Teaching Tolerance
One Word Posters
Students explore the universal themes they find in the complete set of One World Posters, including art, history, literature and music.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Common Themes in Literature
This tutorial focuses on common themes in literature, beginning with a slide show discussing 11 different, common themes and literary examples. This is followed by a 11-minute YouTube video with students acting out common themes in...
TES Global
Tes: Revision: Macbeth, English Literature, Interactive Quiz (Connect 4)
[Free Registration/Login Required] This Power Point interactive presentation is a review over William Shakespeare's Macbeth through a game of "Connect Four."
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1948: Thomas Stearns Eliot
This Nobel Prize site provides hyperlinks (on the far right) to the press release announcing the award to T.S. Eliot (1888-1965 CE), a short biography of his life, the introduction of Eliot to the Academy, and Eliot's acceptance speech....
BBC
Bbc Audio Interviews: Siegfried Sassoon
The BBC provides an audio clip featuring Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967 CE), the English poet and novelist. Additional content includes a brief biography and a list of key works.
Other
Dictionary of the English Language/image
See a Close-up image of an original page from Johnson's dictionary. It shows the definition and a usage example for the word "puke."
Children's Books Online
Children's Books Online: The Story of Robinson Crusoe, Adapted for Children
This version of Defoe's story can be viewed the way it was published about 1900, complete with illustrations. Could make an interesting comparison to the complete novel.
Other
Samuel Johnson Sound Bite Page: Time Line
Supplemental to general biographies. Features some information about Johnson's struggles with poverty and depression. Also includes major works.
British Library
British Library: Jane Austen's Bath
View images of Bath that provided the landscape settings for many of Jane Austen's novels. Click on an image for artist information and further details.
University of Southern California
Univ. Of Southern California: Thumbnail Images of Bram Stoker's Dracula Editions
This site, created by Melinda Hayes and updated May 28, 2000, contains thumbnail images of dozens of editions of Bram Stoker's "Dracula." Click on the thumbnail image and it is enlarged and publication information is provided about that...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Dystopia
This slideshow focuses on the use of dystopia, dysfunctional societies, in literature. It defines dystopia, explains common characteristics, tells how and why dystopia is created it literature, and provides examples in novels and in movies.
TES Global
Tes: Frankenstein Comic
[Free Registration/Login Required] This English Language Learner resource provides visual supports to accompany Mary Shelley's classic book Frankenstein. This resource can also be used to introduce young readers to this classic horror...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Stock Characters
This slideshow lesson focuses on stock characters; it defines the term, explains characteristics of stock characters, and provides examples from literature.
Other
Der Schatzgraber/johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
An English translation of "Der Schatzgraber" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe accompanied by interpretive artwork and music.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Alice Liddell
This site provides a photograph of the real-life Alice in "Alice in Wonderland."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Judging and Reacting: Tutorial
In this slideshow tutorial, students will review the critical reading techniques of making judgments and forming reactions about what they read. Explanations are given about drawing conclusions, responding to literature, and making...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Common Themes
This slideshow tutorial focuses on theme. It defines the term and then explains each of 10 common themes in literature and provides examples: good vs. evil, the journey, coming of age, the role of fate, sacrifice, overcoming adversity,...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Suspense
This slideshow focuses on the use of suspense in fiction by stating the purpose of suspense, discussing four ways authors create suspense, showing that all forms of literature contain suspense, and presenting an example with John...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Symbolism
This tutorial focuses on symbolism in literature and how it reveals a deeper meaning. It provides a slide show that discusses what symbolism is, why and how it is used, how to identify it, common symbols, and classic symbols.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: The Protagonist
This slideshow focuses on the protagonist; it defines the term, discusses the role in general and in the text, and provides a list of regular and villain protagonists from literature.
Curated OER
English Literature: Early 17th Century: The Life of Ben Jonson
Substantial biographical sketch of Renaissance poet and playwright, Ben Jonson. Includes some information on his plays, "Volpone," and "The Alchemist."
University of Virginia
Uva: Photograph of Charles Dodgson by Oscar Rejlander
This University of Virginia site provides a photograph of Carroll Lewis (Charles Dodgson).
Swiss Educ
Swiss Educ: Shaw, George Bernard:1856 1950
The site from SwissEDUC has a portrait of the writer, as well as audio of Shaw speaking about pacifism and a video of a biography, "A 1930 Newsreel Appearance." Equally important is a the information on "Pygmalion." It provides...
Other
Albrecht Durer: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
This page from the Apocalyptic Ideas in Old English Literature contains a picture of Durer's "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse".
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