Ms. Smith's Other Literary Links

YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE

  • 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.

  • Reading Memories Some of my former students share their special reading memories.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • SHAKESPEARE

  • The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

    • CLASSICS

  • 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.

    • 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.

    • JOURNEYS

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

    • MISCELLANEOUS

  • 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.

  • 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 .

    Last updated: April19, 22009
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