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Primary
Lumen Learning

Lumen: American Romanticism: Walden: Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
This is text and audio of Chapters 1-4 of Walden; or, Life in the Woods, by transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau. It is a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings and a manual for self-reliance.
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Primary
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Walden: Where I Lived, and What I Lived For

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of Chapter 2.2 of Walden by transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau. It focuses on where he lived and what he lived for.
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Primary
Lumen Learning

Lumen: American Romanticism: Walden: Conclusion

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of Chapter 18 of Walden by transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau. By immersing himself in nature, Thoreau hoped to gain a more objective understanding of society through personal introspection. Simple living and...
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Article
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Women's Sphere and the Emergence of the Women's Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on American women in the 19th century and the movement from a domestic ideology to the emergence of feminism.
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Primary
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Woman in the Nineteenth Century by Margaret Fuller

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a text excerpt and a link to the full-text audio of Woman in the Nineteenth Century by Margaret Fuller. The essay applies the idea of the individual to the enlightenment of all mankind: allowing women as individuals to have...
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Primary
Lumen Learning

Lumen: American Literature: Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, an anti-slavery novel published in 1852, that was said to "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War." It was the best-selling novel of the 19th...
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Handout
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Writing About Literature: Additional Resources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is "'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow': An Allegory for a Young America," an exceptional student example of literary analysis as well as an explanation to the main body of her paper. A link to the MLA website is also provided.
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Lesson Plan
Yale University

Yale: Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Journey of Discovery

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This site features three novels and uses them to show students that reading can be fun and useful. Students and teachers will benefit from this informative resource.
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Web Guides: A Guide to Harlem Renaissance Materials

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents the Library's resources as well as links to external web sites on the Harlem Renaissance, and a bibliography.
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Website
Other

Cate: John Steinbeck: A Short Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
Teacher Janice Albert presents a concise biography of Steinbeck's life and influence.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Cross on the Old Church Tower" by Louisa May Alcott

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the short story "The Cross on the Old Church Tower" by Louisa May Alcott.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Cupboard Love" by w.w. Jacobs

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the short story "Cupboard Love" by W.W. Jacobs.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Crime at Pickett's Mill" by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the short story "The Crime at Pickett's Mill" by Ambrose Bierce.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Cupid a La Carte" by O Henry

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the short story "Cupid a la Carte" by O Henry.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Damned Thing" by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the short story "The Damned Thing" by Ambrose Bierce.
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Website
American Movie Classics Company

The Film Site: A Streetcar Named Desire

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource offers good material on Tennessee Williams' play "A Streetcar Named Desire," including a quote from Williams on art, and information on the original 1947 production of the play and the 1950s film version.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "David Swan" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the short story "David Swan" by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Day Resurgent" by O Henry

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the short story "The Day Resurgent" by O Henry.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "A Day's Lodging" by Jack London

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the short story "A Day's Lodging" by Jack London.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Duel" by O Henry

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the short story "The Duel" by O Henry.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Dumb Man" by Sherwood Anderson

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the short story "The Dumb Man" by Sherwood Anderson.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Duplicity of Hargraves" by O Henry

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the short story "The Duplicity of Hargraves" by O Henry.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Darling River" by Henry Lawson

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the short story "The Darling River" by Henry Lawson.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "A Daughter of the Aurora" by Jack London

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the short story "A Daughter of the Aurora" by Jack London.