In this lesson, students analyze the allusions, slang, and literary analogies used in "Raymond's Run" by Toni Cade Bambara. To extend understanding, they will then write their own allusions and analogies.
The alphabet song in ebook form. Includes spoken narration in 16 additional languages with singing and text in English.
Students use this online tool to create an alphabet chart or pages for an alphabet book.
Students choose the correct conjunctive adverb from the underlined choices throughout a text.
Student practice writing complex sentences by combining two sentences using although, even though, though or while at the beginning of a sentence. Students are provided the correct joining word to use on each prompt. This is activity 1 of 2 in the Although, Even though, Though, and While at the Beginning series.
Students practice writing complex sentences by combining two sentences using although, even though, though or while at the beginning of a sentence. Students are provided the correct joining word to use on each prompt. This is activity 2 of 2 in the Although, Even though, Though, and While at the Beginning series.
Students practice writing complex sentences by combining two sentences using although, since, or when. Students must choose the joining word that best connects the ideas.
This online book presents an overview of American literature chronologically. Eras and movements are explained and biographies of significant authors are provided. This is a good way to understand the background and influences of literary periods before stepping into the literature itself. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF] RL.11-12.9 18,19,20th Cent. Amer Lit
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.
This lesson extends over several class periods. Students analyze the claim, grounds, warrants, qualifiers and counterclaims in three articles about the American Dream. Students conduct research and find two additional articles about the American Dream. Students then analyze the argument in those articles. Finally, students write their own argument essay about the current state of the American Dream.
Looking for American folktales? Look no more! Choose from famous characters, states, historical events, regional, or ethnic folklore. There are also links to weatherlore and spooky stories.
This interactive resource module provides biographical information about Helen Keller.
Background information about the literary traditions of the pre-Colonial and Colonial period. Includes information about Native American oral traditions and Native American cultures. Follow the links to the Early American era and to authors of the period and some of their works. Click on documents (years on the left) to see the important governing documents of the period including the final draft of the Declaration of Independence. If you click on "Documents," it provides dates to locate famous American documents by year. RI.11-12.9 17,18.19th Cen Historic
This is an excellent newsletter-style site for the American Journalism Review. Aside from a ton of articles and pertinent information, it offers essential resources, first rate tools, and a huge database for journalists.
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.
Bring PBS' American Portrait, a national storytelling project, into your classroom this school-year! Through the use of weekly prompts, and exemplar submissions from across the nation, you and your students will be able to partake in a series of classroom discussions and journaling activities, that will aid in fostering a strong classroom community. [5:25]
Bring PBS' American Portrait, a national storytelling project, into your classroom this school-year! Through the use of weekly prompts, and exemplar submissions from across the nation, you and your students will be able to partake in a series of classroom discussions and journaling activities, that will aid in fostering a strong classroom community.
Bring PBS' American Portrait, a national storytelling project, into your classroom this school-year! Through the use of weekly prompts, and exemplar submissions from across the nation, you and your students will be able to partake in a series of classroom discussions and journaling activities, that will aid in fostering a strong classroom community.
Bring PBS' American Portrait, a national storytelling project, into your classroom this school-year! Through the use of weekly prompts, and exemplar submissions from across the nation, you and your students will be able to partake in a series of classroom discussions and journaling activities, that will aid in fostering a strong classroom community.
This resource provides a brief chronology of the American short story divided into periods and providing important authors of the period and their works.