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Southern Nevada Regional Professional Development Program

Reading Literature - An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
“An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,” Ambrose Bierce’s short story, is used to model how structural moves, the decisions an author makes about setting, point of view, time order, etc., can be examined to reveal an author’s purpose. Groups...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce, and the Unreliable Biographers

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High schoolers research biographical facts about Edgar Allan Poe and Ambrose Bierce and complete literary analysis activities. In this biographical lesson plan, learners research basic biographical facts about Poe and Bierce. High...
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eBook
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Short Stories by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
This Bibliomania site provides the full text to over 25 short stories by Ambrose Bierce! Each story is accessible by just clicking on the link of the one that you want to read. A great site to check out on the subject.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Poetry of Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Toronto provides the full text of 14 of Ambrose Bierce poems. Also included are brief notes on his life and works.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Realism:"an Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce. It discusses the use of literary techniques such as stream of consciousness, forshadowing, flashback and flash-forward, and offers a PDF of...
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Swiss Educ

Swiss Educ: "Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"

For Students 9th - 10th
This rich site offers information about the setting, military terms, and an audio file of the story being read along with a wealth of other information.
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Website
Poetry Foundation

Poetry Foundation: Ambrose Bierce (1842 1914)

For Students 9th - 10th
A synopsis of the life and works of writer Ambrose Bierce, who wrote short stories, poetry and satirical essays. With extensive bibliography and further readings list.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce, and the Unreliable Biographers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, young scholars will consider Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce, and the Unreliable Biographers. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce, and the Unreliable Narrator

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this lesson plan, students will consider Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce, and the Unreliable Narrator. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Ambrose Bierce including the full text of 74 short stories including "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge."
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Boarded Window" by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the short story "The Boarded Window" by Ambrose Bierce, a scary story with a startling ending.
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Website
Other

The Ambrose Bierce Project: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is devoted the work of writer Ambrose Bierce. Visitors can view pages from the printed editon of the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and read an annotated version of the text. Links within the site provide...
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Other

Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: Online Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides you with 245 of Ambrose Bierces' Fantastic Fables. This online collection is not sorted but shown in order as the fables were published.
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Website
Other

Fierce Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting article about the cynical newspaperman who wrote "The Devil's Dictionary." Includes some entries from his infamous glossary as well as biographical information and a portrait.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Hypnotist by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic short stories from famous authors. One work is "The Hypnotist," a story written by the author, Ambrose Bierce.
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Website
Other

Ambrose Bierce (1842 1914?)

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical survey of the life and work of Ambrose Bierce, the sardonic humorist and gothic fiction writer who disappeared in Mexico in 1914.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "A Baby Tramp" by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the short story "A Baby Tramp" by Ambrose Bierce. The story is about a boy who was sent away to be protected from the strange occurrences in his town.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "A Baffled Ambuscade" by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the short story "A Baffled Ambuscade," a story about an ambush gone wrong, by Ambrose Bierce.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Affair at Coulter's" by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the short story "The Affair At Coulter's" by Ambrose Bierce.
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "An Affair of Outposts" by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the American short story "An Affair Of Outposts" by Ambrose Bierce.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Gothic Undercurrents: Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
This very brief biography features the literary contributions of Ambrose Bierce. Click on "Ambrose Bierce Activities" for related resources.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Edgar Allan Poe

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Delve into the work of Edgar Allan Poe through the links provides from this Web English Teacher site. This site features links to biographical information, lesson plans, teaching ideas and more.
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Other

Ambrose Bierce's "The Devil's Dictionary"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Created in the image of the the book of the same name, these diabolical definitions are Bierce's satirical ridicule of the status quo. Many of these satirical definitions are accompanied by quotations.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...