Los Poetas
Los Poetas: Gutierre De Cetina
Read the poems and biography of the Spanish poet Gutierre de Cetina.
Los Poetas
Los Poetas: Baltazar De Alcazar
Read the poems and biography of the Spanish poet Baltazar de Alcazar.
Los Poetas
Los Poetas: Bartolome Aregensola
Read the poems and biography of the Spanish poet Bartolome Aregensola.
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Dickinson Colleg: Wordsworth on Nature
A look at Wordswoth's philosophy on nature as evident in his writings. Contains a link to his complete works.
Other
Definition: Fiction v. Nonfiction
This writing and reading tutorial provides a detailed explanation of the difference between fiction and nonfiction in rhetoric.
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How the Language Works: Fiction
This article discusses the characteristics of fiction and the expectations that readers have.
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How the Language Really Works: Novels and Stories
This brief article explains perspective, types of narrators, and the elements of fiction.
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How the Language Really Works: Poetry
Poetic techniques, the poet's "arsenal" of techniques, and links to literary terms are features of this text-based page.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Beginning of Verse, 1610 1808
Discussion of the earliest poetry in Colonial New England. Describes common themes and forms and identifies specific poets of the period.
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Education Atlas: Study Skills: A Strategy for Reading Textbooks
This resource presents an overview of a textbook-reading method called SQRW, survey, question, read, and write, with a paragraph of text describing each step.
Other
Cincinnati Arts Association: Poetry in Motion [Pdf]
This study guide focuses on the preparation behind a poetry slam. In addition to discussing the history of a poetry slam, the study guide features various methods and exercises to get involved.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: At Agincourt by g.a. Henty
Read the full text of "At Agincourt" by G.A. Henty set during the Middle Ages.
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Literary Terms
An interactive and printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Literary Terms. Other links are included.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: National Poetry Month Activity
A brief classroom activity lesson for students of all ages in commemoration of National Poetry Month. Includes links and a bibliography. Check out the links to various poetry websites and activities.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: A Brief Guide to Modernism
Concise explanation of modernism as it applies to literature. It's mainly a discussion of the poetic movement of the early twentieth century, and it discusses many of the important figures of the era.
Tom Richey
Slide Share: Poetry Analysis Tpcastt
11 slides demonstrating poetry analysis using the TPCASTT format: Title, Paraphrase, Connotation, Attitude, Shift, Title, Theme.
TES Global
Blendspace: The Roaring 20's
A learning module with thirteen links to texts, images, and videos, with information about life during the 1920's. RI.9-10.7 different mediums
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Analyzing Poetry
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students use poetic devices to analyze a poem of their choice from the Library of Congress.
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: English Worksheets and Tests
Downloadable worksheets and tests focusing on reading, figurative language, genre, language arts, point of view, and text structure for middle grades.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Holt Assessment: Evaluating Nonfiction [Pdf]
This one-page printable worksheet is designed for classroom use in evaluating a reading of nonfiction. The evaluation is set up in a rubric format.
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On Starting Out Writing Nonfiction
This site, by Robert J. Sawyer, discusses a career in nonfiction writing.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Introduction to Reading and Interpreting Literary Texts
This introduction to reading and analyzing text features a list of learning objectives for analyzing prose and poetry, and an understanding of critical approaches to literary interpretation.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Reader Response Quest. To Focus and Reflect on Literature
Daily Teaching Tools provides nineteen reading response prompts for fiction and six reading response prompts for nonfiction. W.11-12.9a Amer Lit 18th,19th, 20th cen/Analy
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Prezi: What Is Complex Literature?
This Prezi was created by Marko Zlomislic. The presentation explains what constitutes complex literature. It defines complex texts, discusses the varied benefits of learning to read them, and provides links to lesson plans and examples....