Useful Internet Links

This translation is not as good, but if you do not have adobe acrobat to read pdf files you might want to use this instead.

Letter from Kurt Vonnegutt to the Drake County School Board regarding the burning of his novel Slaughterhouse V

The short story and guided questions.  PDF file

A good website for quick recap of the novel after reading.

This site explores many different cases of books being burned throughout history.

Funny summation of the beginning of the Trojan War.

The Odyssey in a very brief clip.

Online copy of the novel.

If you're having trouble with the novel this audio version may help you comprehend it better.

Want to know more about the time period in which Shakespeare wrote his plays?  This website has over 80 pages of info on a range of topics from games to names to Christmas in wee old England.

Flash cards for the different domains of the English EOCT

If you are having trouble remembering the structure we discussed in class, this website can be a resource for you.  There are a couple differences from what we discuss in class but overall this site has good information that will help you while writing.

A website that donates ten grams of rice everytime you correctly identify the meaning of a randomly generated word.

If you want to know what grade you need on the EOCT in order to pass the class you can use this handy calculator.

This is an analysis of part 1 of Fahrenheit 451.  This clip is going to need to be watched for homework.

This version allows you to click on words and phrases that are confusing to modern readers.  This hypertext, or interactive version of the play, let's you read the original play with ease.

This website has a lot of good information on myths and folk tales.

If you are unsure about what a literary device is from class you can review using this website.

This is the same version we use in class.  So... you should have no problem completing your homework :)

This clip is a rebuttal to the other analysis of part 1 of Fahrenheit 451.

Spoiler Alert!  This clip summarizes the entire play.  Do not watch until we finish reading the play!  This clip is a good way to review the plot before taking the test.

Just for fun.  The most intriguing insult in each class will receive some extra credit.

We will be looking at the lyrics in this song in relation to quest of Odyssius.

A sonnet we reviewed in class.  If students did not finish the work in class they can use this link.

Sonnet 60 as well as all of Shakespeare's other sonnets.

Article discussing trends in technology and opinion regarding US culture.

Article discussing The Giver movie and its relationship to our national culture.  (Opinion)

This clip demonstrates the hero's journey as represented through clips from different Disney films.

A really cool website I found that has a wealth of accurate information on Ancient Greece and The Odyssey.

This article examines the quest of Roald Amundsen and his quest to examine the South Pole.  We will be comparing his journey and acts to those of Odyssius.

How do you use the TPCASTT acronym to analyze a poem?  This site has a copy of the method that we distributed in class.

This site has a great deal of practice activities, quizzes, and games for the 9th grade English EOCT.  We will be using this site in class and I will explain more how to log in and use the site then.

Be sure to use manual entry and not the automatic one.  On this website you can auto-generate citations for your works cited page.  Remember you need 4 sources (cited in the right format) for the Romeo and Juliet project.  Be sure to look at the Owl Perdue website for an example of how to arrange the citations on the page.

The Owl Perdue website has great examples of how to format a works cited page, which you NEED for your project.  Look at the links on the left to find the format for different types of sources.

This clip uses various segments from popular movies to demonstrate the prevalence of the hero's journey in both literature and movies.

This text by Christopher Vogler examines the extent of the hero's journey in popular culture.  In addition to this article, there are many youtube videos of movies and videogames that adhere to the hero's journy archtypical structure.