Resources and Links
Links are divided into categories based on relevant course or area of interest. Sites are external unless otherwise noted.
American Literature
Famous American Trials: Salem Witchcraft Trials: Background information on the Salem Witch Trials by Douglas Linder at the University of Missouri, Kansas City.
Benjamin Franklin: PBS.org. An interactive guide to the life of one of America's most multifaceted founders.
Ben Franklin at the University of Delaware: A guide to the life and times of Benjamin Franklin created by J.A. Leo Lemay at the University of Delaware.
The Frederick Douglass Papers: The Library of Congress site on Frederick Douglass, including full texts of his works, a family tree, and a timeline.
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom: By the National Park Service. A highly interactive site detailing the extent and history of the Underground Railroad throughout America.
Uncle Tom's Cabin and American Culture: Designed by Professor Stephen Railton at the University of Virginia. A close look at Uncle Tom's Cabin in its literary and social context.
The Valley of the Shadow: An interactive primary-source archive of documents dealing with the Civil War, particularly in Virginia and Pennsylvania. Directed by Edward L. Ayers at the University of Virginia.
Dickinson Electronic Archives: Information on the life and works of Emily Dickinson. Created by Martha Nell Smith.
Mark Twain and Industrial America: Explorations in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court: On-site. A work in progress. Historical background and lesson plans for the work by Mark Twain. Includes primary-source documents from 1876-1910, particularly images of newspaper and magazine ads.
Mark Twain in His Times: A site designed by Professor Stephen Railton at the University of Virginia. Examines the life and works of Mark Twain in fascinating detail.
NPR: Grapes of Wrath: A set of features on Steinbeck's novel from the "Present at the Creation" series. Hear an examination of the writing of the novel, listen to Woody Guthrie's song based on the character of Tom Joad, and see a clip from the 1940 film.
Voices from the Dust Bowl: A Library of Congress collection of popular songs and miscellaneous recordings from the 1930s.
Fifties Web: A wealth of historical and cultural information on the 1950s by Candace Rich.
The Literature & Culture of the American 1950s: Another vast resource of historical and cultural information about the 1950s, including detailed readings on each of the entries. At the University of Pennsylvania.
Fifties Boulevard: An image-rich site about the 1950s, with a particular emphasis on culture and entertainment. By Robert A. Falk.
1950s: The Wikipedia starting-point linking to articles on history, government, politics, culture, people, and events of the 1950s.
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow: Jim Crow Stories: A compilation of oral narratives recorded by people who lived through the Jim-Crow era, providing a fascinating first-hand experience for listeners. At PBS.org. Recordings selected from the Behind the Veil Project of the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University.
The Vietnam War: The Wikipedia article with basic information on the causes, events, and aftermath of the Vietnam War.
Writers' Workshop: A website from the Center for Writing Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with concise, clear explanations on different MLA bibliographic citations.
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Comparative Literature
Beowulf at the University of Virginia: A site designed and maintained by Peter Baker at the University of Virginia. Hear selections from Beowulf read out loud in authentic Old English and read the e-text.
Old English Riddles at the University of Virginia: Also from Professor Baker's University of Virginia site. Hear and read Old English riddles with correct pronunciation and Old English spelling.
Notes on Heroic Poetry: A part of the Victorian Web project at Lakehead University (Canada), designed by Philip V. Allingham. Provides a concise set of characteristics and terms related to classical epics.
Introduction to Greek Tragedy: A website at CUNY-Brooklyn that pairs pictures and ancient art with concise discussions of the staging of ancient Greek drama.
Life in Elizabethan England: A Compendium of Common Knowledge: An outstanding site by Maggie Pierce Secara and Paula Katherine Marmor that touches upon nearly every aspect of Elizabethan life and times. Includes many pictures and interesting details!
Shakespeare's Globe Theater: A site that explores the Globe Theater in London, including helpful images.
Perseus Shakespeare Glossary: A site at Tufts University that provides a searchable glossary of Shakespearean terms and their definitions, with references to the texts in which the words appear.
Discover and Explore Macbeth: A detail-rich overview of Macbeth, including summaries of the scenes, full-text annotated versions of the play, a map of Scotland showing the progression of the narrative, and details about Shakespeare's life and times. Also includes critical essays about the play, with the full text (PDF) of A.C. Bradley's lectures from Shakespearean Tragedy.
