Short Works:
"Flowers for Algernon" Literature Unit
"Flowers for Algernon" Journal Entry Unit
"Raymond's Run"
Edgar Allan Poe and Related Works:
Vincent Price reading The Raven
Novels:
For reading comprehension passages on WWII, see Betsy Gennosa
The Outsiders
Timeline for the plot of The Outsiders
“I was getting to where I could see the truth.
Someday I'll be brave enough to speak it.”
--Ponyboy from The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton
The Contender
Reading Guide for The Contender by Robert Lipsyte
Questions, part II
Literary Essay Outline on Conflict
Literary Essay Guidelines - Compare to Slake's Limbo
“Everyone wants to be a champion. That’s not enough. You have to start by wanting to be a contender . . . It’s the climbing that makes the man. Getting to the top is an extra reward.” --Mr. Donatelli of The Contender, by Robert Lipsyte.
The Giver: