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New York Review of Books Archive
At this site, you can conduct a search for critical reviews that have been published in the New York Review of Books. Currently (July, 2000), only reviews published since 1996 are available, but that is supposed to change. This is a good...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Three Shots: Ernest Hemingway's Nick Adams
For this lesson plan, students will consider Three Shots: Ernest Hemingway's Nick Adams. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab. In this lesson, students study issues related to independence and...
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: William Carlos Williams
This is the Modern American Poetry index site for William Carlos Williams (1883-1963 CE). From this site you can click on links that take you to analysis of the author's works as well as a link to full text versions of additional poems.
Georgetown University
Georgetown University: Cotton Mather (1663 1728)
This site from Georgetown University provides an analysis of Cotton Mather's major themes, historical perspectives, and personal issues, as well as the form, style, and artistic conventions in his writing. Includes study and discussion...
Other
Emily Dickinson: Early Feminist Essays (Pub. 1886 1915)
This is an eclectic mix of Dickinson's letters, some early essays about her writing, and remembrances of her by friends and family. The texts of 32 of her poems are annotated with references to other Dickinson writings. The entire site...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Kate Chopin's "The Awakening": No Choice but Under? Unit Plan
This unit plan can be used as a whole, or any of its three parts. Plenty of resources for the context of the novel, and the literary concepts of realism and regionalism are provided.
PBS
Pbs: Culture Shock: Huck Finn in Context
This site features information on themes from Huck Finn. You will find activities and discussion questions to accompany the different sections.
Other
Homework Online: Lord of the Flies, Chapter Summaries
Read chapter summaries of William Golding's novel, "Lord of the Flies." These summaries each include information about the chapter's plot and comments on the meaning behind Golding's writing.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Responding to Quotes and Aphorisms
The objective of this lesson plan is to teach students about responding to quotes and aphorisms. This site features a lesson plan with detailed information.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain
From a clear introduction which includes "Why Should I Care," to the text and then an analysis of the poem, I Felt a Funeral, in my Brain, this site contains fascinating insights into the writings of the poet. Broken into clearly...
Georgetown University
Georgetown University: Bernard Malamud (1914 1986)
An analysis of Bernard Malamud's writing style can be found here from Georgetown University. The article discusses the typical themes, characters, settings, and gives a comparison of his works to other famous authors.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: The Storm
A summary, an analysis of the book including the themes and characters, as well as questions that can be discussed.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Book Reports: Lesson 2
This lesson introduces book reports and the goals of a book report.
Victorian Web
The Victorian Web: William Wordsworth an Overview
This page on William Wordsworth from a Brown University site contains links to a variety of topics related to him and his writings. It has a link to a biography, the text to two of his works, an analysis of his style of writing and the...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Biography of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
This Bibliomania.com site a biography of the 19th century American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882). Discusses his parents, early youth, education, literary ambitions, years of travel and study, Harvard tenure, love for...
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: The Romantic Revival: Sir Walter Scott
Provides analysis of Scott's works as well as his writing style. Looks at his themes and characters.
University of California
History Project: The Pullman Strike of 1894
Given background information and primary source documents, students will write an essay describing the events of the Pullman Strike of 1894 organized around a theme.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Golding
Web English Teacher site provides a variety of resources to assist in the teaching of William Golding's works.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Archibald Mac Leish
This site houses three poems in full text from the great American poet Archibald MacLeish (1892-1982 CE), as well as criticism on two of his most famous. The three pieces are 'Baccalaureate', 'Two Poems from the War', and 'An Eternity'.
Other
Civil War Book Reviews
This site provides good examples of critical book reviews of Civil War literature.
Virginia Tech
Some Observations About Hawthorne's Women
A somewhat Freudian look at Hawthorne's characters, this critical essay includes source references.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Annotate and Analyze a Paired Passage: Practice 1
In this lesson, you will read and annotate a pair of texts to make inferences, draw conclusions, and synthesize ideas and details using textual evidence. Prepare to get involved in a conversation between you and the two texts you will be...