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Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Charles Dickens

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the life and work of Charles Dickens through this educational resource.
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eBook
University of Pennsylvania

Digital Library Project: The Online Books Page

For Students 9th - 10th
The Digital Library provides links to the complete texts of a dozen of George Eliot's works.
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eBook
University of Pennsylvania

Digital Library: Works of Samuel Butler

For Students 9th - 10th
The Digital Library provides links to the texts of eight of Samuel Butler's works.
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Article
Caro Clarke

Writing Advice: Don't Get It Right the First Time

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
How much of your novel have you written? Do you keep starting it and never finishing it? Learn the answers to these questions in this novel-writing advice piece.
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Article
Caro Clarke

Not Stopping the Reader: How to Avoid Stumbling Blocks

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the eighth article in a series that focuses on helping the new novel author. This article looks at how the author can avoid creating stumbling blocks that disrupt the flow of the novel.
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Article
Caro Clarke

Explaining Too Much: Why More Is Less

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the eleventh article in a series that is designed to help the new novel author. This article focuses on how to eliminate needless information in your novel. The key is to not explain too much about the action.
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Activity
Caro Clarke

The Art of the Unspoken: Saying More by Describing Less

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the thirteenth article in a series that was developed to help the new novel author. This article focuses on how good descriptions aren't necessarily connected with a lot of words, good descriptions are clean and to the point.
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Article
Caro Clarke

Historical Fiction: Who Rules?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the fifteenth article in a series designed to help the new novel author. This article focuses on the genre of historical fiction and the role of the author. Is the author a researcher or a story-teller?
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Article
Caro Clarke

Rewriting

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the 17th article in a series that helps the new fiction author with the final step--revision.
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Activity
Caro Clarke

Caro Clarke: Description: What's It For?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the twelfth article in a series that is designed to help the new novel writer. This article focuses on how to effectively use descriptions in any writing.
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Article
Caro Clarke

Writing Advice: Where to Start?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This writing tutorial focuses on helping the aspiring author find a good place to start on his or her fiction.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Hallam Succession by Amelia E. Barr

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the 19th-century British novel The Hallam Succession by Amelia E. Barr.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Conquest of Canaan by Booth Tarkington

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the novel The Conquest of Canaan by Booth Tarkington.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Constance Dunlap by Arthur B. Reeve

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the novel Constance Dunlap by Arthur B. Reeve.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Cornelli" by Johanna Spyri

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the novel Cornelli by Johanna Spyri including a forward.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Corporal Cameron by Charlotte M. Yonge

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the novel Corporal Cameron by Charlotte M. Yonge.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Cost by David Graham Phillips

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the novel The Cost by David Graham Phillips.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Count's Millions by Emile Gaboriau

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the novel The Count's Millions by Emile Gaboriau.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Countess Kate by Charlotte M. Yonge

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the novel Countess Kate by Charlotte M. Yonge.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: A Country Doctor by Sarah Orne Jewett

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the novel A Country Doctor by Sarah Orne Jewett.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Country House by John Galsworthy

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the novel The Country House by John Galsworthy.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Cow Country by B. M. Bower

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the novel Cow-Country by B. M. Bower.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Created Legend by Fyodor Sologub

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the novel The Created Legend by Fyodor Sologub including an introduction.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Cressy by Bret Harte

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the novel Cressy by Bret Harte.