English Literature XI Grade Level 11 FuelEd Anywhere Learning System (ALS)

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English Literature XI
Grade Level 11
English Literature XI introduces students to the following:
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reading of a broad range of classic works of literature
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novels
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plays
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short stories
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understanding and appreciation of literary works
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structured study of the human condition
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exploration of the universal themes of literature
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application of literature to life today
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literary terms, devices, and forms
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comprehension through concrete questions
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comprehension through higher-order thinking skills
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comprehension through synthesizing learning into new
ideas and concepts
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use of study aids
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COURSE DESCRIPTION: The Anywhere Learning System (ALS) English Literature XI course is part of an integrated series of titles for grade
levels 9–12. Combining instruction in the areas of Reading, Vocabulary, and Language Usage, the English Skills courseware provides a complete
High School English course when coupled with the companion Literature titles. The ALS Literature courses are composed of four titles that
represent a guided study of a broad range of classic works of literature. The complete text of each of these classic works is presented within the
lesson. Each lesson provides an introduction to the chapters that will be read and provides interactive study aids similar to a reference library in a
classroom.
COURSE FEATURES:
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Literature and English Skills is presented as a collection of year-long
courses.
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All lessons contain a study guide, a practice test, and mastery test. Most
lessons have an essay or constructed response.
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Lessons include a variety of essay types such as descriptive,
persuasive, expository, and letter writing. Students will also complete a
self-evaluation form to assess their performance.
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These courses are certified by MetaMetrics with a Lexile score.
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Some courses are enriched by Encyclopædia Britannica Online School
Edition (EB) workspaces that contain learning materials. Learning
materials may contain articles, games, images, maps, and/or videos.
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COURSE OBJECTIVES:
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The content in these courses is designed to meet and exceed the requirements of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) for
the Standards of English Language Arts.
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The Literature lessons provide a broad exposure to literature, enabling the student to acquire the necessary skills to understand and
appreciate literature for a lifetime.
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Students will study the human condition through the exploration of the universal themes of literature, literary terms, devices and forms, and
their application to life.
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The Usage component of both the Literature and English Skills titles offers extensive focus on the convention of writing which includes
parts of speech, proper sentence structure, and sentence diagramming.
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Students are taught to identify grammar pitfalls that include subject/verb disagreement, tense shifts, double negatives, fragments and runon sentences, parallelism, and misused words. Sentence mechanics are addressed in each course. Lessons also provide instruction on
capitalization and punctuation.
ALS POWERPACK
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The Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition (EB) has teacher resources and student learning materials. The materials include a wide
range of interactive lessons, research projects, animations, and worksheets that support many ALS lessons. Each workspace may contain an
article, diagram, study guide, video, or interactive media.
The launch icon for EB objects is located at the top of the ALS screen in the study
guide section.
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Course
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Grade
Levels
Lexile
Measure
English Literature XI
52
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11
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A Four-Step Approach: Study Guide, Practice Test, Mastery Test, and Essay, defines the instructional environment.
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The Study Guide module provides a text- and graphics-based delivery of material that is reinforced by pictures and diagrams supported by
a wealth of content. Study Guides teach the concepts and skills associated with each lesson. A number of the Study Guide pages have
specific, interactive feedback that will assist students in solving problems or understanding concepts.
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The Practice Test module allows students to practice the skills learned in the Study Guide section. The student has instant access to the
study material for reference.
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In the Mastery Test module, the student takes a scored examination and then electronically submits the test. The results are recorded in
the ALS Management System.
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The Essay module allows the student to compose individual, free-form answers to a wide variety of questions and problems.
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Moby Dick
Introduction
Herman Melville, the author of Moby Dick, presents a characterization of Ahab, the
captain of the whaling ship Pequod, as a man who truly has an obsession with a great
white whale known as Moby Dick.
Study: EB Learning Material
Chapter 1 - Loomings: The narrator, Ishmael, introduces himself at the beginning of the
novel as a simple sailor who goes to sea from time to time.
Chapter 2 - The Carpet-Bag: Ishmael is headed for Nantucket and plans to join a
whaling voyage.
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Chapters 1-4
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Essay: Expository
Chapter 3 - The Spouter-Inn: The Spouter-Inn, operated by Peter Coffin, is dirty, run
down, and crowded. Ishmael is informed that he will have to share a bed with a
harpooner from New Zealand.
Chapter 4 - The Counterpane: Ishmael wakes up and meets Queequeg, his roommate,
the harpooner from New Zealand.
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Chapter 5 – Breakfast: Ishmael goes downstairs to eat breakfast and notices the sailors
look out of place on land.
Chapter 6 - The Street: After breakfast, Ishmael takes a walk around New Bedford. He
sees people in the streets from many foreign countries on their way to Nantucket
because of the whaling industry.
