Three-Minute Fiction. LibriVox. Shortstory028_fable_cw_64kb.mp3 (audio/mpeg Object) Mark Twain - Collection of Short Stories and Essays by Mark Twain. Mr. Lettiere's English 9. Short Stories "Cask" | "Most Dangerous Game" | "Necklace" | "Gift of the Magi" | "Open Window" | "Very Old Man" | "Sniper" Below are worksheets that are passed out in class.
If you happen to lose one, and you need to replace it, please print out a new worksheet for yourself. Lesson Plan for teaching “The Most Dangerous Game” Five-day lesson plan for teaching “The Most Dangerous Game” to ninth graders Questions to consider prior to reading “The Most Dangerous Game” 1.
What is “game” as it relates to hunting – give TWO possible answers, and describe what would make each the “most dangerous.” 2. What is suspense? 3. Richard Connell (1893-1949) The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell (1893-1949) Approximate Word Count: 8426 "OFF THERE to the right--somewhere--is a large island," said Whitney.
" It's rather a mystery--" "What island is it? " Edgar Allan Poe Biography. “The death of a beautiful woman is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world.”
“Lord, help my poor soul.” “Sound loves to revel near a summer night.” Welcome to Lit2Go ETC. "The Open Window" by Saki. Source:Listen to GeniusLength: 9 minutesReader: Beth Richmond The story: The genius of “The Open Window” lies in its brevity.
In a coastal English village, a young man on medical vacation for his nerves visits a house in which a French window (I believe what I would call a French door) is left standing open. H. H. Munro (Saki) (1870-1916) The Open Window by H.
H. The Interlopers by Saki. He strayed away by himself from the watchers whom he had placed in ambush on the crest of the hill, and wandered far down the steep slopes amid the wild tangle of undergrowth, peering through the tree trunks and listening through the whistling and skirling of the wind and the restless beating of the branches for sight and sound of the marauders.
If only on this wild night, in this dark, lone spot, he might come across Georg Znaeym, man to man, with none to witness - that was the wish that was uppermost in his thoughts. And as he stepped round the trunk of a huge beech he came face to face with the man he sought. The two enemies stood glaring at one another for a long silent moment. Each had a rifle in his hand, each had hate in his heart and murder uppermost in his mind. Mr. Lettiere's English 9. Short Stories "Cask" | "Most Dangerous Game" | "Necklace" | "Gift of the Magi" | "Open Window" | "Very Old Man" | "Sniper" Below are worksheets that are passed out in class.
If you happen to lose one, and you need to replace it, please print out a new worksheet for yourself. Liam O'Flaherty (1897-1984) The Sniper by Liam O'Flaherty (1897-1984) Approximate Word Count: 1619.
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell. "OFF THERE to the right--somewhere--is a large island," said Whitney.
" It's rather a mystery--" "What island is it? " Rainsford asked. There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury. There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury In the living room the voice-clock sang, Tick-tock, seven o'clock, time to get up, time to get up, seven o 'clock! As if it were afraid that nobody would. The morning house lay empty. The clock ticked on, repeating and repeating its sounds into the emptiness. Seven-nine, breakfast time, seven-nine!
In the kitchen the breakfast stove gave a hissing sigh and ejected from its warm interior eight pieces of perfectly browned toast, eight eggs sunny side up, sixteen slices of bacon, two coffees, and two cool glasses of milk. Short stories. Ernest Hemingway - A Day's Wait. Three Wise Guys Sandra Cisneros The big box came marked DO NOT OPEN TILL XMAS. Three Wise Guys. Basic page. The Return By Ngugi Wa Thiong’o The road was long.
Whenever he took a step forward, little clouds of dust rose, whirled angrily behind him, and then slowly settled again. But a thin train of dust was left in the air, moving like smoke. He walked on, however, unmindful of the dust and ground under his feet. He made quick, springing steps, his left hand dangling freely by the side of his once white coat, now torn and worn out. A path branched to the left. A group of women were drawing water. Famous Fiction Authors. Writer (1854–1900) Author Oscar Wilde published several acclaimed works, including The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest. Writer, Artist (1924–) Known for her fashion design and tumultuous personal life, actress, writer and artist Gloria Vanderbilt became an iconic figure in American popular… Writer (1835–1910) An adventurer and wily intellectual, Mark Twain wrote the classic American novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Wired 14.11: Very Short Stories. 33 writers. 5 designers. 6-word science fiction. Page 1 of 1 We'll be brief: Hemingway once wrote a story in just six words ("For sale: baby shoes, never worn. ") and is said to have called it his best work. So we asked sci-fi, fantasy, and horror writers from the realms of books, TV, movies, and games to take a shot themselves. Dozens of our favorite auteurs put their words to paper, and five master graphic designers took them to the drawing board. Sure, Arthur C. Mark Twain (1835-1910)
Luck. Free Study Guides for Shakespeare and Other Authors. Free Nadine Gordimer - Once Upon a Time Essay. Liam O'Flaherty's The Sniper: A Study Guide. Cummings Guides Home..|..Contact This Site. .Study Guide Prepared by Michael J. Cummings...© 2007 .Type of Work and Year of Publication ....... “The Sniper,” Liam O'Flaherty's first published work, is a short story. Setting ....... " Characters. Just So Stories, Rudyard Kipling. The Elephant's Child by Rudyard Kipling. IN the High and Far-Off Times the Elephant, O Best Beloved, had no trunk. He had only a blackish, bulgy nose, as big as a boot, that he could wriggle about from side to side; but he couldn't pick up things with it. Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) Elements of Literature Course 5. McDougal Littell Grade 9, Daughter of Invention. Ninth Grade Resources. Raymond. Raymond's Run.
Watch Caldecott Literature Series Online. Listen to Genius: free audio downloads of the works of important authors. Online Reader. The Lady Or The Tiger? by Frank Stockton. THE MONKEY'S PAW (1902) by W.W. Jacobs. The Enchanted Bluff by Willa Cather. Shirley Jackson.