Stephen Crane
Biography of Stephen Crane
"An Ominous Baby" Audio (first 8 minutes of recording)
"An Ominous Baby" text
"An Ominous Baby" Study Guide
On-line text of Maggie at Page-by-Page books (Note: this is one of the only complete and correct versions of Maggie to be found online; most are the censored version from the 1890s or, for some reason, begin Ch. 18 in what should be the last part of Ch. 19.)
Guide to/History of Lower East Side
Maggie Study Guide (doc)
Maggie Study Guide Google doc
Maggie Study Guide (PDF)
Maggie Audio
Maggie Ch. 1-10 PPT
Maggie Ch. 11-19 PPT
FICTION AND POLITICS: THE PROGRESSIVE IMPULSE IN STEPHEN CRANE’S MAGGIE, A GIRL OF THE STREETS
Maggie's Last Night: AUTHORIAL DESIGN AND EDITORIAL PATCHING
Brander Matthews' Re-visioning of Crane's Maggie
Before the Break of Day
"An Ominous Baby" Audio (first 8 minutes of recording)
"An Ominous Baby" text
"An Ominous Baby" Study Guide
On-line text of Maggie at Page-by-Page books (Note: this is one of the only complete and correct versions of Maggie to be found online; most are the censored version from the 1890s or, for some reason, begin Ch. 18 in what should be the last part of Ch. 19.)
Guide to/History of Lower East Side
Maggie Study Guide (doc)
Maggie Study Guide Google doc
Maggie Study Guide (PDF)
Maggie Audio
Maggie Ch. 1-10 PPT
Maggie Ch. 11-19 PPT
FICTION AND POLITICS: THE PROGRESSIVE IMPULSE IN STEPHEN CRANE’S MAGGIE, A GIRL OF THE STREETS
Maggie's Last Night: AUTHORIAL DESIGN AND EDITORIAL PATCHING
Brander Matthews' Re-visioning of Crane's Maggie
Before the Break of Day
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Study Guide
All about Wuthering Heights farmhouse
All about Thrushcross Grange
Readers ' Guide
Films used in class
Study Guide
All about Wuthering Heights farmhouse
All about Thrushcross Grange
Readers ' Guide
Films used in class
NIGHT, an impressionistic memoir by Elie Wiesel
Study Guide
Confessions of a Hitler Youth film
Glossary of Terms
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum / CHILDREN DURING THE HOLOCAUST
Information on Noor Inayat Khan and Enemy of the Reich
Nazis: A Warning from History Episode 1 Nazis: A Warning from History Episode 2
Nazis: A Warning from History Episode 3 Nazis: A Warning from History Episode 4
(Note: If any of these videos tell you you need to install something, ignore than and try to play the video again. If you have the means, download the video and play it from the downloaded version)
A Compendium of Links Related to Night (not my site; some links may be out-of-date)
Jewish Virtual Library
Timeline of Elie Wiesel's life
Children in Auschwitz
The Children: Nazi Victims of Auschwitz
Paragraph 175 Documentary
Topics for research:
Youth groups associated with the Third Reich
Public Education during the Third Reich, esp. “racial science”
Resistance Groups opposed to Nazi rule (may be done by more than one team if the resistance groups are different)
Censorship of Printed Material and Works of Art in the Third Reich
The controversy over Elie Wiesel’s identity and story in Night
Nazi Rise to Power and Leadership
Study Guide
Confessions of a Hitler Youth film
Glossary of Terms
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum / CHILDREN DURING THE HOLOCAUST
