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Activity
Library of Congress

Loc: American Memory: The Frederick Douglass Papers

For Students 9th - 10th
Walk into the life of Frederick Douglass, abolitionist, through his autobiography found here. Discover a time line of Douglass's life, papers he'd written, as well as his family tree.
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Unit Plan
Cengage Learning

Heath Anthology: Sarah Kemble Knight

For Students 9th - 10th
Examination of Sarah Kemble Knight's journal, its major themes, historical context, publication history, and literary style. Contains discussion questions.
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Primary
Indiana University

A Passionate Pilgrim, and Other Tales by Henry James, Jr

For Students 9th - 10th
View a facsimile of the original 1875 edition of Henry James's short stories or read them in PDF or plain text form.
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Unit Plan
University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: Frederick Douglass

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides extensive excerpts from "The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass." This is a lot of information about the great abolitionist and orator written by himself.
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Unit Plan
Georgetown University

Georgetown Unversity: Edward Taylor

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Very extensive site that contains information about Taylor's "major themes, historical perspectives, and personal issues" as well as poetic style, form, and artistic conventions. Contains analysis of "Huswifery," as well as other Taylor...
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Primary
University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: O. W. Holmes: Fountain of Youth

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of Holmes's poem, "The Fountain of Youth." The text can be read online or downloaded in MP3 format.
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Unit Plan
SparkNotes

Spark Notes: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a study guide for "The Jungle." It includes chapter summaries, context, characters, study questions, and essay topics.
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of Damaged Goods

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Upton Sinclair's story, Damaged Goods.
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of Autocrat of the Breakfast

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Oliver Wendell Holmes's story, The Autocrat of the Breakfast-table
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of My Garden Acquaintance

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for James Russell Lowell's work, My Garden Acquaintance.
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "Love Songs"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Sara Teasdale's poetry, "Love Songs."
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "The American"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Henry James's story, "The American."
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "The Aspern Papers"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Henry James's story, "The Aspern Papers."
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "Confidence"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Henry James's story, "Confidence."
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "The Death of the Lion"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Henry James's story, "The Death of the Lion."
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "The Europeans"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Henry James's story, "The Europeans."
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "The Figure in the Carpet"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Henry James's story, "The Figure in the Carpet."
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "In the Cage"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Henry James's story, "In the Cage."
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "An International Episode"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Henry James's story, "An International Episode."
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "The Pupil"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Henry James's story, "The Pupil."
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "The Coxon Fund"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Henry James's story, "The Coxon Fund."
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "Diary of a Man of Fifty"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Henry James's story, "The Diary of a Man of Fifty."
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Unit Plan
Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: "Washington Square" Teacher Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"Washington Square" 36-page teacher guide features in-depth background materials, genre studies, suggested themes, and elements of fiction. Also includes discussion questions, vocabulary studies, post-reading activities, and group and...
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Unit Plan
Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: "The Jungle" Teacher Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Exhaustive 19-page "The Jungle" teacher's guide includes items such as chapter summaries, pre-reading discussion questions, chapter-by-chapter study questions, significant quotations, vocabulary, and post-reading discussion questions.