Aesop's Fables
Aesop's Fables: Online Collection
Though not particularly fancy, this site has a neatly and clearly organized database of dozens of fables as well as their morals.
First Fables: Preschool Activities and Crafts
This is an extensive collection of hands-on activities for young learners. The different crafts (finger puppets, puzzles, etc) come with detailed instructions and printable materials.
Aesop's Fables: 2001
This WebQuest, designed for 5th grade, has students create modern versions of the fables. It also incorporates technology and contains an assessment rubric.
Authors and Illustrators
Tomie
De Paolo
Read and learn about Tomie De Paolo. This site has a complete listing
of the following: biography, bibliography, facts, recognitions, and
photos. This would be a great resource for any student who wants to
research the life and accomplishments of Tomie De Paolo.
Mem
Fox
What a great Web site. It is designed just like a book and has loads
of interesting information about Mem. The site not only has her biography,
but her favorite recipes, likes and dislikes, a page that has quotes
from her books with details on how she came up with her ideas.
Anna
Grossnickle Hines
A site for the emergent reader. Anna Grossnickle Hines is known for
her picture books The "About My Book" section is well organized and
has a terrific section for follow up activities for her books. "Question
and Answers," details how she got started and all about publishing
companies. Things to Do has a neat place that allows you to download
pictures to color that are directly out of her books. And for the
grand finale, she has a section where you can actually hear her read!
Aaron
Shepard
On this page you'll find loads of resources and treats for teachers,
librarians, storytellers, children's writers, parents, and young people
-- all from award-winning author Aaron Shepard. You'll also find info
on Aaron, his books, downloadable read-alouds, posters, resources
for reader's theater, and stories on-line for reading, and much more!
Beowulf and the Heroic Ideal
The Heroic Ideal
A series of quotes that explore the heroic ideal in Beowulf.
Heroes Activities
These might help to get an idea what other teachers have done with their units on heroes. Units here represent the full range of K-12 classrooms.
My Hero
This site celebrates "everyday" heroes from around the world.
Heroic Archetypes
This site explores various hero archetypes- it offers insight on several types of heroes that we recognize both from literature and popular culture.
Heroes of the Middle Ages
This essay, from the site "Luminarium," traces the development of the hero. The sources cited are extensive. Luminarium.org has won dozens of awards, including various awards for literary merit. The site also includes various anthologies of Middle English literature.
Courtly Love and the Chivalric Ideal
This article includes some detailed descriptions of the Chivalric Code.
Children's Literature
Children's
Literature Resources for School Librarians and Teachers
featuring book reviews, pen pals, chat rooms, bibliographies, curriculum
resources, links to other sites, and more
Children's
Literature Web Guide from the University of Calgary
featuring news, awards, links, and discussion forums
Carol
Hurst's Children's Literature Site
a great site full of reviews of children's literature
Giggle
Poetry
This fun site for kids (and grownups) includes poetry contests, a
Pick of the Week, even a way for you to rate each other's poems. For
Teachers, there is a section here for lesson plans in both poetry
and fiction.
Collective Biographies
Gallery of Achievers
Read about legendary achievers and the steps they took to reach their dreams on this site.
Inventure Place
Learn about inventors who have made great advancements in the filed of technology.
First Ladies of the White House
Much attention has been given to the presidents of the United States, but what about the ladies? Check out this site to learn about the women behind the men in the White House.
Emily Dickinson Links
The Emily Dickinson International Society
"The Society creates a forum for appreciation of Emily Dickinson's life and writings and for scholarly research on Dickinson and on her relation to the tradition of American poetry and women's literature." This site, maintained by Case Western Reserve University, includes links to other ED sites, a journal about ED, and the group's newsletter.
The Atlantic Monthly: Unbound
The literary journal's digital version contains nearly the same amount of literary content as you might expect from the paper version. There is a Search feature built into the site, and a quick "Emily Dickinson" entry netted many articles for perusal.
Emily Dickinson (1830-1866)
This page appears to be maintained and updated regularly, and contains links to a plethora of ED resources. There are links to American Literary Movements, ED poetry and letters online, literary criticism essays about ED ... This looks like a good place to start doing serious research on the American enigma.
