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Reading Group guides.com: Black Boy
This site features a reading group lesson plan for the book "Black Boy" by Richard Wright. Students and teachers will benefit from the informational discussion questions listed.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: List of Themes for English (American) Literature
This is a list of 15 American Literature novel titles. Click on a title that will take you to an interactive activity. All content is printable without a charge and includes a vocabulary list.
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Unspeakable Visions: Beat Generation&bohemian Dialectic
Paper detailing the emergence of the Beat Generation and the Bohemian Dialectic.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Vcu: American Romanticism (Archived Content)
This site, from Ann Woodlief's Introduction to American Romanticism (or the American Renaissance) defines the Romantic movement in American literature and discusses its major themes.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Ernest J. Gaines Lesson Plans
An online resource featuring links to information on the life and work of Ernest J. Gaines. These links provide biographical information along with lesson plans and activities.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Thornton Wilder Lesson Plans: Our Town
Discover more about the play Our Town by Thornton Wilder when you visit this educational resource. This site features links to lesson plans for this incredible American drama.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Richard Wright Lesson Plans
What do you know about the life and work of the author Richard Wright? Young scholars and teachers will benefit from the information provided through the links in this resource.
C-SPAN
American Writers: Edith Wharton & the Gilded Age Writers
A good informational site on Edith Wharton. Includes general information about her life, works, and writings, including The Age of Innocence and Ethan Frome. Also includes links to other sites.
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Eng 223: American Literature Before 1865
Online syllabus for a college Pre-Civil War American Literature class with links to information about each class lesson. These lessons contain some good teaching ideas and background information about a number of famous authors, much of...
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Emily Dickinson
This biography of Emily Dickinson quotes three of her poems as illustrations.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Nathanael West
Extensive information on West's works. Provides background information, thematic analysis, and critical reception of his works. Includes quotes, brief biographical information, and links to referenced subject pages.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Tennessee Williams
This website provides a biography of Williams, with a list of his selected works and a bibliography. A good resource.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Affair at Coulter's" by Ambrose Bierce
This is the full text of the short story "The Affair At Coulter's" by Ambrose Bierce.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "An Affair of Outposts" by Ambrose Bierce
This is the full text of the American short story "An Affair Of Outposts" by Ambrose Bierce.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Sword Blades & Poppy Seed by Amy Lowell
This is the full text of the book of poems Sword Blades and Poppy Seed by Amy Lowell. It includes two sets of poems: "Sword Blades" and "Poppy Seed."
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Three Taverns by Edwin Arlington Robinson
This is the full text of the book of poetry The Three Taverns by Edwin Arlington Robinson; this collection includes 30 poems.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: Picturing Hemingway: A Writer in His Time
Exhibit on Ernest Hemingway includes images and detailed information on his early years, relationships with other authors, the Paris years, middle and later years, and his writings.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Eudora Welty
Read this brief account of Eudora Welty's place in the pantheon of southern writers.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Pearl Buck
A short discussion of the influence of her experiences in China on Peal Buck's writings. Included is her portrait painted by Vita Solomon.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Jessie Fauset
Read a brief biography of Jessie Fauset, who was a leader in the Harlem Renaissance. See a portrait of her painted by Laura Wheeler Waring.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Edna Ferber
An account of the works of American writer, Edna Ferber and a photograph of her taken by George Platt Lynes.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Flame and Shadow by Sara Teasdale
This is the full text of the poetry collection Flame and Shadow by American poet Sara Teasdale.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Errand Boy by Horatio Alger
This is the full text of the novel The Errand Boy by Horatio Alger. It is a simplistic and moralistic tale of a young man to which bad has been done, and who does good in return.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe.online: American Literature
Discover the world of American Literature when you visit this site. This resource offers lessons, units, genre studies and more.