8th Grade Novels

8th Grade Novels:

Among Friends

by Caroline B. Cooney

http://www.teenreads.com/authors/au-cooney-caroline.asp - Biography about the author of Among Friends, Caroline B. Coooney

Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl

Pictures of American Army medals awarded for service during WWII
http://www.altavista.com/image/results?q=anne+frank -- pictures of or related to Anne Frank
http://www.annefrank.nl/ned/default2.html -- A visit to Anne Frank's house, virtually. Many resources.
http://come.to/annefrank -- Many links to Anne Frank and Holocaust resources
http://www.annefrank.nl/eng/afs/afs9.html -- This website is brimfull of information. On this page we give a number of practical tips and extra material in case you are looking for information for a paper or a talk.
http://remember.org/jacobs/index.html -- Pictures of Birkenau, a concentration camp
http://www.mtsu.edu/~baustin/daniel.html -- A poem
http://www.annefrank.com/site/af_student/2_students_study.htm -- More information about Anne Frank and her diary
http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/Holocaust/timeline/nazirise.htm -- A timeline of the rise of the Nazi party in Germany, with links to other information
Anne Frank Center - USA
Anne Frank Online

Anne Frank and the Holocaust @Web English Teacher

Anne Frank's Home
MSNBC: Anne Frank
Anne Frank: A Timeline Adventure ThinkQuest
Anne Frank: Remember the Holocaust WebQuest

Questions about Anne
The Diary of Anne Frank, Act One, Scenes 13 Graphic Organizer ...

The Holocaust
The Holocaust WebQuest

A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens

Grosse Pointe's Dickens Page
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol: Movie Images
A Victorian Christmas
CyberGuide
Discovering Dickens

SparkNotes
The Charles Dickens Page
The Dickens Page
Money Reference - How much is a pence (or a "bob")?
A Christmas Carol - hyperlinked text with annotations; annoying music, but a nice version of the work.
A Christmas Carol - online text; click the cover of the book to begin.
http://www.cedmagic.com/featured/christmas-carol/christmas-carol.html - A very nice comparison of the movie versions available, showing how closely they follow the book

A Day No Pigs Would Die

by Robert Newton Peck

Background information for A Day No Pigs Would Die
More background information for A Day No Pigs Would Die
A Day No Pigs Would Die online cyberguide for teachers
Succotash - a link to a dictionary reference - What is Succotash?
Succotash Recipe - Try it for yourself.
Crazy Quilts - Some pictures of them

Dragon Wings

by Laurence Yep

Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Flowers for Algernon

by Daniel Keyes

Author's Web Site

Flowers For Algernon Activities

"Flowers for Algernon" Activities

Literature 8 Websites

Freak the Mighty

by Rodman Philbrick

http://www.rodmanphilbrick.com/teaching.html - A website designed for teachers; this site has lots of information about the book and the themes with which it deals
http://www.moraga.k12.ca.us/JM/Teacher/Forster/Projects/Mighty/indexFreak.html - Another site aimed at teachers with lots of thought-provoking information
http://www.seacoastnh.com/film/mighty.html#hotlinks - An interview with the author and lots of links to information about the book, movie, and sequel
http://www.fsu.edu/~CandI/ENGLISH/power/fr.htm - A PowerPoint presentation about the book, with links to other sites
http://www.funtrivia.com/quizdetails.cfm?id=52984 - An interactive online quiz about the book

Romeo and Juliet

by William Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet text - The complete play online.
Romeo and Juliet synopsis - A summary of the play and a list of the characters.
Biographical Information about William Shakespeare
More info about Shakespeare