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Other

Women Writers: Louisa May Alcott

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A long biographical note adapted from the author's master thesis paper. Links to other Alcott resources as well as other American women writers.
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Sonnet Central

Sonnet Central: James Russell Lowell

For Students 9th - 10th
This Sonnet Central site provides the texts to six of James Russell Lowell's sonnets: "Love", "Love and Sorrow", "The Street", "Jeffries Wyman", "To a Friend", and "To Miss D.T.".
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Wells Brothers by Andy Adams

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of "Wells Brothers" by Andy Adams an American writer of western fiction.
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Other

Dashiell Hammett Bibliography

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete listing of Hammett's works can be found at this site, including novels, stories and film scripts.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: The Tech: Article on Alex Haley

For Students 9th - 10th
This Washington Post article from The Tech on Alex Haley offers a personal glimpse into Haley's life as a writer and how his writing connected him to his family.
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Eserver

E Server: The Thoreau Reader: Thoreau: Genius Ignored

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth biography of Henry David Thoreau. Includes information on nearly every known period of his life, including his life at Walden and his essays and writings.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Shin Bones" by Jack London

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of the short story "Shin-Bones" by Jack London. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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eBook
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: William Vaughn Moody

For Students 9th - 10th
This site tells of the contributions to English Literature and theater that were made by William Vaughn Moody. It lists his plays, and tells the problems and faults with them.
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C-SPAN

C Span: American Authors: F. Scott Fitzgerald

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940 CE), list of works, and links to additional information on the author.
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C-SPAN

C Span American Writers: The Last of the Mohicans

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief summary of "The Last of the Mohicans," by James Fenimore Cooper. Also includes an on-line text of the work as well as links to other informational websites.
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C-SPAN

C Span American Writers: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief summary of The Adventures of Huck Finn by Mark Twain. Also includes an online text of the work as well as links to other informational websites.
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C-SPAN

C Span: American Authors: William Faulkner

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a biography of William Faulkner (1897-1962 CE), list of works, and links to additional information on the writer.
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C-SPAN

C Span: American Writers: Mark Twain

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a good biography of Twain (1835-1910 CE), a list of his works, and links to additional information.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Carson Mc Cullers

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides biographical information of American author, Carson McCullers.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Fredric Brown

For Students 9th - 10th
This site includes a biography of the writer Fredric Brown. Included towards the end of the article is a list of his books. Good overall and very factual.
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Other

Uwm Libraries: Nathaniel Hawthorne

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides biographical information and an overview of Hawthorne's contribution to American literature.
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Other

Uc Press: The Great Central Valley

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, from the University of California Press, describes the book "The Great Central Valley," with text by Gerald Haslam and photos by Stephen Johnson and Robert Dawson. The description offers interesting information about the book...
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Unit Plan
New York Times

New York Times: A Literary Map of Manhattan

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore Manhattan through the words of great literature. Scroll down the map or click on the book icons to find a quotation that relates to a specific address in New York. Many of the quotations are accompanied by portraits of the...
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Fun Trivia

Fun Trivia: Louisa May Alcott Trivia Quizzes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site shares a collection of quizzes to assess the writings of Louisa May Alcott.
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Handout
New York University

New York University: Bernard Malamud's "Idiots First"

For Students 9th - 10th
This webpage from New York University contains a summary of and commentary on Bernard Malamud's short story "Idiots First." A list of keywords with links to other works with similar subjects is also provided.
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Handout
New York University

O'connor, Flannery

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, part of one on medicine and the humanities from New York University, provides links to discussions of four of O'Connor's stories. The discussions included summaries of and commentaries on the stories.
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Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Walt Whitman

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Not only for teachers. Explore the world of this famous writer when you visit the collection of links on Whitman at the Web English Teacher website.
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Other

Official Site of Gary Soto

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a brief biography of author, Gary Soto, and includes links to his current works.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Georgia Authors, a Sampling

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is an informational flip chart that can be used as a springboard to broaden students familiarity with authors having strong Georgia ties. A suggestion would be to view one page a day and read a...