Virtual Emily
Hosted by UMass, this site takes the visitor on a virtual trip through the life of Emily Dickinson. There are images galore of Amherst, Emily, and the people in her life.
The Academy of American Poets
This site includes listings of hundreds of poets and claims to be growing weekly. Poets are searchable by their last name and are arranged alphabetically. (Although they're stumped on finding a poet whose name begins with "x".) The site also has a "listening booth" with audio clips of some of the poetry they have archived.
Drama
Children's Theater
Looking for a great monolougue, play, or creative manner in which students can express themselves through drama? Check out this site for great resources.
Can Teach
Visit this site to check out some great activities that teach about parts of drama.
Free Scripts
On this site you will find drama guides for teachers, scripts by grade level, and links to other drama sites.
How the Leopard Got His Spots-Script
This is a cute folktale script for students to use in the classroom.
ESL Links
Online Grammar Quizzes
This site has interactive online quizzes for basic grammar concepts. Some of these sites allow the students to print off their results or students can just use the site for practice.
Dave's ESL Café
This is a great interactive site for teachers, students and parents. Here you can find information about jobs, lessons, activities and even find great photographs for writing prompts and much more.
Essay Links
The
5 Paragraph Essay
This site is a touch long, but it has some information that might
work for your students.
English as a Second/Foreign Language
Internet
TESL Journal
A monthly web magazine for teachers of ESL. Includes lesson plans, classroom handouts, teaching ideas and links as well as articles and research papers.Computer
Assisted Language Learning
Multimedia
Language Lab (Boston U.)
This site contains student, teacher, and administrative and techinical
resources as well as a link to the Center for English Language and
Orientation Programs.
Soledad
Unified School District ESL Sites
This site, for K-12 students and teachers, provides links to interactive
websites; sites for reading, writing, grammar, and general resources.
Folktales
Folktale
and Mythology Electronic Texts
This site is fantastic!....a database of stories from A to Z! Click
on and read about tales from Tibet, Italy, Ireland, and anyplace else
you can think of!
Folktale
and Storytelling Websites
This site includes links with descriptions to related sites -- Mayan
folktales, story resources, and folktales from around the world.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
Exhibit
From the National Library of Medicine, this site gives an analysis
of the original Frankenstein and some literary allusions within the
text. There are also areas that compare the medical ethical problems
we face today.
Mary
Shelly's Frankenstein
Frankenstein,
or the Modern Prometheus
The complete text of the book online.
Grammar & Style Guides
On-Line
English Grammar
S.E. Hinton
SEHinton.com
This site bills itself as the "official SE Hinton site". The site
includes a biography and information about Hinton's books, a list
of movies, and some notes from Hinton herself. There is also contact
information to get in touch with Hinton, if you'd like.
Grouchy
Café
This site has a list and reviews of "favorite angst books". The author/poet/Webmaster
for this site is a life-long lover of the YA literature genre, and
offers lists of books by genre for the reader.
The House of Dies Drear
The House of Dies Drear
Are you looking for some quick to implement ideas based on the book, The House of Dies Drear? Visit this site to see what sparks your interest.
The House of Dies Drear
This site contains links related to the themes in The House of Dies Drear. Examples include slavery, abolitionists, the Underground Railroad, and more.
Glencoe Literature Study Guide- The House of Dies Drear
At the bottom of the opening page is a 22-page study guide that contains lots of good content to use in conjunction with any lesson on The House of Dies Drear.
Investigative Reading
Crime
Scene Investigation
Detailed information on how to conduct your investigation and what
to include in your documentation of the scene.
The
Police Officer's Internet Directory
Use this site to find information to conduct your own investigation
using the Internet.
Research
It!
Your one-stop reference desk. Translate any words from any of six
world languages to and from English. Also convert currency, use the
thesaurus, find quotes, and use many other reference tools.
Literary Landscape
Books
on Line
Over 7000 listings sorted by author, title, or subject. Features sections
on women writers, pprize winners, and previously banned books such
as Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass and Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn.
