Tale blazers

An accused man must choose which door a beautiful lady stands behind or be torn to shreds by the tiger waiting behind the other door.

Jack London's short story about a tenderfoot attempting to hike through the Yukon snows with his dog in order to reach a mining claim. Includes reading comprehension questions.

Presents selections from Thomas Paine's political pamphlets "Common Sense" and "The Crisis." Includes writing and reading exercises.

An essay that reflects on issues of slavery, war, an individual's moral law, and the law of government.

"As the sole survivor of a southern family, Emily Grierson maintains an aloof dignity from her neighbors, refusing even to pay taxes. Later, when she is jilted by a lover and becomes a recluse, the people of Jefferson are forgiving and protective of her. But when Emily dies, the townspeople learn the horrifying truth about the town's last belle"--T.p. verso.

Presents Richard Connell's short story "The Most Dangerous Game" in which a professional hunter is marooned on a remote island inhabited by a fellow hunter who pursues unusual game. Includes reading and writing exercises.

Presents Truman Capote's short story "A Christmas Memory" in which a seven-year-old boy recalls touching memories of an elderly maiden cousin at Christmas time. Includes comprehension questions and answers.

In "Letter from Birmingham Jail," Martin Luther King Jr. explains why blacks can no longer be victims of inequality. Also features King's "I Have a Dream" speech, which was delivered to 250,000 civil rights marchers in 1963.

Presents Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story "The Minister's Black Veil" in which Reverend Mr. Hooper begins wearing a symbolic black veil. Includes reading and writing exercises.

Presents Saki's short story "The Interlopers" in which a landowner and his neighbor go hunting on the land that has made them longtime enemies, each intending to murder the other, but they are forced into an unexpected truce when the winter wind knocks over a tree and both men are pinned underneath it. Includes comprehension questions and answers.