Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William Shakespeare
The Stratford portrait of William Shakespeare, an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminate dramatist. His surviving works consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets,...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Homer
Homer. Of all the writings that describe this Heroic Age, the most important are the two great narrative poems,- the Illiad and the Odyssey, -attributed to Homer.-Colby, 1899
AdLit
Ad lit.org: An Introduction to Analytical Text Structures
Many students are used to writing narratives - stories, description, even poetry, but have little experience with analytical writing. This article is an introduction to six analytical text structures, useful across content areas. See...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Unique Metaphor Collections
In this instructional activity, the first chapter of the novel Girl with a Pearl Earring is used as a mentor text. Students will identify metaphors and then create their own unique metaphorical descriptions that they will begin to...
Brown University
Brown University: The Decameron Project
Few great books like the Decameron have shaped our very notion of storytelling and its crucial role in the negotiation and production of shared social and cultural values. In its hundred stories, shared in ten days by ten young people...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Princess Who Rewrote History
Anna Komnene, daughter of Byzantine emperor Alexios, spent the last decade of her life creating a 500-page history of her father's reign called "The Alexiad." As a princess writing about her own family, she had to balance her loyalty to...
The English Teacher
The English Teacher: The Odyssey Student Questions
Examples of honors student questions about themes and characters in "The Odyssey." The way you might respond to them can be used in creating your lesson plan.
Georgetown University
Georgetown University: Edgar Allan Poe (1809 1849)
This site is a professor's guide for students. This guide features information on how to distinguish between Poe and his narrators in his stories.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Miguel De Unamuno
Wikipedia offers biographical information on Spanish writer, Miguel de Unamuno (1864-1936 CE). Includes a list of works.
Other
19th Century Girls' Series
This site, created by Deidre Johnson, provides information on series reading about girls in the 19th century. You can find information about noted authors of these series, such as Jacob Abbott and Sophie May, and many selections from...
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Drama
The University of Victoria's English department gives a comprehensive definition of "drama" in writing.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Endre Ady
The student will find this to be a very brief narrative of the life of Endre Ady, poet journalist and short story writer. Several excerpts from poems by this Hungarian writer can also be found.
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