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Classic Reader: "A Dark Brown Dog" by Stephen Crane
This is the complete text of the short story "A Dark Brown Dog" by Stephen Crane.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Act Your Age" by Colleen Archer
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Lion and the Unicorn by Richard Harding Davis
This is the complete text of the short story collection The Lion and the Unicorn by Richard Harding Davis
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Ray Bradbury
Explore the world of Ray Bradbury when you visit this educational resource. Each work is hyperlinked to study guide questions.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Alibi Ike" by Ring Lardner
This is the text of the short story "Alibi Ike" by Ring Lardner, a story about an ace baseball player nicknamed "Alibi Ike" due to his making up excuses. After falling in love with the beautiful sister-in-law of the team manager, he is...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Author: Leo Tolstoy
This site focuses on Leo Tolstoy featuring links to his biography, and the full text of eight novels and one short story. These works include Anna Karenina, War and Peace, and The Death of Ivan Ilych.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Count Konrad's Courtship" by Robert Barr
This is the complete text of the short story "Count Konrad's Courtship" by Robert Barr.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Corpus Delicti" by Melville Davisson Post
This is the complete text of the short story "The Corpus Delicti" by Melville Davisson Post.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "A Correspondence and a Climax" by Lucy Maud Montgomery
This is the complete text of the short story "A Correspondence and A Climax" by Lucy Maud Montgomery.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Corsican Bandit" by Guy De Maupassant
This is the complete text of the short story "The Corsican Bandit" by Guy de Maupassant.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "A Cosmopolite in a Cafe" by O. Henry
This is the complete text of the short story "A Cosmopolite in a Cafe" by O. Henry.
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Los Siete Poderes
Delve into 14 chapters of the captivating story of the "Seven Powers," and see how it all ends in the final combat. This site was created with the reader in mind because of its excellent font selection.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry
William Sydney Porter (1862-1910) was an American writer better known by his pen name, O. Henry. "After Twenty Years," published in 1908, is one of his better known short stories that shows how complicated friendship can be. As you read,...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "To Build a Fire" by Jack London
A learning module that begins with "To Build a Fire" by Jack London, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Books: "An Anarchist" by Joseph Conrad
This site features the full text of the short story "An Anarchist" by Joseph Conrad.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "A Bivouac of the Dead" by Ambrose Bierce
This is the text of the short story "A Bivouac of the Dead" by Ambrose Bierce, a story with an ironic twist set in the Allegheny mountains, in Pocahontas county, West Virginia.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "A Coup D'etat" by Guy De Maupassant
This is the complete text of the short story "A Coup d'Etat" by Guy de Maupassant.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Book: "At the Rainbow's End" by Jack London
This site features the full text of the short story "At the Rainbow's End" by Jack London.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Blind Man's Holiday" by O Henry
This is the text of the short story "Blind Man's Holiday" by O Henry; John Lorison, self-exiled to New Orleans, meets Norah Greenway in a cheap restaurant. They soon become friends, but each night, Norah inexplicably leaves John at 8...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Coup De Grace" by Ambrose Bierce
This is the complete text of the short story "The Coup De Grace" by Ambrose Bierce.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Dummy That Lived" by L. Frank Baum
This is the complete text of the short story "The Dummy That Lived" by L. Frank Baum.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Boule De Suif" by Guy De Maupassant
This is the text of the short story "Boule de Suif" by Guy de Maupassant. The story is set in the Franco-Prussian War and follows a group of French residents of Rouen, recently occupied by the Prussian army. The 10 travelers sharing the...
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California Newsreel Teacher's Guide: Black Boy
Have you ever read any of Richard Wright's work? This site offers an extensive crosscurricular Teacher's Guide that includes questions for research and writing.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Home" by Gwendolyn Brooks
In this short story by Gwendolyn Brooks, a family contemplates losing their house. A specific purpose for reading and vocabulary notes are provided. This site offers links to paired texts, questions and answers, an annotation tool, and...