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Library of Congress

Library of Congress: Classic Books

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read these beloved classic stories with their original illustrations. 23 books for children, including The Three Little Pigs and Denslow's Humpty Dumpty. 6 novels for teens, including Poe's The Raven and Dickens' A Christmas Carol. All...
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Other

The Tale of Aucassin and Nicolette

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the tale as different kind of fabliaux with links to English translations written for different age groups.
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The Best Notes

The Best Notes: The Alchemist by Paul Coelho

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a complete online study guide/notes for the allegorical novel The Alchemist by Paul Coelho including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
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Other

Sur La Lune Fairy Tales: Japanese Fairy Tales

For Students 9th - 10th
Online version of the book, "Japanese Fairy Tales," first published in 1908. It includes 20 or so tales translated from Japanese into English including the following: "My Lord Bag of Rice," "The Farmer and the Badger," "The Adventures of...
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Bibliomania

Bibliomania: James Russell Lowell Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
This Bibliomania site provides a biography of James Russell Lowell (1819-1891). Discusses his ancestry, education, and work as a poet, essayist, and satirist. Describes Lowell's role in the Abolitionist movement. Includes suggestions for...
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University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh:folk Links Folk:fairy Tale Site

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site offers links to folk tale and fairy tale sites. Students and teachers will benefit from this useful reference guide.
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Genre Worksheets

For Teachers 3rd - 9th Standards
This learning module provides remediation with identifying genre of books and various texts. Practice with capitalizing nouns is provided with through worksheets, an online site, and a video tutorial. .
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Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Key Ideas and Details: Retell Stories

For Students K - 1st Standards
Read a passage to discover how to retell a story then practice what you've learned.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Selected Poetry of John Gay

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains links to selected poems by John Gay. Also included is some biography details about him.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Bulfinch's Mythology: Apollo and Daphne

For Students 9th - 10th
Read Bulfinch's famous version of the great god Apollo at this full text site.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Bulfinch's Mythology: Venus and Adonis

For Students 9th - 10th
Read Thomas Bulfinch's account of the famous love affair of Venus and Adonis.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Regional Realism: Joel Chandler Harris

For Students 9th - 10th
Creator of Uncle Remus and other African American folklore tales, journalist Joel Chandler Harris is featured as a revolutionary writer regarding oppression and prejudices. For more resources click the "Joel Chandler Harris Activities" tab.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: James Thurber

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Discover writer James Thurber through this comprehensive site. This resource features links to lesson plans and activities for "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" and some of his other stories.
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Can Teach

Can Teach: African Folk Tales

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Eight African folk tales, like "Why the Cheetah's Cheeks Are Stained" to "The Curse of the Chameleon", are at this site. All eight are traditional Zulu stories. The site provides resources for teachers such as lesson plans and games.
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Other

Paul Eissen: George Orwell and the Politics of Animal Farm

For Students 9th - 10th
This is Paul Eissen's analysis "George Orwell and the Politics of Animal Farm." It includes a short biography of Orwell, a discussion of Animal Farm and revolution, a conclusion, and notes.
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Other

Los Siete Poderes

For Students 9th - 10th
Delve into 14 chapters of the captivating story of the "Seven Powers," and see how it all ends in the final combat. This site was created with the reader in mind because of its excellent font selection.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: rl.k.2 With Prompting and Support, Retell Familiar Stories

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This landing page offers a variety of lesson plans that instruct young scholars on RL.K.2 With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, etc.
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Other

China Vista: The China Experience China Culture Index

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive, bilingual website about various aspects of Chinese culture, including folk custom, arts and crafts, food and drinks, costumes, scripts and calligraphy, performing arts, ethnic groups, etc.
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Other

China Vista: Selected Chinese Myths and Fantasies

For Students 3rd - 8th
Because myths were not recorded, only fragments and short tales exist today. Here are a dozen or so of the most famous. You can also click to find out more about the history and features of Chinese mythology. (Click home to access...
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Intervention for Reading: Story Retelling

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
This intervention emphasizes the importance of verbal rehearsal of a story. By retelling, students relate information from the story to their own experiences. In this way, they improve their reading comprehension and memory of story...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak

For Students 5th - 8th
Death narrates a poignant tale of collecting lives and stories through Nazi Germany while constantly circling back to Liesel, who survives because of the love she shares and her love of language. Selected (6) reading passages (grades...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park

For Students 5th - 8th
Based on a true account, this book tells the story of Salva Dut, an 11-year-old boy separated from his family by the civil war in Sudan, and Nya, a girl from a small village who walks miles each day to fetch water for her family....
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Love and Chivalry in the Middle Ages

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explores the ideal of chivalry through several works of the Middle Ages.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Middle English

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explains how Middle English developed from Old English, changing its grammar, pronunciation, and spelling, and borrowing words from French and Latin.

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