Chapter 7 - The Chapel: Ishmael enters a chapel in New Bedford dedicated to
whalemen with memorials honoring sailors who lost their lives at sea.
Chapter 8 - The Pulpit: Father Mapple, a former harpooner turned preacher, enters the
chapel and climbs into the pulpit.
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Chapters 5-13
Chapter 9 - The Sermon: After calling the congregation to order, Father Mapple begins
the sermon, which focuses on the story of Jonah and the whale.
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Essay: Descriptive
Chapter 10 - A Bosom Friend: Ishmael returns to the Spouter-Inn and becomes friends
with Queequeg. He joins Queequeg in his idol worship in hopes that Queequeg will join
him in Christian worship.
Chapter 11 – Nightgown: The two new friends share a smoke from Queequeg's
tomahawk pipe as Queequeg tells Ishmael the story of his life.
Chapter 12 – Biographical: Queequeg relates to Ishmael that he is the son of a king and
the nephew of a High Priest from the island of Kokovoko. He left his island to see the
world and learn about Christianity.
Chapter 13 – Wheelbarrow: The next morning Ishmael and Queequeg put their
belongings in a wheelbarrow and board a ship that will take them to Nantucket.
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Chapter 14 - Nantucket: Ishmael and Queequeg stop at an inn recommended by Peter
Coffin.
Chapter 15 - Chowder: Ishmael and Queequeg stop at the Try Pots Inn and meet
Hosea Hussey and Mrs. Hussey. Hosea is the owner of the inn and the cousin of Peter
Coffin.
Chapter 16 - The Ship: Ishmael and Queequeg arrive at the Nantucket docks and talk
to the owner of the whaling ship Pequod and join the crew.
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Chapters 14-19
Study: EB Learning Material
Essay: Descriptive
Chapter 17 - The Ramadan: Queequeg stays in his room all day at the Try Pots Inn
observing the feast of Ramadan. Ishmael becomes worried when Queequeg does not
answer the door, so he asks Mrs. Hussey to unlock it.
Chapter 18 - His Mark: The owners of the Pequod are hesitant to sign Queequeg on to
the crew because he is a cannibal, but allow him to join after he demonstrates his skill of
throwing a harpoon.
Chapter 19 - The Prophet: A man named Elijah warns Ishmael and Queequeg about
sailing on the Pequod and tells them about Ahab, the captain.
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Chapter 20 - All Astir: The Pequod is prepared for the voyage, and Ishmael is
concerned about sailing with a captain he does not know.
Chapter 21 - Going Aboard: Elijah again stops Ishmael and attempts to talk him out of
sailing with Captain Ahab, but Ishmael and Queequeg finally board the Pequod. Ishmael
believes he has seen shadowy figures on the Pequod.
Chapter 22 - Merry Christmas: The Pequod leaves Nantucket early Christmas morning,
and the Pequod's owners guide the ship out of the harbor.
Chapter 23 - The Lee Shore: Ishmael sees a man named Bulkington, whom he had met
at the Spouter-Inn, at the helm of the ship guiding it out of port.
Chapter 24 - The Advocate: Ishmael relates the importance of the whaling industry and
how the whale represents the unknown mysteries of the sea.
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Chapters 20-29
Chapter 25 - Postscript: Ishmael continues his description of the importance of whaling
and explains the value of whale oil.
Study: EB Learning Material
Essay: Persuasive
Chapter 26 - Knights and Squires: Starbuck, a Quaker and a native of Nantucket, is the
chief mate of the Pequod. The other officers of the ship are also identified in this
chapter.
Chapter 27 - Knights and Squires: Stubb is the second mate of the Pequod, a man
named Flask is third mate, and Queequeg is selected as Starbuck's harpooner.
Chapter 28 - Ahab: The mysterious Captain Ahab finally makes an appearance on
deck. He has one artificial leg fashioned from the bone of a whale.
Chapter 29 - Enter Ahab; to Him, Stubb: The Pequod reaches the water of the tropics,
and Ahab has an argument with Stubb, the second mate.
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Chapter 30 - The Pipe: Captain Ahab gets his pipe after the confrontation with Stubb,
but smoking the pipe doesn't soothe him, and he throws it in the sea.
Chapter 31 - Queen Mab: Stubb tells Flask of his dream about Ahab. Captain Ahab
shouts to the crew to be on the lookout for whales.
Chapter 32 - Cetology: The narrator discusses the subject of cetology, the study of
whales. Ishmael classifies whales into three books: the Folio, Octavo, and Duodecimo.
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Chapters 30-35
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Essay: Descriptive
Chapter 33 - The Specksynder: Ishmael describes the daily operations of the Pequod
and how the harpooners are very important members of the crew of a whaling ship.