Information on Noor Inayat Khan and Enemy of the Reich
Nazis: A Warning from History Episode 1 Nazis: A Warning from History Episode 2
Nazis: A Warning from History Episode 3 Nazis: A Warning from History Episode 4
(Note: If any of these videos tell you you need to install something, ignore than and try to play the video again. If you have the means, download the video and play it from the downloaded version)
A Compendium of Links Related to Night (not my site; some links may be out-of-date)
Jewish Virtual Library
Timeline of Elie Wiesel's life
Children in Auschwitz
The Children: Nazi Victims of Auschwitz
Paragraph 175 Documentary
Topics for research:
Youth groups associated with the Third Reich
Public Education during the Third Reich, esp. “racial science”
Resistance Groups opposed to Nazi rule (may be done by more than one team if the resistance groups are different)
Censorship of Printed Material and Works of Art in the Third Reich
The controversy over Elie Wiesel’s identity and story in Night
Nazi Rise to Power and Leadership
Challenges, Triumphs and Losses Essay Assignment:
Documents for Human relationships in Whitman vs. Dickinson Essay
Lists of Poems and Essay Instructions
Organizational Chart
Peer Review Sheet
"The Minister's Black Veil" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Helpful notes on John Smith's General History of Virginia
John Smith Powerpoint
Some notes on Smith's writing
Smith passage with vocabulary footnotes
Nightmare in Jamestown film
"The Earth on Turtle's Back" video
Creation Stories Handout
Creation Stories SG
New England and Virginia film
Colonial Designs film
Puritan/Pilgrim/Reformation Diagram
Information about Desperate Crossing: the Mayflower Voyage, Passengers, and Plimoth Colony
Abbreviated version of Desperate Crossing
Clips from Desperate Crossing 1 2 3
Early English-American Groups Information
Puritanism Review PPT
Puritan Life in the New England Colonies from US Hisory.Org
John Smith Powerpoint
Some notes on Smith's writing
Smith passage with vocabulary footnotes
Nightmare in Jamestown film
"The Earth on Turtle's Back" video
Creation Stories Handout
Creation Stories SG
New England and Virginia film
Colonial Designs film
Puritan/Pilgrim/Reformation Diagram
Information about Desperate Crossing: the Mayflower Voyage, Passengers, and Plimoth Colony
Abbreviated version of Desperate Crossing
Clips from Desperate Crossing 1 2 3
Early English-American Groups Information
Puritanism Review PPT
Puritan Life in the New England Colonies from US Hisory.Org
The Harlem Renaissance
Crash Course
"I, Too, Sing America"
"Strange Fruit"
"Mother to Son"
"Song for a Dark Girl"
Walt Whitman's Drum Taps
Whitman and the Civil War
"The Wound Dresser"
"Come Up from the Fields, Father"
“Beat! Beat! Drums!”
“The Artilleryman’s Vision”
“Vigil Strange I Kept on the Field One Night”
“As I Lay with my Head in Your lap, Comerado”
Stephen Crane's "War is Kind"
Emily Dickinson's "I Years had been from Home"
Whitman Biography
Background on Whitman and the Civil War
Audiobook (start at 23:52)
Whitman and Race
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
Study Guide (.pdf HERE)
Introduction and chapter summaries
Great Books: The Red Badge of Courage film
Note-taking sheet for Great Books film (.pdf HERE)
