MERLOT Search - category=2434&materialType=Presentation&sort.property=overallRating http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Wed, 22 May 2013 18:33:21 PDT Wed, 22 May 2013 18:33:21 PDT MERLOT Search - category=2434&materialType=Presentation&sort.property=overallRating http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 Annotations for A.S. Byatt's _Possession_ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=75291 Annotations, essays, bibliography, and biography for A.S. Byatt's novel Possession. Google Lit Trips http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=652143 As the site says, "Google Lit Trips are free downloadable files that mark the journeys of characters from famous literature on the surface of Google Earth. At each location along the journey, there are placemarks with pop-up windows containing a variety of resources incuding relevant media, thought provoking discussion starters and links to supplementary information about "real world" references made in that particular portion of the story.״There is a link to Higher-Ed material. Language of the Land, Journeys Into Literary America http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90018 Using literary maps and photographs, this web site documents the connections between America's geography and its literature. An exhibit overview and introduction, several maps accompanied by quotations and four regional sections (Northeast, South, Midwest and West) are the major features. Listening Booth http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=75339 This site offers poems being read by their authors with and without the text appearing. Literary Elements http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=477676 Literary Elements Unit for Middle School Princeton Dante Project http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90022 The Princeton Dante Project combines a traditional approach to the study of Dante's Comedy with new techniques of compiling and consulting data, images, and sound. The text of Dante's poem is always at the center of the user's attention, and he or she is able to consult, within the confines of the PDP itself, the following materials:The Petrocchi text of the poemNew verse translation of InfernoRecitation of the poem in ItalianNew commentary notesDirect link to the Dartmouth Dante ProjectLinks to Dante sites all over the world VCCS Litonline http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=91384 Over 3 dozen instructional webs and forums on selected stories, plays, and poems stock this site, which is intended for use by any teacher for free as resources or materials for a course that introduces students to literature. Introductions to reading drama, poetry, and short fiction lead the site. Multimedia instructional webs include those on Icarus, "The Glass Menagerie," and Shakespeare's "Sonnet 116." Up to 5 sample course syllabi are active during any semester and linked from the "Current Classes" link on the cover. Thinking Maps http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=434993 Maps that aid students' critical and higher order thinking skills. Alfre Woodard reads Sojourner Truth http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=558859 A video clip of actress Alfre Woodard reading Sojourner Truth's Ain't I a Woman? Annotations for Michelle Cliff's _No Telephone to Heaven_ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=75293 Annotations, background material, biography, and bibliography for Michelle Cliff's novel No Telephone to Heaven