Farenheit 451 digital book - http://www.secret-satire-soc
The Old Man and the Sea - https://la.utexas.edu/users/
The Pearl - https://www.ptbeach.com/cms/
Nothing but the Truth - http://leej.mcschools.net/Us
Flowers for Algernon - https://www.sreb.org/sites/m
The Landlady by Roald Dahl
The Landylady short film and short film
The Landlady audio
The Lady or the Tiger pdf
The Lady or the Tiger short film
Scholastic Scope Magazine - "Race Against Death"
Documentary video
Race Against Death Quizlet Live Review
Stray by Cynthia Rylant
Out of the Dust
The Gift of the Magi
Mrs. P Reads The Gift of the Magi
The Metamorphosis
Mokey's Paw
Raymond's Run - (Raymond's Run)
The Necklace -
The Ransom of Red Chief -
- Ransom of Red Chief audio file
- Ransom questions
- Ransom of Red Chief movie trailer (2:30)
- Ransom of Red Chief pdf
- Ransom of Red Chief movie
The Open Window
Most Dangerous Game
- Read/Listen to Most Dangerous Game
- The Simpson's Most Dangerous Game (4:34)
- MDG Student Packet and PDF
- MDG short version
- MDG in 7 minutes (great recap)
- MDG Travel Brochure rubric
- Characterization in MDG
Helen Keller -
Ray Bradbury
Problem of Cell 13 digital text
Escape from Alcatraz video
The Lottery
Charles by Shirley Jackson - page 22 in Brown Literature book.
Literary devices (figurative language) - http://literary-devices.com/
Most Dangerous Game Vocab Words
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Palpable - able to be touched or felt. Tense atmosphere that seems almost touchable or tangible.
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Indolently - having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful
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Lofty - tall; high structure
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Ardent - enthusiastic or passionate.
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Impudent - not showing due respect for another person; impertinent.
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Scruples - a feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action.
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Futile - incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.
The Necklace Vocab Words
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blunder - an embarrassing mistake
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adorn - make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
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desolate - crushed by grief
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dwell - think moodily or anxiously about something
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modest - marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
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deprivation - the disadvantage that results from losing something
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robust - sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
awry- turned or twisted to one side
"The Story of an Hour" | Kate Chopin
A woman is given the news that her husband has been killed in a railroad accident. In the next hour, she experiences a range of emotions as she contemplates her life.
Read "The Story of an Hour" (1,020 words)
"Old Man at the Bridge" | Ernest Hemingway
An old man sits at the side of a country road during the Spanish civil war. Everyone is fleeing the area, and although he has already traveled 12 kilometers, he is too exhausted and distracted to continue. (765 words)
This story can be read in the preview of The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway. (92% into the preview)
"Girl" | Jamaica Kincaid
A mother imparts advice to her daughter on how to behave and how to be a woman. This is a prose/poem hybrid; it’s one long run-on sentence. (650 words) (Summary and analysis of "Girl")
"War" | Luigi Pirandello
In a train carriage in Italy during WW1, several passengers talk about their sons who have been sent to war. They argue over who among them feels the most grief. Some of the themes in War include sacrifice, patriotism, and intellectualizing our emotions.
(1,600 words)
"Popular Mechanics" | Raymond Carver
A man is packing his suitcase to leave home for good. He and his wife have an argument that escalates quickly. This is an example of a minimalist story, stripped down and without judgment, leaving readers to interpret for themselves.
"One of These Days" | Gabriel Garcia Marquez
A corrupt mayor goes to an unlicensed dentist for treatment of an abscessed tooth. The dentist refuses to help, and they have a hostile exchange.
Read "One of These Days" (920 words)
"The Use of Force" | William Carlos Williams
A doctor makes a house call on a sick young girl. She has hidden the severity of her symptoms and resists the examination.
Read "The Use of Force" (1,565 words)
Essays
Narrative
Narrative Essay
50 Narrative Essay Topics
Descriptive
Descriptive Essay
40 Topics for Descriptive Essays
Cause and Effect
Cause and Effect Essays
100 Cause and Effect Sample Topics
Literary Analysis
Literary Analysis Essay
Literary Analysis Guide
Persuasive
Persuasive Essay.
Ideas for Persuasive Essay Topics
Compare and Contrast
Comparison and Contrast Essay
50 Compare and Contrast Ideas
MLA HELP
Citation Link - click here
MLA template - click here
MLA Example Paper - click here
Thesis - click here
Tips for writing a conclusion - click here
MLA format - click here
MLA Works Cited Page - Click Here
Literary Devices - click here
Language Arts Standards - State of Georgia
8th Grade English Writing Standards
8th Grade English Reading Literature Standards
Graphic organizers - http://eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/
Grammar Blast - https://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/6_8/grammar/
Brain Pop links (WCYMS password is YMS)
- Brain Pop on Poetry
- Brain Pop on Antonym and Synonym
- Writing in Sequence Brain Pop
- Writing Process Brain Pop
- Brain Pop - Back to School (3:44)
- Brain Pop - Getting Help (2:38)
- Brain Pop- Setting Goals (5:07)
- Brain Pop - Bullying
- Fragment Brain Pop
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- Theme Brain Pop
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- Edgar Allan Poe (Brain Pop) - 5:48
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