Discovering Fiction Level 2 Instructor's Manual: A Reader of American Short Stories

by Judith Kay , Rosemary Gelshenen

• ISBN13: 9780521008099
• ISBN10: 0521008093
• Edition: Teacher
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-05-28
• 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 2, provides further information about the stories, teaching suggestions, and an answer key. In addition, a useful brief synopsis of each story is provided in the Elements of a Short Story section.

Table of Contents

How To Use This Book	v
Part One A Life Lesson	1	(12)
``A Day's Wait,''	2	(2)
Ernest Hemingway
``Thank You, Ma'm,''	4	(2)
Langston Hughes
``The Corn Planting,''	6	(2)
Sherwood Anderson
``The Quickening,''	8	(5)
Lisa Interollo
Spelling	11	(1)
Review Test	11	(2)
Part Two The Unexpected Twist	13	(15)
``The Last Leaf,''	14	(3)
O. Henry
``The Ambitious Guest,''	17	(2)
Nathaniel Hawthorne
``The Lottery,''	19	(3)
Shirley Jackson
``The One Day War,''	22	(6)
Judith Soloway
Words Frequently Confused	25	(1)
Spelling	25	(1)
Review Test	26	(2)
Part Three Irony	28	(9)
``The Third Level,''	29	(2)
Jack Finney
``All Summer in a Day,''	31	(2)
Ray Bradbury
``Desiree's Baby,''	33	(4)
Kate Chopin
Worlds Frequently Confused	35	(1)
Review Test	36	(1)
Part Four Family Relationships	37	(9)
``A Visit to Grandmother,''	38	(2)
William Melvin Kelley
``Too Soon a Woman,''	40	(2)
Dorothy M. Johnson
``My Father Sits in the Dark,''	42	(4)
Jerome Weidman
Words Frequently Confused	44	(1)
Spelling	45	(1)
Review Test	45	(1)
Part Five Meeting Challenges	46
``A Rice Sandwich,''	47
Sandra Cisneros
``The Circus,''	50
William Saroyan
``The Warriors,''	52
Anna Lee Walters
``Talking to the Dead,''	54
Sylvia Watanabe
Words Frequently Confused	55
Spelling	57
Final Review Test	57