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Part Three: My Shore Adventure
Chapter 14: “The First Blow”
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
Abstract: Silver tries to persuade another sailor named Tom to join him and his mutiny. Tom denies and Silver kills him. Jim is frightened and runs deeper into the island. 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: 1248 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: 0:10:19 Word count: 1920 Use PDF for printing
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