College Board
The Departure
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...
The Newberry Library
Newberry Library: Literature of the American Civil War
Learning module uses primary resources to take a look at the literature published during the Civil War and examines how it helped make sense of the war and the profound changes brought about.
York University
York University: African Canadian Online: Literature
This rich resource is an excellent reference tool on African-Canadian literature. Topics include a general history and short biographies of well known African-Canadian writers, along with lists of their books.
Yale University
Examining African American Culture Through the Use of Children's Literature
This curriculum unit is designed for third grade students to address the issue of diversity during many different core areas via the use of African-American children's literature. The unit incorporates a variety of children's books, both...
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Civil War in Children's Literature
This page from Carol Hurst's Children's Literature offers book reviews and planning help for an upper elementary unit on the Civil War. Includes information on books for teachers, books for students, easy-purchase links, and links to...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Rl.4.10: Read and Comprehend Literature in Grades 4 and 5
Links to 94 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard RL.4.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the grades 4 and 5 text complexity band proficiently,...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Politics and Religion
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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Deconstructionism and Literature
Read a passage about deconstructionism and literature and answer the follow-up questions.
Northern Virginia Community College
Northern Virginia Community College: How to Analyze Literature
In addition to briefly explaining the reason for analyzing a work of literature, this site provides the definition of key terms used in literary analysis. W.11-12.9a Amer Lit 18th,19th, 20th cen/Analy
Other
Chinavista: Chinese Poetic Literature
This site from Chinavista is geared toward teachers or older students. It explains the four classes of Chinese Poetry Literature. It is concise and informative, with great information on the subject.
Other
Literature Network: Lord Alfred Tennyson
What do you know about Lord Alfred Tennyson? Explore this site featuring a brief but informative summary of his life and work.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Jean Fritz
Discover more about the children's author Jean Fritz, whose work often combines literature and history.
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech: At Home With Multicultural Adolescent Literature
List of "Must read," multicultural literature for the adolescent reader. The books are categorized by the culture that they represent and by reading level. An excellent resource for teachers and students alike.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Latin American Literature in Curriculum
Nice article discussing the lack of diversity in literature curriculum.
Other
Nancy Polette: "Cricket in Times Square" Literature Guide
Lists a number of activities to accompany the book by George Selden including a cricket data bank and an internet scavenger hunt. Part of a larger site of elementary literature resources available though a link at the top of the page.
Other
Shoreline Community College: Formal Properties of Literature
As students become more aware of text complexity, an understanding of the formal properties of literature becomes more important. This is an excellent examination of the kinds of choices writers make that change the way readers receive...
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Writing About Literature
Purdue University's Writing Lab offers some hints and tips for writing about literature, including how to construct a thesis and how to handle secondary material.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Ww Ii as Seen Through Children's Literature
This interdisciplinary unit plan relies on children's literature about World War II. Bibliographies for both students and teachers are included as well as a rationale for the unit. Includes links to resources.
University of South Florida
A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust Literature
Decent site that focuses on Jewish Holocaust literature. Discusses main themes and major works of movement.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Avi
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site provides a commentary on the young adult fiction of Avi.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Arnold Lobel
A comprehensive look at some of the works of Arnold Lobel and their significance in children's literature. Also contains summaries for many of Lobel's books and links to other Lobel sites.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Johnson and Boswell
First section of a longer discussion on the Age of Johnson. Taken from The Cambridge History of English and American Literature.
African American Literature Book Club
African American Literature Book Club: Alex Haley
This site provides a concise biography of Haley, the video [12:28] "Alex Haley Interview Roots (Merv Griffin Show 1977)" and links to six of his books.
Other
Suny: Conventions of Writing Papers About Literature
A professor's excellent explanation of how to write a professional sounding essay. Covers all aspects of an essay, and detailed examples give information on exactly how to write the essay.
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