Classics, Literary Criticism & Devices

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William Shakespeare bases the title character of his famous play, Macbeth, off of an actual Scottish king. However, the similarities are few. While the historical King Macbeth was thought to be an honest and good king, the Shakespearean version is noticeably less so.

Macbeth Summary and Cliff Notes | Free Book Notes

http://www.freebooknotes.com/summaries-analysis/macbeth/
Call of the Wild Original Artwork by ThinkQuest Team Written by Jack London http://www.mce.k12tn.net/dogs/call/call_of_the_wild.htm

Call of the Wild

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/10/20-ways-to-use-comics-in-your-classroom.html#.UVT6EtF-P0N

20 Ways to Use Comics In Your Classroom

Through Josh Allen's Tech Fridge blog I recently learned about this slideshow created S. Hendy who writes Digital Tools for Teachers . The slideshow, Tap Into the World of Comics , presents a series of comic creation tools followed by twenty suggestions for using comics in your classroom.

Archetypes in Movies Through Joseph Campbell

http://suite101.com/article/teaching-star-war-iv-a-new-hope-through-joseph-campbell-a288037 In Star Wars IV: A New Hope , Campbell’s archetypes fit nearly perfectly.
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Abstract : Used as a noun, the term refers to a short summary or outline of a longer work. As an adjective applied to writing or literary works, abstract refers to words or phrases that name things not knowable through the five senses.