"After Twenty Years" by O. Henry

Text & Prereading Assignment

• • Audio Recording 

  • Audio Recording 

  • Text can be found at this link or in the textbook on page 355.

  • Assignment 

Literature Response Assignment

• • Flipgrid Responses

  •     Bottom of page 359

  •     Bottom of page 360

  •     After reading 

"The Bargain" by A. B. Guthrie

• • text (also on page 368 of textbook, available during advisory or by checking out a textbook at PVJH library)

  • visual introduction  (vocabulary and setting) viewed together in class 

"Duffy's Jacket" by Bruce Coville

• • text (also available on pages 5-11 of textbook, available during advisory or by checking out a textbook at PVJH library)

  • Duffy's Jacket video

  • author's page - find other titles by Coville and enjoy interactive activities 

  • story structure for Duffy's Jacket

  • If you enjoyed Duffy's Jacket, try The Night the Bed Fell by James Thurber

  • Prereading Activity

  • Common themes in literature 

"Thank You, Ma'am" by Langston Hughes

• • Plot structure homework (notes with Prezi)

  • Audio

  • Video  

"The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes

• • text with assistance (click on highlighted words for information)

  • text (also available on pages 247-252 of textbook, available during advisory or by checking out a textbook at PVJH library)

  • text with summary/explanation (click on the tabs at the top of this link)

  • printable text

  • definition of a highwayman

  • prereading activity

  • video 1 - will not play on PVJH server

  • video 2 - will not play on PVJH server 

The Last Book in the Universe

The Last Book in the Universe by Rodman Philbrick

Links for in-class allusion lesson

• • Allusion video viewed in class   

  • Allusion Table-group Activity   

  • If you finish early, please browse this list with your table group, and discuss allusions you've discovered in familiar books and movies: Common Allusions in Lit.

  • Allusion in The Last Book identified by the class of 2022  P2  P4   P6

Literary Magnifying Glass Activity

• • Literary Magnifying Glass   P2    P4    P6

Stations/Centers 

• • Are Games Better than Life?

  • Can VR Create Empathy?

  • Station Question - Will we need libraries in the future?  Blog    Article

  • Done early?  Check these out:

    • • A library with NO books

      • E-books vs. books - what does research say?

  • Station share-out

Just for Fun

• • Available as audio on PVJH Destiny

  • Dystopian book list

  • What is dystopian literature?

Theme Analysis

• • Theme Activity 

  • Literature Discussions - Day 3 (1/20/17)

  • Theme Analysis Essay Re-Do

The Monsters are Due on Maple Street

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" by Rod Serling

Video Links 

• • Movie 

  • Movie Version 2

Text

• • Text Version 1

  • Text Version 2

Theme

• • Theme Analysis Homework Template

  • How to find a theme (Power Point used in class)

  • Common themes in literature                   Another list of common themes in literature

  • Common themes in literature

  • Need help with the theme?  See page 9 of Power Point for a hint.    

The Outsiders

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton          

• • Audio and full text

  • Movie Trailer 

  • Treasure Hunt

  • Chapter 10 Partner Read

  • Theme Timeline Template

  • The Outsiders Trivia

  • Which Outsiders character are you?

  • Fan Fiction 

Audio is available on YouTube by searching "Audio + Outsiders + Chapter [insert chapter number]).    Remember to use youtube.com on your own wi-fi.  No Internet at home?   Ms. Dircks can let you listen to the PVJH Playaway version during after-school advisory!   

The Outsiders - Youtube.com - Audiobook

Three Skeleton Key

 Three Skeleton Key by George G. Toudouze

• • text (also available on pages 37-49 of textbook, available during advisory or by checking out a textbook from the PVJH library)

  • audio of the story radio play by Vincent Price  (this does not match the text in the book, this will be used to compare different versions of the literature).  Part 1   Part 2   Part 3

•         *Note: the audio is the radio-play version, and has a different ending than the printed text!

  • audio by Vincent Price

  • History of "Three Skeleton Key" and a link to a free download

  • gameshow review  

  • poem summary of "Three Skeleton Key"

  • Prereading Activity

The Watsons go to Birmingham - 1963

The Watsons go to Birmingham - 1963   by Christopher Paul Curtis

• • Interpretations 

  • Introductory Activity (packet provided in class - disregard teacher notes and first page video activity)

  • Movie Trailer