Chapter 34 - The Cabin-Table: The eating arrangements of the crew are a reminder of
the levels of authority on the Pequod, as the harpooners eat in the cabin of the captain.
Chapter 35 - The Mast-Head: Ishmael makes his first visit to the mast-head, an area
located at the top of one of the ship's masts where men are stationed to constantly look
for whales.
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Chapter 36 - The Quarter-Deck: Captain Ahab calls his crew together on the quarter
deck and offers an ounce of gold to anyone who spots Moby Dick, the white whale that
took off his leg.
Chapter 37 - Sunset: Captain Ahab sits alone in his cabin and explains the struggle to
find and kill the whale.
Chapter 38 - Dusk: Starbuck is worried about his relationship with Ahab, but feels pity
for him. He also fears what Ahab might do to get the white whale.
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Chapters 36-42
Chapter 39 - First Night-Watch: This chapter is written from the viewpoint of Stubb, an
easy-going, light-hearted person who thinks that events are predestined to happen in a
certain manner.
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Essay: Short Answer
Chapter 40 - Midnight, Forecastle: The crew is cheerful and looks forward to the hunt of
the white whale, but there is still a mood of tension on the ship.
Chapter 41 - Moby Dick: The author foreshadows the grave danger the crew will face in
the hunt for Moby Dick. Captain Ahab believes that Moby Dick represents the evil in the
world.
Chapter 42 - The Whiteness of the Whale: The author and the narrator describe the
significance of Moby Dick's whiteness, which can be a symbol of purity or innocence,
but Ishmael also sees white as terrifying because it is not really a color, but rather the
absence of color.
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Chapter 43 - Hark!: Men on night watch are standing in a line passing water buckets to
each other. One of the crew hears a noise below the deck that sounds like a cough and
believes there are people sleeping below deck.
Chapter 44 - The Chart: Captain Ahab sits in his cabin studying a variety of sea charts
and plans the hunt for Moby Dick.
Chapter 45 - The Affidavit: Ishmael describes how whales can be harpooned and still
escape. Some attack and destroy whaling ships, killing the crew.
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Chapters 43-48
Chapter 46 - Surmises: Captain Ahab has to balance his focus on Moby Dick and the
hunt for other whales as he has an obligation to the Pequod's owners and crew to make
money.
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Essay: Persuasive
Chapter 47 - The Mat-Maker: Queequeg and Ishmael construct a sword mat that
attaches to the side of the whaleboats for additional protection. The lookout calls out
that a sperm whale is sighted.
Chapter 48 - The First Lowering: Each of the three mates command a whaleboat, but
the hunt is unsuccessful.
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Chapter 49 - The Hyena: Ishmael is thrown into the sea during the first hunt and laughs
at the irony of the situation because he is an experienced sailor. He is frightened
enough to write up a will naming Queequeg as the beneficiary.
Chapter 50 - Ahab's Boat and Crew. Fedallah: Stubb is impressed that Ahab will go on
a whale hunt with only one leg, and there is some question about whether or not a
captain should risk his life hunting whales in a small boat.
Chapter 51 - The Spirit-Spout: The Pequod crew is excited about the possibility of a
hunt when a spout is sighted.
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Chapters 49-54
Chapter 52 - The Albatross: The Pequod meets another whaling ship called the Goney
(Albatross). A storm approaches and the two ships' captains are unable to communicate
with each other.
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Essay: Persuasive
Chapter 53 - The Gam: A meeting (gam) of two whaling ships is a common event. The
captains of the ships often exchange information about the locations of whales, but
Ahab's only interest in contact with other ships is to get information about the white
whale.
Chapter 54 - The Town-Ho's Story: The Pequod meets the Town-Ho, a Polynesian
whaling ship, and the captain has information about Moby Dick.
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Chapter 55 - Of the Monstrous Pictures of Whales: Ishmael relates information about
whale art and the lack of accurate pictures of whales.
Chapter 56 - Of the Less Erroneous Pictures of Whales, and the True Pictures of
Whaling Scenes: The discussion of whale art continues.
Chapter 57 - Of Whales in Paint; in Teeth; in Wood; in Sheet-iron; in Stone; in
Mountains; in Stars: The author describes how whale art is present in all cultures and
societies so all people can relate to the search for Moby Dick.
Chapter 58 - Brit: The Pequod sails through a yellow substance called brit, a primary
food of the Right Whale.
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Chapters 55-63
Chapter 59 - Squid: The Pequod goes to the island of Java, and Daggoo shouts that he
has spotted the white whale. It turns out to be a giant squid.
