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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Leap

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Leap" by Louis Erdrich, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and student...
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Polaris" by H. P. Lovecraft

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "Polaris" by H. P. Lovecraft, an American author of 'weird' fiction. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Nyarlathotep" by H. P. Lovecraft

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "Nyarlathotep" by H. P. Lovecraft, an American author of 'weird' fiction. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Rangering" by Andy Adams

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "Rangering" by Andy Adams, an American author in the genre of western fiction. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "A Question of Possession" by Andy Adams

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "A Question of Possession" by Andy Adams, an American author in the genre of western fiction. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Website
Other

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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EL Education

El Education: Chauncie Mallen

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A 5th/6th grade student in Shutesbury, Massachusetts, created this character file (CF) as part of a Learning expedition on local scientists. As part of the expedition, students surveyed all of the fields that are considered the hard...
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EL Education

El Education: Floura Casuella

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A 5th/6th grade student in Shutesbury, Massachusetts created this character file as part of a Learning expedition on local scientists. Students were engaged in a survey-style study of all of the fields that are considered the hard...
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "In the Hands of His Friends" by Andy Adams

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "In the Hands of His Friends" by American author Andy Adams. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Picture in the House" by H. P. Lovecraft

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "The Picture in the House" by H. P. Lovecraft. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Ransom of Don Ramon Mora" by Andy Adams

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "The Ransom of Don Ramon Mora" by Andy Adams. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Falling Action

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces falling action in fiction writing.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Climax

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces the climax in fiction writing.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Caballero's Way by O Henry

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the humorous short story "The Caballero's Way" by O Henry which centers around the fictional gunslinger the Cisco Kid.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Celephais by H. P. Lovecraft

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the fantasy short story "Celephais" by horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: William Faulkner

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the encyclopedia Wikipedia provides a brief biography on the life and work of novelist William Faulkner is found on this site. It contains information on his style of writing and the themes of many of his works. There is...
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Curated OER

Typical American (Plume Contemporary Fiction)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, from online bookseller Powells.com, presents an interview with Gish Jen about her story "Birthmates" being selected as one of the "Best American Short Stories of the Century" and about her stories in general.
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Bells of San Gabriel" by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the short story "The Bells of San Gabriel" by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton, a historical fiction short story.
Website
Shmoop University

Shmoop: Ender's Game

For Students 9th - 10th
Shmoop's study guide for Orson Scott Card's science fiction novel, Ender's Game, includes chapter summaries, character descriptions, explanation of themes, and analysis of various elements in the novel. It also offers study questions and...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: The Large Ant Alien Invasions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a science fiction lesson using the short story The Large Ant.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Plot Devices

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces common plot devices in fiction writing. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.
Handout
BBC

Bbc Bitesize Revision: Dialogue and Description

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
As part of a revision and writing section of BBC Bitesize, this page provides several tips involved in writing dialogue and description for short story fiction.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: With Moore at Corunna by g.a. Henty

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the short story "With Moore at Corunna" set in Portugal during the Peninsular War.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Among Malay Pirates by g.a. Henty

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the collection of short stories "Among Malay Pirates" by G.A. Henty.

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