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Elements of the Short Story - Yale-New Haven Teacher's Institute

 

Setting

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• Jack London "To Build a Fire"
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Plot, Character and Setting: A Study of Mystery and Detective Fiction

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• Principles of Good Writing - Purpose ¨ Organization ¨ Coherence ¨ Support ¨ Clarity ¨ Insight
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• Commas After Introductory Elements

Biography of John Steinbeck  
The Pearl Bibliography 
The Pearl Song - Joshua Kaddison 
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The Pearl Test  

Comprehensive Novel Tests - including The Pearl

Integrating English with US History

 

Avi - Nothing but the Truth

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• What's Fair: Using TV to explore ethical issues in the Middle Years of Schooling (Years 5 – 8)
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Harold Keith - Rifles for Watie

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• A Soldier's Life: Mini-Lessons
• Treaty of Stand Watie

 

George Orwell - Animal Farm

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Teaching Literary Style through Song Lyrics

Figurative Language Examples

 

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Poems:

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