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Essay: Persuasive
Chapter 60 - The Line: The importance of the whale line which is attached to a harpoon
and connects the whale to the boat is described.
Chapter 61 - Stubb Kills a Whale: Ishmael spots a sperm whale, and Ahab orders the
boats into the water. Stubb's crew makes the first kill.
Chapter 62 - The Dart: The author describes the whale hunt and the grave danger in
the final stages of killing a whale.
Chapter 63 - The Crotch: The crotch of a boat is a notched stick that attaches to one
end of the boat where the harpooner rests the harpoons.
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Chapter 64 - Stubb's Supper: The dead whale is tied to the side of the Pequod, and
Stubb orders Daggoo to cut some whale meat for supper.
Chapter 65 - The Whale as a Dish: Ishmael describes how whale meat is eaten by
many different cultures, but most people don't eat it because it is fatty.
Chapter 66 - The Shark Massacre: A number of sharks attack the whale tied to the ship.
Queequeg escapes serious injury trying to fight off the sharks.
Chapter 67 - Cutting In: The author provides an account of how a whale is butchered.
The Pequod nearly capsizes while the whale is being butchered.
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Essay: Persuasive
Chapter 68 - The Blanket: The description of the butchering process continues.
Chapter 69 - The Funeral: The whale is beheaded after the skin is removed, and the
head is tied to the side of the ship.
Chapter 70 - The Sphynx: Ahab goes out on deck to look at the head of the whale tied
to the ship and attempts to communicate with the whale.
Chapter 71 - The Jeroboam's Story: The Pequod comes upon the Jeroboam, a whaling
ship from Nantucket with an epidemic on board.
Chapter 72 - The Monkey-Rope: Ishmael again describes the process of butchering a
whale. Queequeg and Ishmael work to skin the whale.
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Chapter 73 - Stubb and Flask Kill a Right Whale; and Have a Talk over Him: Flask tells
Stubb a ship with the head of a sperm whale on the starboard side and the head of a
right whale on her other side will not capsize.
Chapter 74 - The Sperm Whale's Head ­ Contrasted View: The right whale is killed and
towed to the ship. The whale's head is tied to the side of the Pequod.
Chapter 75 - The Right Whale's Head ­ Contrasted View: The differences in the right
whale and the sperm whale are described.
Chapter 76 - The Battering Ram: The head of the sperm whale is compared to a
battering ram, the skull being very thick and hard to penetrate.
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Essay: Compare and Contrast
Chapter 77 - The Great Heidelburgh Tun: Ishmael notes the case and the junk, upper
parts of a whale's head.
Chapter 78 - Cistern and Buckets: Tashtego falls into the hole at the top of the whale's
skull and disappears. Queequeg saves Tashtego.
Chapter 79 - The Prairie: Once again, Melville and Ishmael discuss the appearance of
the sperm whale.
Chapter 80 - The Nut: The skull of an adult sperm whale is at least twenty feet long, its
brain is small compared to the size of the skull, and its spine is large.
Chapter 81 - The Pequod meets the Virgin: The Pequod meets the Jungfrau (Virgin in
German), a German ship, and both ships hunt whales.
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Chapter 82 - The Honor and Glory of Whaling: Ishmael relates the history of whaling
and states that Perseus was the first whaler.
Chapter 83 - Jonah Historically Regarded: Some people from Nantucket do not believe
the story of Jonah and the whale.
Chapter 84 - Pitchpoling: A pitchpole is a long lance attached to a rope. It is lighter than
a harpoon and is used to secure a whale after it is harpooned.
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Chapter 85 - The Fountain: A whale can remain underwater for extended times, and
when it surfaces, it sends a fountain of water from its spout.
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Essay: Persuasive
Chapter 86 - The Tail: The tail of the sperm whale can be as large as fifty square feet.
Chapter 87 - The Grand Armada: The Pequod sails into the Indian Ocean and the Java
Sea. A whale is sighted, and the hunt begins again. A pirate ship is sighted following the
Pequod during the hunt.
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Chapter 88 - Schools and Schoolmasters: Large herds of whales are not common.
They are usually found in groups of twenty to fifty, called schools.
Chapter 89 - Fast-Fish and Loose Fish: Sometimes a whale is harpooned but the
wounded animal will somehow escape.
Chapter 90 - Heads or Tails: There is a law with regard to killing a whale off the coast of
England; the head must go to the king and the tail to the queen.
Chapter 91 - The Pequod Meets the Rose-Bud: The Pequod meets the Rose-Bud, a
French whaling ship with two dead whales tied to the sides of the ship.
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Chapter 92 - Ambergris: Ishmael describes ambergris and explains how it is used. He
denies that all whales smell bad.
