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Other

C Dickens Books: Slaughterhouse 5

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary and commentary of "Slaughterhouse 5" by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Discusses several of the characters and their presence in other of Vonnegut's novels.
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Primary
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: "Jabberwocky," by Lewis Carroll

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the text for Lewis Carroll's poem "Jabberwocky." Also available here is a good biography of the author. Click on 'Lewis Carroll' to find the biography.
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New York University

Pearl S. Buck's Short Story, "The Enemy"

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief summary and commentary of the short story "The Enemy," by Pearl S. Buck.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Dylan Thomas

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography of Thomas with a bibliography of his works, and links to other websites.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Lewis Carroll

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a very nice biography of the author of the "Alice" stories, Lewis Carroll. Also contains a selected bibliography of many of his works.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Gibson: The Miracle Worker

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Come and explore this informative site featuring links to lesson plans for "The Miracle Worker" by William Gibson.
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Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Golding

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Web English Teacher site provides a variety of resources to assist in the teaching of William Golding's works.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Alan Paton

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site features excellent links to lesson plans and activities for the book "Cry, the Beloved Country."
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Careers New Zealand

Careers Nz: Author

For Students 9th - 10th
This KiwiCareers site explores the various requirements for becoming an author. Content includes job requirements, working and employment conditions, personal profiles of actual authors, and more.
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Other

The Literary Encyclopedia: King, Stephen, (1947 )

For Students 9th - 10th
Bernice Murphy of Trinity College, Dublin writes a critical look at King's life and work.
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eBook
Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: Incognita

For Students 9th - 10th
Congreve's novel uses dramatic techniques borrowed from theatre to tell its story. The full length book is offered here in multiple formats.
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eBook
University of Pennsylvania

Digital Library Project: The Online Books Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete texts for 19 of Rudyard Kipling's literary works.
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University of Pennsylvania

Digital Library: Works of Charlotte Bronte

For Students 9th - 10th
The Digital Library provides links to the texts of five works done by Charlotte Bronte including "Jane Eyre", selected poems, "Shirley" and more.
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eBook
University of Pennsylvania

Digital Library Project: The Online Books Page

For Students 9th - 10th
The Digital Library provides links to the texts of two of Emily Bronte works, "Poems by Currier, Ellis, and Acton Bell," and "Wuthering Heights."
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eBook
University of Pennsylvania

Digital Library Project: The Online Books Page

For Students 9th - 10th
The Digital Library provides links to the complete texts of a dozen of George Eliot's works.
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eBook
University of Pennsylvania

Digital Library: Works of Samuel Butler

For Students 9th - 10th
The Digital Library provides links to the texts of eight of Samuel Butler's works.
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Other

Literary Traveler: Hemingway in Pamplona

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay presents a first person account of running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain.
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Teachers.net

Teachers.net.: Animal Farm

For Teachers 11th - 12th
This site features a complete project guide for George Orwell's book "Animal Farm."
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Teachers.net

Teachers.net: Bring Your Character in a Bag Animal Farm

For Teachers 7th - 9th
The main objective is for students to be able to interpret a chosen character from the novel Animal Farm. Students will then have an opportunity to represent that character in original symbolic form and present it orally to the class.
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New York Public Library

In Motion Magazine: In Praise of Toni Cade Bambara

For Students 9th - 10th
A short essay and poem written in Bambara's honor after her death.
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Beloved by Toni Morrison

For Students 9th - 10th
Beloved is a novel inspired by the true story of Margaret Garner, who escaped with her family from slavery in Kentucky to freedom in Ohio in 1856.
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Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: Edward Bellamy

For Students 9th - 10th
The content at this site from the University of Groningen includes a brief biographical sketch of Edward Bellamy (1850-1897 CE) who is most famous for his work "Looking Backward, 2000-1887."
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Thomas Mann (1875 1955)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a short biography of German essayist/novelist Thomas Mann.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: William Somerset Maugham

For Students 9th - 10th
This collaboratively written encyclopedia article covers just the basic facts of Maugham's life and includes a brief bibliography of some of his work.