Other
The Works of Abraham Lincoln
This personal site gives links to the full text of several of Lincoln's famous speeches including the "Gettysburg Address," "The Emancipation Proclamation," and his inaugural addresses.
Other
Sweet Briar College: Sojourner Truth, "Ain't I a Woman?"
This site provides a very well laid out and easy to read text of Sojourner Truth's famous "Ain't I A Women" speech delivered to the Women's Convention in Akron, Ohio in 1851.
Other
Imprisonment and Captivity in Whitman and Dickinson
Primary source material, suggestions for critical approaches and classroom activities, a bibliography and some research ideas are all available here.
University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma Law Center: Gettysburg Address
The University of Oklahoma Law Center provides the full text of the Gettysburg Address, as it was delivered by President Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Modern American Poetry: "The Master," by Edwin Arlington Robinson
The text of Edwin Arlington Robinson's poem, "The Master," about Abraham Lincoln. Although Robinson was born a few years after Lincoln's death, he grasps the way attitudes toward Lincoln changed throughout his life and afterwards.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Cavalier and Puritan
A wonderful website with a plethora of links to information on poets, Cavalier writers, the Sacred poets, the origin of the couplet, the lesser Caroline poets, as well as political writing.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Myth and Truth the Gettysburg Address
Contains plans for three lessons that examine the myth and reality behind the Gettysburg Address. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment and...
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Beginnings of Verse:1610 1808
Provides a brief background about the lack of poetry writing in the early literature of the Middle and Southern colonies.
PBS
Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Novels: 1929: The Sound and the Fury
Introduction to William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury. Provides background information about the novel's setting and main themes.
C-SPAN
C Span American Writers: The Gettysburg Address
A brief summary and the full text of the Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Slavery and Freedom: Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln is featured in this brief biography highlighting his ability to clearly communicate American ideals both as writer and orator. See "Abraham Lincoln Activities" for related materials.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Southern Renaissance: Eudora Welty
Eudora Welty is identified in this brief biography as one of America's greatest southern writers. See "Eudora Welty Activities" for related artifacts and activities.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "Gettysburg" by Herman Melville
This site contains the full text of the poem "Gettysburg" by Herman Melville. (1819-1891 CE)
Other
Wright State University: Howdy, Honey, Howdy
Some of Dunbar's dialect poems, this volume from the Wright State University is illustrated with photographs seemingly taken for that purpose. Lots to talk about here, as the volume runs the gamut from the comical to the tragic.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University: The Fall of the House of Usher
Complete text of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Fall of the House of Usher" with hyperlinks to definitions and comprehension questions.
Other
Sojourner Truth Institute: Speeches & Commentary
The most famous speeches given by this powerful orator are recorded here with commentary. RI.9-10.9 US Documents, W.11-12.9b US Doc Analysis
Washington State University
Washington State University: Timeline of American Literature 1750 1799
Timeline of the social, political, and literary history of Colonial America and the United States, from 1750 to 1799. Contains information about writers of the period, along with portraits and links to related websites.
Washington State University
Washington State University: American Literature
A comprehensive site devoted to American literature compiled by a professor of English at Washington State University. Includes an alphabetical index of American authors, with links to biographical information, works online, critical...
Washington State University
Washington State University: Timeline of American Literature & Events, Pre 1650 1929
Timeline of the social, political, and literary history of America from pre-1650 through 1929. Contains information on writers of the periods, along with links to related websites. Click on the time period to see the information for that...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Diction and Tone (English Ii Reading)
Evaluate the role of diction and tone in literary nonfiction such as speeches, essays, and other forms.
University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina: Narratives of Amer. South
This site by The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, part of the 'Documenting the American South' project, contains information and texts about first-person narratives of the American south. These documents give the viewpoint of...
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Top 100 Speeches
This is an interactive collection of the top 100 speeches in order of their popularity; most include the text and audio of the speech and several also offer the video. RI.9-10.9 US Documents
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Robert La Follette: Senate Address:"free Speech in War Time"
This is the text of Robert La Follette's speech to the Senate, "Free Speech in War Time" delivered on October 6, 1917, in the U.S. Senate Chamber, in Washington, D.C.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: John F. Kennedy: Civil Rights Address
This is the text and audio of President Kennedy's address to the nation concerning Civil Rights delivered on June 11, 1963.