Literature
| American Folklore | This folklore site contains retellings of American folktales, Native American myths and legends, Tall Tales, weather folklore and ghost stories from each of the 50 states. |
| PAL - Perspectives in American Literature | Very complete for authors and criticism; arranged by time period and some themes. |
| Authors | Authors on the Web
Various Resources Today in Literature Author YellowPages Eye on Books (Bill Thompson's) - author interviews and photos. PAL - Perspectives in American Literature Michigan Authors and Illustrators Chaucer MetaPage Complete Works of William Shakespeare See also Criticism |
| Book Reviews |
Go to InfoTrac and click on all three of these databases: |
| Book Lists | Go to Reading Lists |
| Citing Sources - Print and Electronic | Multiple sources listed here in case you're desperate: Sources - their Use and Acknowledgement (Dartmouth College) (APA, MLA, Science, Note styles) Landmarks Citation Machine Duke Library - Citing Sources NoodleBib - does it for you (access help for NoodleBib) MLA Style Guide ACW Style Sheet Citation Style Guide |
| Classic Reader | Contains 646 books and 905 short stories by 195 authors; includes drama, children's literature, and poetry. |
| Copyright | Copyright Compliance - What Students MAY Do -(PDF Version) Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers - EXCELLENT overview in chart form. Hall Davidson - EXCELLENT beginning point. Copyright, TEACH Act, & Plagiarism - Good collection. Michigan Virtual University - Copyrights and Intellectual Properties What is Copyright? (International - Berne Convention) Copyright Website University of Georgia - Fair Use - good overview with specific examples. MediaWeb - Copyright Resources on the Internet (includes on-line permission form) E-Mail Form - Permission Template Obtaining Permission General Rules of Thumb for Education Fair Use Checklist 10 Big Myths About Copyright Copyright Laws - General Fair Use Summary - REMC #13 Journalism Ethics, Copyright, and Law Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia Public Domain Chart SPLC (Student Press Law Center) SPLC Presentation - Copyright Law Music - about Music Video - Broadcast Journalism - Copyright |
| Copyright - Focus on Plagiarism | STUDENTS! This information is for YOU!!!! FindSame this site searches content. You can type in or copy and paste a section of writing and this will search the CONTENT of sites for a match to check for plagiarism. How to Avoid Plagiarism Plagiarism - Questions and Answers Teacher Focus: Student Plagiarism in an On-Line World Sharon Stoerger: Plagiarism Contact deb Overbey for help with tracking down plagiarism. |
| Criticism |
Internet Public Library Literary Criticism Collection In Left Column, click on "Special Collections / Literary Criticism" -
2504 critical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, by title, or by nationality and literary period. E-Notes |
| Discussion Guides |
Discussion Guides - Excellent guides for many titles from the Multnonah County Library |
| Fairy Tales | (some of these may be illustrated): Grimm's Fairy Tales SurLaLune - fairy and folk tales from all over the world Fables, Fairy Tales, and Nursery Rhymes Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales Tales of Wonder - Folk and Fairy Tales from around the World Free Public Domain Fairy Tales ILLUSTRATED: Antique Fairy Tale Picture Books (includes illustrations) Illustrated Fairy Tales Adrienne Segur Illustrations The Colorful Story Book |
| Gale Literary Index | Completely indexes all Gale literary series and lists complete works for each author. |
| Idioms | Idiomsite |
| Literary Resources on the Net | Many links here. |
| Literature | Very comprehensive collection of sites, but it may take a while to find what you're looking for. |
| Literature - All Encompassing Collections | IPL - Literature - GREAT RESOURCE! Start here!!! |
| Mythology | Bullfinch's Mythology Encyclopedia Mythica Gareth Long's Encyclopedia of Monsters, Mythical Creatures, and Fabulous Beasts - (includes images) |
| Notes | Pink Monkey - (free) registration required SparkNotes Classic Notes Free Book Notes Book Rags Wolf Notes (Bookwolf) Cliff's Notes available at netLibrary (you must have an account at netLibrary; click here for more information and to register) |
