• Jane Austen Fiction Manuscripts

  “Jane Austen’s fiction manuscripts are the first significant body of holograph evidence surviving for any British novelist. They represent every stage of her writing career and a variety of physical states: working drafts, fair copies, and handwritten publications for private circulation. The manuscripts were held in a single collection until 1845, when at her sister Cassandra’s death they were dispersed among family members, with a second major dispersal, to public institutions and private collections, in the 1920s.1 Digitization enables their virtual reunification and will provides scholars with the first opportunity to make simultaneous ocular comparison of their different physical and conceptual states; it will facilitate intimate and systematic study of Austen’s working practices across her career, a remarkably neglected area of scholarship within the huge, world-wide Austen critical industry.

  Many of the Austen manuscripts are frail; open and sustained access has long been impossible for conservation and location reasons. Digitization at this stage in their lives not only offers the opportunity for the virtual reunification of a key manuscript resource, it will also be accompanied by a record in as complete a form as possible of the conservation history and current material state of these manuscripts to assist their future conservation.”

  tags: austen, fiction, literature, reading, british

• AAUP: New-Media Literacies

  Being literate in a real-world sense means being able to read and write using the media forms of the day, whatever they may be. For centuries, consuming and producing words through reading and writing and, to a lesser extent, listening and speaking were sufficient. But because of inexpensive, easy-to-use, and widely available new tools, literacy now requires being conversant with new forms of media as well as text, including sound, graphics, and moving images.

  tags: media, language, english, literacy

• Lingua Globa: How English Became ‘Globish’ : NPR

  This article discusses Robert McCrum’s book Globish: How the English Language Became the World’s Language.

  tags: english, language

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• Shakespeare in American Life

  A lasting online resource and a companion project for Shakespeare in American Life, a radio documentary produced by Richard Paul and narrated by Sam Waterston, airing on Public Radio International (PRI) stations beginning in April 2007.

  tags: shakespeare, english, literature, reading

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• First Grader Creates iPhone App of His Version of “The Three Little Pigs” « Libraries and Transliteracy

  A first grader creates an iPhone app version of “The Three Little Pigs” with illustrations and voice narration. Excellent!

  tags: app, iphone, writing, technology

• Letters About Literature and More – Contests – Read.gov

  Annual contest: write a letter to the author of a poem or book that changed your life. Great writing assignment.

  tags: literature, letters, writing, composition

• Bardfilm: The Shakespeare and Film Microblog: The Ten Best Uses of Shakespeare Sonnets in Popular Culture: “So Long Lives This, and This Gives Life to Thee.”

  Some of these videos would be great for teaching sonnets, especially if you want students to act them out.

  tags: shakespeare, sonnets, english, literature, poetry

• NCWIT

  We need more women in IT. NCWIT helps spread the word.

  tags: technology, computing, gender, it

• Letters With Character

  Have you ever wanted to write a letter to a fictional character? This site publishes letters from real people to fictional people. Could yours be next?

  tags: character, letters, reading, literature

• Plagiarism by Lora Cowell on Prezi

  Plagiarism presentation with tips on paraphrasing and discussion of structure, words, ideas.

  tags: presentation, plagiarism, prezi

• Presentation Zen: Where to get quotations for presentations?

  Presentation Zen recommends quotations as a powerful technique, but where can you find them?

  tags: reference, quotes, presentations, quotations, presentation, education, resources

• Presentation Zen: Using quotes in your slides to support your story

  Using quotes from experts, leaders, and authors can be a powerful technique in presentation.

  tags: presentation, education, presentations, resources

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• Trouble with Shakespeare? Try it on The iPad. « Shakespeare In Bits – Blog

  If this is the future of studying a Shakespeare play, sign me up.

  tags: shakespeare, education, literature, technology, reading

• Shakespeare Geek: What Can Shakespeare Teach Me About IT?

  Shakespeare Geek, a lifelong computer geek and Shakespeare lover, explains how Shakespeare and information technology are connected.

  tags: shakespeare, education, literature, technology

• Stressful Decision? Washing Hands Could Help Soothe : NPR

  Shakespeare gets it right again. Washing your hands may help “scrub away the inner turmoil you feel.”

  tags: macbeth, shakespeare, education, literature

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• Integrate SMS polling into Keynote with Poll Everywhere

  If you’re using PollEverywhere and have Keynote for Mac or PowerPoint, the good news is you can make them work together.

  tags: education, sms, polling, polleverywhere, keynote, mac

• MythologyTeacher.com

  Resources for teaching mythology, including Reader’s Theater approach and Webquests.

  tags: education, mythology, myth, campbell, hero, english, literature

• Spell with flickr

  Spell with flickr is a neat app that allows you to create banners or other text with flickr images. Perfect for embedding in wikis or using on blogs or other Web sites.

  tags: education, flickr, photos, tools, words, photography

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• Langwitches Blog » Search Stories

