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Alex: Story Elements
During this instructional activity, young scholars will analyze what distinguishes the stories they love. Reading and reviewing their favorite books will help students begin to identify elements of a story. Young scholars have the...
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Classic Reader: The Young King by Oscar Wilde
"The Young King" is a short story about a prince who is about to become the king who has dreams the night before his coronation about the suffering of those less fortunate. Read the full text of this Oscar Wilde short story.
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Classic Reader: "The Whale Cure" by Louis Becke
Sitting inside a deceased whale was once considered a way to cure rheumatism. This short story by Louis Becke centers around this concept. Read the full text on this site.
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Classic Reader: Forewarned by H. H. Munro
Read the full text of the short story Forewarned by H. H. Munro. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: The Golden Honeymoon by Ring Lardner
Read the full text of the short story The Golden Honeymoon by Ring Lardner. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: Some Words With a Mummy by Edgar Allan Poe
Read the full text of the short story Some Words with a Mummy by Edgar Allan Poe. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: "The Wayside. Introductory." by Nathaniel Hawthorne
"The Wayside. Introductory." was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and named after The Wayside in Concord where he lived until he died. A young friend visits Hawthorne and implores him to write a sequel to "A Wonder-Book" in this short...
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Classic Reader: "The White Rose Road" by Sarah Orne Jewett
Sarah Orne Jewett was inspired to write "The White Rose Road" by a trip she took to an old farm. Read the descriptive short story on this site.
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Alex: "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
By linking the experiences of the character Charlie Gordon to other characters and to themselves, students demonstrate through class discussion and journal writing their understanding and interpretation of the short story "Flowers for...
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Classic Reader: How Santa Claus Came to Simpson's Bar by Bret Harte
Read the full text of the short story "How Santa Claus Came to Simpson's Bar" by Bret Harte.
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Classic Reader: The Tomb
Read "The Tomb" by H.P. Lovecraft about a boy who wants to enter a locked tomb but is unable, so he sleeps beside it.
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Classic Reader: "What the Bells Saw and Said" by Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott gives her views on issues affecting the nation by using six bells to each portray a different topic. Read the full text of "What the Bells Saw and Said" on this site.
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Read Write Think: Introducing the Venn Diagram in the Kindergarten Classroom
Contains plans for short lessons that introduce the use of Venn Diagrams to kindergarten students. Uses interactive Venn Diagram exercises to make the concept easy to understand. In addition to objectives and standards, this...
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Classic Reader: Hermann the Irascible by h.h. Munro
Read the full text of the anti-suffrage short story "Hermann the Irascible" by H.H. Munro set in England when women were still denied the opportunity to vote.
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Classic Reader: The Canterbury Pilgrims by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Read the short story "The Canterbury Pilgrims" by Nathaniel Hawthorne about a young couple who decide to leave a Shaker community when newcomers arrive and they exchange points of view.
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Classic Reader: The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde
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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Douglas adams.com Dna
This section of the Douglas Adams site features a biography of Adams (1952-2001 CE), as well as several articles and a short story by Adams. "The Private Life of Ghengis Khan," is a treat for readers who have read only Douglas' novels.
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Classic Reader: "William Wilson" by Edgar Allan Poe
An unnamed narrator tells his story of his sudden and complete turn to evil in this short story by Edgar Allan Poe. Read the full text of "William Wilson" on this site.
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Classic Reader: The Secret of Macarger's Gulch by Ambrose Bierce
Read the full text of the short story The Secret Of Macarger's Gulch by Ambrose Bierce. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Quia: Character Traits/descriptions
This reading resource provides vocabulary words with definitions. All words are related to character development and character traits. A link to associated review activities is included.
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Classic Reader: The Haunted Valley by Ambrose Bierce
Read the full text of the short story "The Haunted Valley" by Ambrose Bierce which critiques the anti-Chinese movement in California during the mid to late 19th century.