Literature

__**Criticism **__

[|The ipl2 Literary Criticism Collection] contains critical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, by title, or by nationality and literary period.

[|Lit Crit Pathfinder]

__**Devices**__

[|Exploring Satire with //The Simpsons//]This lesson uses an example from popular culture, The Simpsons, as a means to explore the literary technique of satire and to analyze a satirical work.

__**Audio and e-Books **__

[|Calibre] A free and open source e-book library management application developed by users of e-books for users of e-books

[|eBooks and eReaders in School]LiveBinder created by Wendy Stephens and Carolyn Jo Starkey

[|E-Book Fling]Those interested in e-books may also be interested in a new social sharing site called ebook fling which is in beta.

[|Free Books Online]This is a listing of 321 sites that legally offer free books (eBooks) for download or for online viewing.

[|Alive & Aloud]is an educational outreach program that makes select titles from the L.A Theatre Works audio collection available free of charge to thousands of public high schools nationwide. In addition to audio recordings of plays performed by some of the country’s most prominent actors, Alive & Aloud provides educators with related classroom instructional support materials, aligned with national educational standards, on select titles.

[|SYNC] is a program that gives away two complete audiobook downloads–a current Young Adult title paired thematically with a Classic or Required Summer Reading title–each week to listeners ages 13+ while SYNC is in session each summer.

__**Historical **__

[|15 Famous Authors’ Beautiful Estates]

[|American Rhetoric]This is a database of and index to 5000+ full text, audio and video versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events. Plus, it provides 200+ short audio and video clips illustrating stylistic figures of speech ranging from "alliteration to synecdoche".

[|Book Burning, 213 BC-2011 AD] University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Libraries online exhibit with: introduction, gallery of burned books, and quotations.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|The Bronte Sisters Web] Links to all kinds of resources on the Brontë family, includes e texts of the Bronte novels and poetic works of the Brontesisters.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Digital Dead Sea Scrolls]The Israel Museum welcomes you to the Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Project, allowing users to examine and explore these most ancient manuscripts from Second Temple times at a level of detail never before possible. Developed in partnership with Google, the new website gives users access to searchable, fast-loading, high-resolution images of the scrolls, as well as short explanatory videos and background information on the texts and their history. The Dead Sea Scrolls, which include the oldest known biblical manuscripts in existence, offer critical insight into Jewish society in the Land of Israel during the Second Temple Period, the time of the birth of Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism. Five complete scrolls from the Israel Museum have been digitized for the project at this stage and are now accessible online.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Fairy Tales and Folklore] Each annotated tale includes the tale with annotations, its history, a list of similar tales across cultures (many full text), a bibliography, an illustration gallery, a book gallery and a list of modern interpretations.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Great Gatsby Research Guide]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Hebrew and Jewish Manuscripts]The collection of Hebrew manuscripts at Cambridge University Library is among the world's most important. In this collection, which includes well over a thousand items, a wide range of Hebrew literature is represented. The languages covered are Hebrew, Aramaic and Judaeo-Arabic, as well as Judaeo-Spanish and specimens of other languages. Although the bulk of the material is late medieval, there are also earlier items, such as the famous Nash Papyrus, dating back to the 2nd century BCE.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|The Internet Archive] has created this trove of digitized children's books from materials from the New York Public Library, the National Yiddish Book Center, and the University of California Libraries.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Knowing Poe]: The Literature, Life, and Times of Edgar Allan Poe... In Baltimore and Beyond explore his worlds — both fictional and real — from a number of perspectives, examine the complex choices writers such as Poe make as they create their works, investigate the "hard facts" about life and death in Baltimore and the United States during Poe's lifetime, and learn about the continuing impact of Poe's legacy.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|The Labyrinth] provides free, organized access to electronic resources in medieval studies through a World Wide Web server at Georgetown University. Easy-to-use menus and links provide connections to databases, services, texts, and images on other servers around the world.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Literary History]An index to full-text internet published articles covering more than 250 major American and British writers. The links take you directly to thousands of thought-provoking articles by scholars, critics and poets, all screened by a literary scholar.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Maimonides’ Code of Jewish Law]An ancient Hebrew manuscript which has been stored in an Oxford library for more than 300 years has been made available online. Part of the first comprehensive code of Jewish law, Mishneh Torah, written in the 12th Century, has been digitized by Oxford University's Bodleian Library. More than 350 pages of handwritten text, signed by the Hebrew scholar Maimonides, have been captured.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|The Newton Manuscripts at the National Library of Israel].Among the many manuscripts preserved at the National Library are works by the man considered to be the greatest physicist of all time, Sir Isaac Newton. Contrary to what one might expect to find amid Newton’s works, these papers cover topics such as interpretations of the Bible, theology, the history of ancient cultures, the Tabernacle and Temple, calculations dealing with the end of time, historical documents, and even alchemy.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Windows to the Universe: Culture, Myth and Art]Objects in the sky and other natural phenomena have inspired people throughout the ages. Browse our collection of myths, folk tales, and stories of many types about the Earth and sky. Check out artwork, poetry, books, and movies that portray the natural world.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Funny Clean Jokes and Downright Good Humor]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Giggle Poetry]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Yahoo Kids Jokes]

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Poetry **__

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|CowboyPoetry.com] celebrates our Western heritage and today's working West, dedicated to preserving our important history and to promoting the Western arts that carry on those traditions. It's a part of the non-profit Center for Western and Cowboy Poetry. The Center was formed to serve a mostly rural and underserved community of Western writers, musicians, and artists; to help preserve Western and Cowboy Poetry and its associated arts; to offer a central resource for poets, libraries, schools, and the public; and to educate the public about the history and value of Western and Cowboy Poetry and its associated arts.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Library of Congress Poetry Resources: Library of Congress Web Guide]A comprehensive guide for locating poetry resources available on the Library of Congress's Web site. Includes guides on how to find a poem and locating poetry criticism.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|The Poetry Foundation]offers some helpful resources for teachers and students. The Learning Lab is a glossary of poetry terms. Students can search the glossary alphabetically, by form & type of poem, by rhyme & meter, by schools & projects, by technique, and by theory or criticism.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Poetry Idea Engine]Get your poetry juices flowing with the Poetry Idea Engine. Created with GoCyberCamp, this activity will allow you to write haikus, free verse, limericks, and more!

