Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Literature: Rhetorical Landscape
This is an introduction to a unit on the use of rhetoric in speaking or writing to persuade an audience to the desired way of thinking or action. If focuses on rhetorical techniques and the three audience appeals: ethos, pathos, and logos.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Time
In this self-guided unit, you will be working with literature which is centered on the themes of past, present and future. You will experience several different literary perceptions of the past and the future by reading ancient...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Modernist Portraits: John Dos Passos
John Dos Passos is the focal point of this biography highlighting his politically charged contributions to American modernist literature. See "John Dos Passos Activities" for related artifacts and activities.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Secular Manuscripts
Not all manuscripts during the Middle Ages and Renaissance were religious in nature. This period abounded with volumes that contained histories, romances, fables, and legal and scientific writings. The rise of universities paralleled the...
University of California
Online English: The Hamlet Module: u.c. Davis
Learn more about Shakespeare's "Hamlet," when you visit this online English Module.
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: Tempest in the Lunchroom
In this lesson plan, students learn to read and act out the shipwreck scene in Shakespeare's "The Tempest."
Other
Bob's Byway: Glossary of Poetic Terms
Calling itself "unique," Bob's is easy to use, with cross-links throughout, phonetic pronunciation guides when necessary, and many examples and quotations. Click on the letter and scroll for the word.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: John Donne
This online resource focuses on the life and work of John Donne. Includes links to related sources.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Internet Classics Archive: Agesilaus by Plutarch
A translation of Plutarch by John Dryden. Site contains a biography of Agesilaus, a famous Spartan king.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Harper Lee
Learn more about the life and work of Harper Lee when you visit this informative site. This site provides links to activities, vocabulary lessons, newspaper articles and more focused on the book "To Kill A Mockingbird."