Ms. Smith's Other Literary Links

YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE

  • The Best of Young Adult Literature features teaching units on Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry , A Day No Pigs Would Die , That Was Then, This Is Now , and Hatchet

  • Novel Notes A collection of links and writing assignments to Across Five Aprils, Moccasin Trail, Bendigo Shafter, Shane, A Stitch in Time, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, To Kill A Mockingbird, Good Night, Mr. Tom, and Johnny Tremain.
  • Visit teacher Brenda Koch's "Sites to hekp with teaching The Call of the Wild

    FOR BOOK LOVERS

  • Books That Change Lives An interesting look at the books which shaped the lives of some modern men and women of achievement.

  • First Lines - A Sort of Literacy Test See how many novels you can identify from just their opening lines. Then for fun, visit The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest Home Page -"Where "WWW" means Wretched Writers Welcome" - Yes, it's a contest designed to see who can come up with the worst possible opening sentence for a novel.

  • Brianna's Name That Book Test you knowledge of books by identifying passages from popular Newberry Award Winners, fiction, fantasy, classics, etc.

  • Reading Memories Students in Team 3 share their special reading memories.

    THE ODYSSEY

  • THE ODYSSEY and a teacher's guide to The Odyssey. Also . . . Don't miss the illustrated guide to the ODYSSEY!!! (Be patient; this site will take a few moments to load, but it is worth the wait.)

    KING ARTHUR AND THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD

    MEDIEVAL DRAMA LINKS includes links to materials on costumes, music, armour, plays, musical instruments, and a page of other useful links to things medieval.

  • Robin Hood If you would choose to travel deeply into the woods of Sherwood Forest, be sure to check out the "legendary links" portion of this site and also explore The King's Chambers of Odin's Castle of Dreams & Legends

  • The Camelot Project Visit a site dedicated to the Arthurian Legends with images, texts, and bibliographies.

  • Arthurian legends: A Web-based Interdisciplinary Approach for Educators

    Internet Lesson Plans - The Medieval Period

    Resources for Studying Beowulf

    MYTHS AND LEGENDS

  • Lesson Plans and Activities for Teaching Mythology from Mythweb

  • Myths & Legends This very comprehensive site has links to myths and legends arranged by countries, cultures, and languages and also links to early science fiction and fantasy.

    The Hero's Journey Explore the classical mythical story and create your own stories.

    FOLKLORE

  • Tales of Wonder - Folk and Fairy Tales from Around the World

    Folk Legends of Japan "Read the stories from "once upon a time in Japan" that every Japanese kid grows up listening to. FOLK LEGENDS OF JAPAN takes you on a journey to a fairy-tale world of boy heroes, terrible ogres, animals matching wits, and more.

    The Moonlit Road "Ghost stories and strange folktales of the American South, told by the region's most celebrated storytellers."

    SHAKESPEARE

  • The Shakespeare Classroom

  • The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

  • The Julius Caesar Site

  • The Julius Caesar Web Guide

    CLASSICS

  • The Homepage of Anne of Green Gables

  • Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of pirates and adventure on the high seas is celebrated at this site.

  • Welcome to My Asteroid Here a page dedicated to fans of The Little Prince.

  • Classic Short Stories

    MYSTERIES

  • Learning with Mysteries: Lesson Plans and Ideas for Teachers

  • The History of the MysteryIf you enjoy mystery and crime stories, this is the site for you.

  • 221b Baker Street - Sherlock Holmes

    JOURNEYS

  • Explore the JOURNEY theme through links to literary journeys, historical journeys, and journeys of discovery.

    MISCELLANEOUS

  • Quotations There are over 18,000 quotations. I LOVE this site! ! ! !

  • Authors
    Links to information on: Louis May Alcott, Charles Dickens, Emily Dickinson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Robert Frost, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Louis L'Amour, Jack London, Edgar Allan Poe, Ann Rinaldi, Henry David Thoreau, J. R. R. Tolkein, Mark Twain, Cynthia Voight, Laura Ingalls Wilder, and more.

  • Literary Locales "Picture links to the lives and writings of famous authors."

  • READ Magazine This site features articles, quizzes, and polls based on each monthly issue.

  • Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky - Here's an interesting site which explores this poem from many angles and includes a wall street version and a spell-checked version .

  • Voice of the Shuttle An extensive listing of British and American Literature resources...

    Last updated: February 24, 2001, 1998
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