Literary Reference Center

How to get there: Go to Heartlands website http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us/ . Click on the tab “Resources and Research Tools” Select Literary Reference Center. You will need to log in using your AEA username and password.

What is it? – This as it sounds is a literary tool. You can search by author or title. There also is a literary dictionary and encyclopedia. There also is a time line. If you search by author or title there is also a neat feature that can allow you to sort your hits and look at plot summaries, literary criticism, and biographies. You also can look for articles in reference books and periodicals.

English/Reading- This could be used on any level (maybe upper elem -a HS) to be a research tool for students or you as the teacher.
Social Studies- If you are wanting to do some cross curricular things look at the time line, or if you are looking at influential people of a time period a student could research the person through both biography or the literary criticism.
Math/ Science- you might consider science fiction authors and their writings. Also look at the time line. Are there important discoveries in science that were reflected in literature of the time?
Spanish- not all of the authors that are focused on are American or English. There could be works by Spanish authors that you could look at and learn about.