Cited+Websites

Galle, Kate. Right Words 2009. Human Rights Watch Group. []. 2009.

This site was useful because it shows the students what other students are doing around the world. It gives them insight into other people’s lives and teaches them about everyday struggles for some people. It also shows them a creative way to bring awareness and to educate others on the specific issue. It allows them to participate in something that affects people they will never meet. It also familiarizes them with the short story and related topics because that is the creative outlet used.

Millhauser, Steven. The Ambition of the Short Story. Sunday Book Review. []. Oct. 2008.

This article is not only fun to read but it contains a lot of information for the students about the short story. It exposes them to how other people think about the short story and different key components involved with writing one. The writer of the article engages the reader, and I think that the more entertaining articles they read it becomes more likely that they will search them out on their own.

Dickinson, Emily. The Saddest Noise, The Sweetest Noise. []. July 2007.

Tyler, Pier. Small Package. []. April 2007.

Potts, K. Setting Goals. []. 2009.

The three sites above are the poem links. I thought that each pertained to the question asked, whether it be a literal connection or symbolic. I tried to find the most creative, but not too lengthy, poems on the subjects. I think that these examples will serve as a good starting point for the students. I imagine that they will understand the assignment better and have an idea of what to write after viewing the examples.

Poe, Edgar Allan. “The Tell-Tale Heart”. Classic Reader. []. 2008.

Jackson, Shirley. “The Lottery”. American Literature. [].

Hemingway, Ernest. “A Clean Well-Lighted Place”. []

These are the sites to the three stories I chose. I chose these stories because of their rich language and depth. I think that some of the content of all the stories may be a little advanced, but there is potential for those topics to be discussed. Regardless of whether the stories have content that is over the student’s head, they will be able to point out the main story parts, as the unit continues. These sites had the complete texts for free and they were put together simply, so as to avoid distraction while reading.

Frenz, Horst. Nobel Lectures/ Ernest Hemingway. []. 1969.

I chose this site to do the bio for Hemingway because it is the Nobel Prize winner site. I thought that this would give the students a little extra knowledge about what kind of man Hemingway was. I think that it portrays Hemingway in a balanced way and gives the student useful information.

Biography Base. []. 2009.

This is the link for Shirley Jackson’s bio. I think it has great information about her and is easy to read. The information is perfect for understanding more about her story, “The Lottery.”

Merriman, C.D. The Literature Network. []. 2006.

It is hard to find websites about Poe that are correct about his lifestyle. I think that this is the closest I am going to find. Many people do not know that Poe was not an alcoholic but instead allergic to alcohol. Therefore, every time he drank he would pass out, making him look like a drunk. This site kind of plays with the idea that these rumors were speculative at best, but it also does not mention his medical condition. I like the site though for the rest of the information it gives. It’s very short but sweet.