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Essay: Persuasive
Chapter 93 - The Castaway: Not all of the crew members go on the whale hunts, as
some of the men stay behind to man the main ship.
Chapter 94 - A Squeeze of the Hand: Stubb's crew kills a sperm whale, and the
Pequod's crew removes the sperm from the whale.
Chapter 95 - The Cassock: The anatomy of the sperm whale and other aspects of the
butchering process is described.
Chapter 96 - The Try-Works: The try-works of the whaling ship, a large furnace used to
melt whale blubber, is described.
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Chapter 97 - The Lamp: Ishmael describes the crew's living conditions on the Pequod
and states the men can use all the whale oil they need to light this area.
Chapter 98 - Stowing Down and Clearing Up: The oil from the whale is stored in barrels
and placed into the hold of the ship.
Chapter 99 - The Doubloon: Any sailor who spots Moby Dick will get a doubloon, a gold
coin from Ecuador.
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Chapter 100 - Leg and Arm. The Pequod, of Nantucket, Meets the Samuel Enderby, of
London: The Pequod meets the British whaling ship Samuel Enderby. The captain of the
Samuel Enderby, Boomer, says he has lost an arm to Moby Dick.
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Essay: Compare and Contrast
Chapter 101 - The Decanter: Samuel Enderby is the founder of a famous whaling
company in England. The crews of the two ships share a meal.
Chapter 102 - A Bower in the Arsacides: Ishmael discusses the details of the of the
whale's skeleton.
Chapter 103 - Measurement of the Whale's Skeleton: The size of the sperm whale is
described and compared to the size of a whaling ship.
Chapter 104 - The Fossil Whale: Ishmael states that fossil remains of whales are found
all over the world.
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Chapter 105 - Does the Whale's Magnitude Diminish? ­ Will He Perish?: Ishmael
discusses how the size of the whale has increased over time.
Chapter 106 - Ahab's Leg: Captain Ahab cracks his ivory leg as he leaves the Samuel
Enderby and calls on the carpenter to make him a new leg.
Chapter 107 - The Carpenter: Ishmael introduces the carpenter of the Pequod, a very
skilled man who performs many duties.
Chapter 108 - Ahab and the Carpenter: The carpenter measures Ahab for his new leg,
but Captain Ahab has a low opinion of the carpenter.
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Chapter 109 - Ahab and Starbuck in the Cabin: The Pequod is sailing for Japan, but
some of the barrels holding the whale oil are leaking.
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Essay: Compare and Contrast
Chapter 110 - Queequeg in his Coffin: Queequeg becomes ill with a high fever. His
condition worsens, and he thinks he is going to die.
Chapter 111 - The Pacific: The Pequod sails into the Pacific Ocean as Ahab becomes
even more obsessed with finding and killing Moby Dick.
Chapter 112 - The Blacksmith: The carpenter finishes working on Ahab's new leg, and
the blacksmith now fashions a buckle for the leg.
Chapter 113 - The Forge: Ahab asks the blacksmith to make a large harpoon out of the
hard steel used in horseshoes.
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Chapter 114 - The Gilder: The Pequod's crew hunts the waters around Japan, but the
crew is unable to find any whales. Ishmael describes the calming influence of the
beautiful water.
Chapter 115 - The Pequod Meets the Bachelor: The Pequod meets the Bachelor, a
whaling ship from Nantucket. The Bachelor's captain has not seen Moby Dick and does
not believe he exists.
Chapter 116 - The Dying Whale: The crew of the Pequod has a successful hunt, killing
four whales. Captain Ahab kills one of the whales.
Chapter 117 - The Whale Watch: Fedallah and Ahab sit in their whaleboat, waiting for
the fourth whale to die. Fedallah foreshadows the death of Ahab.
Chapter 118 - The Quadrant: It is time for the Pequod to head to the equator, and Ahab
tries to use a quadrant to determine the exact location of the Pequod.
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Chapter 119 - The Candles: The Pequod is struck by a powerful typhoon. Lightning
strikes the ship, which starts a fire on the top of the masts.
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Essay: Persuasive
Chapter 120 - The Deck Towards the End of the First Night Watch: Starbuck tells Ahab
that the ship is not in a safe condition, but Ahab dismisses Starbuck's concerns. Ahab
tells the crew to tie everything down so the Pequod can safely ride out the storm.
Chapter 121 - Midnight ­ The Forecastle Bulwarks: Stubb and Flask tie down the
anchor, and the two men argue about the danger the ship is facing from the storm.
Chapter 122 - Midnight Aloft ­ Thunder and Lightning: Tashtego attempts to tie down
the main sails at the top of the masts.
Chapter 123 - The Musket: The typhoon finally ends. The crew assesses the damage to
the Pequod and its equipment, and Starbuck goes to Ahab's cabin to give a damage
report to the captain.