The
National Research Center on English Learning and Achievement (CELA)
A source for those who teach English and want to know what works,
for whom, and under what conditions. There are 4 research strands:
Integrated Language Arts (1 - 4); High Literacy in Middle/High School;
The Role of Technology; and Professional Development.
Jack
Lynch's Home Page
An extensive collection of literary resources covering criticism and
other literary links by period as well as a well-stocked library of
electronic text centers. Don't forget to peruse the Grammar and Style
Guide to get answers to some of your thornier questions.
Literary Resources
On-Line
Literary Resources
Languages
Miller, Arthur
American Masters: Arthur Miller
This Web site from PBS has biographical information, a graphical timeline of his career and links to more information.
The Arthur Miller Society
Dedicated to the promotion "of the study of Arthur Miller and his work", this Web site is replete with information. It includes pages on the chronology of his life and work, recent "Miller Events" and descriptions of all of his works.
Web English Teacher: Arthur Miller
This is a collection of links on Arthur Miller and his works. The emphasis is on sites to help in teaching the playwright's long list of plays.
Mythology
Bulfinch's Mythology
This site has a wealth of information on mythology. This site's information stretches from ancient mythology of Greek and Roman culture to myths and legends from the Middle Ages.
Mythweb.com
This is a great Web site to engage students in Greek mythology. There are great pictures on each page to accompany the text. Some of the pictures are even animated. This is a fun and educational place to visit.
Earthlore's Exploration: Mythic World
This is an incredible site with a plethora of fantastic graphics and information for each student. It has myths from around the world.
Encyclopedia Mythica
This site has a wealth of information on myths from every continent and is well organized.
Greek Mythology Link
The reason that this site is outstanding is that it has many images for each god. The images consist of paintings, pictures of statues, and many more kinds of media.
Online Books
Big Books
This site gives 10 starter books for children to read. It is easy to guide through and the book ask higher order and open ended questions through out. Simply click on the book and large text with pictures appear. A great site for beginning readers.
Aesop's Fables
This site contains over 600 of Aesop's Fables to be read online. There are morals, lesson plans and several audio readings of the fables. An Open Dictionary is provided to type in words from the fables and get examples and definitions of each word.
Children's Story Books Online
From young readers to young adults, this site provides several links to stories to be read online. The beginning reader books are beautifully illustrated and all of the reading areas have teacher resources and several phonics ideas.
Kids Corner
Kid's Corner features Beatrix Potter books. Read the tales of Peter Rabbit or Miss Moppet. Beautifully illustrated and easy to read just point and click to turn the pages. This site is fantastic for young readers and is offered in several different languages with RealAudio
Plagiarism
Understanding Plagiarism
This site, part of Indiana University's school of education, offers examples, cases, and resources to both help students understand plagiarism, and help educators identify it.
Adventures of CyberBee
This Web site is great for teachers who are looking for ideas on how to incorporate technology and Internet use into their current curriculum. The site offers curriculum ideas, research tools, on-line activities for students, and links to many useful sites. The copyright section is particularly useful to teachers introducing the concept of copyright law and plagiarism.
Student Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism
This page offers a basic explanation of plagiarism, as well as useful rules for students on note-taking, writing papers, and citing sources. This page would make an excellent handout or reference for students struggling with the concept.
Plagiarism
This site linked to Turnitin.com offers statistics and information on plagiarism issues in education, as well as in emerging technology. There are valuable links for teachers and students offering resources to aid in understanding key issues.
United States Copyright Office: Library of Congress
This official U.S. government site provides definitions, basics, and links to actual law. It also describes fair use and current issues relating to the Internet and copyright.
Edgar Allen Poe
CyberTour:
Edgar Allen Poe
This site, maintained by the reference librarians at Dauphin County
Library System, contains annotated links to many Poe sites. It includes
links to the Poe Decoder -- a site for better understanding Poe's
works, the Edgar Allen Poe National Historic Site, the "dirt" on Poe's
grave, and more.
