Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers:what I Want My Words to Do to You: Using Writing to Resolve Conflic

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use writing as a conflict resolution strategy and re-writing as a way to improve writing skills. Learn to respectfully critique another's writing and consider situations from a variety of perspectives.
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Other

Rhode Island College: "Frankenstein" Chronology

For Students 9th - 10th
A chronology of the events that occured around the time Mary Shelley was writing "Frankenstein."
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Other

George Mason Univ./chronology of Ann Finch's Poems

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a brief chronology of Ann Finch's life along with quotes, comments, and excerpts from the poetry she was writing at each stage of her life.
Handout
Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: Western and Central Europe Chronology

For Students 9th - 10th
A good biography. Includes life and career information, as well as political background and general atmosphere of the times. Also contains descriptions/explanations of major works.
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Other

Kim's Korner: Patterns of Organization

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Here is a run-down of several basic patterns of organization to use when writing. An example is given for each pattern, as well as an explanation.
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Harvey Mudd College

Claremont Colleges: Writing an Argument

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Brief handout describing different forms of argument for writing.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning:ninth Grade Lit and Comp: Introduction to Personal Narrative

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson is an introduction to a unit on personal narratives including the characteristics of a personal narrative: tells a story, events are in chronological order, and it has characters, setting, and plot. Click next at the bottom...
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Other

Jane Austen Society of North America: About Jane Austen

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of British author, Jane Austen, with hyperlinks to her works and a chronology of her writing.
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Other

Byron: A Comprehensive Study of His Life and Work

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides biographical information about Byron, a chronology of works, the text of his works and other good references.
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ACT360 Media

Sequence Paragraphs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here are a few brief hints and key words to use when organizing a piece of writing by sequence or time.
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Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: The Life and Teaching of St. Thomas Aquinas 1225 1274

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed description of St.Thomas Aquinas that describes his philosophy and major writings. It also addresses his religious influence and significance.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: The Golden Treasury of Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in Eng Lang

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Electronic text of Thomas Palgrave's book, "The Golden Treasury: Of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language". There are several ways to find the poem that you want to study: by author, by title, by first line, and by...
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Other

Papers of Abraham Lincoln: The Lincoln Log

For Students 9th - 10th
From the day of his birth to the day of his death, the Lincoln Log catalogs the life of Abraham Lincoln through legal documents, news reports and his own writings. This fascinating site allows you to search by date (what was Lincoln...
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Descriptive Papers: Organization

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow lesson discusses the organization of descriptive papers. It reviews descriptive papers, lists the three most common organizational patterns: least to greatest, greatest to least, and chronological. Determining which order...
Graphic
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Flow Charts for Sequencing

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides a graphic organizer. Students will be able to write a sequence of events more efficiently by using this tool.
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McGill University

Mc Gill University Library: Hugh Mac Lennan Papers Online Project

For Students 9th - 10th
A storehouse of information and resources about Canadian writer Hugh MacLennan. Biographical facts and details, publication history, chronology, searchable database of his personal correspondence, photographs, and similar resources.
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Fantastic Fiction

Fantastic Fiction: John Steinbeck: Detailed Bibliography and Awards

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a chronology of Steinbeck's work. Click on the year to view information about that year. The information on each novel is very brief, but this is a great resource for the covers (some of them the original) of his books.
Handout
Instituto Cervantes (Espana)

Centro Virtual Cervantes: Delmira Agustini

For Students 9th - 10th
Delmira Augustini is one of the poets of the twentieth-century American poetry. On this site you will find her biography, chronology, bibliography and twelve of her poems.
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Other

Acacia: John Bunyan: Sermons and Allegories

For Students 9th - 10th
This selected bibliography of sermons and allegories by John Bunyan (1628-1688), includes the full text of The Pilgrim's Progress. Links to a Bunyan chronology and other resources are provided.
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Other

Unc Pembroke: Edwin Arlington Robinson

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives rhyme schemes to his poetry, a chronology, time line, links to other famous people of the time and to his poems. Includes two of his poems with critiques.
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Gloria Fuertes

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the life of Gloria Fuentes in this comprehensive biography. Information about additional books, biographical chronology, links and gallery of images are included.
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Juan Farias

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the life of Juan Farias. This site offers a catalog of works and studies, personal biographical sketch, chronology, a gallery of images and links of interest.
Handout
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Jordi Sierra I Fabra

For Students 9th - 10th
Fabra's bibliography, awards, biographical chronology as well as links and a gallery of images will be found on this site.
Activity
Quizlet

Quizlet: Text Structure: Flashcards

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This interactive set of flashcards focuses on learning the definitions of types of text structure such as chronological order, cause and effect, compare and contrast, question and answer, sequencing, problem and solution, and descriptive...