Prentice Hall Literature Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes, Bronze Level

by Prentice Hall

• ISBN13: 9780131804326
• ISBN10: 0131804324
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-04-01
• Publisher: PRENTICE HALL SCHOOL GROUP

Table of Contents

Theme: Independence and Identity
Why Read Literature?	2	(1)
How to Read Literature: Literal Comprehension Strategies	3	(3)
The Cat Who Thought She Was a Dog and the Dog Who Thought He Was a Cat . . . Short Story	6	(10)
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Two Kinds from The Joy Luck Club . . . Short Story	16	(17)
Amy Tan
Reading Informational Materials
Burning Out at Nine? . . . Magazine Article	33	(5)
Nadya Labi
Comparing Literary Works
from Song of Myself . . . Poem	38	(1)
Walt Whitman
I'm Nobody . . . Poem	39	(1)
Emily Dickinson
Me . . . Poem	40	(6)
Walter de la Mare
My Furthest-Back Person (The Inspiration for Roots) . . . Autobiography	46	(12)
Alex Haley
Connections Literature and Culture
Victor Edmundo Villasenor from Ancestors . . . Nonfiction	58	(6)
Jim
Terry Willard
Jane Wilson
The Third Level . . . Short Story	64	(10)
Jack Finney
A Day's Wait . . . Short Story	74	(8)
Ernest Hemingway
Comparing Literary Works
Was Tarzan a Three-Bandage Man? . . . Autobiography	82	(3)
Bill Cosby
Oranges . . . Poem	85	(6)
Gary Soto
Reading Informational Materials
Golden Girls . . . Magazine Article	91	(15)
Johnette Howard
Skills Workshops
Writing Workshop: Narration: Autobiographical Writing	94	(4)
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Organizing and Delivering a Narrative Presentation	98	(1)
Assessment Workshop: Clarifying Word Meanings	99	(3)
Theme: Common Threads
Why Read Literature?	102	(1)
How to Read Literature: Literal Comprehension Strategies	103	(3)
from In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens . . . Nonfiction	106	(10)
Alice Walker
Comparing Literary Works
Seventh Grade . . . Short Story	116	(6)
Gary Soto
Melting Pot . . . Essay	122	(8)
Anna Quindlen
Comparing Literary Works
Fable . . . Poem	130	(2)
Ralph Waldo Emerson
If--- . . . Poem	132	(2)
Rudyard Kipling
Thumbprint . . . Poem	134	(4)
Eve Merriam
Literature and Technology
Fingerprints and Identity . . . Science Writing	138	(2)
Memorandum . . . Memo	140	(4)
Comparing Literary Works
Mother to Son . . . Poem	144	(1)
Langston Hughes
The Courage That My Mother Had . . . Poem	145	(1)
Edna St. Vincent Millay
The Hummingbird That Lived Through Winter . . . Short Story	146	(7)
William Saroyan
A Colony in the Sky . . . Magazine Article	153	(15)
Kim Stanley Robinson
Skills Workshops
Writing Workshop: Description: Descriptive Composition	156	(4)
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Evaluating Advertisements	160	(1)
Assessment Workshop: Analyzing Information	161	(3)
Theme: What Matters
Why Read Literature?	164	(1)
How to Read Literature: Interactive Reading Strategies	165	(3)
The Third Wish . . . Short Story	168	(12)
Joan Aiken
Comparing Literary Works
A Boy and a Man from Banner in the Sky . . . Fiction	180	(10)
James Ramsey Ullman
from Into Thin Air . . . Autobiography	190	(8)
Jon Krakauer
Comparing Literary Works
The Charge of the Light Brigade . . . Poem	198	(3)
Alfred
Lord Tennyson
The Enemy . . . Poem	201	(1)
Alice Walker
St. Crispian's Day Speech from Henry V . . . Drama	202	(6)
William Shakespeare
Connections Literature and Social Studies
Shakespeare and His World . . . Social Studies Article	208	(4)
Comparing Literary Works
The Californian's Tale . . . Short Story	212	(8)
Mark Twain
Valediction . . . Poem	220	(6)
Seamus Heaney
Comparing Literary Works
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening . . . Poem	226	(2)
Robert Frost
Miracles . . . Poem	228	(2)
Walt Whitman
Four Skinny Trees . . . Essay	230	(5)
Sandra Cisneros
Reading Informational Materials
Algal Blooms . . . Textbook	235	(4)
Michael J. Padilla
Reading Informational Materials
How Do Rainmakers Make Rain? . . . Cause-and-Effect Essay	239	(15)
Skills Workshops
Writing Workshop: Expository Writing: Problem-Solution Composition	242	(4)
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Presenting a Proposal	246	(1)
Assessment Workshop: Analyzing Cause and Effect	247	(3)
