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ED-05: Literature
Advantage Reader 2.6
Advantage International
$0
#7551/3650 [3 disks]
lets you view documents on your computer. It allows you to read, copy, print,
insert "bookmarks", make notes and much more. You can instantly access any
topic, search the entire document or parts of it, analyze it's structure, and
retrace your steps in reading or browsing.
Included in this set are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Sign of Four,
Common Sense by Tom Paine, The Time Machine, Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde, The United States Constitution, Postal Rates for 1991, Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure with Appendix of Forms, Aesop's Fables, and a collection of
American historical documents and famous speeches.
Animal Farm
Herbert, Steve
$15
#7466/3158
helps high school students learn George Orwell's novel "Animal Farm". The
program consists of notes, games and quizzes that keeps students on their toes
while learning about the novel. A hard disk or high-density drive is required.
Also available in this series are "Romeo and Juliet" (disk #3159), "To Kill a
Mockingbird" (disk #3160) and "MacBeth"(#2622).
Floppyback Sampler
F.P.I. Inc.
$0
#3652
contains extracts from classic works of literature in ASCII text. Included in
this sampler package are 2 complete O. Henry short stories, 2 complete Sherlock
Holmes stories, excerpts from Huckleberry Finn, the first 50 sonnets of William
Shakespeare, and more.
Merchant Of Venice
Herbert, Steve
$20-$30
#7725/4187 [2 disks]
helps students learn about Shakespeare's play, "Merchant Of Venice". This
program contains printable notes, games and quizzes, graphics of the Globe
Theatre and a competition with the chance to win prizes; all of which provides a
more seductive way to learn English Literature. Requires 512K, a hard disk or
high-density drive.
Of Mice And Men 1.0 (#4188 [2 disks]) is a similar program that helps students
learn about John Steinbeck's novel, "Of Mice And Men".
Shakespeare Plays
Fanning, Teresa
$8/play
is a collection of twelve Shakespeare Plays that can be viewed on your
computer. A glossary for archaic words can be accessed by selecting
highlighted words in the text. The menu driven interface makes it easy to jump
to specific scenes. The display colors can be easily changed. The plays
available are:
#7457/3108 The Merchant of Venice and Othello
#7457/3109 Romeo & Juliet and Macbeth
#7457/3110 A Midsummer Night's Dream and Hamlet
#7552/3655 Twelfth Night and Anthony & Cleopatra
#7552/3656 Julius Caesar and King Lear
#7552/3657 As You Like It and The Taming of the Shrew.
Sherlock Holmes
Advantage International
$0
#3456
is a set of eight Sherlock Holmes stories, plus a program for reading
them on screen.
War of the Worlds
Advantage International
$0
#3532
contains the H.G. Wells science-fiction classic, The War of the Worlds. The
Advantage Reader, a program for reading paperless documents, is included.
Winter-Love in a Dark Corner
Thornburg, Wilton T. II
$25
#7306/2729 [2 disks]
is a multimedia animation of poetry by Christopher Marlowe, Lord Byron and
others using images from ancient Greek art. Requires VGA, hard disk, and 640K.
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