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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: The Catcher in the Rye

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article provides a summary of J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye. The plot, themes, and characters of the book are given an overview. There is also a paragraph about the controversy surrounding the story and...
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Math Science Nucleus

Math/science Nucleus: Snail Animation

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This animation tells the story of a murder investigation taking place among a group of gastropods. The behavior and nature of snails is discussed along with strange habits.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "A Parricide" by Guy De Maupassant

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "A Parricide" by Guy de Maupassant. The story is about a couple's murder by an abandoned son. It asks the reader at the end of the story to think about what they would do if they were one of the jurors for the...
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PBS

The West: Black Kettle

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a profile of the Southern Cheyenne Indian chief, Black Kettle, who escaped death at the Sand Creek Massacre only to later be murdered by the forces led by General George Custer at Washita River.
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Other

Islamic Kids: Prophet Musa (Moses)

For Students 9th - 10th
Good article about Moses, a prophet of Islam. Summarizes his life as discussed in the Qur'an: his life in the house of the Pharoah, the accidental murder of the Egyptian man, his miracles, and his prophethood. Includes many quotes from...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Wild Olive by Basil King

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the novel "The Wild Olive" by Basil King about a man wrongly accused of murder.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Brood of the Witch Queen by Sax Rohmer

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the novel "The Brood of the Witch-Queen" by Sax Rohmer. Murder, abduction, and black magic all take place in this supernatural novel.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Uttermost Farthing by R. Austin Freeman

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the creepy novel "The Uttermost Farthing" by R. Austin Freeman about a savant who vows to find and dispose of his wife's murderer.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The After House by Mary Roberts Rinehart

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the mystery novel "The After House" by Mary Roberts Rinehart about gruesome murders aboard a yacht.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Agatha Webb by Anna Katharine Green

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the murder-mystery "Agatha Webb" by Anna Katharine Green.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Angel of Terror by Edgar Wallace

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the mystery crime novel "The Angel of Terror" also known as "The Destroying Angel" by Edgar Wallace about a beautiful woman who can get away with murder.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Bat Wing by Sax Rohmer

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of "Bat Wing" by Sax Rohmer and enter a world of voodoo, vampires, and murder.
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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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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Hand by Guy De Maupassant

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the eerie short story "The Hand" by Guy de Maupassant about a murder committed by a hand.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Trifles by Susan Glaspell

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of a one-act play by Susan Glaspell, a 1919 play about a murder, based loosely on a true event.
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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Margaret Garner

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographical sketch on Margaret Garner, a fugitive slave woman who murdered her daughter and tried to kill her other childern so they wouldn't be returned to a life of slavery.
Website
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Two Towns of Jasper (Classroom Resources on Racism)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Classroom resources that examine the history and intent of hate groups in the United States and the notorious race-motivated murder committed in Jasper, Texas, by three white supremacists. Resources take students through a number of...
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New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Cain

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the story of Cain, the first-born son of Adam and Eve. It relates the Biblical account of his jealousy of his brother Abel, and his subsequent murder of his brother. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic...
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New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Stephen

For Students 9th - 10th
This site tells the story of the first Christian martyr, St. Stephen. St. Stephen was a deacon in the early Church murdered for his belief in Jesus Christ. This site also includes links to sites with related information. Please note that...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Erema" by R. D. Blackmore

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the novel Erema by R. D. Blackmore, is a three-volume novel by R. D. Blackmore published in 1877. The novel is narrated by a teenage girl called Erema whose father escaped from England having been charged with a...
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American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: The Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
The Holocaust (also called Ha-Shoah in Hebrew) refers to the period from January 30, 1933 - when Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany - to May 8, 1945, when the war in Europe officially ended. During this time, Jews in Europe were...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe

For Students 7th - 9th
Read the short story featuring revenge and secret murder "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Chinago by Jack London

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the short story "The Chinago" by Jack London about a Chinese laborer who is wrongly accused of murder.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr.

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr., an American trial lawyer who gained international prominence with his skillful and controversial defense of O.J. Simpson, a football player and celebrity who was...

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