Poetry
Poetry
writing with Jack Prelutsky
Poetry's cool - and a lot of fun! Workshop helps your students turn
words and ideas into descriptive, powerful poems. Shares with you
writing tips that he uses, as well as ideas for revising work. At
completion of the workshop, students can create a special edition
of their poem - signed by Jack and get a certificate of completion!
A
Romantic Natural History
Discover the role nature played in the work of English romantic poets
such as Burns, Keats, Wordsworth, Barbauld and many more.
Complete
Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley
Designed to provide the public with information about volcanoes. This
site contains comprehensive information on Shelley's life history
and his written work. Introductory Notes and Author's Preface sections
provide a great preview of the poet's work.
Poet's
Corner
Poetry
Magazine
Poetry for Children
Dr. Seuss's Seussville
The official Random House page, this site has links to games, information, and Seuss merchandise online.
Shel Silverstein Links
A page of Shel Silverstein links to various pages with a lot of information and resources.
Robert Frost
An online compilation of Robert Frost's Poetry, while it is not comprehensive, it contains most of the major pieces.
Poetry for Kids
This Web site offers a long list of links to poetry-related pages, places to read and hear poems, poetry WebQuests, and more. This might be a good first stop if you're planning your poetry unit.
Poetry Teachers- Poetry Class
This site includes a variety of links to children's poetry, examples of lessons, and ideas to get students interested in poetry.
Public Speaking
Public
Speaking
A great site for the public speaking neophyte. Included at this site
are useful public speaking tips as well as a simple recipe for making
presentations.
Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun - Lesson Plans
This page includes a thorough look at the play, including the themes, possible activities, a viewing guide, and guided questions.
Lorraine Hansbury- a biography
This one-page, simple biography offers basic insight into Lorraine Hansbury and her short life.
Teaching With Movies - "A Raisin in the Sun"
While this short page is intended primarily to help with the movie version of the play, there are some ideas for questions, thematic approaches, and ethical issues raised in the play.
McDougall-Littell
This page offers a few ideas for projects- it could help brainstorm a task for a problem-based learning scenario.
A Raisin in the Sun WebQuest
This WebQuest has students simulate the Younger family- students each take a role and then have to determine how to best spend the insurance money.
Perspectives in American Literature
The most potent information on this page is a discussion using Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs as a tool to study the Younger family.
Web English Teacher
This page offers links to many sites on Hansbury and her work.
Read Across America
Read Across America
The National Education Association sponsors Read Across America. Started in 1998, this project gets students excited about reading. Find out more about this project and ways to enhance reading in the classroom.
Sussentinnial
This site is a year long celebration to Dr. Seuss. It commemorates the 100th birthday of Dr. Seuss this year. Find information about the author, his books and how his memory is being honored in schools around the country.
NIE Activities for Dr. Seuss
This Newspapers in Education site provides tips and creative ideas while reading various Dr. Seuss books. Facts about Dr. Seuss and his publishing career are also provided along with innovative ways to implement Dr. Seuss's books into any curriculum.
Learning with Dr. Seuss
This site was designed and is maintained by a teacher who loves Dr. Seuss. Many creative ideas for activities, songs, graphics, templates, crafts and much more are provided for several age groups.
Dr. Seuss by Hubbards Cupboard
Old Mother Hubbard went to her cupboard and ... found great ideas and activities related to Dr. Suess. This site provides several craft ideas and many ways to incorporate Dr. Seuss throughout various subject areas.
Romanticism & Classicism
WebMuseum
This site discusses the history and background of historical classicism
in the art world. Many different styles are discussed and analyzed.
Expressive
Classicism in the Roman Empire
This site lists a series of stone art in the Classicist style. There
is a brief discussion of each piece of art, with some of the historical
background of the piece. This site would be good to gather some base
data and images for student presentations comparing Romanticism to
Classicism.
Romanticism
on the Net
Romanticism on the Net is a Peer-reviewed, Electronic Journal devoted
to Romantic studies. Scholarly articles on issues of literary, artistic,
and other topics as they relate to Romanticism are available from
this site. The Journal page links to publications such as "The Coleridge
Bulletin," "Romanticism," "The Keats-Shelley Review," and "Prism(s):
Essays in Romanticism."
