Discovering Fiction Level 1 Instructor's Manual: A Reader of American Short Stories

by Judith Kay , Rosemary Gelshenen

• ISBN13: 9780521002356
• ISBN10: 0521002354
• Edition: Teacher
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-04-23
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Authentic North American short stories enhance students' reading skills, language learning, and enjoyment of literature. The Instructor's Manual for Discovering Fiction, Student's Book 1, provides further information about the stories, teaching suggestions, and an answer key.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Student's Book 1	1	(5)
Introduction to Instructor's Manual 1	6	(1)
Part One Childhood Memories (Sample Lesson Plan)	7	(19)
``Eleven''	7	(9)
Sandra Cisneros
``The Blanket''	16	(4)
Floyd Dell
``The Bracelet''	20	(6)
Yoshiko Uchida
Summing Up (Sample Lesson Plan)	24	(2)
Part Two The Unexpected	26	(12)
``A Secret for Two''	26	(3)
Quentin Reynolds
``Johanna''	29	(4)
Jane Yolen
``Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen''	33	(5)
O. Henry
Summing Up	36	(2)
Part Three Traveling Through Time	38	(8)
``The Fun They Had''	38	(3)
Isaac Asimov
``The Mirror''	41	(5)
Judith Kay
Summing Up	45	(1)
Part Four Turning Points	46	(12)
``You Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine''	46	(3)
William Saroyan
``Snake Dance''	49	(4)
Corey Ford
``Home''	53	(5)
Gwendolyn Brooks
Summing Up	57	(1)
Part Five Men and Women	58	(11)
``The Woman''	58	(3)
Zona Gale
``The Tigress and Her Mate''	61	(3)
James Thurber
``The Kiss''	64	(5)
Kate Chopin
Summing Up	67	(2)
Appendix Elements of a Short Story	69	(13)
Elements of ``Eleven''	69	(1)
Elements of ``The Blanket''	70	(1)
Elements of ``The Bracelet''	71	(1)
Elements of ``A Secret for Two''	72	(1)
Elements of ``Johanna''	73	(1)
Elements of ``Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen''	74	(1)
Elements of ``The Fun They Had''	74	(1)
Elements of ``The Mirror''	75	(1)
Elements of ``You Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine''	76	(1)
Elements of ``Snake Dance''	77	(1)
Elements of ``Home''	78	(1)
Elements of ``The Woman''	78	(1)
Elements of ``The Tigress and Her Mate''	79	(1)
Elements of ``The Kiss''	80	(2)
Final Review Exercises	82