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World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "The Disappearance of Lady "

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story, "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax."
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World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "The Innocence of Father"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for G. K. Chesterton's story, "The Innocence of Father Brown."
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World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext "The Mysterious Affair At"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Agatha Christie's story, "The Mysterious Affair At Styles."
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World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext "The Secret Adversary"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Agatha Christie's story, "The Secret Adversary."
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World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext "The Trees of Pride"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for G. K. Chesterton's story, "The Trees of Pride."
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Website
IMDb

Internet Movie Database: Frederic Brown

For Students 9th - 10th
The Online Movie Database IMDb.com provides a brief biography of Brown and links to descriptions of movies based on his stories.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Harmony by Ring Lardner

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the short story "Harmony" by Ring Lardner that is both a baseball story and a mystery.
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: The Black Cat

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains interesting information about the mystery writer Edgar Allan Poe. In addition, the short story, The Black Cat, is analysed in terms of characters and themes
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: A Carnival Jangle by Alice Dunbar

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the short story "A Carnival Jangle" by Alice Dunbar which is filled with carnival excitement and mysteries.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Cobweb by h.h. Munro

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the mysterious short story "The Cobweb" by H.H. Munro, otherwise known as Saki.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: When a Man Marries by Mary Roberts Rinehart

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the humorous novel "When a Man Marries" by mystery writer Mary Roberts Rinehart.
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Curated OER

The Museum of Un Natural Mystery: The Curse of the Mummy

For Students 3rd - 8th
Many stories surround the search and discovery of King Tut?s tomb. There were numerous deaths of people involved in the discovery, and many believed there to be a curse carved onto King Tut?s tomb. (Other writers refute this.) These are...
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Curated OER

The Museum of Un Natural Mystery: The Curse of the Mummy

For Students 3rd - 8th
Many stories surround the search and discovery of King Tut?s tomb. There were numerous deaths of people involved in the discovery, and many believed there to be a curse carved onto King Tut?s tomb. (Other writers refute this.) These are...
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Graphic
Curated OER

The Museum of Un Natural Mystery: The Curse of the Mummy

For Students 3rd - 8th
Many stories surround the search and discovery of King Tut?s tomb. There were numerous deaths of people involved in the discovery, and many believed there to be a curse carved onto King Tut?s tomb. (Other writers refute this.) These are...
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Handout
Northern Illinois University

Myths From Different Regions of the Philippines

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Where did the first monkey come from? Why is the sky so high? Learn how cultures from the Philippines explain these and other world mysteries. The "Origin of Rice" story is in both English and Tagalog.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: American Masters: Dashiell Hammett

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS offers an extensive biography of influential 1920s crime fiction writer Dashiell Hammett, including a list of works, a video clip, photos, a timeline, and more.
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Unit Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Edgar Allen Poe Was Born Jan. 1809

For Students 6th - 8th
A brief biography of Edgar Allen Poe's fascinating life is presented on this site from the Library of Congress. Illustrations and portraits enrich the four pages of information on this American author.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: The Case of Mistaken Identity

For Students 9th - 10th
Mysteries and detective stories have been popular since the time of Sherlock Holmes. The solutions to these fictional cases often involve untangling seemingly contradictory evidence from eyewitnesses. This project studies one procedure...
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Other

North Carolina History Project: Virginia Dare (1587 ?)

For Students 4th - 8th
Tells the story of Virginia Dare, the first English child born in the New World. She was the granddaughter of John White, Governor of the colony established on Roanoke Island in 1587. While White was on a trip to England to replenish the...
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CPALMS

Cpalms: "Beary" Good Details

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This tutorial shares the story of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" as he goes on a bear hunt to find out who has been sneaking into his house. Question words are highlighted to help Baby Bear collect key details to help him solve this...
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Other

Science Museum: Total Darkness

For Students 3rd - 6th
When the power goes out, it's time for action in our brand new game. Venture into the dark, explore different locations and meet new characters - creating your own unique adventure as you play! Use your science skills to get the power...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Agatha Christie

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Agatha Christie including a biography and the full text of two novels: The Mysterious Affair at Styles and The Secret Adversary.
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Website
Christian Classics Ethereal Library

Ccel: The Man Who Was Thursday

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by the Christian Classics ethereal Library. Masterful detective fiction from G.K. Chesteron. Offered here in html, .rtf, .pdf, and plain text.
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Other

Database of Award Winning Children's Literature

For Students 4th - 9th
This is a phenomenal resource. It allows the user to create a reading list of quality children's literature based of choices such as reading level, type of book, genre, ethnicity, gender, etc. In addition, one can determine if a book won...

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