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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: A Visit to the Asylum for Aged and Decayed Punsters

For Students 9th - 10th
In " A Visit to the Asylum for Aged and Decayed Punsters" the author is making a visit to the Asylum where old punsters go to live out their days. The punsters basically sit around and take every opportunity to make bad puns. Read the...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Sea "Salmon" Season in Australia by Louis Becke

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the short story The Sea "Salmon" Season in Australia by Louis Becke. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Some Pacific Islands Fishes by Louis Becke

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the short story Some Pacific Islands Fishes by Louis Becke. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Critical and Analytical Thinking About Literary Characters

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Contains plans for four lessons that use the short story "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry to teach about characterization using word maps. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Learning Lab: Powerful Symbols and Words: Abolitionism & Women's Rights

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This collection looks at an image and phrase used widely in abolitionist materials, and at how that symbol was adopted and adapted by Sojourner Truth and/or other women's rights activists. Students will examine an abolitionist medallion...