Archive for the ‘Literature: American’ Category

  • Edgar Allen Poe Online Exhibition from Cornell University

    Sunday, October 10th, 2010

    Cornell University’s online exhibition, Edgar Allan Poe: Nevermore, provides high school students of American literature with several short introductory articles on the life and most famous works of this complex and tortured author.  The exhibition covers Poe’s family’s history, his work as a journalist, editor, and critic, and is richly illustrated with photos of original [...]

  • Ayn Rand Institute Offers Several Essay Contests Open to Homeschooled Middle and High School Students

    Sunday, September 12th, 2010

    The Ann Rand Institute offers several contests for middle and high school students.  Each contest requires participants to submit an essay based on topics found on the institute’s website.  The awards in these contests are hefty, as you can see below.  Get more information at these links: For 8th, 9th, and 10th graders:   Anthem essay [...]

  • Library of Congress Lesson Plans and Resources for Homeschool History Courses

    Thursday, June 17th, 2010

    by Todd Durell With over 140 million items in its collection, the US Library of Congress in Washington D.C. is the world’s largest library.  Fortunately, you don’t have to live in Washington to take advantage of the library’s resources, because many of its exhibitions are available online.  You can access either the exhibition main page [...]