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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: A Horseman in the Sky

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "A Horseman In the Sky" by Ambrose Bierce, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Crime at Pickett's Mill" by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the short story "The Crime at Pickett's Mill" by Ambrose Bierce.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Damned Thing" by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the short story "The Damned Thing" by Ambrose Bierce.
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "A Bivouac of the Dead" by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Coup De Grace" by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the short story "The Coup De Grace" by Ambrose Bierce.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Death of Halpin Frayser by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is The "Death Of Halpin Frayser," a short story from 1891. This is short story sotry was written by Ambrose Bierce
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Book: "An Arrest" by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the full text of the short story "An Arrest" by Ambrose Bierce.
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Beyond the Wall" by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the short story "Beyond The Wall" by Ambrose Bierce, a story with a twist.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Two Military Executions" by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
Ambrose Bierce is famous for his writings on the Civil War and showing the brutality that occurred. "Two Military Executions" is short story about a young soldier sentenced to death for hitting an officer. Read the full text on this site.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "An Unfinished Race" by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
A man accepted a bet that he could run 11 miles and disappears while running. Read the full text of the short story "An Unfinished Race" by Ambrose Bierce.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "A Watcher by the Dead" by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
This story begins with a man sitting alone in a room with a corpse. The story then moves to two doctors making a bet that takes an unexpected turn. Read the full text of "A Watcher by the Dead" on this site.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "What I Saw of Shiloh" by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
Ambrose Pierce fought in some bloody battles during the Civil War. He reminisces about one such battle in "What I Saw of Shiloh" in this short story.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "What Occurred at Franklin" by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
Known for his cynical writings, Ambrose Bierce was often called "Bitter Bierce". Read his short story "What Occurred at Franklin" on this site.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "A Wireless Message" by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 7th - 9th
"A Wireless Message" is a supernatural story about a man who takes a walk one evening and everything around him has a soft red glow. Find out why by reading the full text on this site.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: A Horseman in the Sky by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource includes the full text of a classic short story by Ambrose Bierce, "A Horseman in the Sky." This story is part of the classic literature collection from Classic Reader.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Story of a Conscience" by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of the short story "The Story of a Conscience" by Ambrose Bierce. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Stranger" by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of the short story "The Stranger" by Ambrose Bierce. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Thing at Nolan" by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of the short story "The Thing at Nolan" by Ambrose Bierce. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Three and One Are One" by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of the short story "Three and One are One" by Ambrose Bierce. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: A Tough Tussle

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the short story "A Tough Tussle" by Ambrose Bierce set during the Civil War. A young officer struggles with his irrational fear of death and dead bodies.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: A Vine on the House

For Students 9th - 10th
What happened in the abandoned house with nothing but a vine running through it? Read the full text of the short story "A Vine on the House" by Ambrose Bierce to find out.
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Website
Other

Ambrose Bierce (1842 1914?)

For Students 9th - 10th
This Ambrose Bierce site features a photograph of Bierce and information about his gothic fiction, The Devils Dictionary, a selected bibliogrpahy, and links to related sites, full texts, and the like.
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Website
Other

Ambrose Bierce, Master of the Macabre

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed biographical article about Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?), the author and journalist known for his sardonic wit and gothic fiction who mysteriously disappeared in Mexico.
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Website
Other

The Ambrose Bierce Site

For Students 9th - 10th
Journalist Don Swaim has put together a collection of original art and writing about Bierce, as well as information about his life and work. Adaptations of his work are also featured.