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Website
Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: James (Grover) Thurber

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a general biography of James Thurber (1894-1961 CE), American writer and cartoonist. Content includes a long list of selected works and various quotes.
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Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: James Thurber

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Discover writer James Thurber through this comprehensive site. This resource features links to lesson plans and activities for "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" and some of his other stories.
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Website
Other

Paw Prints Anecdotes: James Thurber

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers some brief biographical information on Thurber (including some of his major works), but concentrates mostly on Thurber's relationship with Sam Goldwyn of MGM Studios and Harold Ross, editor of "The New Yorker." This site...
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Activity
Shmoop University

Shmoop: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

For Students 9th - 10th
This American classic tells the story of an older man who has fantasies about who he could be. The exciting interior world of Walter Mitty is examined in this insightful website.
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eBook
Rutgers University

Asbestoswear: James Thurber's "The Little Girl and the Wolf"

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides the online text of Thurber's very short but clever fable "The Little Girl and the Wolf."