Washington State University
Washington State University: Literary Movements: Brief Timeline of American Literature
This Washington State University site provides a decade-by-decade timeline of American literature with historical events going on at the same time. Most topics on the timeline are links to additional information about the author, work,...
University of North Carolina
"Life and Times of Frederick Douglass": Text
HTML full text of the "Life and Times of Frederick Douglass," the autobiography of the 19th century African American abolitionist (1818-1895).
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Who Is Katherine Johnson?" by Nasa
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Frederick Douglass: A Biography" by National Park Service
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
MLB Advanced Media
Chicago Cubs: Sammy Sosa
Profiles the life and career of Chicago Cubs right fielder Sammy Sosa. It has current statistics and links to other resource information.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement:portrait of a Hero
Discussing real life heroes and heroines and viewing their pictures will help students learn about reading and writing biographies. A writing rubric assessment is included in this series of activities designed to teach about heroes and...
abcteach
Abcteach: Biography Book Report Form [Pdf]
Great printable resource to help students write a report on a biography. Touches on major elements and encourages personal reflection.
Other
Mem Fox
Read all about favorite author Mem Fox in this very comprehensive website. Features her biography, her books and some stories even read aloud.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Richard Wilbur
Read Richard Wilbur's biography and several commentaries about him.
University of Houston
University of Houston: Women in Flight
Beryl Markham's contribution to aviation history is discussed in this lengthy article. Facts about many other famous female aviators before and after Markham are also included.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Wallace Stevens
This site, part of the Modern American Poetry site maintained by the University of Illinois, provides biographical information on Stevens, commentary on many of his poems (including "Anecdote of the Jar" and "The Emperor of Ice-cream"),...
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Gwendolyn Brooks
A rich resource, this site offers biographical, critical and historical information related to Brooks and her work.
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Augustine, 354 430
This site not offers a fairly thorough biography of Augustine, but also outlines some of Augustine's theological and philosphical positions, as well as the influences which led him to those beleifs. It also includes a list of Augustine's...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Life Imitates Art: The Great Gatsby
This media gallery from the American Masters film F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams explores how F. Scott Fitzgerald's work mirrored events in his life. Using video, discussion questions, organizers, and essays, students will take a...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Young F. Scott Fitzgerald
In this video [6:35] from the American Masters film F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams, students learn about the early life of F. Scott Fitzgerald. The accompanying activity asks students to examine the events of Fitzgerald's youth and...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure: Hip on Hemingway
This resource for teachers has students create an official "Hip on Hemingway Club." To become a member, students will learn about Hemingway and then they will create a biography of Ernest Hemingway patterned after an alphabet book.
NASA
Nasa: Astronaut Biography: Franklin R. Chang Diaz (ph.d.)
This is the biography for the former NASA astronaut and Costa Rican native Franklin R. Chang-Diaz.
Library of Congress
Loc: Classroom Materials: Who's That Lady?
This site was designed as a video conference with the national First Ladies Library. It is an entire lesson that culminates in a competition where students try to identify recent first ladies based on their research.
BBC
Bb Ci: Audio Interviews With Agatha Christie
The BBC produced this page including a brief biography of one of the world's most famous mystery writers, and links to audio interviews Christie did in the 1950s and 1960s.
Georgetown University
Georgetown University: Edgar Allan Poe (1809 1849)
This site is a professor's guide for students. This guide features information on how to distinguish between Poe and his narrators in his stories.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Life of Muhammad
This site, which is provided for by the Fordham University, gives a selection from Ibn Ishaq's biography of Muhammad written a century after his death.
Rice University
Galileo Project: Thomas Hobbes
This site from The Galileo Project of Rice University presents Hobbes' life in an outline, giving easy access to the critical information. This is a great site to check out for information on the subject.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Robert Penn Warren
This site offers excerpts from interview with Warren about a reunion at Vanderbilt in 1956, on his writings and values, on HAWKS, on rhythm in prose. There is also a review of HEARTS OF AUTUMN. This site also has a photo of Warren.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Biography: Norman Bridwell
Read this biography to learn about author and illustrator Norman Bridwell. Links to an interview, video interviews, and a list of his books are available.