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Unit Plan
C-SPAN

C Span American Writers: The Grapes of Wrath

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief summary of The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. Does not include an on-line text of the work but does provide links to informational websites.
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Unit Plan
C-SPAN

C Span: American Authors 2: Jack Kerouac

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a biography of Jack Kerouac (1922-1969 CE), list of works, and links to additional information on the writer.
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Unit Plan
C-SPAN

C Span American Writers 2: Ernest Hemingway

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a bibliography of Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961 CE), list of works, and links to additional information.
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Website
Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Carson Mc Cullers

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides biographical information of American author, Carson McCullers.
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Website
Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Fredric Brown

For Students 9th - 10th
This site includes a biography of the writer Fredric Brown. Included towards the end of the article is a list of his books. Good overall and very factual.
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Website
Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Ralph Ellison

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a biography, bibliography, with quotes and reviews from "The Invisible Man."
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Website
Other

Uc Press: The Great Central Valley

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, from the University of California Press, describes the book "The Great Central Valley," with text by Gerald Haslam and photos by Stephen Johnson and Robert Dawson. The description offers interesting information about the book...
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Handout
New York University

O'connor, Flannery

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, part of one on medicine and the humanities from New York University, provides links to discussions of four of O'Connor's stories. The discussions included summaries of and commentaries on the stories.
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Activity
Other

Official Site of Gary Soto

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a brief biography of author, Gary Soto, and includes links to his current works.
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Handout
Other

The Literature Network: Upton Sinclair

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical details on Upton Sinclair, noted American muckraker, social activist, essayist, and Pulitzer Prize winning author who wrote The Jungle (1906).
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Manager of Madden's Hill" by Zane Grey

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of a short story about baseball, "The Manager of Madden's Hill" by Zane Grey. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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Website
Other

Book Page Interview: Gary Soto

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, part of the online version of the magazine BookPage, provides a 1998 interview with Gary Soto, in which he discusses the themes of some of his works, his background, and his use of different genres of writing.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Love of Life" by Jack London

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "Love of Life" by Jack London. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Look at T'other Side" by T. S. Arthur

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "Look at t'Other Side" by T. S. Arthur. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Legends of the Province House: Ii. Edward Randolph's Portrait"

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "Legends of the Province House: II. Edward Randolph's Portrait" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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Handout
Other

Creighton University: Lorrie Moore

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biographical sketch of Lorrie Moore as well as a summary of her educational career. Lists the works that Lorrie Moore has published and provides a link to an interview with her.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Peter Goldthwaite's Treasure" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "Peter Goldthwaite's Treasure" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Psyche's Art" by Louisa May Alcott

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "Psyche's Art" by Louisa May Alcott. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "A Question of Possession" by Andy Adams

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "A Question of Possession" by Andy Adams, an American author in the genre of western fiction. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Redheaded Outfield" by Zane Grey

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "The Redheaded Outfield" by Zane Grey. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Rube" by Zane Grey

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of the baseball story "The Rube" by Zane Grey, an American author of mainly western stories and novels. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Rube's Pennant" by Zane Grey

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of the baseball story "The Rube's Pennant" by Zane Grey, an American author of mainly western stories and novels. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Rube's Waterloo" by Zane Grey

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of the baseball story "The Rube's Waterloo" by Zane Grey, an American author of mainly western stories and novels. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Schoolmaster's Progress" by Caroline M. S. Kirkland

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "The Schoolmaster's Progress" by Caroline M.S. Kirkland, an American author. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)