Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Herman Melville
From the Academy of American Poets, this site contains a biography of Herman Melville (1819-1891 CE). Discusses the influence of his work as a seaman, as well as the Civil War on his writings. Includes a brief bibliography of works by...
Stanford University
Stanford Encycl. Of Philosophy: Alfred North Whitehead
A biography of Alfred North Whitehead. It lists major events of his life in a chronology, summarizes his philosophical influence, and provides a bibliography both of his own writings and of secondary sources about him.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Language Arts Professional Books
Resources for teachers in children's literature can be found in this bibliography--whole language philosophy, reading/writing techniques, spelling, and assessment.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Heinrich Boll
A biography on the life of Heinrich Boll discusses many of his famous writings. Boll's works portrayed Germany after World War II with a deep moral vision and attacked the materialistic values of the post-war society. Also contains a...
Other
Literature Unit: "A Day No Pigs Would Die"
This site features questions for each of the chapters in Robert Newton Peck's "A Day No Pigs Would Die."
Sacred Text Archive
Ista: Complete Corpus of Anglo Saxon Poetry
The Internet Sacred Text Archive offers the Complete Corpus of Anglo Saxon Poetry. All of the titles link to primary documents, written in their original language.
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.
Other
Tech4 Learning: Recipes4 Success
If you're interested in developing project-based learning for your class, Tech4Learning provides tools for facilitating those projects and instruction in how to create and manage them. Free resources available, as well as resources by...
Grammarly
Grammarly Handbook: Ama (American Medical Association)
This page explains the basics of the AMA citation style including endnotes and bibliographic citatation examples. It also provides a link to the AMA website for more information.
American Library Association
Ala: Michael L. Printz Award Winners
YALSA's award for literary excellence is given each year. Get the current award winners and runners-up, in addition to past award winners at this site.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Toni Morrison
For teaching the work of Toni Morrison, this site provides lesson plans, activities, and other resources for Beloved, The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, and Morrison's other fiction.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Edgar Allan Poe
Delve into the work of Edgar Allan Poe through the links provides from this Web English Teacher site. This site features links to biographical information, lesson plans, teaching ideas and more.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Eric Carle
What do you know about Eric Carle, the author? This Carol Hurst site highlights some interesting facts about this author's life and refers to some of his books.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Eric Carle Biography
Discover more about your favorite children's author, Eric Carle, when you visit this biography. Students and teachers will gain a new perspective of this author's life and work.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Types of Sources
A list and explanation of different types of print and online sources. W.11-12.8 Sources/Integrate/Cite
Other
Zittaw Press: Gothic Literature
Explore Gothic literature by following links on the genre's canon, trade, authors, reading, poetry, and resources.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: A Guide to George Orwell's "Animal Farm" [Pdf]
Planning guide, chapter-by-chapter teaching suggestions, discussion and essay questions, and activity ideas for extended learning make up the bulk of this 15 page .pdf guide.
Other
Mlksb: Why We Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Learn why we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a holiday. Also gives a brief description on the life and work of Dr. King.
Cengage Learning
Maxine Hong Kingston: Classroom Issues and Strategies
This useful page offers background information for Kingston and her work, some questions for discussing it with a class, and a bibliography of articles about her writing.
First World War
First World war.com: Prose & Poetry Robert Graves: A Twentieth Century Life
This detailed article covers all of Graves' work, not just his war writing. Although it lacks a bibliography, it is written by a Graves scholar from the University of Maryland, and mentions specifically the work of others studying Graves.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: William Faulkner
This site from the encyclopedia Wikipedia provides a brief biography on the life and work of novelist William Faulkner is found on this site. It contains information on his style of writing and the themes of many of his works. There is...
C-SPAN
C Span: American Writers Ii John Steinbeck
C-SPAN offers a biography on John Steinback (1902-1968 CE) which focuses primarily on his writings. A complete bibliography of his works accompanies the biography.
University at Buffalo
University at Buffalo: Lucille Clifton
This site from the University at Buffalo gives a page devoted to Clifton that offers an excerpt of her writing, a short biography & bibliography. Also includes photos of the author.
Curated OER
Meditation Club: Dalai Lama a Biography
An extensive biography of the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. Also includes a bibliography of the Dalai Lama's writings and news items concerning both him and Tibet.