The Great Fire

For more than a century, people have blamed Mrs. O’Leary and her cow for the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Much as the fire laid waste to Chicago, this nonfiction text lays waste to the theory of cow culpability, revealing several missed opportunities to contain and extinguish the flame.…

…Charlotte Perkins Gilman, "The Yellow Wallpaper"* Henry James, "The Real Thing"* Kate Chopin, "A Pair of Silk Stockings"* Jack London, "To Build a Fire"* Ambrose Bierce, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"* Theodore Dreiser, "The Lost Phoebe"* Willa Cather, "Paul's Case"* F. Scott Fitzgerald,…

…London, "To Build a Fire"* Ambrose Bierce, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"* Theodore Dreiser, "The Lost Phoebe"* Willa Cather, "Paul's Case"* F. Scott Fitzgerald, "Bernice Bobs Her Hair"* Sherwood Anderson, "The Egg"* Ernest Hemingway, "The Killers" The Teaching Unit for Great American Short…

…"To Build a Fire"* Ambrose Bierce, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"* Theodore Dreiser, "The Lost Phoebe"* Willa Cather, "Paul's Case"* F. Scott Fitzgerald, "Bernice Bobs Her Hair"* Sherwood Anderson, "The Egg"* Ernest Hemingway, "The Killers" This package contains 30 copies of Great American…

…London, "To Build a Fire"* Ambrose Bierce, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"* Theodore Dreiser, "The Lost Phoebe"* Willa Cather, "Paul's Case"* F. Scott Fitzgerald, "Bernice Bobs Her Hair"* Sherwood Anderson, "The Egg"* Ernest Hemingway, "The Killers" The Teaching Unit for Great American Short…

…London, "To Build a Fire"* Ambrose Bierce, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"* Theodore Dreiser, "The Lost Phoebe"* Willa Cather, "Paul's Case"* F. Scott Fitzgerald, "Bernice Bobs Her Hair"* Sherwood Anderson, "The Egg"* Ernest Hemingway, "The Killers" The Teaching Unit for Great American Short…

…and you’ll also save some money — the Kits cost less than buying individual teaching guides. This Complete Teacher’s Kit for Great American Short Stories contains a Teaching Unit, an Activity Pack, and a Response Journal, and select titles also come with Headlines Posters. Below…

…study of literature is dull? Show them how enjoyable studying literature can be with Prestwick House Activity Packs. This reproducible packet for Great American Short Stories contains dozens of activities that will help students think about literature in novel ways while learning about literary…

…Charlotte Perkins Gilman, "The Yellow Wallpaper"* Henry James, "The Real Thing"* Kate Chopin, "A Pair of Silk Stockings"* Jack London, "To Build a Fire"* Ambrose Bierce, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"* Theodore Dreiser, "The Lost Phoebe"* Willa Cather, "Paul's Case"* F. Scott Fitzgerald,…

…Charlotte Perkins Gilman, "The Yellow Wallpaper"* Henry James, "The Real Thing"* Kate Chopin, "A Pair of Silk Stockings"* Jack London, "To Build a Fire"* Ambrose Bierce, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"* Theodore Dreiser, "The Lost Phoebe"* Willa Cather, "Paul's Case"* F. Scott Fitzgerald,…

…by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and "To Build a Fire" by Jack London. These stories will engage your students with their various topics and amazing detail. There is no easier way to introduce your students to the writings of America's best authors. With this Great American Short Stories Response Journal,…

…is a book that lends itself to teaching. My students were reluctant at first, but after the fire on the second page, they were hooked and eager to continue. This book helped open their eyes to great multicultural literature and positively influenced their social consciousness. Black Boy takes…