Introduction to Literature Module 1.1

Short Stories

Study Guide: Introduction to Literature (Excellence in Literature, English 1)

Focus Texts:

• A White Heron by Sarah Orne Jewett
• The Diamond Necklace by Guy de Maupassant
• The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry
• A Worn Path by Eudora Welty
• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Thurber
• The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe

Context Resource Links

These links represent only the online resources referenced in this module. Instructions, background information, offline resources, and assignments are all found in the Excellence in Literature study guide listed above.

The Author’s Life

Sarah Orne Jewett: https://www.excellence-in-literature.com/sarah-orne-jewett-biography/

http://www.public.coe.edu/~theller/soj/bio/intro.html

Audio

“A White Heron” Audio

https://www.excellence-in-literature.com/the-diamond-necklace-audio

Video

https://www.excellence-in-literature.com/the-ransom-of-red-chief-dramatized

https://www.excellence-in-literature.com/dramatization-of-eudora-weltys-story-a-worn-path

https://www.excellence-in-literature.com/dr-randy-laist-analysis-of-eudora-weltys-a-worn-path

https://www.excellence-in-literature.com/the-purloined-letter-dramatized

PDF graphic organizer

http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/pdf/student_activity/5357/5357-1.pdf

 

Places to Go

http://www.historicnewengland.org/historic-properties/homes/sarah-orne-jewett-house

Visit

https://www.poemuseum.org

http://www.houseofmaupassant.com

http://www.thurberhouse.org

http://www.austintexas.gov/department/o-henry-museum

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