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Part One: The Old Buccaneer
Chapter 5: “The Last of the Blind Man”
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
Abstract: Jim sees eight men running to the inn, including the blind man named Pew. They seem disappointed to find something missing from the chest. Pew orders the men to find the fugitives. When a fight breaks out, the men scatter and Pew is killed by men on horseback coming to investigate. Jim finds the inn ruined and goes to Livesey’s house. 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: 1239 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 Download Support Material Download MP3 View text as webpage Download PDF Mp3 Length: 0:09:56 Word count: 1856 Use PDF for printing
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