American 24-Karat Gold

by Sisko, Yvonne Collioud

• ISBN13: 9780205823437
• ISBN10: 0205823432
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2019-09-03
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Part of Longman#x19;s #x1C;Literature for College Readers#x1D; series, American 24-Karat Goldintroduces developmental readers to classic American short stories, with pedagogy to support their reading and comprehension and make the literary pieces accessible. The text includes a collection of American short stories by classic American writers (e.g., Mark Twain, O. Henry, Kate Chopin) along with diverse modern writers (e.g., Migene Gonzalez-Wippler, Amy Tan, Zora Neale Hurston, and Alice Walker). Each story contains pre-reading vocabulary exercises and questions, author#x19;s biography with suggestions for further reading, a journal entry worksheet, comprehension quizzes, and writing prompts.

Table of Contents

Intent and/or Tone Contents	p. x
Chronological Contents	p. xii
Foreword	p. xiii
Preface	p. xv
A Sample Lesson	p. 1
ôRipe Figsö	p. 2
Characters and Conflicts	p. 21
ôThe Unexpectedö	p. 23
Is Dorothea shallow or profoundingly honest? What do you think?
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context	p. 23
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack	p. 25
Pre-reading Questions	p. 25
ôThe Unexpectedö	p. 26
Journal	p. 29
Follow-up Questions	p. 32
Discussion Questions	p. 33
Writing	p. 33
ôA Worn Pathö	p. 34
Old Phoenix overcomes challenge after challenge as she takes the reader on a journey to town.
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context	p. 34
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack	p. 36
Pre-reading Questions	p. 36
ôA Worn Pathö	p. 37
Journal	p. 45
Follow-up Questions	p. 48
Discussion Questions	p. 49
Writing	p. 49
ôTwo Kindsö	p. 50
Tensions between mother and child touch us all in this lively tale of hopes and aspirations.
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context	p. 50
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack	p. 52
Pre-reading Questions	p. 52
ôTwo Kindsö	p. 53
Journal	p. 63
Follow-up Questions	p. 66
Discussion Questions	p. 67
Writing	p. 67
ôThe Tell-Tale Heartö	p. 68
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context	p. 68
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack	p. 70
Pre-reading Questions	p. 70
ôThe Tell-Tale Heartö	p. 71
Journal	p. 76
Follow-up Questions	p. 79
Discussion Questions	p. 80
Writing	p. 80
ôThere Will Come Soft Rainsö	p. 81
Using nontraditional characters, Ray Bradbury questions humankind's relationship with the technology it creates.
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context	p. 81
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack	p. 83
Pre-reading Questions	p. 83
ôThere Will Come Soft Rainsö	p. 84
Journal	p. 88
Follow-up Questions	p. 91
Discussion Questions	p. 92
Writing	p. 92
Setting and Props	p. 93
ôElevenö	p. 95
Rachel brings forth insights we can all share.
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context	p. 95
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack	p. 97
Pre-reading Questions	p. 97
ôElevenö	p. 98
Journal	p. 101
Follow-up Questions	p. 104
Discussion Questions	p. 105
Writing	p. 105
ôEveryday Useö	p. 106
Sincerity triumphs over superficiality in this story centered around a family heirloom.
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context	p. 106
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack	p. 108
Pre-reading Questions	p. 108
ôEveryday Useö	p. 109
Journal	p. 118
Follow-up Questions	p. 121
Discussion Questions	p. 122
Writing	p. 122
ôBone Girlö	p. 123
Old traditions lead to new changes in this spirited tale.
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context	p. 123
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack	p. 125
Pre-reading Questions	p. 125
ôBone Girlö	p. 126
Journal	p. 133
Follow-up Questions	p. 136
Discussion Questions	p. 137
Writing	p. 137
ôStrong Temptations-Strategic Movements- The Innocents Beguiledö	p. 138
Told with humor and irony, this is the classic tale of Tom Sawyer painting the fence.
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context	p. 138
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack	p. 140
Pre-reading Questions	p. 140
ôStrong Temptations-Strategic Movements-The Innocents Beguiledö	p. 141
Journal	p. 146
Follow-up Questions	p. 149
Discussion Questions	p. 150
Writing	p. 150
ôThe Cask of Amontilladoö	p. 151
Edgar Allan Poe walks the reader through the homicidal mind in this classic story of family revenge wherein darkness increases with the subterranean descent.
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context	p. 151
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack	p. 153
Pre-reading Questions	p. 153
ôThe Cask of Amontilladoö	p. 154
Journal	p. 161
Eollow-up Questions	p. 164
Discussion Questions	p. 165
Writing	p. 165
Plot and Foreshadowing	p. 167
ôSalvationö	p. 168
We share the narrator's confusion as events swirl around him in this light yet introspective tale.
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context	p. 168
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack	p. 170
Pre-reading Questions	p. 170
ôSalvationö	p. 171
Journal	p. 174
Follow-up Questions	p. 177
Discussion Questions	p. 178
Writing	p. 178
