- 09/30/14
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Doing Nothing is Something
The author argues that summer should be a time of relaxation and an opportunity for creativity for today’s children. Children of …
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- 09/29/14
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Jabberwocky
Jabberwocky is an epic poem told through nonsense words. The poem relates a father’s quest for his son that involves the slaying …
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- 09/29/14
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Sir Gawin and the Green Knight
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a legend about King Arthur’s court and the Knights of the Round Table. During a New Years cele…
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- 09/29/14
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From Ellis Island and I
In this personal essay by Isaac Asimov, the author relates his journey of becoming a science fiction writer. Asimov explains disc…
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- 09/27/14
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The Dog of Pompeii
"The Dog of Pompeii" centers on a blind boy, Tito, and his dog, Bimbo, his life-long devoted companion during A.D. 79 in the city of Po…
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- 09/17/14
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The Yellow Wallpaper
The Yellow Wallpaper is a story told from the perspective of a woman facing the tribulations of mental illness. Charlotte Perkins…
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- 09/13/14
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Annabel Lee
This is a poem about love that Poe has written in memory of his wife, whom he calls Annabel Lee. Annabel Lee and the narrator were so i…
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- 09/13/14
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The Drummer Boy of Shiloh
This story is set in a Tennessee peach orchard on the night before the Civil War battle of Shiloh. A young drummer briefly consid…
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- 09/13/14
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The Pearl
The text begins with a poor fisherman, Kino, his wife, Juana, their baby Coyotito, and the great pearl. When Coyotito is stung by a sco…
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- 09/13/14
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The Story of an Eyewitness
In the magazine article, “The Story of an Eyewitness,” Jack London describes the effects of the San Francisco Earthquake of…
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The Cask Of Amontillado
In this chilling tale by Edgar Allen Poe, Montresor seeks revenge on Fortunato for past insults. (McDougal Littell Literature, 2009) T…