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Unit Plan
National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: Jeffers: Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Guide to the poetry of Robinson Jeffers, including historical information, biographies, discussion questions, and lesson plans. Each one of ten lesson plans has discussion activities, writing exercises, vocabulary, and homework...
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Unit Plan
NC State University

Scribbling Women: American Female Authors

For Students 9th - 10th
Alluding to a famous Hawthorne quote, "Scribbling Women" is collection of dramatized stories written by American female authors. Some resources may require a free membership.
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Poetry Unzipped: Personification in Poetry [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Two page, PDF format handout about Richard Wilber's poem "The Death of a Toad" used as an example of personification. Also includes a student-written explanation of the poem and a few discussion questions.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Room of the Evil Thought" by Elia W. Peattie

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of the short story "The Room of the Evil Thought" by Elia W. Peattie, an American author. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Running Elk" by Rex Ellingwood Beach

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "Running Elk" by Rex Ellingwood Beach, an American author. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Russian" by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "The Russian" by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews, an American author. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Scourge" by Rex Ellingwood Beach

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "The Scourge" by Rex Ellingwood Beach. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Two Cartridges" by Stewart Edward White

For Students 7th - 9th
Read the full text of the short story "The Two Cartridges" by Stewart Edward White on this site.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Two Pioneers" by Elia W. Peattie

For Students 9th - 10th
Elia W. Peattie wrote about life in the West. "Two Pioneers" recounts the tale of a priest who makes friends with a "lady of the night". Read the full text on this site.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Unheavenly Twins" by b.m. Bower

For Students 9th - 10th
B.M. Bower is known for her stories about the American Old West. Read her short story "The Unheavenly Twins" on this site.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Wash Tub Mail" by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

For Students 7th - 9th
Read the full text of the short story "The Wash-Tub Mail" by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Watchman" by Mary Hallock Foote

For Students 7th - 9th
"The Watchman" is about a young couple in love. Read the full text of this short story by Mary Hallock Foote on this site.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "What Happened to Alanna?" by Kathleen Thompson Norris

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the short story "What Happened to Alanna" by Kathleen Thompson Norris on this site.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "What Is Truth?" by Maurice Baring

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of "What is Truth" by Maurice Baring.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "When the Bayou Overflows" by Alice Dunbar

For Students 7th - 9th
"When the Bayou Overflows" explores the theme of love lost. Read the full text of this short story on this site.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "When the Cook Fell Ill" by b.m. Bower

For Students 9th - 10th
B.M. Bower was an author known for her stories about the American Old West. Read the short story "When the Cook Fell Ill" on this site.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "When the Devil Was Well" by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the short story "When the Devil was Well" by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "When Northern Lights Come Down O'nights"

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of "When Northern Lights Come Down O'Nights" by Rex Ellingwood Beach.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Wife of the Governor" by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews

For Students 7th - 9th
Read the full text of the short story "The Wife of the Governor" by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "A Winter Round Up" by Andy Adams

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the short story "A Winter Round-Up" by Andy Adams on this site.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "With Bridges Burned" by Rex Ellingwood Beach

For Students 7th - 9th
Read the full text of the short story "With Bridges Burned" by Rex Ellingwood Beach.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Wrong Sign" by Melville Davisson Post

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Melville Davisson Post was known for writing mysteries. Read one of his short stories "The Wrong Sign" on this site.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Yellow Flower: Melville Davisson Post

For Students 6th - 8th
Read the full text of the short story "The Yellow Flower" by Melville Davisson Post.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "In Exile" by Mary Hallock Foote

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "In Exile" by American author Mary Hallock Foote. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)