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Unit 4 : Strange Goings-On

Literature has the ability to transport readers to strange new worlds where anything can happen. Dark surprises lurk in Unit Four—explore them by clicking through the links below.

Unit at a Glance:	Part 1: Twists and Turns Part 2: Tales Told in the Dark

Interactive Vocabulary:	Words to Know Literary Terms

Speaking & Listening Activities:	Debate: Taking a Risk Poems on Tape: Swenson and Cummings Mock Trial: The Tell-Tale Heart Oral Report: Karloff's Monster

Across the Curriculum Selection Links:	Science: A Running Brook of Horror Social Studies: The Hitchhiker

Research Starters:	Chemistry Lesson Rattlesnakes Edgar Allan Poe: Hollywood Heartthrob

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