Launchpad: “Harrison Bergeron,” by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

Kurt VonnegutDirections: This Launchpad, adapted from http://www.WhatSoProudlyWeHail.org, provides background materials and discussion questions to enhance your reading and understanding of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.’s short story “Harrison Bergeron.” After reading the story, you can click on the videos to hear editors Amy A. Kass, Leon R.

  • Steinbeck’s Use of Nonfiction Sources in "The Grapes of Wrath"

    Created September 17, 2012
    Steinbeck image (women washing clothes)

    John Steinbeck’s use of nonfiction sources in writing The Grapes of Wrath is examined to illustrate how they affect the reader’s perception of a novel.

    Detail of an Ancient Greek Kylix

    Sophocles, Socrates, and the Greek Polis

    This feature guides students through Ancient Greek civics as told by philosopher Socrates and playwright Sophocles.

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    J. Keppler, “’Mark Twain,’ America's best humorist”

    American Literature Lessons — Nineteenth Century

    Through this collection of over 30 lessons, students can explore the great American authors of the 1800s, including Edgar Allen Poe, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, and Mark Twain.

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    EDSITEment and Common Core: A Raisin in the Sun

    TO BRING THIS PRESENTATION "INTO FOCUS," and start the presentation: click on the forward arrow at the bottom of the Prezi window.

    George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” is published

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    August 17, 1945
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  • Launchpad: "Bartleby, the Scrivener," by Herman Melville

    Created July 31, 2012

    Launchpad: "Bartleby, the Scrivener," by Herman Melville

    photographic portrait of Herman MelvilleDirections: This Launchpad, adapted from www.WhatSoProudlyWeHail.org, provides background materials and discussion questions to enhance your reading and understanding of Herman Melville’s short story “Bartleby, the Scrivener.” After reading the background, turn to read the stor

    Gabriela Mistral (Lucila Godoy y Alcayaga) Chilean poet, is born

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    April 7, 1889
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    Luis de Góngora y Argote, Spanish Baroque lyric poet, is born

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