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Fall 2022

Kitchens' English 251

Students in Mrs. Kitchens’ ENG 251 class read stories based around games spanning the years from the early Native Americans to the American Romantic period, and then investigated the game based in the literature and its connection to pop culture or other games in today’s time. Browse through the following Thinglink projects featuring stories from Mi’kmaq Native Americans, Benjamin Franklin, William Byrd II, Maturin Murray Ballou, and Edgar Allan Poe and their connections to games like lacrosse, chess, gambling, storytelling, checkers, cryptograms, and puzzles. Click on the beacons in each project to learn more.

Benjamin Franklin, "The Morals of Chess"

Edgar Allan Poe, "The Purloined Letter"

Edgar Allan Poe, "The Purloined Letter"

Edgar Allan Poe, "Murders in the Rue Morgue"

Maturin Murray Ballou, Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain

Mi'kmaq Native Americans, "Glooscap and Winpe"

William Byrd, II, The Secret Diary of William Byrd, II