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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Anglo Saxon Literature

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on Anglo-Saxon Literature including the importance of the monks who listened to the stories and poems and wrote them down and the two nonfiction pieces that had an impact on creation of the written language: The...
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1958: Boris Leonidovich Pasternak

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the 1958 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (1890-1960 CE), a writer who was honored for "his important achievement both in contemporary lyrical poetry and in the field of the great Russian...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A Letter to Me

For Teachers 9th - 10th
After reading song lyrics to Brad Paisley's "A Letter to Me" and the personal essay "A Letter to My Younger Self" by Brian Elroy, students write a poem, lyric, or letter from George Washing to his younger self. Then students write a...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Hyperboles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on the use of hyperbole; it defines the term and explains when it is used. It offers two video clips: the first demonstrates the use of hyperbole in song lyrics as it highlights them, and the second shows the use of...
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Dixie's Land

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides the lyrics to Dan Emmett's song, "Dixie," and also includes good notes on specific parts of the lyrics.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Stephen C. Foster, Old Folks at Home

For Students 9th - 10th
This website from the University of Toronto not only provides the lyrics to Stephen C. Foster's song, "Old Folks at Home," but also includes general information about the song.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Poetry Lesson: Song Parodies About School

For Teachers 9th - 10th
After celebrating (and singing) some of the delightful songs from Alan Katz's "Take Me out of the Bathtub" and listening to songs by Weird Al Yankovic, like "Eat It," students will discuss the concept of parody. To practice writing a...
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British Library

British Library: 20th Century Works: Their Lonely Betters

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
'Their Lonely Betters' is a short, four-stanza lyric poem by W.H. Auden. Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher resources.
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Other

Syracuse University of Information Studies: Scott Nicholson

For Students 9th - 10th
Scott Nicholson helps you find the most appropriate Internet reference tool for your search through an orientation, tutorial and frequently asked questions section. Hyper-links, advice and tips assist in the selection process.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Grammar Basics: Metaphors

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about similes and metaphors through this multimedia presentation. First view a slide show describing different types of metaphors as well as a simile. Then watch a video [3:13] showing similes and metaphors used in popular songs. A...
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Dayton Aviation Heritage

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a lot of information on the commemorative park dedicated to the Wright Brothers and Paul Laurence Dunbar. Here you can read about this great author and find links taking you to the Dunbar House State Memorial, etc.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Writing Lesson: The Dust Bowl Blues

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The 1930's Dust Bowl era was about the grueling times of people suffering in the drought-stricken region of the Oklahoma pan handle. This activity will help students to gain an understanding of the plights of the people. Using Woody...
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Harvard University

Harvard: The Geoffrey Chaucer Page: John Lydgate

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides a brief biography and general critique of his "high style" English lyric poetry, with links to several of his works, some annotated. Beautiful color picture from "Sege of Thebes."
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City University of New York

Brooklyn College: Melani: Romanticism: Introduction to Romanticism

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an article discribing Romanticism and the Romantic Period from 1798-1832 including its beginning with the publication of Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge. Characteristics include heightened imagination, nature...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Ain't That America

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Young scholars think that classic literature and historic events have little in common with life today, right? Think again! In this lesson plan, students get a chance to compare themes from classic novels or from American history to...
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Luminarium

Luminarium: "Sleep, Baby Mine" by Sir Philip Sidney

For Students 9th - 10th
Full text of Sir Philip Sidney's lyric poem and lullaby, "Sleep, Baby Mine."
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: What Is the Owl and the Nightingale About?

For Students 9th - 10th
"The Owl and the Nightingale" is one of the earliest substantial texts to be written in Middle English. Read an overview of this poem and view additional resources such as articles and collection items.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: John Keats

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Franz Kafka including a biography and the full text of the long poem Lamia.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Daniel Decatur Emmett

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides a brief summary of the life and works of musician and songwriter, Daniel Decatur Emmet. Includes a link to the lyrics to "Dixie Land," which was written by Emmett.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Stairway to Heaven Examining Metaphor in Popular Music

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Contains plans for two lessons that ask learners to make connections between literary texts and popular culture texts like song lyrics. After checking popular culture texts for literary elements, these elements are then examined in...
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Horace

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This biography of Quintus Horatius Flaccus, better known as Horace, profiles the Roman lyric poet and satirist as well as feature quotes from his work and a bibliography.
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Luminarium

Luminarium: Essays and Research on the Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this comprehensive site to learn more about English Renaissance Literature. This site is a gold mine of information. It has several essays that illuminate this genre. Find out more about this period in literature through this...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Sound and Sense of Langston Hughes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners investigate poetry form as they research the life of Langston Hughes. They perform the lyrics of his poetry, participate in a distance learning program from Cleveland Institute of Music, and produce computer-generated brochures...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Alfred, Lord Tennyson

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Have you ever studied Lord Tennyson's work? This site features information on the life and work of this famous Victorian writer.

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