Today in Literature

The website I chose, todayinliterature.com, provides a daily calendar of stories about literary history. In addition to the story of the day, visitors to the site can delve into the online archives and/or subscribe to a daily newsletter (delivered by email each morning) in order to read about hundreds of authors and literary works from many different time periods. Teachers could make use of this site as a research tool or as a sort of fact-of-the-day introduction to any class period.

I chose this site because I think people tend to take interest in "this day in history" types of things, and I imagine that teachers and students would come across some fascinating stories. Teachers could use information found on this site simply for conveying fun facts or even as the basis of an entire lesson, especially while studying a specific author or literary period. I think that this resource would lead students to attain a broader knowledge of literature, which could aid them as they read and write in the future.

One less attractive aspect of todayinliterature.com is that one must pay $25 per year in order to view all of the contents of the site and receive the newsletter. However, I think that the price is relatively low when you consider the amount of information that the site provides. From what I've seen, I would recommend the site for use in a classroom.