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Curated OER

Critic's Choice

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read three to five genres and choose one as a favorite. They write an essay persuading the class to read the genre. This lesson serves as a nice introduction to different styles of literature.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fictional Narrative Writing in Mathematics

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discuss variety of fictional writing genres and connect each to familiar story that has been read, use creative and analytical skills to develop original piece of fictional writing that incorporates math skill, and share...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Historical Background of Nightjohn Lesson Plan

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders use first-hand slave narratives that show conditions of slavery. They paste text into Appleworks and publish with a picture clipped from web sites. They create a group account of life during slavery to prepare for reading...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Authors of the Past and Present

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students research a chosen author. In this authors instructional activity, students pick one author from the list provided, do research, and write a paper.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Writing - Story Ideas

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students write their story in first person as a non-fiction story, or they can write the story in third person as a fictional story and use different characters. They can choose an idea from one of the story starters provided.
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Activity
Reading Is Fundamental

Reading Is Fundamental: Illustrate a Story: Mystery of the Mummy's Maze [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Print this short mystery story for your advanced English language learners to illustrate. The story gives preterit and pluperfect tense practice.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Taking the Mystery Out of Writing a Mystery

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This mystery-writing lesson focuses on the structure of a short story and the elements of a mystery in particular. Learners complete the entire writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. Students...
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Primary
University of North Carolina

Unc: Edgar Allan Poe, 1809 1849 Tales

For Students 9th - 10th
Download Edgar Allan Poe's "Tales," which was published in 1845, four years prior to his death. Read popular short stories such as, "The Black Hat," "The Fall of the House of Usher," and "The Purloined Letter." Also, read biographical...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The Disappearing Room

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This literary text passage shares a short mystery. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary...
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Golden Slipper by Anna Katharine Green

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the book The Golden Slipper by Anna Katharine Green, a collection of mystery stories featuring Violet Strange. "A daring debutante solves the crimes of upper-crust Manhattan in this groundbreaking story...
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Website
Other

Mystery Net Kids Mysteries: Mysteries by Kids Winners

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
This site offers links to the winning stories from MysteryNet's mini-mystery writing contest for kids. They provide good reading practice and/or models for story writing activities.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Master of Mystery" by Jack London

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "The Master of Mystery" by Jack London. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "A Mystery Explained" by t.s. Arthur

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "A Mystery Explained" by American author T.S. Arthur. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Mystery of Joseph Laquedem" by Arthur Quiller Couch

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "The Mystery of Joseph Laquedem" by British author Arthur Quiller-Couch. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Mystery of Sasassa Valley" by Arthur Conan Doyle

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "The Mystery of Sasassa Valley" by Arthur Conan Doyle. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Blind Spot" by H. H. Munro

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the short story "The Blind Spot" by H. H. Munro, a murder mystery.
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Website
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Gothic Undercurrents: Edgar Allan Poe

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography features Edgar Allan Poe who introduced the genre of horror and mystery to literature in the nineteenth century with stories such as "The Raven."
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Unit Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"In this unit, students explore the artistry that helped make Irving our nation's first literary master and ponder the mystery that now haunts every Halloween -- What happened to Ichabod Crane?"
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "American Horses" by Melville Davisson Post

For Students 4th - 8th
This is the text of the short story "American Horses" by Melville Davisson Post, a mystery.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Wolves of Cernogratz" by h.h Munro

For Students 7th - 9th
H.H. Munro is well known for his stories of magic and mystery. In "The Wolves of Cernogratz" the Cernogratz family has to sell off their castle when they fall on hard times. Read the full text of the short story on this site.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Wrong Sign" by Melville Davisson Post

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Melville Davisson Post was known for writing mysteries. Read one of his short stories "The Wrong Sign" on this site.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Will It Pay" by Mary Roberts Rinehart

For Students 7th - 9th
Mary Roberts Rinehart was a prolific mystery writer. "Will it Pay" is a tale of greed that you can read on this site.
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PPT
TES Global

Tes: Year 9, Set 5: Lamb to the Slaughter

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] During this lesson, students will work to collect clues to solve a murder mystery. Students will use a Power Point first and then apply the skills to a short text.
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Southern Renaissance: Flannery O'connor

For Students 9th - 10th
Flannery O'Connor is featured in this biography for her contributions to literature through many short stories, in most of which she created rural southern characters. See "Flannery O'Connor Activities" for related materials.

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