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Bibliomania

Bibliomania: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an introduction as well as the full text of James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, an autobiographical novel tracing the author?s youth from his birth to his departure from Ireland.
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Article
University of Manitoba

Cm Magazine Profiles: Kenneth Oppel

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you a fan of the Silverwing novels? Meet the author, Kenneth Oppel, and learn how he moved from being a video game addict to a popular published author of youth fiction.
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Other

Wired for Books: Community Reconsidered

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the transcripts of a conversation among three Ohio University literature professors about The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Master and Man by Leo Tolstoy. The conversation took place on July 27, 1997 at the Ohio University...
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eBook
University of Virginia

Univ. Of Virginia: Leo Tolstoy: Childhood and Early Manhood

For Students 9th - 10th
The Electronic Text Center at the University of Virginia has provided the full text of Paul (Pavel) Birukoff's book entitled "Leo Tolstoy: Childhood and Early Manhood."
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Other

The Last Days of Leo Tolstoy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has much to offer the Tolstoy scholar. There is a diary entry written by a young woman the day after Tolstoy's death which reveals the emotions of the Russian people at the passing of this great man. There is the text of...
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Handout
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: George Eliot Middlemarch

For Students 9th - 10th
At this website, read the full text of George Eliot's novel, "Middlemarch." Included is a brief paragraph intoducing the book, its context, and its plot.
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Website
Other

I*earn (International Education and Resource Network)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This nonprofit organization creates structured projects that facilitate engaged learning and youth making a difference on an International scale. Project areas include interdisciplinary topics such as the environment/science,...
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Handout
University at Buffalo

Buffalo University: Richard Wright Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a very detailed biography along with a photography of Wright. Aligns the events in his life with the works he wrote. Good historical background of his literature.
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Other

Ncas: A Comparison Between Tolstoy and Plato

For Students 9th - 10th
"Art, Science, and Transcendence: A Comparison Between Tolstoy and Plato" is the full text of a scholarly article written by Dr. T.J. Kuijl. For serious students of Tolstoy.
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Book Files: Tuck Everlasting

For Students 9th - 10th
"Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbitt is about the implications of life without death. Make a smart choice by reading your favorite novel with a BookFiles reading guide. The file provides in-depth information on the author. There are...
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Activity
Library of Congress

Loc: Native American Reference Weblist

For Students 9th - 10th
The Library of Congress provides a series of sites about Native Americans, featuring their history, literature and culture, news and current events,government and law, their libraries, museums, and archives, and, lastly, their tribes and...
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Website
Other

Roger Ebert: Review of Anna Karenina

For Students 9th - 10th
Roger Ebert, film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, reviews the 1997 film version of Leo Tolstoy's classic novel Anna Karenina. The movie starred Sophie Marceau and Sean Bean as Anna and Vronsky.
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Regional Realism: Charles W. Chesnutt

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource focuses on realist author Charles W. Chesnutt and his manner of portraying African American characters in the South during the late nineteenth century. See "Charles W. Chesnutt Activities" for related resources.
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Activity
Shmoop University

Shmoop: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Quotes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a rich source of quotations from the novel that support the many different topics such as friendship, youth and man and the natural world.
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Lesson Plan
Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: Responsible: Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In "Responsible" by Darlene Ryan, Kevin falls in with the wrong crowd, as he usually does whenever his family moves. But this time, the leader, Nick, is into intimidation of a girl called Erin. When Kevin realizes that Erin is to be...
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Article
Other

Tragic & Comic Visions in the Brothers Karamazov

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features an article entitled "Tragic and Comic Visions in The Brothers Karamazov" written by contemporary author Joyce Carol Oates. The article originally appeared in The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Winter 1968-1969.
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Website
Other

University of Otago: Gothicism in Conrad and Dostoevsky

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Otago contains the text of a scholarly essay written by English professor Robert Berry. The article originally appeared in Deep South, a publication of the English department at the University of Otago.
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Website
Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Fyodor Dostoevsky

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents an accurate account of the events in the life of Fyodor Dostoevsky. Also includes a bibliography of works by and about the author.
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Website
Middlebury College

Middlebury College: Papers on Dostoevsky

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides links to nine essays written by students at Middlebury College for a Spring 1996 course on Dostoevsky. The topics range from "Dostoevsky and Social Issues" to "Dostoevsky and the Theme of Children."
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Website
Other

First Descents Into the Inferno: Scholarly Essay

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains the text of a scholarly article written by English professor Dr. Robert Berry. The article originally appeared in Deep South, a publication of the English department at the University of Otago.
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Website
Middlebury College

Middlebury College: Biography of Dostoevsky

For Students 9th - 10th
This Midlebury College site offers an interesting account of the life of Russian author, Fyodor Dostoevsky. Stresses the tragedies and difficulties of his life, particularly the mock execution he was forced to endure before being exiled...
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Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Matthew Arnold

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Discover more about Matthew Arnold's life and work when you check out the links provided within this resource.
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Lesson Plan
Maine Historical Society

Maine Memory Network: Longfellow's Ripple Effect: Journaling With the Poet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a series of six lessons, designed to help students become familiar with Longfellow's work, as well as to strengthen their writing and reflection skills.
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Website
A&E Television

Biography: Fyodor Dostoevsky

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a very basic biography of the Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky.