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“The Japanned Box”
Tales of Terror and Mystery
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
| Abstract: A man is a tutor to two young boys in a household. Their father is very quiet and studious and keeps to himself. However, he has a room that no one has set foot in until the tutor saves the youngest from a well. The tutor in this manner learns from the servants about his employer’s past as an obnoxious drunk. His wife was the one to tame him and he carries a black Japanned Box, which is believed to hold her letters, with him when he stays somewhere else. | ||||
Source: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Tales of Terror and Mystery (London: John Murray, 1922) | ||||
Lexile Level: TBD | Origin: British | Genre: Fiction, Mystery/Suspense | ||
| Reading Level: 7.3 | Language: English | File Name: 1201 | ||
| Sunshine State Standards: LA.D.2.3.1-7: The student understands the power of language. LA.E.1.3.1-5: The student understands the common features of a variety of literary forms. LA.E.2.3.1-8: The student responds critically to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama. | ||||
Theme: Mystery | ||||
| Reading Strategy: Comprehension (Decode, make connections to prior knowledge, think about and control what is being read) | ||||
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