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| At home in the bunkhouse (Gutenberg) |
Note: Quick: What did Robert Louis Stevenson write? Would you be surprised to learn he wrote about his personal travels?
Get Ready: Have you ever visited an interesting place and then written about it--even a postcard? What sorts of things did you (or would) write about?
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| Keawe is out of spirits (Wikimedia) |
Note: This story throws some twists into the old "genie in a lamp" motif. Fascinating!
Get Ready: The age-old question: if you could have anything, what would you wish for? And at what cost?
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| Jim Hawkins hides in an apple barrel (Wikipedia) |
Note: R. L. Stevenson's rousing tale of young Jim Hawkins setting out to sea, looking for buried treasure, and battling pirates--every boy's dream (and some girls', too!)
Get Ready: What would you do if you found a buried treasure?
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| Jekyll transforms into Hyde (Wikipedia) |
Note: The story of Jekyll and Hyde has gripped the public since its first publication around a century-and-a-half ago. Jekyll's theory that one man could be capable of great evil and great good has given many people food for thought.
Get Ready: Do you think you could give up your life to save another person? Do you think you could kill someone (for the wrong reasons)?
