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1. The Law of Life

   In: To Build a Fire and Other Stories Format(s): Text

   In this story from To Build a Fire and Other Stories, an old and blind Alaskan Native man listens to the sounds of his tribe preparing to migrate to find food and thinks about the law of life: all things must die.

2. The Black Cat

   In: Edgar Allan Poe: Storyteller Format(s): MP3, Text

   The text and audio of this story in Edgar Allan Poe: Storyteller describe a man who, while telling his story on the eve of his death, proclaims that he is psychologically sound despite his drunken and violent rages.

3. Reading Up-Close and Personal: Connection-Making and the Classic American Short Story

   In: English Teaching Forum 2024, Volume 62, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   Authors Spencer Salas and Bernadette Musetti use the O. Henry story “Transients in Arcadia” (available on the American English website) to illustrate how readers can make a text more meaningful by connecting it to themselves, to other texts, and to the world.

4. To Build a Fire and Other Stories

   Format(s): MP3, Text

   If you like stories about wilderness and survival, check out Jack London’s To Build a Fire and Other Stories. This reader is designed for intermediate-level English learners. Download it for free!

5. The Red Badge of Courage and Other Stories

   Format(s): Text

   This book is a collection of stories adapted from Stephen Crane classics. Listen online or download the MP3. Or, download the MOBI or EPUB files for your e-reader.

6. Planning for and Managing Small Group Instruction

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text, Video

   This session, "Planning for and Managing Small Group Instruction," shares creative tips for how to plan for small group instruction, practice routines with students, and monitor the whole class while working with small groups of students.

7. Tips and Activities for Creating a Communicative EFL Classroom Using Online Meeting Software

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text, Video, Website

   This session, "Tips and Activities for Creating a Communicative EFL Classroom Using Online Meeting Software," introduced several communicative EFL activities for instructional sessions conducted via video-based online meeting software.

8. The Cop and the Anthem

   In: The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories Format(s): Text

   A story is about a homeless man who tries to get into prison in order to get free food and keep warm during the winter. Download the story, classroom activities and answer key.

9. Animating Your Instruction: Using Comics and Graphic Novels in the English Language Classroom

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text, Video

   "Animating Your Instruction: Using Comics and Graphic Novels in the English Language Classroom" explores the popularity of illustrated stories among teachers and students alike and offers suggestions on how to use them to “animate” your classes.

10. The Caliph, Cupid and the Clock

    In: The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories Format(s): Text

    This story is about Prince Michael of Valleluna, a prince who loves to help people and hates clocks.

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