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|PoetryMinute.org]is here to help teachers share poetry with their students by providing a new poem for each day of the school year. By sharing a new poem with your students each day, you will introduce them to a wide variety of literature and many authors of children’s poetry, improving their literacy and their love of reading.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Poet's.org]The award-winning website of the Academy of American Poets. Visitors will find thousands of poems as well as hundreds of poet biographies, essays, interviews, and poetry recordings—with new material being added constantly. Also available are resources such as the National Poetry Map, a national events calendar, and poetry lesson plans for teachers.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|United States Poets Laureate: A Guide to Online Resources]The Library's Digital Reference Section is in the process of creating Web guides to online resources for each U.S. Poet Laureate (1986-present) and Consultant in Poetry (1937-1985) to the Library of Congress.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|VerseNovels.com] is a site dedicated to verse novels and verse novelists. It is a clearing house for reviews and posts about verse novels from all over the web, while also being a site for original reviews, interviews, excerpts and other great content about verse novels for middle grade, teen and adult readers.

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Reading **__

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Book Trailers For All]This site was created as a way for people to share their self-created book trailers to promote books and reading.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Interrogating Texts: 6 Reading Habits to Develop in Your First Year of Higher Education]Critical reading—active engagement and interaction with texts—is essential to your academic success in college and to your intellectual growth.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|LitPick Student Book Reviews]is a worldwide network of preteen and teen book reviewers offering book reviews written by young adults on young adult books. The LitPick online reading and writing program is designed to make reading and writing fun.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|National Council of Teachers of English]:A professional association of educators in English studies, literacy and language arts. Position Statements on Reading and other free resources from NCTE.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Readability Calculator] free online software tool calculates readability : Coleman Liau index, Flesch Kincaid Grade Level, ARI (Automated Readability Index), SMOG.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|What should I read next?]

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Resources **__

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">ATN Reading ListsNavigate menu to find lists based on skills, genre, read-alikes, and professional reading.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Bartleby.com]—publishes the classics of literature, nonfiction, and reference free of charge.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|COMMONLIT] is a collection of poems, short stories, news articles, historical documents, and literature for classrooms.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Dr. Seuss Resources]Includes a biography, lesson resources, and activities.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Who's Who and What's What in the Books of Dr. Seuss]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|McREL] has lesson plans and other resources that are helpful for curriculum planning, including activities developed for specific benchmarks. Subject areas include the Arts, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Civics, Economics, Foreign Languages, Geography, Health and PE, History, Language Arts, Math, Multi/Interdisciplinary, Science, and Technology.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|New York Times Best Sellers List]The New York Times has published a bestsellers list that includes eBooks.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|SlimeKids] Created to provide students with a playful, easy-to-use interface through which they could learn about and access valuable online resources. The website is designed to self-motivate students to make their own choices and judgments about what is most useful for them as they read, search, watch and play. SlimeKids features an extensive collection of book trailers organized by year and by grade level as well as numerous language arts-related games in such categories as spelling, typing, vocabulary and grammar. Additionally, the website showcases an array of exceptional literacy-related resources such as author and book review websites as well as superb learning tools including reference works and search engines.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Shmoop] will make you a better lover (of literature, history, life). See many sides to the argument. Find your writing groove. Understand how lit and history are relevant today. We want to show your brain a good time.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|SweetSearch Biographies] offers profiles and outstanding search results for thousands of famous-or infamous-people from many walks of life, professions and countries, spanning many centuries.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Teacher book wizard]Find the right books for your students.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Voice of the Shuttle] provides a structured and briefly annotated guide to online resources that at once respects the established humanities disciplines in their professional organization and points toward the transformation of those disciplines as they interact with the sciences and social sciences and with new digital media. VoS emphasizes both primary and secondary (or theoretical) resources, and defines its audience as people who have something to learn from a higher-education, professional approach to the humanities (which in practice has included students and instructors from the elementary school, high school, and general population sectors).

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Useful Charts] for lesson plans, study help, or quick reference.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Worlds of Words]International Collection of Children's and Adolescent Literature

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Shakespeare **__

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Cummings Study Guides]Includes guides for great works of world literature : including all the plays and poems of William Shakespeare, tutorials with plot summaries, themes, imagery, analysis, and background information.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Folger Digital Texts]offers meticulously edited, accurate texts—drawn from the Folger Editions, the leading Shakespeare texts used in American classrooms—in a beautifully readable format with the added power of in-depth, behind-the-scenes coding. The texts—including full source code—is a free, online resource for students and teachers, theatergoers, scholars, and others. The first Folger Digital Texts include a dozen of Shakespeare's best known plays, including //Hamlet, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream,// and //The Tempest//.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Illustrated Shakespeare Collection]Collection of digitized 19th century volumes with illustrations of Shakespeare's works

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Theory **__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Introduction to Modern Literary Theory]Brief essays on literary theory's and trends, references for further reading, and suggested websites.

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Women **__

=
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Celebration of Women Writers]Works by women writers and an extensive listing of links to biographical and bibliographical information. Browse by author, century, country, or ethnicity. ======

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Women of Influence]Collection of essays chronicles how 21 notable American women broke new ground.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">[|Worlds of Words]International Collection of Children's and Adolescent Literature