Literary
Resources- Romantic
Jack Lynch, a professor of English at Rutgers University, maintains
this site. The links are exhaustive and range from general sites,
women writers, Gothicism, through individual authors' sites. A quick
glance through the links gives a quick "who's who" of literary Romanticism.
British
Literature.com or Anglophile.org
This site is growing and was last updated during the first week of
April 2000, so it is a regularly updated site. The Webmaster promises
to continue updating, as well, but his collection is already impressive.
Lists of texts about and by British authors are available as well
as criticism. Students traveling to this site should already have
an idea what they are looking for, however. One of the more interesting
features is a collection of 17th, 18th, and 19th century newspaper
images
Romeo and Juliet
Click Notes
Click notes when used appropriately can enhance any lesson for Romeo and Juliet. Specific passages with Hyperlinking text are available. Lesson ideas for all high school and middle school grades are available.
Web English Teacher
Lesson plans and other great teaching ideas for Romeo and Juliet can be found on Web English Teacher. Some of the ideas are problem-based while some are project based. The site has ideas and lessons for grades 8 and up.
Romeo and Juliet Online
Don't have enough books for the entire class? Do you have some students who forget their books? No worries! Use this site to read the entire works of Shakespeare online!
Romeo and Juliet Web Guide
This is a teaching unit where 9th grade students study the relationship between character and plot through three student activities which all involve Internet use. Check out the online essays on some of the characters complete with QuickTime movies of applicable scenes.
Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet Theme Page
A great site chock-full of links for Romeo and Juliet. Find creative writing ideas and links for both high school and middle school students.
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
This site is so comprehensive and huge it, that there are many links which would be worthwhile for high school students. There are links to several essays on specific works, information on Shakespeare's life and times, a chronological listing of all his works and electronic texts.
The Complete Work of William Shakespeare
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology provides a site with the complete works of Shakespeare online. The site is divided into literary genres and provides illustrations and additional links for biographical information on Shakespeare.
The Authorship Debate
As this site will tell you, careers have been built on debating the authorship of some of William Shakespeare's plays. This site gives information on the continuing debate with ideas and suggestions on other authors that might be responsible for some of the greatest works of literature.
William Shakespeare Resources and Complete Works
Edhelper.com has yet again, given a large amount of links and resources for Shakespeare. Find WebQuests, tests, quizzes, and lesson plans for Shakespeare. This site also provides vocabulary lists, spelling sheets and historical links.
Shakespeare
and the Globe
This is a general information site with biographical information about
Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre. There are pictures, movies, and
a virtual tour of the Globe theatre on this site.
Storybooks
Bedtime
Story
Whimsical bedtime stories for children of all ages
Disney's
Wonderful Stories
Classic stories from the all-time greatest storyteller
Children's
Storybooks Online
Just like it says: Real books online to read!
Story
Brook Lane
Picture books and sing alongs for children
Storytelling and Story Development Links
Literature
This site offers an example of a story along with activities. There are also elements of good story telling including making a good plot, exploring different perspectives, creating characters and more!
Page by Page: Creating a Children's Book
This is a wonderful site that includes many lesson plans for writing stories. It is intended to help children understand the writing process. The students will follow the same steps used by award-winning authors.
Storytelling Power
Learn the power of storytelling on this site. There are great articles which discuss many topics such as copyrighting, thinking of the audience when telling a story and working with children in groups. There are also many links for editors and storytelling lists to post questions and comments.
Handbook for Storytellers
This handbook offers many tips for students interested in telling stories. It discusses origins and purposes of storytelling; choosing the story, using voice and gestures while telling the story and more.
The Kid's Storytelling Club
This site is for younger students. It offers ideas for stories to tell and storytelling crafts to make. There are club activities which teach the student how to use demonstration or props while telling a story.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird WebQuest
Harper Lee's famous novel offers us a view of the South of the 1930s through the eyes of "Scout" Finch. Scout is our eyes, and our social conscience, as we view the trial of Tom Robinson and we observe the community of Maycomb, Alabama. But what if the setting were different? What if you were to meet Scout, become her friend, and observe with her another trial or event at another time?
