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American Library Association

American Library Association: Newbery Medal Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is dedicated to winners of the Newbery Medal, an award named for an eighteenth-century British bookseller. Link is available for list of current winners and past winners.
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Website
Other

Fundacion Camilo Jose Cela

For Students 9th - 10th
Official site of the Camilo Jose Cela Foundation in Spanish, with biography, work, and other kinds of information.
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Lesson Plan
Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: Imagery in Hamlet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan takes young scholars through an exploration of the figurative language in "Hamlet."
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Lesson Plan
Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: Tempest in the Lunchroom

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students learn to read and act out the shipwreck scene in Shakespeare's "The Tempest."
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Handout
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Portal De Navidad

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a compilation of all the texts and documentations about Christmas theme in the library Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
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Handout
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Coleccion Austral

For Students 9th - 10th
This portal through a digital edition supports the work of the collection Austral de Espasa-Calpe.
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Website
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Vicente Huidobro en La Biblioteca Nacional De Chile

For Students 9th - 10th
This Spanish-language article profiles the Chilean poet Vicente Huidobro.
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: "Edinburgh Picturesque" by Robert Louis Stevenson

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter-by-chapter complete text for Robert Louis Stevenson's novel "Edinburgh Picturesque".
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Activity
Other

Robert Frost: America's Poet

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides many full text poems by Robert Frost. There are also multiple links for more information on Frost and his works.
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Professional Doc
Rick Beach

Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition: Literature Links

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The textbook entitled Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition contains activities links for American Literature. Intended for teachers and students, this site contains web links that provide many ways to assist and assess...
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Professional Doc
Rick Beach

Teaching Literature to Adolescents, Second Edition: Chapter 1: Activities

For Teachers 5th - 9th
This site shares activities that will coordinate with Chapter 1 of the textbook entitled Teaching Literature to Adolescents, Second Edition. These activities provide opportunities to reflect about the teaching of literature.
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Professional Doc
Rick Beach

Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition: Chapter 10: Activities

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The textbook entitled Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition contains activities for Chapter 10 reflection. Intended for teachers, this site contains activities that will extend the content from the Chapter 10. Focus of the...
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Professional Doc
Rick Beach

Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition: Chapter 12: Activities

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The textbook entitled Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition contains activities for Chapter 12 reflection. Intended for teachers, this site contains activities that will extend the content from the Chapter 12. Focus of the...
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Professional Doc
Rick Beach

Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition: Chapter 3: Planning Curriculum

For Teachers 5th - 9th
The textbook entitled Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition contains activities for Chapter 3 reflection. Intended for teachers, this site contains activities that will extend the content from the Chapter 3. Focus of the...
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Professional Doc
Rick Beach

Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition: Understanding Adolescents

For Teachers 5th - 9th
The textbook entitled Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition contains activities for Chapter 2 reflection. Intended for teachers, this site contains activities that will extend the content from the Chapter 2. Young adult...
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Professional Doc
Rick Beach

Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition: Leading Student Responses

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The textbook entitled Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition contains activities for Chapter 5 reflection. Intended for high school teachers, this site contains activities that will extend the content from the Chapter 5. Focus...
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Professional Doc
Rick Beach

Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition: Teaching Reading Strategies

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The textbook entitled Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition contains activities for Chapter 8 reflection. Intended for teachers, this site contains activities that will extend the content from the Chapter 8. Focus of the...
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Professional Doc
Rick Beach

Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition: Canon Curriculum Design

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The textbook entitled Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition contains activities for Chapter 9 reflection. Intended for teachers, this site contains activities that will extend the content from the Chapter 9. Focus of the...
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Website
Other

This Side of Eden Images of Steinbeck's California

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a tour of the Steinbeck Center for the Arts. You can also search the archives.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: A Daughter of the Land by Gene Stratton Porter

For Students 6th - 8th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work from the early 1900's is A Daughter of the Land, the eighth novel written by the noted author, movie producer, nature photographer, and naturalist named Gene...
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Handout
Other

Sabelallende: Isabel Allende

For Students 9th - 10th
Isabel Allende's biography can be found on this site. The site also contains a timeline, family album, press photos, interviews and her speeches. You can also read an excerpt and summary of her books.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Books and Movies

For Students 5th - 8th
A look at the literature and movies written and produced in the Jazz Age. See how the writers of the age reflected the consumer society and the emptiness of middle class. Movies appealed to mass culture and millions went to the movies...
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Website
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Alfonsina Storni

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent biography from the Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes of the Argentine poetess Alfonsina Storni. Photographs, video and voice recordings present a memorable tribute to this author. Some of her poetry is also accessible for...
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Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Paul Fleischman

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Web English Teacher offers a group of resources for teaching and learning about author Paul Fleischman.