National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Lesson 4: Faulkner's the Sound and the Fury
For this lesson plan, students will consider Lesson 4: Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury: Narration, Voice, and the Compson Family's New System. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab....
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Sor Juana, the Poet: The Sonnets
In this lesson plan, students will consider Sor Juana, the Poet: The Sonnets. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab. In this lesson students will analyze two of Sor Juana's sonnets: "A su retrato"...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Lesson 2: Thirteen Ways of Reading a Modernist Poem
In this lesson plan, students will consider Lesson 2: Thirteen Ways of Reading a Modernist Poem. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Lesson 1: Understanding the Context of Modernist Poetry
In this lesson plan, students will consider Lesson 1: Understanding the Context of Modernist Poetry. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
Luminarium
Luminarium: Sources for 17th Century English Literature
Contains a plethora of links to websites related to the 17th century. Literature, music, history, politics, and the role of woman are all covered by these links.
abcteach
Abcteach: Middle/high School Reading Comprehension
[Free Registration/Login Required] Here one can generate several reading comprehension activities for middle or high school students with material ranging from biographies to non-fictional content.
Vocabulary.com
Some Helpful Poetry Terms
This site contains a list of 24 poetry terms. Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to reinforce the spellings, pronunciations, and meanings of these words
Other
Seeing the World in Print Through Nonfiction
Unit plan containing five lessons designed for tenth graders. They center around reading and writing nonfiction, and they teach skills such as identifying the features of nonfiction and writing expository texts. All are aligned to...
Other
Ca Dept. Of Education: Recommended Literature (K 12)
A searchable index of outstanding literature for adolescents and children. Includes book lists for students both in school or at home.
Other
Modernist Poetry
Account of the rise of modernist Persian poetry and its influence on the imagist movement. Links to authors and works.
Other
Eduscapes: Themes & Literature Circles
This site provides guidance in creating literature circles based on cross-curricular themes that will help to improve literacy. The site emphasizes both theory and practice, with lots of practical suggestions.
Other
Brock University: Elements of Structuralism
Excellent overview of this literary theory and its influence. Provides connection to literature and accessible explanations for students.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Study Webtext: "Bartleby the Scrivener"
Annotated version of the story offers notes and questions to facilitate active reading.
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: Graffiti Wall: Discussing and Responding to Literature
New ways of thinking about text, collaboration with group members, and presentation skills are all developed with this activity which could be applied to almost any novel read in class. Includes student handouts, an online interactive,...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Stairway to Heaven Examining Metaphor in Popular Music
Contains plans for two lessons that ask students to make connections between literary texts and popular culture texts like song lyrics. After checking popular culture texts for literary elements, these elements are then examined in...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Finding Poetry in Prose Reading and Writing Love Poems
Contains plans for three lessons about love poetry that ask learners to review the genre before writing their own. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used in the...
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Poetry of Spenser: Spenser's Family
Brief biography of Spenser and his family, with links provided to the entire contents of The Cambridge History of English and American Literature. Readers can find additional information on Spenser there.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Weaving the Multigenre Web
Students analyze the elements of a novel in many different genres and then hyperlink these pieces together on student-constructed Websites.
Virginia Tech
How to Read Essays You Must Analyze
Provides a detailed discussion on how to approach an essay for analysis.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Literature by Author Vocabulary Word List
This page offers a vocabulary word lists for classic novels organized by author.
Palomar Community College District
Palomar College: Reading an Informational Text
Glenn Foss, an instructor at Palomar College, discusses some possible reasons why students have problems reading and recalling textbook material. Provides an outline for seven steps of effectively reading assigned material.
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Elegy
The University of Victoria's English department gives a comprehensive definition of the "elegy" poetic form. Example included.
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Novel
This site provides a general overview of the novel, including its history and generic forms. Includes a few examples and related links.