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General Information:

• How to Annotate Literature

• Literature Terms

• Rhetorical Précis Frame

• Standard Essay Format

• Peer-Editing Checklist

• Reading Response

• Joseph Campbell's Monomyth

• Internet Resources on Citing (with thanks to Amy and Ms. Ward)

Grammar and Style:

• The Elements of Style

• Purdue's Online Writing Lab

• How to Cite Sources in MLA Format

• Using Quotations - Ppoint

• Writing Correctly

Online Literature:

• Classicreader.com/

• Online-literature.com/

• Fullbooks.com

Poetry:

• AP Literature Poetry Packet

• Poetry Terms 1

• Poetry Terms 2 (Technical Stuff)

• Allusions (Mythological and Biblical)

• 3,340 Online Poems

• Poetry Tool Box

• Sonnet PowerPoint

• Applying Scansion

• A Guide to the Theory of Poetry

William Shakespeare:

• Complete Works of Shakespeare

• Hamlet: Penguin-Putnam

• Hamlet Summary

• Hamlet "Central Question of the Play"

• Hamlet Critical Essay - Hazlitt

• King Lear Summary

• Macbeth Summary

• Flash Macbeth

• Stick Figure Hamlet

• Hamlet Executive Summary

• Hamlet Analysis Lecture

• Macbeth Research and Analysis

• Hamlet Text and Critiques

• Tragedy: Elements, Structure, and Conflict Ppoint

Heart of Darkness

• Heart of Darkness Full Text

• Tiny H.O.D.

• Africa and Africans in Heart of Darkness

• Dintenfass Introductory Lecture

• Human Nature and Moral Development Ppoint

• Joseph Campbell's Monomyth Ppoint

• Heart of Darkness Overview Ppoint

• Heart of Darkness Transformation Ppoint

• "The White Man's Burden" Ppoint

• Heart of Darkness Intro Ppoint

• Heart of Darkness Intro Video

Nineteen Eighty-Four:

• 1984 Unit

• 1984 Full Text 

• 1984 Ppoint Overview

• George Orwell Resources

• "Keeping America Scared"

• Apple Ad - Big Brother

• Goldstein's Book Ppoint

James Joyce:

• "Araby"

• "Araby" Questions

• "Eveline"

• "The Dead"

• "The Dead" Questions

• Portrait of the Artist - Unit Overview and Schedule

• Portrait of the Artist - Full Text

• Portrait Introduction

• Ch. 1 Portrait Presentation

• Ch. 2 Portrait Presentation

• Ch. 3 Portrait Presentation

• Ch. 4 Portrait Presentation

• Ch. 5 Portrait Presentation

Frankenstein:

• Frankenstein Full Text

• Paradise Lost - Annotated

• "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"

• Frankenstein/"Mariner" PowerPoint

• Romantic/Gothic Genres PowerPoint

• Frankenstein Background Info.

• Gothic Art Slideshow PowerPoint

• Characteristics of the Byronic Hero

• Frankenstein Overview/Analysis PowerPoint

• Monster Theory PowerPoint

The Divine Comedy:

• Dante's Inferno - Univ. of Texas website

• Inferno PowerPoint

• Inferno Self-Test

• "Belief-O-Matic"

• Inferno - Full Text

Childhood's End:

• Sci-Fi PowerPoint   

• Frozen Grand Central

• Themes, Symbols & Motifs Ppoint

• Images of the Devil Ppoint

• Individualism and Collectivism Ppoint

  • Ch. 5-7 Text

  • Ch. 8-10 Text

  • Ch. 11-14 Text

  • Ch. 15-16 Text

  • Ch. 17-18 Text

  • Ch. 19-22 Text

  • Ch. 23-24 Text

Advertising:

• Advertising - The Language of Manipulation

• Emotional Appeals & Logical Fallacies

• Advertising Claims & Strategies

• How to Read an Ad

Beowulf:

• Anglo-Saxon Vocabulary

• Anglo-Saxon Research Questions

• Why is Beowulf Important?

• Beowulf in Hypertext

• Study Characters from Beowulf

• Beowulf Pronunciation

• Beowulf Study Guide #1 (PDF)

• Beowulf Study Guide #2 (Twenty Questions & Links)

• Images from Beowulf

• Listen to Seamus Heaney read from Beowulf

• Anglo Saxon Timeline

• Life in Anglo Saxon England

• Tips for Correctly Pronouncing Anglo-Saxon

• Sutton Hoo Archaeological Site Tour

• Old English Resources (with thanks to Jessica and Isabelle)

AP Literature Test Prep:

• AP Multiple Choice Test Info.

• AP Multiple Choice Strategies

• AP Past 20 Open Essay Topics

• AP Open Essay Topics (All)

• Comedy Ladder

• Comedy vs. Tragedy Chart

• Essay Openers

• Essay Writing Basics

• Works Listed on Open Topics (British)

• AP Literature Essay Rubric

• 2009 AP Exam Rules

• 2009 AP Exam Security

• Practice Exam - Spark Notes

• Practice Exam - College Board

College Application Resources:

• U.C. Application Deadlines

• U.C. Personal Essay Info

• College Essay Manual

• Tips and Guidelines for the College Essay  

Reading Circles / Seminar Sets:

• Directions
  Schedule
  Individual Homework Options
  Group Project Options
  Group Meeting Log Sheet
  Discussion Director
  Summarizer
  Vocabulary Enricher
  Dialectical Journal
  Connector
  Illustrator
  Investigator
  Predictor
  Travel Tracer
  Open Mind