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Literature Formats and Models: [flag bg_color=”#d6e3bc” text_color=”#9d241a”]High School[/flag]

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• MLA Format
• Literary Analysis
• Self-Evaluation
• Author Profile Instruction Packet
• Interactive Essay Map
• Cover Page Sample

[/tab_content] [tab_title]Essay Rubrics[/tab_title] [tab_content] General Essay Rubrics

• Poetry Explication Rubric Unit 4 of curriculum.
• Rubric for Literary Analysis Unit 9 of curriculum
• Rubric for a Stage Play Unit 14 of curriculum
• Animal Farm Literary Analysis Rubric Units 17-18
• Rubric for Research Paper Units 23-24
• Personal Essay Rubric Unit 27

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Literature Resources: [flag bg_color=”#d6e3bc” text_color=”#9d241a”]High School[/flag]

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Poetry Explication Help Center:

Here you will find articles that will help you understand what a poetry explication is, and how to go about writing one of your own.

• Poetry Explication Article
• Poetry Explication Information

Poets that we will study:

John Keats

• John Keats Biography
• “Ode to a Nightingale” by John Keats
• John Keats Timeline

Edgar Allan Poe

• Edgar Allan Poe Biography and Timeline
• Edgar Allan Poe Biography and Timeline (alternate sites)
• “The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Biography
• “The Children’s Hour” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Gerard Manley Hopkins

• Gerard Manley Hopkins Biography
• “God’s Grandeur” by Gerard Manley Hopkins

[/tab_content] [tab_title]Uncle Tom’s Cabin[/tab_title] [tab_content]

Resources for Uncle Tom’s Cabin:

• Uncle Tom’s Cabin – The Book

• Biography of Harriet Beecher Stowe
• Introduction to the 1878 edition of the novel
• Timeline for Harriet Beecher Stowe
• Additional websites and resources

•  Detailed Outline Example

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A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen

NOTE: Parents/Teachers – this handbook is useful in learning how to write for the stage. It has many activities/exercises and is a quality packet. It is from the educational department of centerstage.org.

Henrik Ibsen biography

• Character Worksheet – To help you get to know your characters. You must fill out a worksheet for each main character in your play.
• Play Format Example -Here is an example of how to construct a stage play.
• Play Format Example 2 – This shows you an alternate way to format your play. You may use either format to construct your play but you  may not mix the two formats.

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Animal Farm

Glencoe Study Guide for Animal Farm – this resource will tell you about Orwell’s life, and give some background to the novel.

[/tab_content] [tab_title]The World Wars[/tab_title] [tab_content]

Poetry and Speeches of the World Wars/ Research Paper Unit

The speeches and poems we will read:

• In Flanders Fields by John McCrae – Unit 19
• Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen – Unit 20
• Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen – Unit 20
• Never Give In by Winston Churchill – Unit 21
• Christmas 1941 – Unit 21

Research Paper Help Center:

• Source Card Help
• Note Card Help
• In text citations (parenthetical citations)
• MLA works cited page (or bibliography) General Notes
• How to cite books
• How to cite periodicals
• How to cite electronic sources
• How to cite other common sources

• Cover Page Sample

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Out of the Silent Planet

• C.S. Lewis Foundation – A place to study the life of C.S. Lewis
• Study Guide by Andrew Clausen – This is not a free study guide, but if you or your family are interested in diving deeper into Lewis’ work, this study guide is recommended by several websites.

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