Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "The Portrait" by Stanley Kunitz
Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "The Portrait" by Stanley Kunitz provided by the Academy of American Poets.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "Ode to a Dressmaker's Dummy" by Donald Justice
Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "Ode to a Dressmaker's Dummy" by Donald Justice provided by the Academy of American Poets.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "Shirt" by Robert Pinsky
Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "Shirt" by Robert Pinsky provided by the Academy of American Poets.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "Her Kind" by Anne Sexton
Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "Her Kind" by Anne Sexton provided by the Academy of American Poets.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "The Idea of Order at Key West" by Wallace Stevens
Contains an MP3 audio recording and text of the poem "The Idea of Order at Key West" by Wallace Stevens provided by the Academy of American Poets.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "From the Long Sad Party" by Mark Strand
Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "From the Long Sad Party" by Mark Strand provided by the Academy of American Poets.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "That the Soul May Wax Plump" by May Swenson
Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "That the Soul May Wax Plump" by May Swenson provided by the Academy of American Poets.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas
Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "Do not go gentle into that good night" by Dylan Thomas provided by the Academy of American Poets.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "Endings" by Mona Van Duyn
Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "Endings" by Mona Van Duyn provided by the Academy of American Poets.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "The Prisoner of Zenda" by Richard Wilbur
Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "The Prisoner of Zenda" by Richard Wilbur provided by the Academy of American Poets.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "On the Circuit" by W. H. Auden
Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "On the Circuit" by W. H. Auden provided by the Academy of American Poets.
Wyzant
Wyzant: History and Politics Out Loud
A searchable archive of politically significant audio materials for scholars, teachers, and students.
Other
Repeat After Us
This site is a collection of copyright-free literature ranging from nursery rhymes to philosophy to literature from many time periods and cultures. There are more than 6,000 texts, and over 1,100 of them are accompanied by audio...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Musical Images
Students are introduced to the concept of the image of music. After listening to a song, they draw images of it by deciding where different musical instruments were placed during recording. They further investigate audio engineering by...
Language Guide
Language Guide: La Electronica
Televisions, stereos, CDs, cameras, etc. come alive with colorful graphics and audio. Move your mouse over each image to hear the correct Spanish pronunciation.
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: Online Library and Language Lab
This is a collection of copyright-free English texts and scripted recordings of poetry listed alphabetically by author's last name. It also lists the level of difficulty for each work as beginning, intermediate, or advanced.
Other
The National Archives Experience: Digital Vaults
Browse through hundreds of historical records, including photos, documents, maps, artwork, video clips, and audio files dating from the 1800s to the present. The Digital Vaults enables visitors to customize their exhibit experience to...
US National Archives
Nara: The Emancipation Proclamation
The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) provides an elaborate overview of Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. Content includes detailed background information behind the document, photos of the original...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Go Figure With Figurative Language It Helps With Predicting!
In this instructional activity, young scholars will use figurative language, digital tools, and illustrations to write a story. The teacher will model how to use an app that has onomatopoeia to create a story with a good beginning,...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Capture, Making of African American Identity: V. 1
Several narratives of the capture of West Africans, including the famous autobiography of Venture Smith, from the eighteenth century, two accounts of conditions on slave ships, and an audio recording of the memories of the descendants of...
University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 1300: Daniel Fahrenheit
Read about the history of how the Fahrenheit temperature scale was invented, and the man who invented it, Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit. Includes an audio recording of this radio program episode.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Music of the United States
Very thorough resource for music in the United States. History, genres, and references can be found on this site. Includes sample audio recordings.
Other
Goucher English / General Prologue
This site, prepared for college English literature students, deals with the following aspects of Chaucer's General Prologue from "The Canterbury Tales": Genre, Form, Characters, Summary, Issues, and General Sources. Also contains...
National Museums Liverpool
National Museums Liverpool: Liverpool Blitz
A fictional but historically accurate recreation of the May 1941 bombing attacks on Liverpool by the German Air Force. You can click on a 24-hour timeline and get information on what was happening during the attacks. There is also an...