English IV Resources
Here are some awesome resources relating to assignments from class!
A ”Homepage” of sorts for Mt. Everest. CLICK HERE
The original article written by Krakauer that was featured in Outside Magazine. CLICK HERE
An audio interview with Frank McCourt. CLICK HERE.
An episode of WideAngle on PBS, about poverty in Ireland and the history surrounding the time period Angela’s Ashes takes place. CLICK HERE.
An interview about McCourt’s sequal Tis’. CLICK HERE.
An essay about Ben and Jerry. CLICK HERE.
An essay about Into Thin Air and The Perfect Storm. CLICK HERE.
An interview with Sebastian Junger on NPR’s Fresh Air. You can listen to the program here. CLICK HERE.
An interview with Linda Greenlaw who survived the perfect storm on one of the other swordboats. CLICK HERE.
A radio program stream about Markham and about planes. CLICK HERE.
Ever wonder what it was like in Edwardian society when the play is set? Visit this website to play quizzes and watch videos from a TV Show set in the time period: Manor House
Ever wonder if Hamlet’s case would hold up in court? Here you can find streaming video about a “trial” that took place with one of the US Supreme Court Justices. CLICK HERE.
What if the play Hamlet was performed by actual murderers? That’s exactly what happens in a high security prison in St. Louis. The inmates work on producing a single act of the play each year, and have finally gotten to Act V .CLICK HERE.
Here’s a Hamlet Crossword!
Take a Hamlet Quiz to Test your Hammy Knowledge!
Poetry
Listen to “Dulce Et Decorum Est” and other war poems. CLICK HERE.
Iraq soldier describes war through poetry. CLICK HERE.