To Kill a Mockingbird - A Student Survival Guide
This site supports students' reading of To Kill a Mockingbird without giving away the novel's plot. It focuses on explaining words, allusions, and idioms in the novel that may be unfamiliar to students. Students can view complete, chapter-by-chapter word lists or they can search for a particular word or phrase.
Henry David Thoreau
The
Thoreau Reader
The Thoreau reader "began as an experiment" which proposed to study
reading text online. As a result, the site is set up to read entire
selections at one sitting. Larger works "Walden" and "A Week on..."
are broken into pieces that are readable in one sitting. There is
a reading notes section to help the study of Walden, and a touching
collection of tribute poems by some well-known authors.
American
Transcendentalists: Emerson and Thoreau
A high school maintained site; this links page allows the viewer to
investigate Thoreau or Emerson, as well as links to transcendentalism
and other American transcendentalists. Also, there is an image library
within the site, which could be very useful for presentation purposes.
Words are Power
Bartleyby.com
A collection of passages, phrases and proverbs. This site provides
a chronological index, alphabetical index, and a concordance index
of authors.
Quoteland.com
This site allows students to search quotes by topic, including literary
quotes that may be hard to identify. It also has a reference section
where students can look up words in quotations. The site also provides
opportunities to sign up for user discussion groups such as: "Writer's
Forum", "Biographies" and much more.
The
Quotations Page
Quotes of the day, motivational quotations, author index, search engines,
book review and a whole section of links are set up in a user-friendly
manner at this Web site.
Mathematical
Quotations Server
Looking for a way to specifically relate quotations to math subjects
in school? Check out this site. This page points to a collection of
mathematical quotations pulled from many sources. A very unusual site.
Greatest
Quotes from Great Films
This site may be of interest to students who identify with quotes
they have heard in films. Students can take a quiz to identify film
quotes, plus search for quotes from films.
Young Adult Literature
The ALAN Review
The ALAN review posts essays and articles about teaching literature and reading to adolescent readers. The review is posted tri-annually, and though they have fallen behind, there is a lot of information on books and authors available.
National Council for Teachers of English
"The National Council of Teachers of English, with 77,000 individual and institutional members worldwide, is dedicated to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education." The site includes a search engine for tracking down resources of interest.
eThe Grouchy Café: Favorite Teenage Angst Books
Cathy Young is a freelance writer and journalist. Her site contains a review of many young adult books, broken down by issues and topics. The site is easy to navigate, and includes emails she has received from some of her teen visitors regarding the books on her lists.
Young Adult Literature
This site is a gateway page to many links about YA literature, ranging from YA picture books to reviews, to history written for the YA and reluctant reader audience.
Young Adult Literature Links
This site includes specific links to stories such as Catcher in the Rye, Harry Potter, A Lesson Before Dying, and others. There are also general links to discussion areas and resources for YA literature.
Younger Children
Between the Lions
This website is designed for parents and kids to surf together. Stories from the popular PBS show are posted online with links to associated games.
BookHive
BookHive is designed for students through age 12, their parents and teachers. Created by public librarians in North Carolina, the site lists good children's books arranged categorically. The lists provide a synopsis of the book, its intended audience, and occasional reviews.
Children's Literature Reviews
Children's Literature Reviews features interviews with children's book authors and illustrators, and several sets of themed reviews archived for continued reference. The site also provides more than 1000 links to author illustrator sites, publishers, kids, parent and teacher resources, children's literature collections, upcoming events relating to children's literature and much more.
Content Literacy Information Consortium
The Content Literacy Information Consortium (acronym, CLIC) is an organized set of web links of special interest to teachers and researchers interested in issues defined by "learning to read to learn." The web sites cataloged in CLIC will provide every teacher with ideas and strategies for adopting the instructional moves that empower their students to become independent, actualized learners.
Culture, Gender, and Sexual Orientation in Children's Books
This section of Cynthia Leitich Smith's personal Web page gives access to many web sites concerned with issues of culture and gender in children's and young adult literature. In the Topic Bibliographies section, you can find brief annotations of books about Asian Americans, Native Americans, and interracial families.
