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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Fifty Cent Piece: A New York Ghost Story [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th - 8th
A reader's theater script, based on S. E. Schlosser's retelling of Fifty-Cent Piece, is provided on this site. Eight character roles are needed in this ghost story.
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A&E Television

History.com: How Ghost Stories Became a Christmas Tradition in Victorian England

For Students 9th - 10th
Spooky stories featuring the supernatural were all the rage during the darkest time of the year. Towards the end of each year, as fireplaces are lit and hot cocoa is made, Americans have made it a tradition to revisit their favorite...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Ghosts I Have Met and Some Others by John Kendrick Bangs

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the short story collection Ghosts I have Met and Some Others by John Kendrick Bangs.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Stories of Lough Guir" by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of the short story "Stories of Lough Guir" by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Wicked Captain Walshawe, of Wauling" by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

For Students 9th - 10th
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu is known as the father of the Victorian ghost story. In "Wicked Captain Walshawe, of Wauling" a ghost is in search of its lost legal papers. Read the full text on this site.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "An Astral Onion" by Elia W. Peattie

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the short story "An Astral Onion" by Elia W. Peattie, a ghost story.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the famous short story "The Canterville Ghost" by Oscar Wilde about an American family who moves to a castle haunted by the ghost of a dead nobleman, who killed his wife and was starved to death by his wife's brothers.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Ghost in the Crosstrees by Frank Norris

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the short story "The Ghost in the Crosstrees" by Frank Norris.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: Elia W. Peattie

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features links to the full text of 21 short stories by Elia W. Peattie such as "An Astral Onion," "A Child of the Rain," "A Grammatical Ghost," "The Room of the Evil Thought," "The Shape of Fear," "Their Dear Little Ghost" and...
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The History Cat

The History Cat: The Silk Road

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover detailed information about the Silk Road, a network of trade routes that connected the East and West from China to the Mediterranean Sea. Read stories of wealthy merchants, deadly bandits, fabulous cities, ghosts and genies, and...

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