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The Gift of the Magi

by O. Henry
A timeless tale of love and sacrifice at Christmas
🎓 Grades 7-12
Irony Love Sacrifice Gift-giving
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The Tell-Tale Heart

by Edgar Allan Poe
A murderer's descent into madness and guilt
🎓 Grades 8-12
Guilt Madness Murder Unreliable Narrator
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The Lottery

by Shirley Jackson
A shocking tradition in a small American town
🎓 Grades 9-12
Tradition Violence Conformity Mob Mentality
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The Scarlet Letter

by Nathaniel Hawthorne
A tale of sin, guilt, and redemption in Puritan New England
🎓 Grades 10-12
Sin Guilt Redemption Puritanism Identity
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The Story of an Hour

by Kate Chopin
An hour of forbidden freedom and shocking reversal
🎓 Grades 9-12
Freedom Marriage Irony Women's Rights
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The Most Dangerous Game

by Richard Connell
A deadly hunt on a mysterious island
🎓 Grades 8-12
Survival Hunting Civilization vs. Savagery
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To Build a Fire

by Jack London
Man versus nature in the frozen Yukon
🎓 Grades 9-12
Naturalism Survival Man vs. Nature Pride
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The Necklace

by Guy de Maupassant
Pride, appearances, and devastating irony
🎓 Grades 8-11
Pride Appearance Irony Social Class
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The Cask of Amontillado

by Edgar Allan Poe
A tale of revenge and live burial
🎓 Grades 9-12
Revenge Deception Pride Irony
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Thank You, Ma'am

by Langston Hughes
Kindness and second chances in Harlem
🎓 Grades 6-10
Kindness Trust Redemption Dignity
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The Scarlet Ibis

by James Hurst
Pride, love, and loss between two brothers
🎓 Grades 8-12
Pride Love Death Symbolism
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