Audiobook
Civil War Photos
Images of Gettysburg and related topics
The Red Badge of Courage: A New Kind of Realism
Complete text, searchable
1951 Film (VERY different from the book!)
1974 Film
C-SPAN American Writers Series Videos
Articles to supplement the text for AP Conversation on Education as the Civil Rights Issue of Our Time
OP-ED:: WHITE TEACHERS NEED TO CHECK THEIR RACISM BEFORE TEACHING IT
Education Week article from May 2017: "No, Education Isn't the Civil Rights Issue of Our Time"
Teachers Must Hold Themselves Accountable for Dismantling Racial Oppression
Opinion: Schools have power and duty to disrupt generational racism
"Education Dept. Says It Will Scale Back Civil Rights Investigations"
"Education Doesn't Need a Civil Rights Solution"
"The State of Integration in the United States" by Catherine Zhang, Harvard Political Review
"Education Remains the Civil Rights Issue of Our Time"
Donald Trump’s claim that “education is the civil rights issue of our time” gets an F
"How to Think Like Shakespeare" by Scott L. Newstok
Holocaust and Genocide Studies: Identity and Education for Democratic Citizenship, Letter from Tom White, Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Articles on the National Motto Debate
Explanation of the History of the Great Seal
Clinton Replaces ‘In God We Trust’ With ‘E Pluribus Unum’
“In God We Trust” or “E Pluribus Unum”? The American Founders Preferred the Latter Motto
In God We Trust vs E Pluribus Unum By Mike Fuljenz
"The Devil and Tom Walker" by Washington Irving
Study Guide
Vocabulary
Story Text
"The Black Cat" PPT
"Annabel Lee" PPT
Letter to Sergeant Graves
Letters to Maria Clemm
Letters to John Allan
Poe Biographical Outline
Complete Poe Chronology
Poe Biography at Poetry Foundation
A &E Biography: The Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe (shown in class)
Poe Calendar
Animated version of "The Fall of the House of Usher"
"The Fall of the House of Usher" Audio Book
Knowing Poe
"The Raven" Annotated
"The Raven" short film
"Alone" PPT
Ligeia" Annotated
"The Fall of the House of Usher" at Poe Decoder
Poe Stories
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore
Edgar Allan Poe Museum
"The Philosophy of Composition"
Summary of "Philosophy of Composition" (Ignore the biographical note at the top,
which suggests suicide as Poe's cause of death-- as if Poe beat himself up in an alley
after stealing some too-small clothes to wear...)
Is "The Philosophy of Composition" a hoax?
“Relevancy” and Its Vagaries in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven”: On "The Philosophy of Composition" from the University of Paris
"The Fall of the House of Usher" SG
Interpretations of "The Fall of the House of Usher" (PPT)
Guide to "The Pit and the Pendulum"
"Annabel Lee" PPT
Letter to Sergeant Graves
Letters to Maria Clemm
Letters to John Allan
Poe Biographical Outline
Complete Poe Chronology
Poe Biography at Poetry Foundation
A &E Biography: The Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe (shown in class)
Poe Calendar
Animated version of "The Fall of the House of Usher"
"The Fall of the House of Usher" Audio Book
Knowing Poe
"The Raven" Annotated
"The Raven" short film
"Alone" PPT
Ligeia" Annotated
"The Fall of the House of Usher" at Poe Decoder
Poe Stories
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore
Edgar Allan Poe Museum
"The Philosophy of Composition"
Summary of "Philosophy of Composition" (Ignore the biographical note at the top,
which suggests suicide as Poe's cause of death-- as if Poe beat himself up in an alley
after stealing some too-small clothes to wear...)
Is "The Philosophy of Composition" a hoax?
“Relevancy” and Its Vagaries in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven”: On "The Philosophy of Composition" from the University of Paris
"The Fall of the House of Usher" SG
Interpretations of "The Fall of the House of Usher" (PPT)
Guide to "The Pit and the Pendulum"
AP Lang and Comp through American Literature
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English 9: Foundations of Literacy
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Foundations of Literacy (Grade 9)
Links and Documents
Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots Answer Sheets
Grade Nine Literacy Vocabulary/Terms List
I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
Study Guide
Unbreakable film
Class Dismissed film
from "The Girl Who Changed Pakistan"
Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier
Slideshow of terms
Author Profile
Daphne Du Maurier Page
Manderley
Rebecca page by page
Rebecca and Symbolism: A Brief Analysis by Deborah Rickard
UK Independent article: Du Maurier film upsets family and friends (alas, this film itself is not available in the U.S.)
Interviews with Du Maurier
"Daphne du Maurier always said her novel Rebecca was a study in jealousy"
"Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca taught me how to love literature"
1979 Film (in several parts)
1997 Film
Films used in class
PDF of Rebecca
Poetry Foundation Biography of Tennyson
Study Guide
Tennyson biography film
A Key to In Memoriam
BBC Radio "In Our Time" programme on In Memoriam
"This wide whisper round my head": In Memoriam and the Complexity of Memory
Info on Brideshead Revisited (sections of film version are shown in class)
In Memoriam, A.H.H. by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
The Victorian Era in British History documentary (more interesting than it sounds!)
