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Brandeis University: Author Biographies: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

For Students 9th - 10th
An insightful and detailed view of the life and writings of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Masculine Heroes: James Fenimore Cooper

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief biography of James Fenimore Cooper highlights his life as an author who was able to incorporate politics, wilderness and Native Americans into fictitious novels. Click on "James Fenimore Cooper Activities" for related materials.
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Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Spirit of Nationalism: Jonathan Edwards

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a brief biography of seventeenth century minister and missionary Jonathan Edwards who documented his sermons. Click on "Jonathan Edwards Activities" for more resources.
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Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Southern Renaissance: Zora Neale Hurston

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Zora Neale Hurston is featured in this biography highlighting her literary contributions which focused on African Americans as whole people, celebrating their heritage, in an era when black authors tended to write about their...
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Dickenson College: Percy Bysshe Shelley on Nature

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides an evaluation about Shelley's relationship to the natural world, as is evident in his writing, is offered here along with other links to information about the poet
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Ritual, Tradition and Reconstruction in Modern Nigeria

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An article about Osofisan which gives biographical information as well as explores the influences in his writing.