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Chapter 124 - The Needle: The Pequod is made ready to sail the next morning, and
Ahab sets the new course for the steersman. Ahab thinks that the compass has been
damaged during the storm.
Chapter 125 - The Log and Line: The compass does not function properly, so the crew
uses a log and line to navigate. Ahab discovers that there is something wrong with Pip,
the young cabin boy.
Chapter 126 - The Life-Buoy: The Pequod continues to sail toward the equator. One of
the sailors falls overboard and is thrown a life buoy, but it sinks and the sailor drowns.
Chapter 127 - The Deck: Starbuck asks the carpenter to make a new life buoy out of
Queequeg's coffin. Ahab comes on deck and mocks the carpenter.
Chapter 128 - The Pequod Meets the Rachel: The Pequod meets the whaling ship
Rachel. Ahab asks about news of Moby Dick and learns that the Rachel crew had
encountered the white whale the previous day.
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Chapter 129 - The Cabin: Ahab leaves his cabin to prepare for the hunt to find and kill
Moby Dick. He tells Pip to stay in the cabin.
Chapter 130 - The Hat: Captain Ahab paces the deck looking for Moby Dick. Fedallah
and Ahab keep watch for the white whale around the clock. A hawk swoops down and
takes Captain Ahab's hat.
Chapter 131 - The Pequod Meets the Delight: The Pequod meets the Delight, a whaling
ship damaged by an encounter with Moby Dick.
Chapter 132 - The Symphony: The Pequod nears the equator. Ahab thinks about his
family and what he gave up for whaling.
Chapter 133 - The Chase ­ First Day: Ahab sees Moby Dick swimming near the
Pequod. Moby Dick turns around and attacks Ahab's boat.
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Chapter 134 - The Chase ­ Second Day: The crew finds Moby Dick again the next day,
and Moby Dick attacks the whaleboats.
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Chapter 135 - The Chase ­Third Day: The pursuit of Moby Dick continues on the third
day, and the scene is set for the climax of the novel.
The Last of the Mohicans
Introduction
The Last of the Mohicans is an adventurous story about a group of individuals whose
paths cross in the depths of the wilderness.
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Chapter 1: The French and English are fighting a war in North America, and there is
news that a large French force is approaching Fort William Henry.
Chapter 2: The English army secures the services of Magua to guide the sisters Cora
and Alice, and Heyward to Fort William Henry.
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Chapter 3: Hawkeye, Uncas, and Chingachgook discuss life as they travel through the
forest.
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Chapter 4: The party heads for Fort William Henry and meets Hawkeye and the two
Mohicans. The honesty of Magua as a guide comes into question.
Chapter 5: Magua disappears into the forest after an altercation with Hawkeye.
Hawkkeye offers to help guide the party to the fort.
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Chapter 6: The group decides to stay at a cave for the night.
Chapter 7: Some of the group members leave the cave to determine the source of a
sound they heard. Hurons suddenly attack the men.
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Chapters 6-9
Chapter 8: The members of the group retreat to the cave and make plans for an
escape.
Chapter 9: Heyward, David, and the two sisters stay in the cave and are captured.
Chapter 10: The Hurons treat the captives well and continue to look for Hawkeye.
Chapter 11: Magua and Heyward have a meeting regarding Munro's daughters. Cora
becomes angry and announces the captives will die.
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Chapter 12: Hawkeye and the Mohicans arrive in time to save the group, and they
resume their trip to Fort William Henry.
Chapter 13: The group makes good time on the journey and stops to rest at a Mohican
burial site. The Hurons come to the site but soon leave.
Chapter 14: The group leaves the Mohican burial site and continues toward the fort.
French forces and a dense fog hinder their arrival.
Chapter 15: Cora and Alice stay at the fort with their father. News arrives that the
French have captured Hawkeye.
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Chapter 16: Montcalm meets with Munro and gives him a letter from General Webb in
where a surrender is offered and a treaty is signed.
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Chapter 17: The English forces begin their evacuation from the fort when an incident
occurs that initiates a massacre.
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Chapter 18: Cora and Alice are kidnapped, and David Gamut follows them. Hawkeye
and his friends search for the two girls the following day.
Chapter 19: Hawkeye and his men stay the night at the fort to discuss their plans. An
Oneida Indian stalks the men but is killed by Uncas.
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Chapter 20: The men leave the fort on their search for the two girls and discover Huron
Indians are following them; gunfire is exchanged.
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Chapter 21: The trip has been exhausting for Hawkeye and his men so they divide into
two groups and find David Gamut.
Chapter 22: Gamut has news about the status of Cora and Alice, and the men discuss
how they will rescue the girls.
