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Handout
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Louise

For Students 9th - 10th
The full-text of Somerset Maugham's short story Louise as well as commentary.
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Website
Fantastic Fiction

Fantastic Fiction: Robert Silverberg: Detailed Bibliography and Awards

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides brief biographical information regarding Robert Silverberg and a chronological listing of his works. Click on the year to view information about that year. Includes brief descriptions of each work.
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Unit Plan
The Best Notes

The Best Notes: The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a complete online study guide/notes for the short story collection The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
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Unit Plan
The Best Notes

The Best Notes: Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a complete online study guide/notes for the short story collection Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
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Activity
abcteach

Abcteach: Fictional Reading Comprehension Grades 4 6

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Here is a great resource for teachers to check reading comprehension of students. Choose from several short stories complete with their own comprehension question sheets.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "The First Flag" by Barbara Radner

For Students 4th - 6th
The folk tale that a woman named Betsy Ross was the creator is still popular among Americans. In this short story, the possible events of Betsy Ross' creation of the first American flag are narrated from the perspective of a fellow...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: All Saints' Day at Night

For Students 3rd - 4th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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Activity
BBC

Bbc Bitesize: Higher English

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides information about characters, plot, and setting of several different pieces of literature. It offers links to activities and tests on topic such as analysis and evaluation, creation and production, drama, novels, and...
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Website
Fantastic Fiction

Fantastic Fiction: w.w. Jacobs: Detailed Bibliography

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides bibliographies of science fiction writers, and found here is a thorough bibliography of works by W.W. Jacobs, including novels and short stories.
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Website
Fantastic Fiction

Fantastic Fiction: Stephen King: Detailed Bibliography and Awards

For Students 9th - 10th
This bibliography includes not only Stephen King's novels and short stories, but chapter books, collections, nonfiction, anthologies containing his stories, awards and nominations, as well as secondary literature about his work. Click on...
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Article
Caro Clarke

Rewriting

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the 17th article in a series that helps the new fiction author with the final step--revision.
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Activity
Other

Los Siete Poderes

For Students 9th - 10th
Delve into 14 chapters of the captivating story of the "Seven Powers," and see how it all ends in the final combat. This site was created with the reader in mind because of its excellent font selection.
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: Fyodor Sologub

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides links to the complete texts of the Russian author Fyodor Sologub's novel The Created Legend and his short story "Hide and Seek."
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eBook
Other

Read Print Publishing: Full Text Literature

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Full text and free online versions of plays, essays, fiction, nonfiction, poetry and short stories. Search by favorite author or title and immediately find your text of choice.
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Website
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Gothic Undercurrents: Edgar Allan Poe

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography features Edgar Allan Poe who introduced the genre of horror and mystery to literature in the nineteenth century with stories such as "The Raven."
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Bells of San Gabriel" by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the short story "The Bells of San Gabriel" by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton, a historical fiction short story.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: A Young Turkish Catastrophe by H. H. Munro

For Students 9th - 10th
"Women have no souls and no intelligence; why on earth should they have votes?", so begins the short story "A Young Turkish Catastrophe". This story centers around the debate of women voting. Read the full text of this H.H. Munro short...
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Yarkand Manner by H. H. Munro

For Students 9th - 10th
H.H. Munro, also known as Saki, was a British writer known for his short stories. Read "The Yarkand Manner" short story as an example of his writing style.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The White Ship" by h.p. Lovecraft

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the short story "The White Ship" by science fiction and horror writer H.P. Lovecraft.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Tree

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the short story "The Tree" by American horror fiction writer H.P. Lovecraft.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Vision of Tom Chuff

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the short story "The Vision of Tom Chuff" by supernatural fiction writer Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu.
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Lesson Plan
University of Oregon

Pizzaz, Creative Writing & Storytelling: Creative Writing via Basket Stories

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This PIZZAZ (People Interested in Zippy and ZAny Zcribbling) lesson plan will engage students in creative writing about items found in a basket. Examples of creative writing are provided. Examples of springboard ideas are included.
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Website
Other

Imaginary Evidence: The Historical Fiction of Alice Munro

For Students 9th - 10th
An examination of Alice Munro's "A Wilderness Station," an example of Munro's use of "the imprecision of history to create a literature of history."
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and student...

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