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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Lesson 4: Faulkner's the Sound and the Fury

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
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....
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Sor Juana, the Poet: The Sonnets

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
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"...
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Lesson 2: Thirteen Ways of Reading a Modernist Poem

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
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.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Lesson 1: Understanding the Context of Modernist Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
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.
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Website
Luminarium

Luminarium: Sources for 17th Century English Literature

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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.
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abcteach

Abcteach: Middle/high School Reading Comprehension

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[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.
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Unit Plan
Vocabulary.com

Some Helpful Poetry Terms

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
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
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Lesson Plan
Other

Seeing the World in Print Through Nonfiction

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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Activity
Other

Ca Dept. Of Education: Recommended Literature (K 12)

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
A searchable index of outstanding literature for adolescents and children. Includes book lists for students both in school or at home.
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Website
Other

Modernist Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Account of the rise of modernist Persian poetry and its influence on the imagist movement. Links to authors and works.
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Website
Other

Eduscapes: Themes & Literature Circles

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
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.
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Handout
Other

Brock University: Elements of Structuralism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Excellent overview of this literary theory and its influence. Provides connection to literature and accessible explanations for students.
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Unit Plan
Virginia Commonwealth University

Study Webtext: "Bartleby the Scrivener"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Annotated version of the story offers notes and questions to facilitate active reading.
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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Cavalier and Puritan

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Graffiti Wall: Discussing and Responding to Literature

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
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,...
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Stairway to Heaven Examining Metaphor in Popular Music

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Finding Poetry in Prose Reading and Writing Love Poems

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Poetry of Spenser: Spenser's Family

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Weaving the Multigenre Web

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students analyze the elements of a novel in many different genres and then hyperlink these pieces together on student-constructed Websites.
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Unit Plan
Virginia Tech

How to Read Essays You Must Analyze

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides a detailed discussion on how to approach an essay for analysis.
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Study Guide
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Literature by Author Vocabulary Word List

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page offers a vocabulary word lists for classic novels organized by author.
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Website
Palomar Community College District

Palomar College: Reading an Informational Text

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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.
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Handout
University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Elegy

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The University of Victoria's English department gives a comprehensive definition of the "elegy" poetic form. Example included.
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Handout
University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Novel

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides a general overview of the novel, including its history and generic forms. Includes a few examples and related links.