English

American Literature

Databases: See AP Literature above

Keywords: Transcendentalism, Realism, Enlightenment, Naturalism, Modernism, Harlem Renaissance, Colonialism, Gothic, Romanticism, Puritan, Puritanical

Web Sites:

Easy Bib :Free Online Citation Maker. Create citations in MLA, APA, or Chicago/Turabian style easily and quickly.

Gutenberg Project: Find thousands of ebooks that have lost their copyright. Some will have audiobooks as well.


Library of Congress @ Flickr: Find thousands of historical photographs collected by the Library of Congress.
 
Purdue University Online Writing Lab: Instructions and writing tips related to essays, grammar, citation, outlining and more.

Articles:

"Writing a Literary Paper." Northland Community & Technical College | Building Futures ... Together. Web. 13 Aug. 2010. .
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Useful Books:
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Call Number: FIC HAW
ISBN: 978-0553210095

The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. DuBois (Available in Library)
Call Number: 973 DUB
ISBN: 978-1416500414


Advanced Composition


Databases: 
 Literary Reference Center: Author Biographies, Literary Criticism, Poems, Short Stories and More.
LitFinder : Covering world literature and authors throughout history, LitFinder contains a wealth of literary works including over 150,000 full-text poems and 800,000+ poetry citations, as well as short stories, speeches, and plays. For students or patrons seeking. Access this database by using your Fulton County Library Card Number.

Keywords: Composition, Creative Writing, Creative Expression, Poetry, Narrative, Story Construction,

Articles:
Ingermason, Randy. "How To Write A Novel Using The Snowflake Method." Advanced Fiction Writing. 7 Dec. 2009. Web. 12 Aug. 2010. .

"Writing Guides." Welcome to Writing@CSU. Web. 13 Aug. 2010. . 

"Writing the Comparison." Northland Community & Technical College | Building Futures ... Together. Web. 13 Aug. 2010. .

"Doing the Narrative Essay." Northland Community & Technical College | Building Futures ... Together. Web. 13 Aug. 2010. . 
Web Sites:

Teen Ink: A monthly Teen Literary Magazine

Vox: Atlanta Teen Newspaper

Poets.org: Audio, Video and Images from the American Academy of Poets. Includes explanation of poetic forms and more.

PBS: Myths and Heroes: An overview of myths, such as King Arthur and Shangri-La

Easy Bib :Free Online Citation Maker. Create citations in MLA, APA, or Chicago/Turabian style easily and quickly.

Google Scholar : Use this search engine to find scholarly resources quickly.

Purdue University Online Writing Lab: Instructions and writing tips related to essays, grammar, citation, outlining and more.

Related Videos:


Useful Books:


Tatar, Maria. The Hard Facts of the Grimms' Fairy Tales. Princeton, NJ: Princeton UP, 1987. Google Books. Web. 12 Aug. 2010. .



AP Literature and Composition

Databases: Search each of these databases either alone or together at GALILEO. See your librarian for the password.

 Literary Reference Center: Author Biographies, Literary Criticism, Poems, Short Stories and More.

Advanced Placement Source : Advanced Placement Source is designed to meet the needs of high school students enrolled in various AP courses. It contains more than 5700 full-text journals and over 300,000 photos, maps and flags.


Library of Congress @ Flickr: Find thousands of historical photographs collected by the Library of Congress.

Literature Resource Center: Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on nearly 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. Access this database by using your Fulton County Library Card Number.


LitFinder : Covering world literature and authors throughout history, LitFinder contains a wealth of literary works including over 150,000 full-text poems and 800,000+ poetry citations, as well as short stories, speeches, and plays. For students or patrons seeking. Access this database by using your Fulton County Library Card Number.

Keywords:  Hero, Journey, Quest, Archetype, Literary, Modernist, Victorian

Web Sites: 

List of Traditional Archetypes : This list includes a brief description of a number of archetypes from the Hero to the Trickster.

Myths and Archetypes at PBS : An overview of historical literary archetypes

The Hero's Journey : A summary of the steps of the hero's journey

Easy Bib :Free Online Citation Maker. Create citations in MLA, APA, or Chicago/Turabian style easily and quickly.

Google Scholar : Use this search engine to find scholarly resources quickly.

Purdue University Online Writing Lab: Instructions and writing tips related to essays, grammar, citation, outlining and more.
Articles:


"Writing a Literary Paper." Northland Community & Technical College | Building Futures ... Together. Web. 13 Aug. 2010.

Related Videos:




Useful Books:













The Power of Myth
Call Number: 291.1 CAM
ISBN/ISSN: 0385418868












How to Read Literature Like a Professor
Call Number: 808 LIT
ISBN/ISSN: 978-0060009427


Multicultural Literature


Databases: 
 Literary Reference Center: Author Biographies, Literary Criticism, Poems, Short Stories and More.
Websites

Voices from the Days of Slavery - Podcasts from the Library of Congress. These are actual stories, songs and memories of ex-slaves.

Chronology of Events in Harlem Renaissance-  Perspectives in American Literature presents a list of dates of publications and events that collectively constitute the Harlem Renaissance.
Abolition @ Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture - Full-text books and articles centered around the abolition of the slave trade.

African American Women Writers of the 19th Century @ Schomburg - Full-text books, articles and poems authored by African American Women.

American Experience- Marcus Garvey -  PBS presents timeline, gallery and videos of the charismatic figure.
Exploring Japanese Internment


Storytellers: Native American Authors Online

Easy Bib :Free Online Citation Maker. Create citations in MLA, APA, or Chicago/Turabian style easily and quickly.

Purdue University Online Writing Lab: Instructions and writing tips related to essays, grammar, citation, outlining and more.
 
Keywords: identity, race, gender, class, intersectionality, feminism, womanism, racism, classism

Articles:


"Writing a Literary Paper." Northland Community & Technical College | Building Futures ... Together. Web. 13 Aug. 2010.

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Useful Books

The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. DuBois (Available in Library)
Call Number: 973 DUB
ISBN: 978-1416500414


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