Study Guide
Discussion Guide
This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel
Introduction to the Gothic in British Literature: Short Film from the British Library
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by ST Coleridge with illustrations by Gustave Dore
Lessons on the poem here and here.
Lessons on the poem here and here.
Introduction to the Romantic Period
The Romantics: Liberty
The Romantics: Nature
The Romantics: Eternity
This is the attic into which I throw things I might use again, but not for a while.
My Antonia by Willa Cather
Click for text
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
Click for Text
How To Be A Monster: Life Lessons From Lord Byron
Bram Stoker's Dracula: A Reflection and Rebuke of Victorian Society By Amanda M. Podonsky (excellent student essay)
Assignments
Films used in class
The Birth of Victorian Horror: Dracula. Professor Christopher Frayling explores the origins of Bram Stoker's "Dracula" and travels in the footsteps of the novel's hero, Jonathan Harker, across Europe to Castle Dracula. Frayling also critiques the interpretations of Stoker's tale. 1996
BBC film 1977
BBC film 2006
Assignments
Films used in class
The Birth of Victorian Horror: Dracula. Professor Christopher Frayling explores the origins of Bram Stoker's "Dracula" and travels in the footsteps of the novel's hero, Jonathan Harker, across Europe to Castle Dracula. Frayling also critiques the interpretations of Stoker's tale. 1996
BBC film 1977
BBC film 2006
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
Click for Text
Study Guide
Vocabulary
Information on Grand Isle
PBS Documentary Transcript
Kate Chopin International Society
Kate Chopin Page at Loyola
PBS NewsHour Native Lands Wash Away as Sea Levels Rise (Louisiana)
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Study Guide
Suggested Vocabulary
Student Survival Guide
Episode One of Great Depression Documentary Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Suggested Vocabulary
Student Survival Guide
Episode One of Great Depression Documentary Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Night by Elie Wiesel (an impressionistic memoir)
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Answer sheets for Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots
Foundations of Literacy (Grade 9)
Links and Documents
A Night to Remember by Walter Lord
Study Guide
Author Paul Lee's Titanic site
Encyclopedia Titanica
Titanic Historical Society
Titanic Stories, Ireland
Titanic Facts
National Geographic: Titanic 100 Years
http://natgeotv.com/uk/save-the-titanic-with-bob-ballard
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/04/titanic/cameron-gallery#/4
Titanic Game
TITANIC: A Tragic Destiny
Geography, class, and fate: Passengers on the Titanic
Titanic Story
Titanic Universe
Titanic and Co.
Exploring the Titanic from ScienceNet
Titanic-titanic.com
Myths, Legends, Truths and Facts
Saturday Night Live Parody
Example Research Write-Up
Research Write-Up Assessment Rubric
Author Paul Lee's Titanic site
Encyclopedia Titanica
Titanic Historical Society
Titanic Stories, Ireland
Titanic Facts
National Geographic: Titanic 100 Years
http://natgeotv.com/uk/save-the-titanic-with-bob-ballard
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/04/titanic/cameron-gallery#/4
Titanic Game
TITANIC: A Tragic Destiny
Geography, class, and fate: Passengers on the Titanic
Titanic Story
Titanic Universe
Titanic and Co.
Exploring the Titanic from ScienceNet
Titanic-titanic.com
Myths, Legends, Truths and Facts
Saturday Night Live Parody
Example Research Write-Up
Research Write-Up Assessment Rubric
Delphi: Bellybutton of the Ancient World video (BBC)
Mythology Essay: Pandora, Prometheus, Harry Potter and Malala Yousefzai (PDF)
Unbreakable film
Class Dismissed film from "The Girl Who Changed Pakistan"
Excerpts from I Am Malala (PDF)
More Excerpts from I Am Malala (PDF)
Unbreakable film
Class Dismissed film from "The Girl Who Changed Pakistan"
Excerpts from I Am Malala (PDF)
More Excerpts from I Am Malala (PDF)