English Humanities

	*English and Humanities*
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	Poetry 180: A Poem A Day for American High Schools - Former poet laureate Billy Collins has selected a poem for each day of the school year, saying, "Poems can inspire and make us think about what it means to be a member of the human race" American Literature Sites - links to info about American authors, timelines, literary movements and more Literary History.com - literary criticism resource Bibliomania: Free Online Literature and Study Guides - selected works of fiction and nonfiction (poetry, drama, and short stories) in full-text Internet Public Library: Literary Criticism - biographical info of authors and literary criticism of their work, searchable also by literary era Poets.org: The Academy of American Poets - find full-text poems (searchable by poem or poet), lesson plans, ideas for teaching poetry, and more JazzAge Culture - wonderful site with much information on the Flapper Era and the Harlem Renaissance

	Writing and Speech
	American Rhetoric: The Power of Oratory in the United States - significant speeches, debates, interviews, etc. provided in full-text versions Awesome Library: Public Speaking - links to information about writing and preparing to give a speech

	*Humanities*
	EDSITEment: The Best of the Humanities on the Web - "National Endowment for the Humanities with partners offers resources from some of the world's great museums, libraries, cultural institutions, and universities"; lesson plans available too Voice of the Shuttle - huge portal of links to many topics in the Humanities Luminarium - "provides a starting point for students and enthusiasts of the Medieval, Renaissance, and 17th Century English Literature"