Theme: Meeting Challenges
Why Read Literature?	250	(1)
How to Read Literature: Strategies for Constructing Meaning	251	(3)
The Night the Bed Fell . . . Humorous Essay	254	(10)
James Thurber
All Summer in a Day . . . Short Story	264	(12)
Ray Bradbury
Comparing Literary Works
The Highwayman . . . Poem	276	(5)
Alfred Noyes
The Real Story of a Cowboy's Life . . . Historical Essay	281	(9)
Geoffrey C. Ward
Comparing Literary Works
Amigo Brothers . . . Short Story	290	(9)
Piri Thomas
The Walk . . . Poem	299	(1)
Thomas Hardy
Justin Lebo . . . Article	300	(6)
Phillip Hoose
The Rider . . . Poem	306	(5)
Naomi Shihab Nye
Literature and Culture
The Boxer's Heart: How I Fell in Love with the Ring . . . Autobiography	311	(1)
Kate Sekules
from Billy Elliot . . . Screenplay	312	(3)
Lee Hall
The National Oregon Trail Center Sign: The National Oregon Trail Center . . . Sign	315	(4)
The Eternal Frontier . . . Persuasive Essay	319	(15)
Louis L'Amour
Skills Workshops
Writing Workshop: Persuasion: Persuasive Composition	322	(4)
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Evaluating a Persuasive Presentation	326	(1)
Assessment Workshop: Making Inferences	327	(3)
Theme: Just for Fun
Why Read Literature?	330	(1)
How to Read Literature: Strategies for Reading Critically	331	(3)
Our Finest Hour . . . Essay	334	(8)
Charles Osgood
Cat on the Go . . . Autobiography	342	(18)
James Herriot
Comparing Literary Works
The Luckiest Time of All . . . Short Story	360	(3)
Lucille Clifton
in Just- . . . Poem	363	(2)
E. E. Cummings
The Microscope . . . Poem	365	(1)
Maxine Kumin
Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out . . . Poem	366	(2)
Shel Silverstein
Father William . . . Poem	368	(7)
Lewis Carroll
Reading Informational Materials
Walking for Exercise and Pleasure . . . Government Publication	375	(5)
Comparing Literary Works
Zoo . . . Short Story	380	(3)
Edward D. Hoch
The Hippopotamus . . . Poem	383	(1)
Ogden Nash
How the Snake Got Poison . . . Folk Tale	384	(6)
Zora Neale Hurston
Connections Literature Across Cultures
from The Tale of the Unknown Island . . . Fable	390	(3)
Jose Saramago
Reading Informational Materials
The Iceman . . . Primary Research Article	393	(15)
Don Lessem
Skills Workshops
Writing Workshop: Exposition: Summary	396	(4)
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Organizing and Delivering an Oral Summary	400	(1)
Assessment Workshop: Recognizing Author's Purpose	401	(3)
Genre: Short Story
Why Read Literature?	404	(1)
How to Read Literature: Strategies for Reading Fiction	405	(3)
Rikki-tikki-tavi . . . Plot	408	(20)
Rudyard Kipling
After Twenty Years . . . Plot	428	(10)
O. Henry
Papa's Parrot . . . Character	438	(10)
Cynthia Rylant
Suzy and Leah . . . Setting	448	(12)
Jane Yolen
Historical Fiction, Past and Present
from The Midwife's Apprentice . . . Historical Fiction	460	(6)
Karen Cushman
Comparing Literary Works
Ribbons . . . Theme	466	(9)
Laurence Yep
The Treasure of Lemon Brown . . . Theme	475	(14)
Walter Dean Myers
New Exhibit: Let the Good Times Roll: A Tribute to Rhythm and Blues . . . Press Release	489	(5)
Stolen Day . . . Point of View	494	(9)
Sherwood Anderson
Let the Reader Beware . . . Guidelines	503	(15)
Reid Goldsborough
Skills Workshops
Writing Workshop: Narration: Short Story	506	(4)
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Giving and Receiving Oral Directions	510	(1)
Assessment Workshop: Predict Probable Actions and Outcomes	511	(3)
Genre: Nonfiction
Why Read Literature?	514	(1)
How to Read Literature: Strategies for Reading Nonfiction	515	(3)
Comparing Literary Works
Rattlesnake Hunt . . . Narrative Essay	518	(5)
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
from Barrio Boy . . . Personal Essay	523	(5)
Ernesto Galarza
I Am a Native of North America . . . Reflective Essay	528	(4)
Chief Dan George
All Together Now . . . Persuasive Essay	532	(7)
Barbara Jordan
Reading Informational Materials
The Bill of Rights Public Document	539	(5)
How to Enjoy Poetry . . . Expository Essay	544	(10)
James Dickey
Comparing Literary Works
No Gumption . . . Autobiography	554	(8)
Russell Baker
from An American Childhood . . . Autobiography	562	(10)
