the book "Harry Potter and the Chamber for Secrets," by J.K. Rowling? This site has a helpful literature guide.
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Other

Nancy Polette: "Missing May" Literature Guide

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site features a literature guide for the book "Missing May," by Cynthia Rylant.
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Other

Nancy Polette: "Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone" Literature Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this literature guide for the book, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," by J.K. Rowling. In addition to a very brief overview of the book, there are questions to think about, several activities, and a song. All help...
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Teaching the Holocaust Through Literature

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Holocaust literature is a powerful teaching tool. Read Ida Finks "The Tenth Man" about the trauma of Holocaust survivors returning to their homeland after Liberation. A biography of Ida Fink, discussion questions, and testimonies from...
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Politics and Religion

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The Civil Wars and the Restoration of the monarchy, the Enlightenment or 'Age of Reason', and British colonialism: investigate the political and religious contexts of Restoration and 18th-century literature.
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Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Avi

For Students 3rd - 8th
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site provides a commentary on the young adult fiction of Avi.
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University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find stories, novels, and poems from more than one hundred authors. Download select works as MP3 files or read or listen to them online. Available selections span a wide range of literature, from nursery rhymes to the philosophy of...
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Johnson and Boswell

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
First section of a longer discussion on the Age of Johnson. Taken from The Cambridge History of English and American Literature.
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Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Eric Carle

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
What do you know about Eric Carle, the author? This Carol Hurst site highlights some interesting facts about this author's life and refers to some of his books.
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Other

Today in Literature: Today's Story

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Each day, this site provides a different biography or interesting story about a great book or day in literary history. Many of the archived articles are available in full; others are available only in summary for free access. Authors run...
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Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Ancient Indian Literature

For Students 3rd - 7th
History for Kids teaches us about the literature of ancient India, including the stories of Buddha, epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata, as well as examples of pictographs.
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University of Notre Dame

Greybeards at Play: Literature and Art for Old Gentlemen

For Students 9th - 10th
Comic illustrations and witty text are highlights of this online book by the humorist G. K. Chesterton.
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Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: A Book Review of Shiloh

For Students 6th - 8th
This site is a review of one of Phyllis Naylor's more well known books, "Shiloh."
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Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Richard Peck

For Students 6th - 8th
This site provides a commentary on the works of author, Richard Peck.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ninth Literature and Comp: Animal Farm by George Orwell

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the reading of Animal Farm by George Orwell. It provides links to a study guide and an online text of the novel. It lists The Seven Commandments, Animal Farm's original Constitution and reminds students to pay...
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Other

Online Companion to Middle English Literature: Geoffrey Chaucer

For Students 9th - 10th
A resource from Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf. Provides a short biography of Geoffrey Chaucer and links to pages describing some of his best-known writings.
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Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools:more Graphic Organizers for Teaching Literature and Reading

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This Daily Teaching Tools collection provides graphic organizers for teaching reading and literature. Elaborate graphic organizers are provided for the following: story maps, character study charts, making text connection maps, conflict...
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: u.s. History/literature Lesson Plan: Cowboys

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Here is a lesson plan on cowboys and cowboy literature. Middle schoolers are asked to dissect an old cowboy song and point out the elements of old Western dialect. Also, students are asked to get into small groups and point out...
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Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Dandelions

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site on the book "Dandelions" by Eve Bunting, includes a review of the book, a listing of things to notice and talk about, activities related to the book, other related books, and links to other resources.
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Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Araminta's Paint Box

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site on the book "Araminta's Paint Box" by Karen Ackerman, includes a review of the book, a listing of things to notice and talk about, activities related to the book, other related books, and links to other resources.
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Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Little Blue and Little Yellow

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site on the book "Little Blue and Little Yellow" by Leo Lionni, includes a review of the book, a listing of things to notice and talk about, activities related to the book, other related books, and links to other resources.
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Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: The Castle in the Attic

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site provides a review of the book "The Castle in the Attic" by Elizabeth Winthrop. It also features ideas for activities and a list of related books.
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Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Bird Watch: A Book of Poetry

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site is on the book "Bird Watch" by Jane Yolen. It includes a review of the book, a listing of things to notice and talk about, activities related to the book, other related books, and links to other resources.

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