Chapter 23: The disguised Heyward and Gamut enter the Indian village where Alice is
being held, and some children spot the two men.
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Chapters 22-25
Chapter 24: The chief wants Heyward to help a sick woman of the tribe. Magua is at the
Indian village but does not recognize Heyward.
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Chapter 25: Hawkeye is in disguise at the cavern where Heyward is trying to help the
sick woman, so Heyward does not recognize him.
Chapter 26: Hawkeye returns to the village to find Gamut. The two men devise a plan to
rescue Uncas, then Hawkeye and Uncas escape into the forest.
Chapter 27: The villagers find that Gamut has taken the place of Uncas, and Magua
plans to recover Cora from the Delaware village.
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Chapters 26-29
Chapter 28: Magua contacts members of the Delaware tribe that are holding Cora
captive and also asks about Hawkeye and his men.
Chapter 29: The prisoners are brought before the entire tribe, and Magua makes plans
to leave the village with Cora.
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Chapter 30: Uncas comes before the Delaware tribe and the warriors attack him.
Circumstances change when Tamenund recognizes Uncas.
Chapter 31: Uncas and Hawkeye prepare to rescue Cora, and Gamut reveals where
Cora is being held prisoner.
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Chapters 30-33
Chapter 32: A fight between the Huron and the Delaware tribes ensues and Uncas
finally reaches Cora, but a tragic confrontation occurs.
Chapter 33: There is agonizing news about Cora and Uncas. Hawkeye bids farewell to
Gamut, Heyward, Munro, and Alice to be with Chingachgook.
The Red Badge of Courage
Introduction
Henry Fleming is youthful, energetic, and patriotic; however, he is also inexperienced.
He learns about courage during the Civil War in the heat of battle.
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Chapter 1: A group of Union soldiers is awaiting the start of battle as rumors are
spreading that they will be moving the next day.
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Chapters 1-2
Chapter 2: The men are wondering where they will be sent as young Henry Fleming
thinks about what will happen when the battle begins.
Chapter 3: The troops are moved from one position to another which creates feelings of
uneasiness and fright among the men.
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Chapters 3-4
Chapter 4: The men see others moving away from the battle and the veteran soldiers
yell at the retreating soldiers.
Chapter 5: The battle finally begins. There is much confusion during the fighting, but
Henry's regiment drives back the enemy.
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Chapter 6: The enemy soldiers regroup and again attack Henry and his friends who
eventually retreat.
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Chapter 7: Henry is embarrassed because he left the battle that his comrades won. He
runs into the woods making a horrifying discovery.
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Chapter 8: Henry hears sounds of battle and moves toward to the sounds. He meets
many wounded men who were involved in the fight.
Chapter 9: Henry stays with the wounded men and sees his friend Jim Conklin, who is
critically wounded. He tries to help him.
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Chapter 10: Henry grieves when his friend Jim dies, and the tattered soldier now
becomes disoriented and confused.
Chapter 11: Henry remains in the area to seek news of the battle. He is ashamed for
abandoning his troop, and wonders if he should rejoin them.
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Chapter 13: Henry's friends welcome him into the camp. He is treated for his injuries by
a soldier named Wilson, who gives his blanket to Henry so he can rest.
Chapters 13-14
Chapter 14: The next morning, Henry visits with Wilson and notices that Wilson is no
longer loud and arrogant.
Chapter 15: Henry and his friends wait for orders. Wilson asks Henry to return the
packet of papers he had asked him to hold the day before.
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Chapter 17: As Henry is getting ready for the battle, he becomes angry with the enemy
soldiers. He is praised for his valor when the enemy retreats.
Chapters 17-18
Chapter 18: Henry and Wilson overhear that the enemy might overrun the Union line,
and many casualties are expected.
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Chapters 15-16
Chapter 16: Henry is surprised that his friends do not realize what had actually
happened on the previous day. They are ordered back to the woods.
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Chapters 11-12
Chapter 12: Retreating soldiers suddenly come running out of the woods. Henry is
injured in the confusion, but a man with a cheery voice helps him.
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Chapter 19: Henry is in front leading the troops. He and Wilson grab the flag from the
fallen color sergeant.
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Chapters 19-20
Chapter 20: Henry's regiment mounts another charge when they are hit with
tremendous firepower. He is surprised by the actions of the enemy.
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Chapter 21: For now, the battle is over, with only a small amount of ground gained as a
result of the fighting.
Chapter 22: The battle begins again. Henry makes a decision about what he will do
during the battle, as his regiment is getting weaker.
Chapter 23: When Henry's regiment is ordered to charge, the men move forward to
meet the enemy with Henry leading them. The battle ends and prisoners are taken.
