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Intent and/or Tone Contents | |
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Chronological Contents | |
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Foreword | |
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Preface | |
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A Sample Lesson | |
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�Ripe Figs� | |
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Characters and Conflicts | |
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�The Unexpected� | |
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Is Dorothea shallow or profoundingly honest? What do you think? | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack | |
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Pre-reading Questions | |
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�The Unexpected� | |
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Journal | |
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Follow-up Questions | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Writing | |
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�A Worn Path� | |
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Old Phoenix overcomes challenge after challenge as she takes the reader on a journey to town. | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack | |
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Pre-reading Questions | |
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�A Worn Path� | |
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Journal | |
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Follow-up Questions | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Writing | |
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�Two Kinds� | |
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Tensions between mother and child touch us all in this lively tale of hopes and aspirations. | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack | |
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Pre-reading Questions | |
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�Two Kinds� | |
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Journal | |
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Follow-up Questions | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Writing | |
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�The Tell-Tale Heart� | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack | |
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Pre-reading Questions | |
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�The Tell-Tale Heart� | |
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Journal | |
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Follow-up Questions | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Writing | |
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�There Will Come Soft Rains� | |
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Using nontraditional characters, Ray Bradbury questions humankind's relationship with the technology it creates. | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack | |
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Pre-reading Questions | |
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�There Will Come Soft Rains� | |
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Journal | |
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Follow-up Questions | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Writing | |
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Setting and Props | |
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�Eleven� | |
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Rachel brings forth insights we can all share. | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack | |
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Pre-reading Questions | |
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�Eleven� | |
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Journal | |
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Follow-up Questions | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Writing | |
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�Everyday Use� | |
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Sincerity triumphs over superficiality in this story centered around a family heirloom. | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack | |
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Pre-reading Questions | |
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�Everyday Use� | |
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Journal | |
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Follow-up Questions | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Writing | |
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�Bone Girl� | |
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Old traditions lead to new changes in this spirited tale. | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack | |
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Pre-reading Questions | |
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�Bone Girl� | |
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Journal | |
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Follow-up Questions | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Writing | |
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�Strong Temptations-Strategic Movements- The Innocents Beguiled� | |
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Told with humor and irony, this is the classic tale of Tom Sawyer painting the fence. | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack | |
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Pre-reading Questions | |
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�Strong Temptations-Strategic Movements-The Innocents Beguiled� | |
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Journal | |
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Follow-up Questions | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Writing | |
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�The Cask of Amontillado� | |
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Edgar Allan Poe walks the reader through the homicidal mind in this classic story of family revenge wherein darkness increases with the subterranean descent. | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack | |
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Pre-reading Questions | |
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�The Cask of Amontillado� | |
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Journal | |
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Eollow-up Questions | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Writing | |
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Plot and Foreshadowing | |
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�Salvation� | |
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We share the narrator's confusion as events swirl around him in this light yet introspective tale. | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack | |
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Pre-reading Questions | |
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�Salvation� | |
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Journal | |
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Follow-up Questions | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Writing | |
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In this lively story, Migene Gonzalez-Wippler portrays a childhood experience with a religious system that combines Christian and African beliefs, enhanced by foreshadowing. | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack | |
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Pre-reading Questions | |
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�Yoruba� | |
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Journal | |
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Follow-up Questions | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Writing | |
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�Wine on the Desert� | |
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Justice is brutally served in this powerful story. | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack | |
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Pre-reading Questions | |
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�Wine on the Desert� | |
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Journal | |
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Follow-up Questions | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Writing | |
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�The Last Leaf� | |
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We share friendship and devotion in this stirringly poignant tale. | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack | |
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Pre-reading Questions | |
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�The Last Leaf� | |
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Journal | |
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Follow-up Questions | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Writing | |
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�The Lady or the Tiger?� | |
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The reader expects resolution in a story, but Frank Stockton leaves the reader holding her or his breath. | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack | |
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Pre-reading Questions | |
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�The Lady or the Tiger?� | |
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Journal | |
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Follow-up Questions | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Writing | |
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Irony | |
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�The Story of an Hour� | |
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Kate Chopin turns marital assumptions upside down with her ironic twist. | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack | |
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Pre-reading Questions | |
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�The Story of an Hour� | |
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Journal | |
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Follow-up Questions | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Writing | |
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�Gifts of the Magi� | |
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Love triumphs over all as gifts are well, if not wisely, given. | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack | |
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Pre-reading Questions | |
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�Gifts of the Magi� | |
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Journal | |
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Follow-up Questions | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Writing | |
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�The Wonderful Old Gentleman� | |
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Did you ever want to scream, �That's unfair�? The knife of injustice slowly twists in this ironic story. | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack | |
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Pre-reading Questions | |
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�The Wonderful Old Gentleman� | |
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Journal | |
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Follow-up Questions | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Writing | |
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�The Ransom of Red Chief� | |
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O. Henry turns the tables in this story in a way that is still humerous today. | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack | |
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Pre-reading Questions | |
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�The Ransom of Red Chief� | |
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Journal | |
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Follow-up Questions | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Writing | |
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�Sweat� | |
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Zora Neale Hurston's ever-surviving female realizes ultimate justice. | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack | |
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Pre-reading Questions | |
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�Sweat� | |
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Journal | |
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Follow-up Questions | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Writing | |
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Extended Short Story Study | |
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�To Build a Fire� | |
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Arctic conditions test the knowledge of man and dog. | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack | |
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Pre-reading Questions | |
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�To Build a Fire� | |
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Journal | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Writing | |
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�A Rose for Emily� | |
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The reader experiences the very wretchedness of William Faulkner's decaying-South through Emily and her relationships. | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack | |
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Pre-reading Questions | |
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�A Rose for Emily� | |
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Journal | |
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Follow-up Questions | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Writing | |
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�Dr. Heidegger's Experiment� | |
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In this tale set amid dark and ominous surroundings, Nathaniel Hawthorne questions change with light humor, irony, and even a touch of sarcasm. | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack | |
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Pre-reading Questions | |
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�Dr. Heidegger's Experiment� | |
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� Journal | |
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Follow-up Questions | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Writing | |
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�The Bell-Tower� | |
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In this powerful tale written long before modern machinery Herman Melville exposes a man's self-glorifying pride in his own resourcefulness. | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context | |
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Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack | |
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Pre-reading Questions | |
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�The Bell-Tower� | |
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Journal | |
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Follow-up Questions | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Writing | |
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Judges | |
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How I Use This Book | |
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Vocabulary in Context | |
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Glossary of Prefixes and Suffixes | |
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Credits | |
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Index | |