National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: A Farewell to Arms
Guide to Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms, with historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study with activities, assignments, project ideas, and essay topics. A radio show, with...
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: Dickinson: Poetry
Guide for exploring the poetry of Emily Dickinson provides historical context, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit for teachers. Includes a radio show and transcript with poems cited from The Poems of Emily...
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: Twain: Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Guide to Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, including historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study with handouts, project ideas, and essay topics. A radio show, with transcripts,...
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: Wilder: Bridge of San Luis Rey
A comparison of Thornton Wilder's novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and his stage play Our Town, with historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study including project ideas and essay topics....
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: The Great Gatsby
Guide to F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, with historical information about the novel's Jazz Age setting, an author biography, and access to a radio program (audio plus transcript) of excerpts from the novel and analysis of its...
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Guide to Carson McCullers' novel The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, with historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study including activities, homework assignments, project ideas, and essay...
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: Their Eyes Were Watching God
Guide to Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, with historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study including activities, homework assignments, project ideas, and essay topics....
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: The Maltese Falcon
Guide to Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon, with historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study including activities, homework assignments, project ideas, and essay topics. A radio...
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: To Kill a Mockingbird
Guide to Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, with historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study including activities, homework assignments, project ideas, and essay topics. A radio show,...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Literature Library: "Frankenstein" Study Guide [Pdf]
Great study guide for Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," complete with pre-reading material (author biography, vocabulary words, novel introduction), reading questions, brainstorming and charting activities, and thought-provoking writing...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Literature Library: "Brothers Karamazov" Study Guide [Pdf]
Use this study guide to enhance your understanding and exploration of Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel, "The Brothers Karamazov." Prepare for the text with an author biography, vocabulary lists, and pre-reading activities. While reading,...
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment of the Arts: The Big Read: The Death of Ivan Ilyich
Guide to Leo Tolstoy's Death of Ivan Ilyich, with historical information, author biographies, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study including activities, homework assignments, project ideas, and essay topics.
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: Alvarez: Time of the Butterflies
Guide to Julia Alvarez's In the Time of the Butterflies provides historical context, author biography, questions, and a collection of resources for teachers, including a ten-day lesson schedule, project ideas, and essay topics. A radio...
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Uua: Louisa May Alcott
Detailed biography of Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888 CE) from the Dictionary of Unitarian & Universalist Biography. Contains a couple of pictures as well.
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The One and Only Ivan: Author Katherine Applegate
Learn about the life of author Katherine Applegate in this brief biography.
Kids' Wings
Little Red Schoolhouse: "Shakespeare & the Globe"
Here is a website full of ideas to enhance your study of Shakespeare! There are many student activities and lesson plan ideas.
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Official Robert Munsch Website
Delightful place to visit! Read a biography, listen to some of his stories, read some of his unpublished works, and look at art and stories by students who have written to Robert Munsch.
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Presenting Sid Fleischman
This is children author Sid Fleischman's personal website, which offers a fascinating look into his life and work.
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Celestial Timepiece: A Joyce Carol Oates Home Page
This spectacular site is filled with information about Oates, her work and scholarship about her work. Includes extensive bibliographies, full text of many different works, photos, interviews, and a biography.
Kids' Wings
Texas Bluebonnet Books: "Weslandia"
Here you will find websites on plants and ancient civilizations to enhance the book "Weslandia," by Paul Fleischman.
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)
E Pd Lp: El Poder De La Palabra
Space dedicated to prose, where you can find numerous Spanish literary passages, as well as author biographies and pictures. You can also read about art (organized by countries, periods, museums), music (organized by countries, periods,...
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Novel guide.com: "The Prince"
NovelGuide.com provides a thorough study guide including summaries, character profiles, metaphor and theme analysis, quotes, and an author biography.
Scholastic
Scholastic: A Year Down Yonder
This resource features a lesson plan for teaching the book A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck. This resource includes links to an author biography and interview.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Literature Online: Number the Stars
This detailed unit includes author biography, ideas for introducing the novel, related reading suggestions, reproducibles and more. Acrobat Reader required to read the study guide.
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