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Chapter 24: Henry's regiment moves back from the battlefield. Henry knows that he has
atoned for his actions in the first battle.
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The House of the Seven Gables
Introduction
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Chapter 1
The House of the Seven Gables was cursed when it was constructed and had affected
generations of the Pyncheon family for 160 years.
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Chapter 1 - The Old Pyncheon Family: The House of the Seven Gables was a
deteriorating old house in a New England town built by Colonel Pyncheon. For
generations the Pyncheon family suffered many hardships.
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Chapter 2 - The Little Shop-Window: Hepzibah Pyncheon was an old maid who lived in
seclusion in the house for almost thirty years. She had to open a shop in the house
because she needed money.
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Chapter 3 - The First Customer: Hepzibah's first customer in the shop was Mr.
Holgrave, a young man in his early twenties, a daguerreotypist who lived in one of the
gables in the house.
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Chapter 4 - A Day Behind the Counter: Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon, Hepzibah's cousin and
the owner of the house, was standing outside the house, which concerned Hepzibah.
That night, Phoebe, a distant cousin of the Pyncheon family, arrived at the House of the
Seven Gables.
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Chapter 5 - May and November: Phoebe Pyncheon was a girl of seventeen who had
grown up in the country. Hepzibah did not want Phoebe to stay at the house, so she told
Phoebe the legend of Colonel Pyncheon and Matthew Maule.
Chapter 6 - Maule's Well: Phoebe went out to the garden, which had become
overgrown from neglect, and Holgrave came into the garden and talked to her.
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Chapter 7 - The Guest: The next morning, Phoebe came into the kitchen where
Hepzibah was making breakfast. She told Phoebe that Clifford, her brother, was coming
to live in the house.
Chapter 8 - The Pyncheon of To-day: A little boy named Ned Higgins came into the
shop and asked Phoebe about Clifford. Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon also visited the shop
and introduced himself to Phoebe. She drew back when the judge tried to kiss her.
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Chapter 9 - Clifford and Phoebe: Hepzibah was very happy that Clifford had come to
the house, and since Clifford enjoyed being around Phoebe, Hepzibah asked Phoebe to
care for Clifford.
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Chapter 10 - The Pyncheon Garden: Phoebe read books to Clifford in the garden.
Holgrave loaned Phoebe some poetry and fiction books.
Chapter 11 - The Arched Window: Clifford spent time sitting next to the arched window
in front of the house. He longed for the good old days and was sad that stagecoaches
were no longer used.
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Chapter 12 - The Daguerreotypist: Phoebe was able to pursue her own interests when
Clifford was asleep. She talked to Holgrave and learned he had held many jobs
including schoolmaster, salesman, and newspaper editor.
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Chapter 13 - Alice Pyncheon: This chapter is a flashback to a time forty years after the
construction of the House of the Seven Gables when Gervayse Pyncheon was the
occupant of the house.
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Chapter 14 - Phoebe's Goodbye: Holgrave finished his story about Gervayse and Alice,
then Phoebe and Holgrave talked about Hepzibah and Clifford.
Chapter 15 - The Scowl and Smile: Both Clifford and Hepzibah missed Phoebe.
Hepzibah was losing customers in her shop, so Judge Pyncheon visited the house and
offered financial assistance, which Hepzibah refused.
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Chapter 16 - Clifford's Chamber: Hepzibah had a foreboding that something was going
to happen between Clifford and Jaffrey Pyncheon. She went to Clifford's room, but he
was not there. She called out for Jaffrey to help her find Clifford and was shocked when
she discovered Jaffrey dead in the parlor.
Chapter 17 - The Flight of Two Owls: Hepzibah and Clifford made plans to leave the
House of the Seven Gables. They went to the train station and boarded a train. Clifford
became more outgoing and alert on the train.
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Chapter 18 - Governor Pyncheon: The body of Judge Pyncheon remained in the House
of the Seven Gables. Jaffrey had a busy day planned, including seeing a doctor and
meeting with his political supporters to announce that he was going to run for governor.
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Chapter 19 - Alice's Posies: Uncle Venner came to the House of the Seven Gables the
day after Jaffrey's death. People wondered why the shop wasn't open and why Judge
Pyncheon was not keeping his appointments.
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Chapter 20 - The Flower of Eden: Holgrave told Phoebe of Jaffrey's death and the
departure of Hepzibah and Clifford. Holgrave also revealed to Phoebe that he was in
love with her. Clifford and Hepzibah then returned from their trip.
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Chapter 21 - The Departure: The author uses the character Holgrave and the element
of flashback to explain the mystery of Clifford's imprisonment. Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon
had destroyed the will which left the estate to Clifford, so when he died, the estate went
to Clifford and Hepzibah and they became rich. Holgrave reveals his true identity.
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