In this lively story, Migene Gonzalez-Wippler portrays a childhood experience with a religious system that combines Christian and African beliefs, enhanced by foreshadowing.
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context	p. 179
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack	p. 181
Pre-reading Questions	p. 181
ôYorubaö	p. 182
Journal	p. 192
Follow-up Questions	p. 195
Discussion Questions	p. 196
Writing	p. 196
ôWine on the Desertö	p. 197
Justice is brutally served in this powerful story.
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context	p. 197
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack	p. 199
Pre-reading Questions	p. 199
ôWine on the Desertö	p. 200
Journal	p. 208
Follow-up Questions	p. 211
Discussion Questions	p. 212
Writing	p. 212
ôThe Last Leafö	p. 213
We share friendship and devotion in this stirringly poignant tale.
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context	p. 213
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack	p. 215
Pre-reading Questions	p. 215
ôThe Last Leafö	p. 216
Journal	p. 222
Follow-up Questions	p. 225
Discussion Questions	p. 226
Writing	p. 226
ôThe Lady or the Tiger?ö	p. 227
The reader expects resolution in a story, but Frank Stockton leaves the reader holding her or his breath.
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context	p. 227
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack	p. 229
Pre-reading Questions	p. 229
ôThe Lady or the Tiger?ö	p. 230
Journal	p. 236
Follow-up Questions	p. 239
Discussion Questions	p. 240
Writing	p. 240
Irony	p. 241
ôThe Story of an Hourö	p. 242
Kate Chopin turns marital assumptions upside down with her ironic twist.
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context	p. 242
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack	p. 244
Pre-reading Questions	p. 244
ôThe Story of an Hourô	p. 245
Journal	p. 248
Follow-up Questions	p. 251
Discussion Questions	p. 252
Writing	p. 252
ôGifts of the Magiö	p. 253
Love triumphs over all as gifts are well, if not wisely, given.
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context	p. 253
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack	p. 255
Pre-reading Questions	p. 255
ôGifts of the Magiô	p. 256
Journal	p. 261
Follow-up Questions	p. 264
Discussion Questions	p. 265
Writing	p. 265
ôThe Wonderful Old Gentlemanö	p. 266
Did you ever want to scream, ôThat's unfairö? The knife of injustice slowly twists in this ironic story.
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context	p. 266
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack	p. 268
Pre-reading Questions	p. 268
ôThe Wonderful Old Gentlemanö	p. 269
Journal	p. 280
Follow-up Questions	p. 283
Discussion Questions	p. 284
Writing	p. 284
ôThe Ransom of Red Chiefö	p. 285
O. Henry turns the tables in this story in a way that is still humerous today.
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context	p. 285
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack	p. 287
Pre-reading Questions	p. 287
ôThe Ransom of Red Chiefö	p. 288
Journal	p. 298
Follow-up Questions	p. 301
Discussion Questions	p. 302
Writing	p. 302
ôSweatö	p. 303
Zora Neale Hurston's ever-surviving female realizes ultimate justice.
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context	p. 303
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack	p. 305
Pre-reading Questions	p. 305
ôSweatö	p. 306
Journal	p. 317
Follow-up Questions	p. 320
Discussion Questions	p. 321
Writing	p. 321
Extended Short Story Study	p. 323
ôTo Build a Fireö	p. 324
Arctic conditions test the knowledge of man and dog.
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context	p. 324
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack	p. 326
Pre-reading Questions	p. 326
ôTo Build a Fireö	p. 327
Journal	p. 341
Follow-up Questions	p. 344
Discussion Questions	p. 345
Writing	p. 345
ôA Rose for Emilyö	p. 346
The reader experiences the very wretchedness of William Faulkner's decaying-South through Emily and her relationships.
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context	p. 346
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack	p. 349
Pre-reading Questions	p. 349
ôA Rose for Emilyô	p. 350
Journal	p. 359
Follow-up Questions	p. 362
Discussion Questions	p. 363
Writing	p. 363
ôDr. Heidegger's Experimentö	p. 364
In this tale set amid dark and ominous surroundings, Nathaniel Hawthorne questions change with light humor, irony, and even a touch of sarcasm.
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context	p. 364
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack	p. 368
Pre-reading Questions	p. 368
ôDr. Heidegger's Experimentö	p. 369
ô Journal	p. 378
Follow-up Questions	p. 381
Discussion Questions	p. 382
Writing	p. 382
ôThe Bell-Towerö	p. 383
In this powerful tale written long before modern machinery Herman Melville exposes a man's self-glorifying pride in his own resourcefulness.
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context	p. 383
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack	p. 387
Pre-reading Questions	p. 387
ôThe Bell-Towerö	p. 388
Journal	p. 401
Follow-up Questions	p. 404
Discussion Questions	p. 405
Writing	p. 405
Judges	p. 407
How I Use This Book	p. 411
Vocabulary in Context	p. 415
Glossary of Prefixes and Suffixes	p. 419
Credits	p. 425
Index	p. 427
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