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Fantastic Fiction

Fantastic Fiction: Dashiell Hammett: Detailed Bibliography

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to Dashiell Hammett's works can be found at this site. Click on a publication year to view information about that year. Includes brief descriptions of each work.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Who Is Sherlock Holmes?

For Students 9th - 10th
Who exactly is Sherlock Holmes? Who's the real "great detective," and where do we find him? Neil McCaw traces the evolution of Sherlock. [4:53]
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Other

Comforts of Home, a Site Dedicated to Flannery O'connor

For Students 9th - 10th
Containing "Links to biographical information about Flannery O'Connor, critical analysis of her work, and general praise of her abilities as a writer and as a human being," this site is well organized and easily navigated. What you find...
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Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonweath Univ: The Works of Shirley Jackson

For Students 9th - 10th
This Virginia Commonweath University site provides a biography, bibliography, criticism, and resources on the works of Shirley Jackson.
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Activity
University of Calgary

The Children's Literature Web Guide

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource is a children's literature web guide.
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Handout
Virtual Salt

Virtual Salt: A Glossary of Literary Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a long list of literary terms complete with full definitions and examples.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Ear in the Wall by Arthur B. Reeve

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the detective novel The Ear in the Wall by Arthur B. Reeve.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Avalanche by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of this mystery/love story "The Avalanche" by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton set in post-earthquake San Francisco in the early 20th century.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the mystery novel "The Circular Staircase" by Mary Roberts Rinehart. The story centers around a woman who stops a series of crimes at a rented summer home.
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: In the Penal Colony

For Students 9th - 10th
This famous short story is explored in depth in this interesting site. This informative site helps to take the mystery out of the characters, the plot and theme.
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Other

Authors and Creators Frederic Brown

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, part of the Thrilling Detective Website, a personal site devoted to detective fiction, gives an overview of Frederic Brown's detective fiction from the point of view of a fan. The site includes an extensive list of works by...
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University of Hawai'i

University of Hawaii: Have a Historical Question? Ask a Historian!

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site summarizes what a historian does, what tools they use, and how to prepare to ask a historical question.
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Egypt, Abyssinia, Et Cetera, 1904

For Students 9th - 10th
"Egypt is another of those countries whose prehistoric ages are wrapped in mystery as impenetrable as the sources of her Nile, whose exact location ling baffled the most enterprising of explorers. Great interest attaches to the country's...

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