American 24-Karat Gold : Classic American Short Stories

by Sisko, Yvonne Collioud

ISBN13:

9780321083302

ISBN10:

032108330X

Format:

Paperback

Pub. Date:

1/1/2002

Publisher(s):

Longman

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The first in Longman's new "Literature for College Readers" series,American 24-Karat Gold is a unique collection of American short stories for the developmental reader. The book includes classic American writers (e.g., Mark Twain, O.Henry, Kate Chopin) along with the diverse modern writers (e.g., Maxine Hong Kingston, Roberta Fernandez, and Alice Walker.) The book begins with a sample lesson designed with the developmental learner in mind-introducing reading skills, note-taking, and literary terms. Following the sample lesson, the stories are arranged by literary elements: character, conflict, plot, irony, etc. Each story contains pre-reading vocabulary exercises and questions, headnotes, a journal entry worksheet, comprehension quizzes, and writing prompts. For those interested in developing their reading skills at the 9-12 grade level, framed around American short fiction.

Intent and/or Tone Contents

Chronological Contents

xiii

Foreword

Preface

xvii

RIPE FIGS A Sample Lesson

(444)

Ripe Figs

(19)

Kate Chopin

Characters and Conflicts

(80)

A Worn Path

(1)

Eudora Welty

Old Phoenix overcomes challenge after challenge as she takes the reader on a journey to town.

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Context

(2)

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Word Attack

(1)

Pre-reading Questions

(1)

``A Worn Path''

(8)

Journal

(3)

Follow-up Questions

(1)

Writing

(1)

Zulema

(1)

Roberta Fernandez

In this wonderful weaving of female personalities, family triumphs even over death

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Context

(2)

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Word Attack

(1)

Pre-reading Questions

(1)

``Zulema''

(14)

Journal

(3)

Follow-up Questions

(1)

Writing

(1)

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

(1)

James Thurder

With humor and a light touch, Mitty soars over a day of mundane, suburban errands

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Context

(2)

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Word Attack

(1)

Pre-reading Questions

(1)

``The Secret Life of Walter Mitty''

(5)

Journal

(3)

Follow-up Questions

(1)

Writing

(1)

The Tell-Tale Heart

(1)

Edgar Allan Poe

Poe walks the reader through the homicidal mind in this classic tale of maniacal obsession

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Context

(2)

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Word Attack

(1)

Pre-reading Questions

(1)

``The Tell-Tale Heart''

(5)

Journal

(3)

Follow-up Questions

(1)

Writing

(1)

There Will Come Soft Rains

(1)

Ray Bradbury

Using nontraditional characters, Bradbury questions humankind's relationship with the technology it creates

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Context

(2)

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Word Attack

(1)

Pre-reading Questions

(1)

``There Will Come Soft Rains''

(5)

Journal

(3)

Follow-up Questions

(1)

Writing

(2)

Setting and Props

101

(88)

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

103

(1)

Ambrose Bierce

Bierce blurs fantasy with reality in this poignant tale set during the Civil War

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Context

103

(2)

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Word Attack

105

(1)

Pre-reading Questions

105

(1)

``An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge''

106

(9)

Journal

115

(3)

Follow-up Questions

118

(1)

Writing

119

(1)

Strong Temptations---Strategic Movements---The Innocents Beguiled

120

(1)

Mark Twain

Told With humor and irony, this is the classic tale of Tom Sawyer painting the fence

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Context

120

(2)

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Word Attack

122

(1)

Pre-reading Questions

122

(1)

``Strong Temptations---Strategic Movements---The Innocents Beguiled''

123

(6)

Journal

129

(3)

Follow-up Questions

132

(1)

Writing

133

(1)

The Cask of Amontillado

134

(1)

Edgar Allan Poe

Poe again walks the reader through the homicidal mind in this classic story of family revenge where darkness increases with the subterranean descent

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Context

134

(2)

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Word Attack

136

(1)

Pre-reading Questions

136

(1)

``The Cask of Amontillado''

137

(7)

Journal

144

(3)

Follow-up Questions

147

(1)

Writing

148

(1)

To Build a Fire

149

(1)

Jack London

Arctic conditions test the knowledge of man and dog

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Context

149

(2)

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Word Attack

151

(1)

Pre-reading Questions

151

(1)

``To Build a Fire''

152

(15)

Journal

167

(3)

Follow-up Questions

170

(1)

Writing

171

(1)

Everyday Use

172

(1)

Alice Walker

Sincerity triumphs over superficiality in this story centered around a family heirloom

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Context

172

(2)

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Word Attack

174

(1)

Pre-reading Questions

174

(1)

``Everyday Use''

175

(9)

Journal

184

(3)

Follow-up Questions

187

(1)

Writing

188

(1)

Plot and Foreshadowing

189

(94)

The Lady of the Tiger?

190

(1)

Frank Stockton

The reader expects resolution in a story, but Stockton leaves the reader holding his or her breath

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Context

190

(2)

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Word Attack

192

(1)

Pre-reading Questions

192

(1)

``The Lady or the Tiger?''

