Literature

General Literature Resources

Teacher Resources
- The Road to Success from Scholastic (Grades 6-8)
- The Way to Rainy Mountain by N. Scott Momaday (Ms. Beard)
- Wikipedia: Autobiography
- Autobiographical Songs from Wikipedia
Online Student Activities
- Biography Writer's Workshop from Scholastic
- WriteIt: Memoir from Scholastic

Teacher Resources
- 42explore: Biography
- Hooray for Heroes (Lesson Grades 3-8)
- I Had a Dinner Party Lesson
Online Activities for Students
- Bio-Cube
- Biography Maker
Student Resources
- My Hero
- Role Models on the Web
Biography Websites
Alternative Assignments
- Start with a short online biography. Critique the article citing evidence found through other sources.
- Create a graphic novel for a "local hero."
- Use the graphic novel form to create a biography for a family member or historical figure. Incorporate primary source documents.

Student Resources
- Portal of Horror from Wikipedia
Chasing Vermeer
- Chasing Vermeer from Scholastic (Unit Plan)
- Chasing Vermeer from Scholastic (Student Activities)
- Chasing Vermeer (A Different Place)
The Wright Three
- The Wright 3 (A Different Place)
- The Wright 3 Wiki
Incredible Captures by Bill Morgan (Grades 7-9) - Compare real crimes with fictional stories.
Horrors
- Goosebumps (Grades 3-8)
- R.L. Stine

Teacher Resources
- 42explore: Fantasy and Science Fiction
- An Inquirer's Guide to the Universe
Student Resources
- Lloyd Alexander: Scholastic,
- Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
  - Author Information: Scholastic
  - Book Information: Scholastic

General Teacher Resources
- Index to Literature Sites (Web English Teacher)
- General Resources in Literature (Web English Teacher)
- Young Adult Literature (Web English Teacher)
- Literary Gothic
Author and Illustrator Websites
- Authors and Illustrators from ALA
American Literature
- American Literature: Three Books Project (Ms. Beard)
- Outline of American Literature from State.gov
Laurie Halse Anderson
- Speak by (Ms. Hogue)
- Laura's Bookself (author website)
Jane Austen
- Jane Austen (Web English Teacher)
Dante
- The Inferno (Ms. Hogue)
Geoffrey Chaucer
- Canterbury Tales (Ms. Hogue)
- Dr. John's Blackberry Jam (Ms. Beard) PDF
Charles Dickens
- 42explore: Charles Dickens
James Fenimore Cooper
- Last of the Mohicans (Ms. Beard)
- Original Text of Novel from Wikisource or Gutenberg
William Golding
- Lord of the Flies Game
Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Dr. Heidegger's Experiment (Ms. Beard)
- Nathaniel Hawthorne from Eldritch Press
- Wikipedia: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Will Hobbs
- Will Hobbs (author website)
Harper Lee
- To Kill a Mockingbird (Ms. Hogue)
- To Kill a Mockingbird (Wikipedia)
George Orwell
- 1984 (Ms. Beard)
- Animal Farm (Ms. Hogue)
Gary Paulsen
- Learning About Gary Paulsen
- Gary Paulsen (author website)
Edgar Allan Poe

Henry David Thoreau
- Civil Disobedience (Web English Teacher)
Mark Twain
- 42explore: Mark Twain
- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Ms. Hogue)
- Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Ms. Beard)
John Steinbeck
- Of Mice and Men (Ms. Hogue)
Louis Sachar
- Holes from Scholastic (Unit Plan)
Leslie Marmon Siko
- Ceremony (Ms. Beard and students)
Richard Wright
- Native Son (Ms. Hogue)
Laurence Yep
- Learning about Laurence Yep

Banned Books
- Banned Book Week from ALA
Picture Books in Middle and High School
- Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say (Ms. Beard)
Online Reading
- Literature Online
  - Bartleby
  - Electronic Text Center from University of Virginia Library
  - Project Gutenberg
- Quality Content for Reading
  - Freedom: A History of US from PBS
  - Teens and Their Money from Fool.com