Home Sweet Home

No matter how much we try to fight it, we cannot change who we are inside.  In these classic O. Henry stories, explore how the call of home can bring out the best or worst in us in these retellings of The Defeat of the City and The Cop and the Anthem.  Enter turn-of-the-century New York and use the discussion, vocabulary, and writing prompts to work on 8^th Grade Common Core State Standards.