General Literature Resources, page 2

Medieval Sourcebook: Introduction
Divided into three main parts: Selected Sources, Full Text Sources, and Lives of the Saints. A wealth of information.

Mississippi Writers
Nancy Jacobs' students at Starkville High School in Mississippi have put together a terrific resource on writers from that state. The site has lots of biographical information, bibliography, and criticism. It is a work in progress.

My Year with _____
Students research the life and works of an author and relate their findings to their classmates.

MysteryNet's Learning with Mysteries
A variety of useful ideas from vocabulary to acting a mystery.

Native American Authors
Search the site by author, title, or tribe.

NetSERF: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources
Drama, literature, philosophy, art, architecture -- if it's related to Europe's Medieval Age, it's here.

Nobel Prize Winners in Literature
Can be searched by author name or scroll down the page to find recipients listed by year.

On the Road with the Beats
A digital exhibit including, among other treasures, a slide show of the scroll manuscript of On the Road.

Outline of American Literature
This site is sponsored by the US Information Agency.

The Online Books Page
Links to online texts, searchable by author, title, and subject.

The Perseus Project
A searchable collection of classical literature, this site includes e-texts and secondary sources. An outstanding site.

Perspectives in American Literature
An excellent resource for an overview of American literature and author-specific information.

Political Analysis Through Satire
In this extensive unit students begin by defining satire. Then they identify, analyze, and explain examples of political satire; consider its purpose; and create satire of their own.

Project Bartleby
Locate specific quotations easily.

Project Gutenberg
Locate e-texts easily.

The Pulitzer Prizes
Using the timeline at the top, visitors can browse this database of winners and finalists. Follow other links to information about the history of the award, and the guidelines and procedure for nomination.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum: For Teachers
A generous collection of lesson plans using rock music to teach a variety of skills. Lyrics not included. Note disclaimer about appropriateness at the top. A few of these lessons are linked individually on other pages of Web English Teacher.

Short Stories
A collection of short works (fiction and nonfiction) divided by genre or searchable. Includes works for children, traditional and contemporary works.

Telling Tales: A Study of Perspective
Students re-tell a fairy tale or nursery rhyme from a different character's point-of-view. This lesson is designed for grades 7-12.

Teaching the Horror Genre
Online texts, lesson plans, WebQuests, and suggestions for writing horror. From Goosebumps to Poe and Stephen King — it's all here.

Traci's Lists of Ten
This valuable, eclectic set of lists includes the following: 10 ways to teach dramatic foils, 10 prompts to prepare for standardized testing, 10 ways to teach style, 10 ways to use old magazines, 10 classroom activities for Red Ribbon Week, 10 tips for incoporating computer technology. This list is still growing.

Wright American Fiction, 1851-1875
This searchable site boasts 1752 e-texts by 845 authors.

WVU Libraries: Research Guides: Eighteenth-Century English Novel
Collections of Web sites, bibliographies, indexes and databases, and electronic journals.