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Download 20 Popular High School Books Available as Free eBooks & Audio Books

Download 20 Popular High School Books Available as Free eBooks & Audio Books
Every year, thousands of American high school students read a common selection of great novels — classics loved by young and old readers alike. Today, we have selected 20 of the most popular books and highlighted ways that you can download versions for free, mostly as free audio books and ebooks, and sometimes as movies and radio dramas. You will find more great works — and sometimes other digital formats — in our twin collections: 600 Free eBooks for iPad, Kindle & Other Devices and 550 Free Audio Books. So please give them a good look over, and if we’re missing a novel you want, don’t forget Audible.com’s 14 day trial. It will let you download an audio book for free, pretty much any one you want. 1984 by George Orwell: Free eBook – Free Audio Book – Free Movie Although published in 1949, 1984 still captures our imagination generations later because it offers one of the best literary accounts of totalitarianism ever published. Plays by William Shakespeare No description needed. Related:  ReadingEnglish

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Literary Genre | Categorizing Texts The study of genre is not an exact science. Some texts may belong in more than one genre. For example: Romeo and Juliet is a drama, a tragedy, and an Elizabethan play. The idea of genre is open to discussion and there is good reason to discuss genre. Understanding genre will help you know what to expect from a text based on its genre; it will also help you notice when an author is playing with your expectations. Wouldn’t you like to be in on the joke? Main Genres and Subgenres Some consider these to be the main genres of writing: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, and folklore. Fiction: stories that come from the author’s imagination. Genre Worksheets Genre Worksheet – Read the descriptions of the texts. Genre Worksheet 2 – Choose the genre and subgenre in which the story most likely belongs. Genre Worksheet 3 – Read descriptions of texts written for a variety of purposes and then determine the genre and subgenre based on the provided details. Genre Activities ELA Standards: Literature

Web of Stories 5 Ways to Use Audiobooks to Help Struggling Readers Traditionally, audiobooks have been used in the classroom to help students with visual impairments or learning disabilities such as dyslexia. Now, however, experts are realizing the power of audiobooks to help students who struggle with many different issues and aspects of reading. Here are five creative ways you can use audiobooks in the classroom to help these readers. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Question for you: Do you use audiobooks in the classroom?

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LoudLit.org Literary Genre | Categorizing Texts | Ereading Worksheets The study of genre is not an exact science. Some texts may belong in more than one genre. For example: Romeo and Juliet is a drama, a tragedy, and an Elizabethan play. The idea of genre is open to discussion and there is good reason to discuss genre. Main Genres and Subgenres Some consider these to be the main genres of writing: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, and folklore. Fiction: stories that come from the author’s imagination. Genres help readers and writers form and defy expectations. Genre Worksheets Genre Worksheet – Read the descriptions of the texts. Genre Worksheet 2 – Choose the genre and subgenre in which the story most likely belongs. Genre Worksheet 3 – Read descriptions of texts written for a variety of purposes and then determine the genre and subgenre based on the provided details. Genre Worksheet 4 – Nine practice problems challenging students to identify the genre and subgenres of a variety of texts. Even More Genre Worksheets Genre Activities

ABC Short Stories » Home In 2008, the ABC Radio Short Story project is not running. The 2007 ABC Radio Short Story Project winners have been announced. You can listen to the winning stories and read about the authors below. From a doctor who works in remote communities and writes in her spare time to an established children's book author and a reformed political speechwriter - the interviews with this year's winners paint a fascinating picture of the diverse lives of writers in regional Australia. This year we received 1800 entries, significantly more than last year, and the standard of entries was, according to our judges, also appreciably higher. Congratulations to the 2007 winners and finalists and thank you to all who entered. Dust to Dust by Penny LaneNelson Bays top 10 Finalist of the 2007 ABC Short Stories Competition is working on a series of novels set in her hometown, and the outlook from her veranda is an important tool in the process. print friendly version of this page | Email this page

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