Karen Chichester's List: ELA - Reading & Literature

• The English Server Fiction Collection
   http://eserver.org/fiction/

       

  Collection of online fiction texts. Includes short stories and novels by authors like: Alcott, Bronte, Bulfinch, Cather, Crane, Dickens, Dreiser, Elliot, Twain, Hardy and Fielding (among others.) Also has criticism.

• The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
   http://shakespeare.mit.edu/works.html

       

  Complete versions of Shakespeare's plays, available for you to read online.

• Based on the Book
   http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/movies/

       

  'Based on the Book' is a compilation of over 1,000 book titles, short stories, and plays that have been made into motion pictures. Utilizing the Internet Movie Database as the authority on release dates, all movies in this collection have been released since 1980.
• BookBrowse.com
   http://www.bookbrowse.com/

       

  "Some people select books based on other people's opinions; others visit the bookstore to see what's new; most of us do a combination of both." BookBrowse collects reviews, user opinions, substantial excerpts, and images of book jackets and author biographies.
• Glossary of Poetic Terms from BOB'S BYWAY
   http://www.poeticbyway.com/glossary.html

       

  An extensive collection of poetic terms and their definitions, with numerous cross-references and examples. Browsable by letter of the alphabet.
• The Middle English Compendium
   http://ets.umdl.umich.edu/m/mec/

       

  "The Middle English Compendium has been designed to offer easy access to and interconnectivity between three major Middle English electronic resources: an electronic version of the Middle English Dictionary, a HyperBibliography of Middle English prose and verse based on the MED bibliographies, and an associated network of electronic resources." This resource is sold on a subscription basis to institutions, but a free trial month-to-month use is available by entering the Middle English Dictionary. Then, click on the link "trial access for individuals". Click on "our terms and conditions and the latest username and password". You will be provided with a username and password good for that particular month.

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• Modern American Poetry
   http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets.htm

       

  Modern American Poetry is a collaborative effort that aims to provide "a single clearinghouse for some of the best criticism on the best poets of our time." One can find biographical information, bibliographies, criticism, commentary, and links to online copies of works on major modern American poets.
• The Page
   http://thepage.name/

       

  Offers a digest of the web's best "poetry, essays, language, ideas", updated daily. Also included are extensive links to literary resources at the site, article, and item level.

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• Perseus Digital Library
   http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/

       

  An evolving humanities digital library. Presently collects materials on classics/antiquity, Victorian London, natural philosopher Robert Boyle, the history of Tufts University, and part of the Library of Congress-sponsored American Memory collections.

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• Pilot-Search.com
   http://www.pilot-search.com/

       

  "Pilot-Search.com is a free online search engine - comprised strictly of literary links. Pilot includes over 10,000 searchable links. With over 250 categories Pilot covers Book Reviews, Interviews, individual writers like Tennessee Williams, Ghost Writing Services, e-Text, MFA Programs, Short Story Contests, and much more."

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• PoemHunter.com
   http://www.poemhunter.com/

       

  A database of nearly 36,000 poems, modern and classic, that allows searching by poet name, poem title, and poem text. More than 5000 poets are included and the site allows poets to submit poems as well. This site does have a large number of pop-up ads.
• Poetry Archive
   http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/home.do

       

  Listen to this online poetry archive of historic and contemporary English Language poets reading their own works. UK Poet Laureate Andrew Motion provides a guided tour introduction to the collection. Explore the tips to using the collection for teachers, students, librarians. Use the Children's Poetry Archive. Browse by poet, title, form, and theme.

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• Kelly Gallagher Is Coming!

    

   Posted on December 29, 2008 by thereadingzone

    

    

  On January 26th Kelly Gallagher will be stopping by to answer questions from you, my readers!  Kelly has a new book coming out and it is amazing. Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do about It is being added to my list of “bible books”.  I am only about halfway through it right now, but I just keep finding myself nodding along with it and sometimes yelling, “YES!”, after reading a chapter.  

   

  Don’t worry, around January 14th I will be able to share a link to the full text of the book so that you can also read over the book before asking Kelly your questions.  This is an amazing opportunity from Stenhouse and I am so excited to be a part of it.  So mark your calendars!k

   

   

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• Way cool. Need to play with this site - Karen Chichester on 2008-12-22