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Authors and Creators Frederic Brown

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, part of the Thrilling Detective Website, a personal site devoted to detective fiction, gives an overview of Frederic Brown's detective fiction from the point of view of a fan. The site includes an extensive list of works by...
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PBS

Pbs: American Masters: Dashiell Hammett

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS offers an extensive biography of influential 1920s crime fiction writer Dashiell Hammett, including a list of works, a video clip, photos, a timeline, and more.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Within an Inch of His Life by Emile Gaboriau

For Students 7th - 8th
Read "Within an Inch of His Life" by Emile Gaboriau one of the premier writers of detective fiction.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Caught in the Net by Emile Gaboriau

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the mystery novel "Caught in the Net" by Emile Gaboriau. Ms. Gaboriau is considered a pioneer of detective fiction and to have inspired Sherlock Holmes.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Champdoce Mystery by Emile Gaboriau

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the mystery novel "Champdoce Mystery" by Emile Gaboriau. Ms. Gaboriau is considered a pioneer of detective fiction and to have inspired Sherlock Holmes.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Woman in the Alcove by Anna Katharine Green

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of "The Woman in the Alcove" by detective-story writer Anna Katharine Green.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Vanishing Man by R. Austin Freeman

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the detective story "The Vanishing Man" by R. Austin Freeman which centers around forensic investigator Dr. Thorndyke.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Circular Study by Anna Katharine Green

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the mystery "The Circular Study" by Anna Katharine Green. Ms. Green has been called "the mother of the detective novel".
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Clue of the Twisted Candle by Edgar Wallace

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the mystery "The Clue of the Twisted Candle" by Edgar Wallace. This novel has a little bit of everything - murder, villains, a locked room, romance, revenge, and detectives.
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Nasa: The Case of the Prize Winning Plants [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
This program uses a scenario with fictional detective characters to present plant growth to students. While the unit focuses on the basic needs and parts of plants, the topics of plant classification and adaptations, soil formation and...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: The Case of Mistaken Identity

For Students 9th - 10th
Mysteries and detective stories have been popular since the time of Sherlock Holmes. The solutions to these fictional cases often involve untangling seemingly contradictory evidence from eyewitnesses. This project studies one procedure...
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iCivics

I Civics: News Feed Defenders

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
NewsFeed Defenders is a challenging game designed to sharpen students' news literacy skills. Students will join a fictional social media site focused on news and information. They will learn elements of high-quality journalism to be able...
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Virtual Salt

Virtual Salt: A Glossary of Literary Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a long list of literary terms complete with full definitions and examples.
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Dashiell Hammett Bibliography

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete listing of Hammett's works can be found at this site, including novels, stories and film scripts.

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