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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with discussion questions, role-playing scenarios, and other study activities. Marc Antony comes "to bury Caesar, not to praise him," and his funeral oration unleashes a power struggle among the Roman Empire's mightiest generals and statesmen. Books in this new, illustrated series present complete texts of Shakespeare's plays. However, the lines are set up so students...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A story of a family fued between the Capulets and the Montagues continuing through the ages, as one generation picked up where the last one left off and of the forbidden love between two teenagers, Romeo, the son of the Montagues and Juliet, the daughter of the Capulets.
This is a story of two young people in love, but the families do not approve.
3) Hamlet
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Hamlet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. Set in Denmark, the play depicts Prince Hamlet and his revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father in order to seize his throne and marry Hamlet's mother.
4) $The tempest
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan, uses his skill at controlling natural forces to cause the shipwreck of his old opponents, forcing them to seek refuge on the island where he and his daughter Miranda have been living in exile, and setting the stage for Miranda to fall in love with Ferdinand, the prince of Naples. Includes explanatory notes, plot summaries, critical essay, and illustrations.
5) Macbeth
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A classic tragedy about the lust for power and its ultimate bloody consequences. Macbeth is a Scottish war hero whose insane ambition unleashes a cycle of violence. Prompted by the supernatural prophecy of three witches, Macbeth is then goaded by his lady into slaying King Duncan in order to assume the throne. He plunges further into murder and moral decay to keep the unsteady crown on his head.
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100 Years of Solitude (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Gabriel García Márquez
Making the reading experience fun!
Each SparkNote gives you just what you need to succeed in school with:
*Summaries of every chapter and thorough Analysis
*Explanation of the key Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
*Detailed Character Analysis
*Key Facts about the Work
*Author's Historical Context
*Identification and explanation of Important Quotations
*A 25-question...
8) 1984
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SparkNotes Literature Guides:
Making the reading experience fun! When a paper is due, and dreaded exams loom, heres the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis; explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols; a review quiz; and essay topics. Lively and accessible, SparkNotes is perfect for late-night studying and paper writing. Includes:
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Absalom, Absalom! (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by William Faulkner
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Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster.
Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides:
• chapter-by-chapter analysis
• explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols
• a review quiz and essay topics
Lively and accessible, these guides are perfect...
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn SparkNotes Literature Guide by Mark Twain
Making the reading experience fun! When a paper is due, and dreaded exams loom, here's the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis; explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols; a review quiz; and essay topics. Lively and accessible, SparkNotes is perfect for...
11) The Aeneid
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The Aeneid (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Virgil
Making the reading experience fun!
Each SparkNote gives you just what you need to succeed in school with:
*Summaries of every chapter and thorough Analysis
*Explanation of the key Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
*Detailed Character Analysis
*Key Facts about the Work
*Author's Historical Context
*Identification and explanation of Important Quotations
*A 25-question review Quiz, Study Questions...
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The Age of Innocence (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Edith Wharton
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Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster.
Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides:
• chapter-by-chapter analysis
• explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols
• a review quiz and essay topics
Lively and accessible, these guides are perfect...
13) Alas, Babylon
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Alas, Babylon (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Pat Frank
Making the reading experience fun!
Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster.
Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides:
• chapter-by-chapter analysis
• explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols
• a review quiz and essay topics
Lively and accessible, these guides are perfect for...
14) Albert Einstein
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Albert Einstein (SparkNotes Biography Guide)
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SparkNotes Biography Guides examine the lives of historical luminaries, from Alexander the Great to Virginia Woolf. Each biography guide includes: An examination of the historical context in which the person lived
A summary of the person's life and achievements
A glossary of important terms, people, and events
An in-depth look at the key epochs in the person's career
Study...
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Alexander Hamilton (SparkNotes Biography Guide)
Making the reading experience fun!
SparkNotes Biography Guides examine the lives of historical luminaries, from Alexander the Great to Virginia Woolf. Each biography guide includes: An examination of the historical context in which the person lived
A summary of the person's life and achievements
A glossary of important terms, people, and events
An in-depth look at the key epochs in the person's...
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All's Well That Ends Well (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by William Shakespeare
Making the reading experience fun!
Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster. Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides: chapter-by-chapter analysis
explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols a review quiz and essay topics
Lively and accessible, these guides are...
17) The Ambassadors
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The Ambassadors (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Henry James
Making the reading experience fun!
Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster. Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides: chapter-by-chapter analysis
explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols
a review quiz and essay topics
Lively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night...
18) The American
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The American (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Henry James
Making the reading experience fun!
Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster. Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides: chapter-by-chapter analysis
explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols
a review quiz and essay topics
Lively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night...
19) American Dream
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American Dream (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Edward Albee
Making the reading experience fun!
Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster.
Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides: chapter-by-chapter analysis
*explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols
*a review quiz and essay topics
Lively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night...
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English
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And Then There Were None (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Agatha Christie
Making the reading experience fun!
Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster. Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides: chapter-by-chapter analysis explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols a review quiz and essay topics
Lively and accessible, these guides are perfect...
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