| 100 Words | "The idea behind 100 Words is simple: Write 100 words, no more, no less, every day. On this website, you will find 8518 chunks of 100 words written by a number of participants in a number of styles. Some are poems, some are stories, some are diaries, some are fiction, some are nonsense... All are 100 words in length." For mature writing students. |
| Outline of American Literature | Arranged as a literary timeline, this site provides links for Early American and Colonial American writing up to American prose since 1945. Each of the eight period sections has a list of authors, with a biography and summary of works |
| Poetry | The Academy of American Poets Poetry Archives Modern American Poetry - Biographies, criticism, and links. Poetry Daily - "Serious contemporary poetry. Each day's poem comes with a profile of the poet and a featured book." Open Source Poetry - write poems on-line collaboratively The Poetry and Literature Center of the Library of Congress Poetry 180 - a poem a day for American High Schools collected by the United States Poet Laureate |
| Quotations | Bartlett's Quotations Quoteland Spirit Song - Inspirational quotations. Creative Quotations - Dozens of quotations by subject. Aphorisms Galore! - Famous Quotations Network - Great Quotes - Inspiration Peak - Quotations Archive - On Matters Most Grave Concern - Quotable Quotes Anecdotes - Famous people, funny stories. |
| Reading Lists | Reading Lists Best Seller Lists 1900-1995 Englishcompanion.com Booklists Publishers' Weekly Best Sellers New York Times Best Sellers What's Next? - Books in a Series National Book Awards AllReaders.com Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners BookBytes Innovative Libraries - Reading Lists Fiction_L Lists (Morton Grove Public Library) Marylaine Block - Resources for Readers and Writers WhichBook.Net FantasticFiction.com - lists series, in order NoveList at MEL - Youth ALA's Booklists - Books for Youth Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners Internet Public Library Suggestions TeenSpace - Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County YALSA Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's Young Adult Reading Lists Top 10 Lists - Missouri Library Association Young Adults Group Cynthia Leitich Smith Young Adult Reading Lists Marylaine Block - Resources for Readers and Writers TeenReads ATN Booklists (suggested Reading) Children ALA's Booklists - Books for Youth Children's Authors and Illustrators on the Web Cynthia Leitich Smith Children's Literature Resources ATN Booklists (suggested Reading) Accelerated Reader - list by level. Graphic Novels Marvelous Visions of Wonder Other Reading Resources Many Different Resources |
| Researchpaper.com | Collection of topics, ideas, and lots of help for school related research projects. |
| Short Stories | Short Stories - Collection of full-text short stories arranged by story type and searchable by author or title (many classics here). Classic Reader - 905 short stories. American Folklore |
| SHS Bibliographies | Suggested Reading for Various SHS Classes - titles in the SHS Library Media Center: See Reading Lists |
| Storytelling | National Storytelling Network - www.storynet.org National Storytelling Festival - www.storytellingfestival.net Northlands Storytelling Network - www.northlands.net Storytelling Foundation International - www.storytellingfoundation.net Michigan Michigan Storytellers Festival, Flint - www.flint.lib.mi.us/about/programs/msf/index.html Detroit Storytelling Festival - trudyb@umich.edu or judsim@hotmail.com Ark Storytelling Festival - www.a2ark.org Jackson StoryFest - www.michigantheatre.org/storyfest2.htm |
| Vocabulary | USE THIS dictionary, thesaurus, language interpreter; easy, quick, fast. |
| Word Play | Word play, word games, interesting language information, crossword puzzle help, etc. at PantherNet Subject Guide - Languages |
| Words Without Borders | On-line magazine for international literature - organized by region and then genre. |
| Writing | Writer's Handbook - APA Style and Documentation. Writer's Write; the Write Resource - This is a huge site with resources of all types for writing help. Marylaine Block - Resources for Readers and Writers |
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