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"A Dragon That Flies"
"Crack Shot" Reading Selection #1
"The Last Soldier" Reading Selection #2
"Count Dracula: Fact or Fiction?" Reading Selection #3
"The Story of the Hamburger" Reading Selection #4
"Keeping a Promise" Reading Selection #5
"Jaws" Reading Selection #6
"Tulipmania" Reading Selection #7
"The Terra Cotta Army" Reading Selection #8
"The Soccer War" Reading Selection #9
"A Strange Naval Battle" Reading Selection #10
"Watch Out for Quicksand!" Reading Selection #11
"Just a Coincidence" Reading Selection #12
"His Final Escape" Reading Selection #13
"Are You a Good Detective?" Reading Selection #14
"Jumbo" Reading Selection #15
"Oldest, Youngest, or in the Middle?" Reading Selection #16
"The Code Talkers" Reading Selection #17
"Vipers" Reading Selection #18
"No Runs, No Hits, and Too Many Errors" Reading Selection #19
"The Day of the Dead" Reading Selection #20
"The Great Stock Market Crash" Reading Selection #21
"King Tut's Tomb" Reading Selection #22
The Short Story
"The Big Day"
"The Cage"
"Cemetery Path"
"The Jigsaw Puzzle"
"A Sound of Thunder"
"To Serve Man"
"The Monkey's Paw"
"A Trick of the Trade"
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"Leningen Versus the Ants"
And Then There Were None
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Novel
Chapter 1
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Chapter 15
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"The Tell-Tale Heart"
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Grammar Ninja
1. End Punctuation
2. Punctuating Titles
3. Punctuating Dialogue
4. Commas (Dates & Places)
5. Commas in a Series
6. Commas (Appositives)
7. Commas (Phrases and Clauses)
8. Comma Review
9. Apostrophes
10. Colons and Semicolons
11. Editing Numbers
Six-Way Paragraphs
"A Dragon That Flies"
"Crack Shot" Reading Selection #1
"The Last Soldier" Reading Selection #2
"Count Dracula: Fact or Fiction?" Reading Selection #3
"The Story of the Hamburger" Reading Selection #4
"Keeping a Promise" Reading Selection #5
"Jaws" Reading Selection #6
"Tulipmania" Reading Selection #7
"The Terra Cotta Army" Reading Selection #8
"The Soccer War" Reading Selection #9
"A Strange Naval Battle" Reading Selection #10
"Watch Out for Quicksand!" Reading Selection #11
"Just a Coincidence" Reading Selection #12
"His Final Escape" Reading Selection #13
"Are You a Good Detective?" Reading Selection #14
"Jumbo" Reading Selection #15
"Oldest, Youngest, or in the Middle?" Reading Selection #16
"The Code Talkers" Reading Selection #17
"Vipers" Reading Selection #18
"No Runs, No Hits, and Too Many Errors" Reading Selection #19
"The Day of the Dead" Reading Selection #20
"The Great Stock Market Crash" Reading Selection #21
"King Tut's Tomb" Reading Selection #22
The Short Story
"The Big Day"
"The Cage"
"Cemetery Path"
"The Jigsaw Puzzle"
"A Sound of Thunder"
"To Serve Man"
"The Monkey's Paw"
"A Trick of the Trade"
"The Adventure of the Speckeled Band"
"Three Skeleton Key"
"Leningen Versus the Ants"
And Then There Were None
Study Guide
Audio Book
Schmoop
Spark Notes
The Graphic Novel
Movie
Character Profile Project
Dictionary Project
PDF And Then There Were None
Full Novel PDF
Video Chapter Reviews
To Kill a Mockingbird
Audio Book
Shmoop
Clozed Chapter Notes: Part 1
Clozed Chapter Notes: Part 2 - The Trial
Clozed Chapter Notes: Part 3
The Maycomb Tribune Part I
The Maycomb Tribune Part II
Book Project
Videos
The Hunger Games
Study Guide
Audio Book Part 1
Audio Book Part 2
Audio Book Part 3
Shmoop
LitChart
SparkNotes
Connections and Allusions
Mission Catastrophe Mini Saga
Project Playlist
Novel
Chapter 1
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Chapter 3
Chapter 4
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Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe Packet
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
"The Pit and the Pendulum""
"The Raven"
"Annabel Lee"
Roald Dahl
"The Landlady"
"Man From the South"
O. Henry
"The Ransom of Red Chief"
"The Last Leaf"
"The Gift of the Magi"
Poetry
Poetic Devices
Poetry Packet
Rhyme Scheme
"Introduction To Poetry"
"On Turning Ten"
"If"
"Those Winter Sundays"
Quarterly Book Projects
