Curated OER
Tales of the Supernatural
Students explore the origins and development of a literary genre. They investigate how shared imaginative concerns link the members of a literary period and compare works of literature from different eras.
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...And the Earth Did Not Devour Him
Students examine impressions of a community of migrant workers in Texas who go north to pick crops. The instructional activity highlights the poverty and discrimination that a family suffers in the 1970's.
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"Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
Students complete a variety of activities that revolve around the book "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen. They view and discuss stills from the move "Hoot" and compose original storylines, conduct Internet research about the life of Carl Hiaasen,...
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Half Man, Half Limping Rabbit
Students examine the possible advantages of mortality over immortality. They explain how or why change can be a powerful and positive force and that sometimes the beauty of a country, or of a culture, is not always obvious to the people...
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Little House On The Prarie
Fourth graders focus on the family's journey from Wisconsin to Kansas and their life there among the Indians.
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Literary Scavenger Hunt
Students, in pairs, go on a literary scavenger hunt using the Internet to find information.
Library of Congress
Library of Congress: read.gov: Educators
Parents and teaches can encourage reading with these author webcasts and links to teaching resources for novels, poetry, writing contests, and more.
Library of Congress
Library of Congress: Classic Books
Read these beloved classic stories with their original illustrations. 23 books for children, including The Three Little Pigs and Denslow's Humpty Dumpty. 6 novels for teens, including Poe's The Raven and Dickens' A Christmas Carol. All...
Library of Congress
Library of Congress: Classic Books
Read these beloved classic stories with their original illustrations. 23 books for children, including The Three Little Pigs and Denslow's Humpty Dumpty. 6 novels for teens, including Poe's The Raven and Dickens' A Christmas Carol. All...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe
Selected (12) reading passages (grades 6-11) to pair with "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe. In this classic novel, Okonkwo, a wealthy and respected member of the Umuofia clan, resists the forces of change brought to Africa by...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: With Buller in Natal by g.a. Henty
Read the full text of the novel "With Buller in Natal" by G.A. Henty that takes place during the Boer/British War.
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Classic Reader: Arcadian Adventures With the Idle Rich by Stephen Leacock
Read the full text of the humorous novel "Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich" by Stephen Leacock which is a series of interlocking stories from one small town.
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Classic Reader: The Coming of Bill by p.g. Wodehouse
Read the full text of the novel "The Coming of Bill" by P.G. Wodehouse about a family who has to deal with a busybody aunt interfering with their son's upbringing.
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Classic Reader: With Lee in Virginia by g.a. Henty
Read the full text of the novel "With Lee in Virginia" by G.A. Henty about a man who fights for the South during the Civil War.
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Classic Reader: John Barleycorn by Jack London
Read the full text of the autobiographical novel "John Barleycorn" by Jack London which centers around his struggle with alcoholism.
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Classic Reader: The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler
Read the full text of the semi-autobiographical novel "The Way of All Flesh" by Samuel Butler. Follow four generations of the Pontifex family struggle with strained relationships, especially between Ernest Pontifex and his father.
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Classic Reader: Three Men and a Maid by p.g. Wodehouse
Read the full text of the novel "Three Men and a Maid" by humor writer P.G. Wodehouse about a girl on a boat with three men headed to England.
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Classic Reader: The Cabbage Patch by Alice Hegan Rice
Read the full text of the novel "The Cabbage Patch" by Alice Hegan Rice about a Kentucky family humorously coping with poverty.
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Classic Reader: The Twenty Fourth of June by Grace S. Richmond
Read the full text of "The Twenty-Fourth of June" by Grace S. Richmond. This novel combines romance and suspense as the main character falls in love with the Gray family, especially their daughter.
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Classic Reader: Victory by Joseph Conrad
Read the dark psychological novel "Victory" by Joseph Conrad about a man who cuts himself off from society and moves to a remote island only to begin an affair with a woman he rescues.
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Classic Reader: The Angel of Terror by Edgar Wallace
Read the full text of the mystery crime novel "The Angel of Terror" also known as "The Destroying Angel" by Edgar Wallace about a beautiful woman who can get away with murder.