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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Robinson Crusoe: The Original "Survivor"!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read and analyze Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, and participate in problem solving activity similar to television show, Survivor. Eight lessons on one page.
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Graphic
Children's Books Online

Children's Books Online: The Story of Robinson Crusoe, Adapted for Children

For Students 9th - 10th
This version of Defoe's story can be viewed the way it was published about 1900, complete with illustrations. Could make an interesting comparison to the complete novel.
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of Dickory Cronke

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Daniel Defoe's story, Dickory Cronke.
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of Further Adventures of Crusoe

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Daniel Defoe's story, The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.
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Website
Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Daniel Defoe

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a thorough biography of Defoe. It includes quotes from his writing and information about his most important works.
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eBook
University of Adelaide

University of Adelaide: A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Adelaide provides the etext of a "Journal of the Plague Year," by Daniel Defoe. It traces the occurrences of 1665 in London through the eyes of the famous novelist, Daniel Defoe.
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Website
University of Oregon

University of Oregon: Renascence Editions: Regulation of the Press [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the University of Oregon you can read Defoe's arguments for a free press as they were published in 1704.