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Part One: The Old Buccaneer
Chapter 1: “The Old Sea-Dog at the Admiral Benbow”
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
Abstract: Jim Hawkins starts his tale of an island. An old imposing sailor stays at Jim’s father’s inn and terrorizes the other inhabitants. He warns Jim about a one-legged sailor whom he fears and threatens Dr. Livesey with a knife. Source: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island (London: Cassell and Co., 1883)
Lexile Level: TBD
Origin: British
Genre: Fiction, Mstery/SuspenseReading Level: 7 Language: English File Name: 1235 Sunshine State Standards:
LA.A.2.3: The student constructs meaning from a wide range of texts.LA.D.2.3: The student understands the power of language.
LA.E.2.3: The student responds critically to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.
Theme: AdventureReading Strategy: Story Maps and Frames, Summaries, Character Web, RAFT Download Support Material Download MP3 View text as webpage Download PDF Mp3 Length: 0:11:51 Word count: 2208 Use PDF for printing
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