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Book haven.net: Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver

For Students 9th - 10th
This book review of Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver provides a detailed plot summary of the book as well as opinion.
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Other

Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado"

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides the text to Edgar Allan Poe's tale, "The Cask of Amontillado," along with information on the setterin, characters, point of view, style, and theme. Includes a plot summary as well as analytical information and a...
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Family Education

Family Education: Book Lists

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Family Education publishes age-appropriate lists of books, with brief plot summaries, on themes of interest to children and teens.
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IMDb

Internet Movie Database: Otto Preminger

For Students 9th - 10th
The Internet Movie Database provides a complete filmography with biographical data, trivia, and links to individual films, casting information, and plot summaries.
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Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

For Students 6th - 8th
This site is a discussion of some of Phyllis Naylor's works and contains information about the author and evaluates the themes and ideas that she expresses in her writing. It also contains some plot summaries of some of her books.
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Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: A Long Way From Chicago

For Students 6th - 8th
This site is a review and plot summary of Peck's book, "A Long Way from Chicago", and has some links to reviews of some of his other works.
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Other

Homework Online: Miller's "Death of a Salesman"

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides an in-depth look at Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman." Includes a detailed plot summary, plus character analyses, a theme discussion, a Miller biography, and more.
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Grade Saver

Grade Saver: The Comedy of Errors Study Guide by William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides plot summaries, character profiles, and theme analysis for the Shakespearean comedy, "The Comedy of Errors." The information provided by Grade Saver provides good material to accompany a reading of the play.
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Other

The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive: The Grand Duke

For Students 9th - 10th
The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive provides the operetta theme, audio files, plot summary, text, glossary, and more for "The Grand Duke."
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Other

The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive: Patience

For Students 9th - 10th
The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive provides an introduction, plot summary, text, musical score (audio files), art, reviews, and more for "Patience."
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IMDb

Internet Movie Database: Black October (2000) (Tv)

For Students 9th - 10th
The Internet Movie Database entry for the Canadian documentary film "Black October". Accessible is a movie trailer for the film, a plot summary, and full credits. "Black October" is a film about the 1970 October Crisis.
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American Movie Classics Company

The Film Site: Since You Went Away, 1944

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides the plot summary, cast information, and movie poster for the 1944 film, Since You Went Away.
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American Movie Classics Company

The Film Site: To Have and Have Not

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides the plot summary of and dialogue from To Have and Have Not.
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Other

Dramatists Play Service, Inc.: Christopher Durang

For Students 9th - 10th
Maintained by the excellent resource, Dramatists Play Service, Inc., this website offers a near-complete list of Durang's plays. Each play listed serves as a link to webpages that provide reviews of the plays, along with plot summaries....
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PBS

Pbs: Teaching Anna Karenina

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An excellent and in-depth site for teachers of Tolstoy's masterpiece. Includes information about the film version, plot summaries, discussion questions, journals, and classroom activities. Great site!
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Middlebury College

Middlebury College: Study Guide for the Idiot

For Students 9th - 10th
Written by students at Middlebury College, this study guide is a good resource for anyone interested in learning about Dostoevsky's The Idiot. Provides plot summaries, character analyses, and information on the historical background of...
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Other

Summary Central: Lord of the Flies by W. Golding

For Students 9th - 10th
This notes-style page surveys Golding's novel from its plot to its characters, style, diction, and other features.
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Palomar Community College District

Lambs' Tales From Shakespeare: "Timon of Athens"

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of Shakespeare's play "Timon of Athens" focusing on plot, characters and themes. With links to other summaries of Shakespeare's plays.
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Shakespeare Online

Shakespeare Online: Julius Caesar: Analysis by Act and Scene

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Breaks down the plot of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar into the introduction, rising action, the climax, the resolution, and the conclusion. Also describes how time and place are managed by Shakespeare.RL.9-10.5 text structure effects
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Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Tess of the D'urbervilles: Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a good website to accompany a reading of Thomas Hardy's novel, "Tess of the d'Urbervilles." Read about Thomas Hardy's life and career, the novel's plot and characters, and the novel's themes and important symbols.
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Other

Cummings Study Guides: Much Ado About Nothing, a Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a study guide for William Shakespeare's Comedy Much Ado about Nothing.
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TES Global

Tes: First Encounters: The Taming of the Shrew 2014 Teacher Pack

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a Royal Shakespeare Company teacher resource pack for teaching The Taming of the Shrew including the following sections: The Story Page; Q&A with the Director; Storyboard; Creating...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Shakespeare: Othello

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource provides links to lesson plans, activities, study guides, and other teaching ideas for Shakespeare's "Othello."
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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: Reading Guide for "Sleeping at the Starlite Motel"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a reading guide for Bailey White's book "Sleeping at the Starlite Motel." A plot summary, 16 study questions, suggestions for further reading, and links to other useful sites are included.

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