Teaching Literature – Resources
Academy of American Poets
The Academy of American Poets provides resources to bring poetry to the classroom. Here you will find essays about teaching poetry, a roundup of relevant websites, and curriculum units and lesson plans for teaching poetry at the primary and secondary levels. Most of the lesson plans are aligned with Common Core State Standards. learn more
American Writers – C-Span
The American Writers series, developed by C-SPAN, offers many resources, especially in the modern period, but new technologies, such as streaming video of interactions among celebrities, for instance, and lengthy excerpts of authors' key works, are strengths of this site. learn more
Awesome Library Language Arts
Awesome Library-Language Arts is a collection of hundreds of lesson plans, some better than others. learn more
Meet the Author
The more a student can learn from an author the more she can develop a unique style. learn more
Outta Ray's Head: Lesson Plans
Outta Ray's Head contains 250 very interesting lesson plans; in addition to Ray, lessons were developed and tested in classrooms. The literature and poetry sections are very good. learn more
Poets' Org
Poets' Org contains a listening room as well as biographies and links. This site is more representative of American poetry than others and is a good research launchpad. learn more
StudyGuide
StudyGuide was created by Mrs. Adams, a teacher in Birmingham, Alabama. Lessons include how to write a research paper, note-taking, and examples from different genres. Keep up with the most interesting topics. learn more
Web English Teacher
Use these free English teaching and learning resources for English, Literature, and ESL classes. learn more
Why we say OK
This video looks at the origin of the term OK, tracing how a cheesy joke from the 1830s became the most widely spoken word in the world. A great introduction to Etymology. learn more