This gives you an overview of many American authors.

Who gets in the hall?

Explores this period in American Literature

Explores the Literary Periods of American Literature

Reflection piece on accuracy of historical accounts in literature

These are the major movements in American Literature

Explore the humor of Mark Twain

Read Chapters 6, 8, & 9

Great One-liners

Short Story

Using history to determine facts

Test your Knowledge

Test your knowledge of symbolism in America Literature

All you need NOT to do!!

How to make Bib. Cards

How to Create Your Works Cited Page

Check this out!

Click on the tabs on the left to explore more information.

How to create a thesis statement

Several Guide Sheets to help in citation

A great tool to assist in citations

Stuck on what to write about? Use this site.

Poets and Writer's Magazine

Create your own book.

Steps on How to Write a Play

How to Write a play

Poetry Starters

Learn how a production takes place

Helps you prepare a monologue

Exercises to Teach Acting

Learn a basic history of the author

Quotes from John Steinbeck

Audio Guide to the book

Clips of men talking about the Dust Bowl

YouTube video of photos

Fun quiz to test your knowledge

Online text of the book

What if the Dust Bowl happened today?

A great webquest for after the movie

Here are some sample stories to use.

Skills every 6th grader needs

Interactive Practice

Activities to Develop Skills

Info about Author and Book

CBS news story about 50th anniversary

Letter Writing Activity

To Kill A Mockingbird Project

Use this site as the basis for the information in your group project.

Test your knowledge as a character from the story!

Tons of info on Ancient Greece

Here is a song about Odysseus and Calypso from Calypso's point of view.

Short Story

Short Story

Video version

Complete Script

Short Story

Short Story

Short Story

Short Story

Produced by students

This gives us an answer to why Shakespeare now?

Explains how Shakespeare is in our everyday life even if we don't know it.

This is a comical production of the complete works of Shakespeare.

This is a comical production of the complete works of Shakespeare. Part 2

Takes a look at the conspiracies surrounding William Shakespeare.

This tells the life of Shakespeare's mother, but also shows us what life was like during that time period.

This gives a background of Shakespeare from the cast of "Shakespeare in Love".

This give us a background about Elizabethan theatre and the Globe Theatre.

This is a series of interviews and photos of the Globe Theatre.

Made in 2000, this takes a look at Shakespeare life.

A series of 5 videos explaining how to understand Shakespeare's language.

Lists the Major Gods and Goddesses (A general overview)

Site to get foreign newspapers

This is an audio version of The Cask of Amontillado.

Mad Libs Online

This is a place to get virtual relaxation assistance.

Video Clips

Create your own magazine cover.

This site has word finds, crosswords, and more!

Great place to create a bibliography!

Share about your hero

Make your own cards and other things!

Tips and Worksheets for Writing

Lesson Plans with Bikeability

Write a letter to the editor about Bike helmets

Learn some great rules for the road

Helps organize arguments in Persuasion

Update on the Decorah Eagles

Create a graph for any assignment

Creating your own self-published magazine

Create word art

Create fun, crazy stories about friends

How fast can you correct grammar?

Site to create yearbook

Assignment

Write down your numbers for all 4 colors at the end.

See what happened in history on your birthday!

Everything for Speech in the State of Iowa

Good warm-ups

Videos, Music, Etc. with permission to use

Website for my classes

Tons of online tools for all classes and projects

Webquest for Start of class

Video Links for Various Literature Pieces

Information on Ancient Egyptian Literature

Simple Explanation of Egyptian Writing

Video of Gilgamesh