193

(6)

Journal

199

(3)

Follow-up Questions

202

(1)

Writing

203

(1)

One Friday Morning

204

(1)

Langston Hughes

Experiencing the cruel consequences of discrimination through Nancy Lee's feelings, the reader triumphs with Nancy's resilient spirit

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Context

204

(2)

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Word Attack

206

(1)

Pre-reading Questions

206

(1)

``One Friday Morning''

207

(9)

Journal

216

(3)

Follow-up Questions

219

(1)

Writing

220

(1)

No Name Woman

221

(1)

Maxine Hong Kingston

In this wrenching narrative, Hong Kingston presents strong comments on cultural expectations

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Context

221

(2)

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Word Attack

223

(1)

Pre-reading Questions

223

(1)

``No Name Woman''

224

(11)

Journal

235

(3)

Follow-up Questions

238

(1)

Writing

239

(1)

The Lottery

240

(1)

Shirley Jackson

Jackson questions the very construct of cultural tradition as the reader walks through the characters' plight

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Context

240

(2)

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Word Attack

242

(1)

Pre-reading Questions

242

(1)

``The Lottery''

243

(8)

Journal

251

(3)

Follow-up Questions

254

(1)

Writing

255

(1)

Good Country People

256

(1)

Flannery O'Connor

This macabre tale plays on human frailties and questions assumptions about relationships

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Context

256

(2)

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Word Attack

258

(1)

Pre-reading Questions

258

(1)

``Good Country People''

259

(18)

Journal

277

(3)

Follow-up Questions

280

(1)

Writing

281

(2)

Irony

283

(82)

The Story of an Hour

284

(1)

Kate Chopin

Chopin turns marital assumptions upside down with her ironic twist

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Context

284

(2)

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Word Attack

286

(1)

Pre-reading Questions

286

(1)

``The Story of an Hour''

287

(3)

Journal

290

(3)

Follow-up Questions

293

(1)

Writing

294

(1)

Gifts of the Magi

295

(1)

O. Henry

Love triumphs over all as gifts are Well, if not wisely, given

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Context

295

(2)

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Word Attack

297

(1)

Pre-reading Questions

297

(1)

``Gifts of the Magi''

298

(5)

Journal

303

(3)

Follow-up Questions

306

(1)

Writing

307

(1)

The Ransom of Red Chief

308

(1)

O. Henry

Written in a simpler time and with continuing humor, O. Henry turns the tables

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Context

308

(2)

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Word Attack

310

(1)

Pre-reading Questions

310

(1)

``The Ransom of Red Chief''

311

(10)

Journal

321

(3)

Follow-up Questions

324

(1)

Writing

325

(1)

The Wonderful Old Gentleman

326

(1)

Dorothy Parker

Did you ever want to scream, ``That's unfair''? The knife of injustice slowly twists in this ironic story

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Context

326

(2)

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Word Attack

328

(1)

Pre-reading Questions

328

(1)

``The Wonderful Old Gentleman''

329

(11)

Journal

340

(3)

Follow-up Questions

343

(1)

Writing

344

(1)

Sweat

345

(1)

Zora Neale Hurston

Hurston's ever-surviving female realizes ultimate Justice

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Context

345

(2)

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Word Attack

347

(1)

Pre-reading Questions

347

(1)

``Sweat''

348

(11)

Journal

359

(3)

Follow-up Questions

362

(1)

Writing

363

(2)

Extended Short Story Study

365

(80)

Dr. Heidegger's Experiment

366

(1)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

In this tale set amid dark and ominous surroundings, Hawthorne questions change with light humor, irony, and even a touch of sarcasm

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Context

366

(4)

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Word Attack

370

(1)

Pre-reading Questions

371

(1)

``Dr. Heidegger's Experiment''

372

(9)

Journal

381

(3)

Follow-up Questions

384

(1)

Writing

385

(1)

A Rose for Emily

386

(1)

William Faulkner

The reader experiences the very wretchedness of Faulkner's decaying South through Emily and her relationships

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Context

386

(3)

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Word Attack

389

(1)

Pre-reading Questions

389

(1)

`` A Rose for Emily''

390

(9)

Journal

399

(3)

Follow-up Questions

402

(1)

Writing

403

(1)

The Masque of the Red Death

404

(1)

Edgar Allan Poe

Writing over one hundred years ago, Poe uses the supernatural with a vengeance ominous of today's plight with AIDS

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Context

404

(3)

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Word Attack

407

(1)

Pre-reading Questions

408

(1)

``The Masque of the Red Death''

409

(6)

Journal

415

(3)

Follow-up Questions

418

(1)

Writing

419

(1)

The Bell-Tower

420

(1)

Herman Melville

In this powerful tale written long before modern machinery, Melville exposes a man's self-glorifying pride in his own resourcefulness

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Context

420

(4)

Pre-reading Vocabulary---Word Attack

424

(1)

Pre-reading Questions

425

(1)

``The Bell-Tower''

426

(13)

Journal

439

(3)

Follow-up Questions

442

(1)

Writing

443

(2)

Appendix A

445

(4)

Glossary of Prefixes and Suffixes

449

(7)

Credits

456

(1)

Index

457

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