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Mapping Margery Kempe: Guide to Late Medieval Material
Margery Kempe's spiritual biography is often called the first autobiography in English this provides access to the material culture of Kempe's 15th century world.
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Welcome to Claude Monet's Giverny
This site from Giverny, Monet's home, has an extensive collection of 85 artworks, photographs of the garden, exhibit information, a biography, quotations, and books. Monet's autobiography was originally published in 1900 in a French...
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Athabasca University: Centre for Language and Literature: Laura Salverson
A brief biography of Laura Goodman Salverson, the "first novelist to explore the immigrant experience in the West." Read about her first Canadian novel, "The Viking Heart," as well as her latter novels and autobiography.
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Brass Check: Tell the Truth and Run George Seldes
Read about George Seldes (1890-1995), a muckraker and press critic. Read some of his writings from his column "In Fact." Read his autobiography and a brief biography. There are links to other sites about George Seldes. Site by Brass Check.
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Literature Unit: "A Day No Pigs Would Die"
This site features questions for each of the chapters in Robert Newton Peck's "A Day No Pigs Would Die."
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Nancy Polette: "Holes" Literature Guide
Use this informative site to learn more about the book "Holes," by Louis Sachar. This educational resource gives descriptive activities for this book.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Gary Paulsen Lesson Plans
This resource focuses on several of Gary Paulsen's novels. There are resources at the different links featuring lesson plans, activities, teaching guides and more.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: The Foxman
Have you ever read the book "The Foxman" by Gary Paulsen? This site features a review of the novel and points to ponder as you discuss it with your students. It also provides several links and a list of related books.
C-SPAN
C Span American Writers: Narrative of Sojourner Truth
A brief summary of The Narrative of Sojourner Truth. Also includes an on-line text of the work as well as links to other informational websites.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Literary Terms a E
The first of three pages of simple definitions for literary terms. This page, A - E, covers forty-four terms from "Allegory" to "Exposition."
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Frequently Asked Questions About Isaac Asimov
This fascinating collection of Asimov minutiae is linked to the larger Asimovonline.com site.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: The Tech: Article on Alex Haley
This Washington Post article from The Tech on Alex Haley offers a personal glimpse into Haley's life as a writer and how his writing connected him to his family.
Ancestry
Historical Narratives
Here, you can read historical narratives spanning from 1791 to 1850. RL.11-12.10a/b Text Complexity