  Langwitches discusses the possibilities of Google SearchStories.

  tags: langwitches, search, education

• Internet Shakespeare Editions

  Great resource for William Shakespeare.

  tags: shakespeare, resources, british, literature, english

• Hamlet: Watch the Film | Great Performances | PBS

  David Tennant and Sir Patrick Stewart star in this new version of Hamlet broadcast on PBS.

  tags: hamlet, film, shakespeare, british, literature, english

• Contested Will by James Shapiro reviewed by Charles Nicholl – TLS

  James Shapiro’s book examines the history of the Shakespeare authorship question; Charles Nicholl’s article discusses Shapiro’s book.

  tags: english, literature, british, shakespeare

• Brooding Brontës replace Austen as ‘bonnet drama’ returns – Times Online

  Aunt Jane is out and the Brontës are in, so sayeth the Times. I will take both.

  tags: brontës, austen, english, literature, british, reading

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• YourEnglishClassDotCom » Blog Archive » Shakespeare, Macbeth, and “The Story of English”

  “A Muse of Fire” from the BBC/PBS documentary The Story of English examines the number of words coined by Shakespeare.

  tags: shakespeare, literature, macbeth, english

• 8 of Shakespeare’s Hidden Dirty Jokes (And their Modern Music Equivalents)

  Certainly the bard was a fan of the bawdy joke. Here Shmoop explains them along with modern song equivalents.

  tags: shakespeare, literature, english

• England’s fairest rose — until the Bard stitched her up – Times Online

  Did Shakespeare malign Elizabeth Woodville as some have claimed he maligned Richard III?

  tags: shakespeare, literature, english, england, richardiii

• Macbeth: Will the curse of the Scottish play strike again? – Times Online

  Discussion of Macbeth and theater superstitions.

  tags: shakespeare, literature, macbeth, english, england

• When Is Shakespeare’s Birthday? | Mad Shakespeare

  This post from Mad Shakespeare discusses the debate about Shakespeare’s birthday and includes an image of Shakespeare’s baptismal record.

  tags: shakespeare, literature, english, england

• Hyperbole and a Half: The Alot is Better Than You at Everything

  This handy blog post explains why you should never ever use “alot.”

  tags: english, grammar, humor

• YourEnglishClassDotCom » Blog Archive » Carpe Diem, Making the Most of Time, and a Few Dead Poets

  Carpe diem, “seize the day,” is the theme of this post collecting a variety of poems and links.

  tags: literature, english, poetry, british

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• How many words did Shakespeare know?

  Statistical techniques can give us a good estimate of how many words Shakespeare knew based on how many he used.

  tags: history, shakespeare, words, literature, education, english

• Wonders & Marvels — A Community for Curious Minds who love History, its Odd Stories, and Good Reads

  Wonders and Marvels is a smart and beautiful history blog.

  tags: history, historical, blog

• Mapped historical photos, film, and audio | SepiaTown

  Sepia Town lets you view and share thousands of mapped historical images from around the globe.

  tags: photos, history, historical, mapped, googlemaps

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• Tagxedo – Tag Cloud with Styles

  Create word clouds from texts in a variety of shapes. Requires Microsoft Silverlight.

  tags: wordcloud, tagxedo, wordclouds, cloud, text

• The Site for Books & Readers – Shelfari

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• Goodreads | recent updates

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• A Lesson Before Dying Reading Group Guide « Knopf Doubleday – Reading Group Center

  Reading group guide with discussion questions, topics, and a biography of Ernest J. Gaines.

  tags: literature, reading, gaines, lessonbeforedying

• The Library at Hurtfew – home

  A wiki encyclopedia for Susanna Clarke’s novel Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell

  tags: wiki, literature, jonathanstrange, mrnorrell

• YouTube – Unraku School: Monster Shakespeare

  Shakespeare speeches delivered by puppets. Really awesome.

  tags: shakespeare, youtube

• McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Macbeth and Macduff Get Into an Argument Over Semantics.

  The scene when Macduff tells Macbeth he was not born of woman because he was from his mother’s womb untimely ripped is confusion. Here’s why.

  tags: mcsweeney, literature, macbeth, shakespeare

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• SoundJay.com – Free Sound Effects

  Free sound effects for your website or Flash.

  tags: sound, effects, audio, sounds

• Homework and Student Achievement — March 19, 2010 — Reference Desk — REL Northeast & Islands

  Resources and references for homework.

  tags: homework, research

• Research Project 2010-STEAMPUNK

  Steampunk Livebinder: a resource for those interested in learning more about this genre of science fiction.

  tags: reading, literature, steampunk, research

• Yankee Pot Roast

  Literary satire—like The Onion for book nerds.

  tags: reading, literature, blog

• Generation B – Father and Daughter Bond by Years of Reading – NYTimes.com

  This father and daughter made reading together at night a mission.

  tags: reading, literature, literacy

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