Adventures in Literature

by Kay, Judith W.

• ISBN13: 9780472030064
• ISBN10: 047203006X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Univ of Michigan Pr

Summary

Adventures in Literatureis a lower-level introduction to literature for ESL learners. The literature used is unique -- the authors draw on dialogue (mostly from short stories) to help less-proficient students develop an interest and understanding of literature. The authors whose work appears in this text include O. Henry, Oscar Wilde, George Orwell, Mona Gardner, James Thurber, Saki, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Colette, Alphonse Daudet, and Kate Chopin. Adventures in Literatureincludes a focus on vocabulary and a review of grammar. Each reading is accompanied by: pre-reading exercises grammar lessons vocabulary development exercises writing exercises discussion topics.

Table of Contents

Literary Elements of the Story	xii
PART ONE: Courage	1	(60)
CHAPTER 1 The Dinner Party	3	(18)
Mona Gardner
Describing Characters	15	(1)
Common and Proper Nouns	16	(5)
CHAPTER 2 First Day of School	21	(19)
Judy Soloway Kay
Cause and Effect as Sentence Structure	34	(2)
Personal Pronouns	36	(4)
CHAPTER 3 The Last Lesson	40	(19)
Alphonse Daudet
Understanding Character Development	52	(2)
Possessive Pronouns	54	(5)
End-of-Part Activities	59	(2)
PART TWO: Secrets	61	(60)
CHAPTER 4 Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen	63	(21)
O. Henry
Writing Questions	77	(2)
Contractions	79	(5)
CHAPTER 5 The Story of an Hour	84	(17)
Kate Chopin
Story Sequence	95	(2)
Articles	97	(4)
CHAPTER 6 A Man Who Had No Eyes	101	(20)
MacKinlay Kantor
Describing Characters	112	(2)
Adjectives	114	(7)
End-of-Part Activities
PART THREE: Mystery	121	(60)
CHAPTER 7 A Stolen Letter	123	(16)
Wilkie Collins
Analyzing the Plot	134	(2)
Adverbs	136	(3)
CHAPTER 8 The Adventure of the Speckled Band	139	(118)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Following Clues	151	(2)
Infinitives	153	(104)
CHAPTER 9 The Monkey's Paw	257
William Wymark Jacobs
Actions that Show Human Characteristics	170	(2)
Present Continuous Tense	172	(4)
End-of-Part Activities	176	(5)
PART FOUR: Personal Relationships	181	(56)
CHAPTER 10 The Other Wife	183	(16)
Colette
Interviewing	193	(2)
Modals	195	(4)
CHAPTER 11 Mr. and Mrs. Fairbanks	199	(17)
Morley Callaghan	199	(17)
Paraphrasing	211	(1)
Comparison of Adjectives	212	(4)
CHAPTER 12 She'll Never Know (Roger Burlingame)	216	(21)
Separating Fact from Opinion	227	(2)
Uses of the Verb Do	229	(4)
End-of-Part Activities	233	(4)
PART FIVE: Fantasy	237	(64)
CHAPTER 13 Rain, Rain Go Away	239	(16)
Isaac Asimov	239	(16)
Analyzing the Plot-Making an Events Chart	249	(3)
Phrasal Verbs	252	(3)
CHAPTER 14 The Canterville Ghost	255	(20)
Oscar Wilde
Cause and Effect	268	(2)
Forming Plurals	270	(5)
CHAPTER 15 Rip Van Winkle	275	(26)
Washington Irving	275	(26)
Completing a Time Chart	288	(3)
Future Tense	291	(6)
End-of-Part Activities	297	(4)
APPENDIXES	301	(11)
Literary Terms	302	(2)
Irregular Verbs	304	(3)
Spelling	307	(3)
List of Vocabulary Practiced	310	(2)
Acknowledgments	312