First Quarter Book Project
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Fourth Quarter Book Project
Reading Comprehension Strategies
Untitled page
The Writing Process
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Home
Mission Statement
The Scholar Newsletter
Welcome Back Letter
Classroom Contract
Team A8 Information
Classroom Supplies
Bell Schedule 2025-26
The Proper Heading
Study Tips
Secret Message 2025
Homework Calendar 2025-26
Office Hours
Grading Policy
Google Classroom
The Playbook
The Building Blocks of English
The Art of Listening
X-treme Reading
English Writer's Toolbox
Vocabulary
Poetry
The Writing Process
Appendix
Story Map
Cloze Notes Packet
Literary Terms
Story Devices
Figurative Language
Vocabulary
Vocabulary In Context
Vocabulary Lesson #1
Vocabulary Lesson #2
Vocabulary Lesson #3
Vocabulary Lesson #4
Vocabulary Lesson #5
Vocabulary Lesson #6
Vocabulary Lesson #7
Vocabulary Lesson #8
Vocabulary Lesson #9
Vocabulary Lesson #10
Vocabulary Lesson #11
Vocabulary Lesson #12
Monthly Do Nows
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
Do Now Hints
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
Grammar Ninja
1. End Punctuation
2. Punctuating Titles
3. Punctuating Dialogue
4. Commas (Dates & Places)
5. Commas in a Series
6. Commas (Appositives)
7. Commas (Phrases and Clauses)
8. Comma Review
9. Apostrophes
10. Colons and Semicolons
11. Editing Numbers
Six-Way Paragraphs
"A Dragon That Flies"
"Crack Shot" Reading Selection #1
"The Last Soldier" Reading Selection #2
"Count Dracula: Fact or Fiction?" Reading Selection #3
"The Story of the Hamburger" Reading Selection #4
"Keeping a Promise" Reading Selection #5
"Jaws" Reading Selection #6
"Tulipmania" Reading Selection #7
"The Terra Cotta Army" Reading Selection #8
"The Soccer War" Reading Selection #9
"A Strange Naval Battle" Reading Selection #10
"Watch Out for Quicksand!" Reading Selection #11
"Just a Coincidence" Reading Selection #12
"His Final Escape" Reading Selection #13
"Are You a Good Detective?" Reading Selection #14
"Jumbo" Reading Selection #15
"Oldest, Youngest, or in the Middle?" Reading Selection #16
"The Code Talkers" Reading Selection #17
"Vipers" Reading Selection #18
"No Runs, No Hits, and Too Many Errors" Reading Selection #19
"The Day of the Dead" Reading Selection #20
"The Great Stock Market Crash" Reading Selection #21
"King Tut's Tomb" Reading Selection #22
The Short Story
"The Big Day"
"The Cage"
"Cemetery Path"
"The Jigsaw Puzzle"
"A Sound of Thunder"
"To Serve Man"
"The Monkey's Paw"
"A Trick of the Trade"
"The Adventure of the Speckeled Band"
"Three Skeleton Key"
"Leningen Versus the Ants"
And Then There Were None
Study Guide
Audio Book
Schmoop
Spark Notes
The Graphic Novel
Movie
Character Profile Project
Dictionary Project
PDF And Then There Were None
Full Novel PDF
Video Chapter Reviews
To Kill a Mockingbird
Audio Book
Shmoop
Clozed Chapter Notes: Part 1
Clozed Chapter Notes: Part 2 - The Trial
Clozed Chapter Notes: Part 3
The Maycomb Tribune Part I
The Maycomb Tribune Part II
Book Project
Videos
The Hunger Games
Study Guide
Audio Book Part 1
Audio Book Part 2
Audio Book Part 3
Shmoop
LitChart
SparkNotes
Connections and Allusions
Mission Catastrophe Mini Saga
Project Playlist
Novel
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe Packet
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
"The Pit and the Pendulum""
"The Raven"
"Annabel Lee"
Roald Dahl
"The Landlady"
"Man From the South"
O. Henry
"The Ransom of Red Chief"
"The Last Leaf"
"The Gift of the Magi"
Poetry
Poetic Devices
Poetry Packet
Rhyme Scheme
"Introduction To Poetry"
"On Turning Ten"
"If"
"Those Winter Sundays"
Quarterly Book Projects
First Quarter Book Project
Second Quarter Book Project
Third Quarter Book Project
Fourth Quarter Book Project
Reading Comprehension Strategies
Untitled page
The Writing Process
Sentence Writing
Paragraph Writing
Essay Writing
Unsolved Mini Saga
"Introduction To Poetry"
by Billy Collins
Billy Collins
(1941 - )
"Introduction To Poetry" Recited
"Introduction To Poetry" The Poem
Introduction to Poetry
SHMOOP
Summary
Stanza One
Stanza Two
Stanza Three
Stanza Four
Stanza Five
Stanza Six
Stanza Seven
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