This site provides some good lecture notes on Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Easy to read and understand. Includes some biographical information on Harriet Beecher Stowe as well.
A comprehensive site devoted to American literature compiled by a professor of English at Washington State University. Includes an alphabetical index of American authors, with links to biographical information, works online, critical analyses, and similar resources. A richly detailed timeline identifies key events in America's social, political, and literary history. And an index of American literary movements consolidates useful information and perspectives on a full range of styles.
A timeline of the social, political, historical, and literary history of America from the 1500s to the 1920s. It offers links to primary sources including historical and literary works including the original U.S. Constitution. RL.11-12.9 18,19,20th Cent. Amer Lit, RI.11-12.9 17,18.19th Cen Historic
This Washington State University site provides a wonderful source for all the literary movements that have taken place in American Literature from 1620-1920. Click on the movement (listed on the left)you are interested in (Naturalism, Realism, Transcendentalism, etc.) and information will be provided on the definition, characteristics, practitioners, and context and controversy of each movement.
This Washington State University site provides a decade-by-decade timeline of American literature with historical events going on at the same time. Most topics on the timeline are links to additional information about the author, work, or historical and literary event. This is a fabulous site. You must visit and see.
This site contains definitions and analysis of American captivity narratives. Describes the conventions, rhetorical purposes, and themes of the captivity narrative genre. Lists example captivity narratives.
This site provides a wealth of information about Harriet Beecher Stowe's works. It provides some great links to "Uncle Tom's Cabin" information, a bibliography of primary and secondary sources by and about Stowe, and links to some of her work. A photo is also available.
Defines and describes a major form of Puritan writing, the jeremiad. Provides an outline of the jeremiad literary structure. Includes information on conversion narratives.
This site from Washington State University provides properties and rules of addition and multiplication that help with proofs.
A time line of social, political, and literary history of the period from 1700-1749, the end of the Puritan period. Contains information about Cotton Mather, Jonathan Edwards, and Sarah Kemble Knight, Puritan writers of the time.
Timeline of the social, political, and literary history of Colonial America and the United States, from 1750 to 1799. Contains information about writers of the period, along with portraits and links to related websites.
Compare the events of the country to the literature being produced at the time of the early 19th century.
Timeline of the social, political, and literary history of America from pre-1650 through 1929. Contains information on writers of the periods, along with links to related websites. Click on the time period to see the information for that time period including links to authors and their works.
This site provides an extensive bibliography of works by and about "Rip Van Winkle" and the author Washington Irving. Good site for finding resources.
This resource provides a bibliography of works relating to Edward Taylor.
Why do we get jealous? What causes the feelings? A psychology professor at WSU helps explain the feeling of jealousy.
In this "Ask Dr. Universe," an eight-year old's question about how snow is formed is answered. Find out what meteorologist, Nic Loyd, has to say about this science.
Website addresses curious questions about science in a letter format. Here, Dr. Universe is asked about magnets and how they are made and he attempts to explain in an easy to understand answer.
Website addressing earth science questions from students in a letter column format. Here, a student asks about the first drop of water and Dr. Universe attempts to answer.
Website from Washington State University answers questions kids have about science, mechanics and engineering in an easy to understand format. In this letter, Dr. Universe answers questions about how the family car works.