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		| Student Subject Page | Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 |   Brian’s Winter - Gary Paulsen   Brian survived but what would happen if…instead of being rescued from a plane crash, as in the author's book Hatchet, this story portrays what would have happened to Brian had he been forced to survive a winter in the wilderness with only his survival pack and hatchet. Look at the sites on Canadian survival to further your study of this novel. Short Story Here is the list of stories and some websites to aid your understanding. The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain The Necklace by Gou du Maupassant The Tell Tale Heart   Edgar Allen Poe The Monkey’s Paw    W. W. Jacobs The Legend of Sleepy Hollow         Washington Irving   Visit the following websites to learn more about short stories in general. http://www.theshortstory.org.uk/stories/ http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/ent/A0845023.html Poetry We will do some poetry throughout the year. Check out this site for more information on general poetry forms to help with your writing: http://www.factmonster.com/search?fr=fmtn&query=poetry Here are some more sites to help you: British Poetry: http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/britpo.html Poetry Magazine Online: http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/britpo.html Representative Poetry Online: http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display/index.cfm