Macbeth (Amazon.com): A DVD of the 1978 Royal Shakespeare Company production of Macbeth, starring Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Judy Dench, directed by Philip Casson.
Ray Bradbury: The author's official website.
Close Reading of "There Will Come Soft Rains," from The Martian Chronicles: A close reading of the text of Bradbury's story paired with side-by-side text and illustrations.
Ray Bradbury Reads Aloud from The Martian Chronicles: A 25-minute RealAudio broadcast of Ray Bradbury reading from his novel. At the Seeing Ear Theater Original Playhouse.
The History of Science Fiction: On-site. A brief essay discussing the growth of science fiction literature from the late nineteenth century to today.
The End of Europe's Middle Ages: A concise, informative tutorial on the last centuries of medieval Europe regarding politics, economics, culture, art, and more. At the University of Calgary.
The Geoffrey Chaucer Website: A comprehensive look at Geoffrey Chaucer's life and times, with a tutorial on Middle English and links to various translations of the Canterbury Tales. At Harvard University.
Danteworlds: A helpful, detailed companion to Dante's Inferno, with illustrations, audio, terms, and questions related to the readings. At the University of Texas at Austin.
George Psalmanazar: The Wikipedia article on the man who perpetrated the famous "Formosa" hoax of Jonathan Swift's lifetime.
War of the Worlds Script: A script of the 1938 Orson Welles War of the Worlds radio broadcast.
Exploring The Waste Land: A highly interactive site with an annotated text of the poem including hyperlinks to "notes, definitions, translations, cross-references, texts of works alluded to, commentary, and questions to the reader." By Richard A. Parker.
T.S. Eliot Reads The Waste Land: A townhall.org site with audio files of the entire text of Eliot's poem read out loud by T.S. Eliot himself.
The American Presidency Project: A compilation of presidential State of the Union addresses and speeches from George Washington to the present. By John Woolley and Gerhard Peters at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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Latin
National Latin Exam: The official site for the National Latin Exam, administered each spring to Latin students of all levels.
Forum Romanum: A collaborative project by classical scholars that provides a wealth of information on the Latin language and Roman culture and history, as well as a library of classical texts. Maintained by David Camden at Harvard University.
Laura Gibbs' Website: Creative, resource-rich site for Latin learners and teachers, at the University of Oklahoma.
Perseus Digital Library: Outstanding resource for ancient languages. Includes original texts and translations of ancient works, Latin and Greek dictionaries and grammars, and maps. At Tufts University.
A Roman Wedding: The personal website of a couple who actually performed their wedding in the ancient Roman style. Includes definition of terms and details about Roman marriage customs.
Colores Latini: Learn the Latin names for the colors and all of the various shades. Some names are Late Latin or other non-Classical forms, but the page includes all common terms for the major colors.
Didaskalia: An online English-language publication about Greek and Roman drama, dance, and music, with visual resources and concise overviews of Greek and Roman artistic styles.
Roman Calendar: A clickable one-year Roman calendar with information about each day, including details on religious festivals and holidays. By Dr. Wladislaw Jan Kowalski at Penn State University.
Ancient Roman Dishes: A translation of Apicius' cookbook into modern recipe format with metric measurements. By Micaela Pantke.
Glossary of Rhetorical Techniques: A list of definitions with examples of classical rhetorical techniques for prose and poetry. At Kentucky Classics.
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Other Work
The following are other websites that Mrs. Hogye has designed.
Center for Technology and Teacher Education: Curry School of Education, University of Virginia. The Center for Technology and Teacher Education works to develop new ways to integrate technology into the public school classroom and to bring together teachers and researchers to determine the most effective instructional uses for technology. (Mrs. Hogye no longer maintains this site, but it retains the design and organization she developed.)
The Shannon Foundation for Excellence in Public Education: A Charlottesville/Albemarle, Virginia, foundation that provides grants to public-school teachers for innovative projects.
Team Gorilla: Farmwell Station Middle School: On-site. Designed and maintained for the seventh-grade Gorilla Team. Includes Mrs. Hogye's class site with student resources. (This site is as it was when Mrs. Hogye maintained it. It does not reflect the current Gorilla Team site.)
Connection Point Church: A Christian and Missionary Alliance cell church in Leesburg, Virginia. Formerly called Harvest Chapel.
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