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In general -K. Nichols is a professor at Pittsburgh State University - this is her home page - wonderful links to many of our units.K Nichols

Walt WhitmanShmoop - Walt

 * ==== Song of Myself - Shmoop ====
 * Crossing Brooklyn Ferry - Shmoop
 * A Noiseless Patient Spider - Shmoop
 * Marilynne Robinson, applies Walt Whitman’s essayDemocratic Virtues to the current state of American politics. Whitman, Robinson says, could have been referring to today’s warring political parties Better Living Through Beowulf Blog

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=== Close reading of Civil Disobedience **[|From edsitement]** Teaching Guide Beacon Hill
 * THOREAU & TRANSCENDENTALISM **
 * Huff - Debate **

**Huckleberry Finn **
Robin Bates, one of my favorites, claims this book is not racist in his blog Better Living Through Beowulf Blog

**The Great Gatsby **
A wiki page with many links for The Great Gatsby supposedly includes Differentiated Assessment** Gatsby ** Amazing audio/songs to go with Gatsby themes - trying to link them to my class wiki. **Start class with a song** Join TES (free) and get access to beyond amazing lesson plans. Great stuff on the American Dream. TES - Worldwide An allusion to this novel in this blog about Wilfred Owen's poem "Strange Meeting" - final? Better...Beowulf From The Big Read - teacher and student guides, audio etc...NEA Teaching the Great Gatsby with the New York Times GG & NYT Many resources BookDrum Shmoop has a great unit with visuals, quotes, etc...Shmoop TGG

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Catcher in the Rye
Many resources BookDrum An interesting blog that Salinger's war experience and PTSD is reflected in this novel...Better...Beowulf Shmoop again has great photos, quizzes, quotes, themes, why does this matter etc. Shmoop - Catcher