Classic Writing Samples

Small pieces of outstanding, public domain writing served up for your students to analyze.

Measurement: An Elephant

What if I told you that an elephant weighed a back-breaking 176,000? Could you figure out the unit I'm using? But… how many corgis would that be?

Writing Sample: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Falling)

Writing Sample: The Wind in the Willows

Writing Sample: The Velveteen Rabbit (The Toys)

Writing Sample: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Shrinking)

Writing Sample: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Writing Sample: Anne of Green Gables

Writing Sample: A Christmas Carol (Cold)

Writing Sample: Peter Pan

Writing Sample: White Fang (The Wild)

Writing Sample: The Jungle Book (Bagheera)

Writing Sample: Moby Dick

Writing Sample: The Fall of the House of Usher