Annie Dillard
Nolan Ryan . . . Biography	572	(8)
William W. Lace
Connections Literature and Sports
Mi Amigo, Mark . . . Autobiographical Article	580	(3)
Sammy Sosa
Reading Informational Materials
Pandas . . . Research Article	583	(17)
Gillian Standring
Skills Workshops
Writing Workshop: Research: Research Report	586	(6)
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Delivering a Research Presentation	592	(1)
Assessment Workshop: Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion	593	(3)
Genre: Drama
Why Read Literature?	596	(1)
How to Read Literature: Strategies for Reading Drama	597	(3)
A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley
Charles Dickens
Israel Horovitz
Act I Drama	600	(27)
Act II Drama	627	(32)
Reviews of A Christmas Carol . . . Literary Criticism	659	(7)
The Monsters Are Due on Maple . . . Street Teleplay	666	(23)
Rod Serling
Literature Past and Present
from A Wrinkle in Time . . . Novel Excerpt	689	(4)
Madeleine L'Engle
Making Fantasy Real . . . Response to Literature	693	(15)
Zena Sutherland
Skills Workshops
Writing Workshop: Response to Literature	696	(4)
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Analyzing Media Messages	700	(1)
Assessment Workshop: Sentence Construction	701	(3)
Genre: Poetry
Why Read Literature?	704	(1)
How to Read Literature: Strategies for Reading Poetry	705	(3)
Comparing Literary Works
The Cremation of Sam McGee . . . Narrative Poetry	708	(5)
Robert Service
Washed in Silver . . . Lyric Poetry	713	(1)
James Stephens
Winter . . . Lyric Poetry	714	(6)
Nikki Giovanni
Comparing Literary Works
Seal . . . Form	720	(1)
William Jay Smith
The Pasture . . . Form	721	(1)
Robert Frost
Three Haiku . . . Form	722	(6)
Matsuo Basho
Comparing Literary Works
Annabel Lee . . . Rhythm and Rhyme	728	(2)
Edgar Allan Poe
Martin Luther King . . . Rhythm and Rhyme	730	(6)
Raymond R. Patterson
Comparing Literary Works
Full Fathom Five . . . Sound Devices	736	(1)
William Shakespeare
Onomatopoeia . . . Sound Devices	737	(1)
Eve Merriam
Maestro . . . Sound Devices	738	(4)
Pat Mora
Literature Past and Present
Men of Honor: Interview With Carl M. Brashear, Navy Diver . . . Interview	742	(6)
Carl M. Brashear
Paul Stillwell
Comparing Literary Works
The Village Blacksmith . . . Figurative Language	748	(2)
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Fog . . . Figurative Language	750	(1)
Carl Sandburg
Life . . . Figurative Language	751	(1)
Naomi Long Madgett
Loo-Wit . . . Figurative Language	752	(7)
Wendy Rose
How to Use Your New Alarm Chronograph Timer . . . Technical Directions	759	(4)
Bat Attacks? . . . Comparison-and-Contrast Essay	763	(15)
Laura Allen
Skills Workshops
Writing Workshop: Exposition: Comparison-and-Contrast Essay	766	(4)
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Presenting Pros and Cons	770	(1)
Assessment Workshop: Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion	771	(3)
Genre: Legends, Folk Tales, and Myths
Why Read Literature?	774	(1)
How to Read Literature: Strategies for Reading Legends, Folk Tales, and Myths	775	(3)
Popocatepetl and Ixtlaccihuatl . . . Mexican Legend	778	(11)
Juliet Piggott
Reading Informational Materials
Tenochtitlan: Inside the Aztec Capital . . . Social Studies Article	789	(9)
Jacqueline Dineen
Comparing Literary Works
The People Could Fly . . . African American Folk Tale	798	(4)
Virginia Hamilton
The Lion and the Statue . . . Fable	802	(1)
Aesop
The Fox and the Crow . . . Fable	803	(1)
Aesop
All Stories Are Anansi's . . . African Folk Tale	804	(10)
Harold Courlander
Comparing Literary Works
Phaethon, Son of Apollo . . . Greek Myth	814	(4)
Olivia E. Coolidge
Demeter and Persephone . . . Greek Myth	818	(4)
Anne Terry White
Icarus and Daedalus . . . Greek Myth	822	(7)
Josephine Preston Peabody
Connections Novellas and Myths
from False Dawn . . . Novella Excerpt	829	(4)
Edith Wharton
Reading Informational Materials
Moving Mountains . . . How-to Article	833	(8)
Janice VanCleave
Skills Workshops
Writing Workshop: Research: Multimedia Report	836	(4)
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Evaluating a Media Presentation	840	(1)
Assessment Workshop: Spelling, Capitalization, and Punctuation	841