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Additional online resources for English Language Arts:

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Searchable online literature for the student, educator, or enthusiast.
AMERICANLITERATURE.COM
Caution! Not all resources on this site feature American Lit!

Conversations in American Lit. resources

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  • Literary Movements
  • Banned Books
  • Slaughterhouse-Five
  • Shakespeare
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Literary Movements Project
Gale Virtual Reference Library includes "Literature and its Times" as well as other good sources.
​A sampling of the resources available on Discovery Education. *Username = your Chaminade email address; Password: eagles
HarperCollins Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature - SCROLL DOWN TO "HISTORY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE"  and find your time-frame. Includes biographies of novelists, playwrights, poets & critics, summaries of books & plays, descriptions of characters, definitions of literary terms & movements, & much more.
American Memory Timeline - Primary sources timeline from the Library of Congress.
A Literary History of America - published in 1911!
Shaping the Values of Youth:  Sunday School Books in 19th Century America
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National Coalition Against Censorship
Freedom to Read Foundation
Books and eBooks in our library collection
Kurt Vonnegut discusses Slaughterhouse-Five in this NPR radio interview. 
"Let There Be Light" - incredible 1945 documentary film of actual WWII soldiers and the psychological effects of the war. This film, directed by legendary filmmaker John Huston, was not made public until 1980.
Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library
Crash Course - Aliens, Time Travel, and Dresden -Slaughterhouse-Five Part I
Crash Course - PTSD and Alien Abduction - Slaughterhouse-Five Part 2
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Lesson plans! Activities! Interviews! Great stuff! David Tennant, Patrick Stewart, Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Irons, Tom Hiddleston, Ian McKellan, Joely Richardson! Check out the resources on this site, then check out the DVD from the Nade Library. And did I mention DAVID TENNANT?
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Online access to performances of Shakespeare from many parts of the world as well as essays and metadata by scholars and educators in the field.
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The full text of Shakespeare's plays and sonnets side-by-side with translations into modern English.
Chaminade College Preparatory High School Library
Kelly Benning, Librarian    kbenning@chaminade.org   
​Jade Ryser, Lead Library Assistant    jryser@chaminade.org 


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  • Home
    • Chaminade.org
  • Databases
    • Other research tools
  • Online Resources
    • Test Prep >
      • Shmoop Test Prep
    • 3D Printing
    • Family History
    • Fun tech stuff
    • Learn ANYTHING online!
    • Video/ Screencasting
    • Create a Website
    • Presentation Tools
    • Flashcards
    • Photos/images/music
    • Podcasting
    • Online Polls
  • Class Resources
    • For Teachers
    • Subject Links >
      • General / All Subjects
      • Art/Art History
      • English
      • Geography
      • History Govt Politics Econ
      • Math
      • Philosophy
      • Religion
      • Science
    • Mrs. Denny-Short Fiction
    • Exploravision
    • Home Improvement: Church Edition
    • The Person of Jesus
    • Crit. Comp. Corporate Social Impact Project
    • Argumentation Paper
    • APHUG
  • HOW DO I...?
  • Suggestions?