Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Invitation to World Literature: Wu: Journey to the West
Lesson from a multimedia course on literary world classics considers the Chinese folk novel Journey to the West (also known at The Monkey), generally ascribed to sixteenth-century writer Wu Cheng'en. Lesson centers on a half-hour video...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Invitation to World Literature: Roy: The God of Small Things
Lesson from a multimedia course on literary world classics considers The God of Small Things, by Arundhati Roy. Lesson centers on a half-hour video offering multiple perspectives on the novel. Read an excerpt from the work and find...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Literature: The Modern Short Story
This lesson is an introduction to the modern short story including defining the short story, how the modern short story differs from the classic short story, the elements of a short story, and what is to be expected in this unit.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Literature: Exploring Point of View
This page explains point of view by discussing examples of situations where mutiple people witness an event, but have different perspectives on what occured. It offers a link at the bottom of the page to information about types of point...
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Latin American Literature in Curriculum
Nice article discussing the lack of diversity in literature curriculum.
Cengage Learning
Literature of Discovery and Exploration
Teaching approach that examines the writings of European New World explorers from the late 1400s through the 1600s. Includes Christopher Columbus, Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, Rene Goulaine de Laudonniere, Pedro Menendez de Aviles, Fray...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians the Novel
These articles answer the following questions about novels between 1832-1880: From Charles Dickens to Charlotte Bronte, Elizabeth Gaskell to George Eliot, how did the writers of this period use fantasy, realism, sensationalism, and...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians London
From Wordsworth's Westminster Bridge to Blake's Chimney Sweepers; from Dickens's pickpockets to Jack the Ripper; and from Wells's War of the Worlds to Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes; discover the diverse ways in which writers in this...
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech: A Multicultural Literature Bibliography
A list that provides either the teacher or the student with a list of books that gives a representation of the multicultural society that exists in the United States. A brief synopsis of each book is given along with a suggestion for the...
Other
Suny: Conventions of Writing Papers About Literature
A professor's excellent explanation of how to write a professional sounding essay. Covers all aspects of an essay, and detailed examples give information on exactly how to write the essay.
Virginia Tech
The Alan Review: Exploring Prejudice in Young Adult Literature
Use the power of role-playing to help students experience Mildred Taylor's powerful novel "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry." This lesson plan includes a variety of scenarios and suggestions for use with a group.
Internet Infidels
Old Testament Life and Literature: The History of David
This is an excellent scholarly work on the story of King David. It includes perspectives on his life, theological significance and related issues.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Invitation to World Literature: Epic of Gilgamesh
Lesson from a multimedia course on literary world classics considers the Epic of Gilgamesh. Lesson centers on a half-hour video offering multiple perspectives on the work. Read an excerpt from Gilgamesh and find dozens of rich and varied...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Invitation to World Literature: Homer: The Odyssey
Lesson from a multimedia course on literary world classics considers Homer's Odyssey. Lesson centers on a half-hour video offering multiple perspectives on the work. Read an excerpt from The Odyssey and find dozens of rich and varied...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Invitation to World Literature: Euripides: The Bacchae
Lesson from a multimedia course on literary world classics considers The Bacchae, by Euripides. Lesson centers on a half-hour video offering multiple perspectives on the work. Read an excerpt from the play and find dozens of rich and...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Invitation to World Literature: The Bhagavad Gita
Lesson from a multimedia course on literary world classics considers the Bhagavad Gita. Lesson centers on a half-hour video offering multiple perspectives on the work. Read an excerpt from the Gita and find dozens of rich and varied...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Invitation to World Literature: Shikibu: The Tale of Genji
Lesson from a multimedia course on literary world classics considers The Tale of Genji, byMurasaki Shikibu. Lesson centers on a half-hour video offering multiple perspectives on the work. Read an excerpt from the tale and find dozens of...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Invitation to World Literature: Candide
Lesson from a multimedia course on literary world classics considers Candide, by Voltaire. Lesson centers on a half-hour video offering multiple perspectives on the work. Read an excerpt from the satire and find dozens of rich and varied...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Invitation to World Literature: One Hundred Years of Solitude
Lesson from a multimedia course on literary world classics considers One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Lesson centers on a half-hour video offering multiple perspectives on the work. Read an excerpt...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Invitation to World Literature: Popol Vuh
Lesson from a multimedia course on literary world classics considers Popol Vuh, a Mayan text that combines history and myth. Lesson centers on a half-hour video offering multiple perspectives on Popol Vuh. Read an excerpt from the work...
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Black and White
This site on the book "Black and White" by David Macaulay, includes a review of the book, a listing of things to notice and talk about, activities related to the book, other related books, and links to other resources.
University of Chicago
University of Chicago Library: Teaching the Middle East: Writing: Islamic Period
Learning module considers the literature of the Middle East after the arrival of Islam. Discusses the development of the Koran and a variety of poetic forms.
University of Chicago
University of Chicago Library: Teaching the Middle East: Foreign Eyes
Two related learning modules consider Western perspectives on the Middle East, beginning with the Persian invasions of Greece (fifth century BC) and moving forward into the present time. Useful background on the history of wartime and...
British Library
British Library: 20th Century: An Introduction to Andrea Levy's Small Island
Andrea Levy's "Small Island" is a story of post-war Caribbean migration, narrated from four different perspectives. Hannah Lowe explores how the novel is intrinsically linked with Levy's own Caribbean ancestry, as well as how it has...