A journal or diary is a private, contemporaneous account of the happenings in the author's life, as well as the author's feelings, opinions, and innermost thoughts. Journals and diaries may have daily observations, or they may have more irregular entries.
In 1879, author Robert Louis Stevenson traveled from Great Britain to New York. From there, he took a train across the United...
Reading Set: 5 Passages
by John Muir from My First Summer in the Sierra
Chapter II passage: John Muir, founder of the Sierra...
866 Words, 9th-12th Grades, Context Clues, Figurative Language, and Main / Central Idea
Chapter I passage: John Muir was founder of the Sier...
683 Words, 9th-12th Grades, Compare and Contrast, Figurative Language, and Main / Central Idea
by Robert Louis Stevenson from Across the Plains
While more famous for his adventure novels such as “...
510 Words, 7th-9th Grades, Context Clues and Summary
“Across the Plains” was Robert Louis Stevenson’s tra...
322 Words, 7th-9th Grades, Context Clues and Figurative Language
Robert Louis Stevenson traveled across the United St...
572 Words, 6th-9th Grades, Context Clues and Figurative Language
More noted for his works of fiction and poetry, Robe...
651 Words, 6th-9th Grades, Compare and Contrast, Figurative Language, and Main / Central Idea
Chapter 2 passage: Scottish author Robert Louis Stev...
329 Words, 5th-7th Grades, Context Clues, Figurative Language, and Main / Central Idea
by Henry David Thoreau from Walden
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was a noted American...
642 Words, 10th-12th Grades, 1060L - 1290L, Compare and Contrast, Figurative Language, and Theme