Discovering Fiction Student's Book 2: A Reader of American Short Stories

by Judith Kay , Rosemary Gelshenen

• ISBN13: 9780521003513
• ISBN10: 0521003512
• Edition: Student
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-02-26
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Discovering Fiction is a two-level reading series that introduces students to authentic American literature. Student's Book 2 is an anthology of eighteen short stories by contemporary and classic American authors, including Kate Chopin, Ernest Hemingway, Langston Hughes, and Shirley Jackson. The stories have universal appeal that will touch students and make them think. Designed for high-intermediate to advanced students, the text provides interactive, integrated skills lessons developed around each story. Pre-reading sections include prior knowledge questions, author biographies, discussions of literary terms, and reviews of idioms and expressions found in the stories. Accompanying grammar exercises help students overcome such trouble areas as prepositions, articles, and irregular verbs. Also included are vocabulary sections, reading comprehension questions, and thought-provoking discussion and writing topics. Review sections tie the stories together and provide review tests.

Table of Contents

About the Authors	vii
To the Student	xxi
To the Instructor	xxiii
Instructions for Using This Book	xxv
Part One A Life Lesson	2	(60)
Day's Wait	4	(11)
Ernest Hemingway
Pre-Reading	4	(1)
Think Before You Read	4	(1)
Literary Term: Point of View	5	(1)
Idioms and Expressions	5	(1)
The Story	5	(3)
After Reading	8	(5)
Comprehension	8	(1)
Vocabulary	8	(1)
Grammar: Articles	9	(2)
Grammar: Prepositions	11	(2)
Thinking About the Story	13	(2)
Sharing Ideas	13	(1)
Writing	14	(1)
Thank You, Ma'm	15	(12)
Langston Hughes
Pre-Reading	15	(1)
Think Before You Read	15	(1)
Literary Term: Dialect	16	(1)
Idioms and Expressions	16	(1)
The Story	16	(4)
After Reading	20	(5)
Comprehension	20	(1)
Vocabulary	20	(1)
Grammar: Verb Tenses	21	(1)
Grammar: Irregular Verbs	22	(2)
Grammar: Negative Verb Forms	24	(1)
Editing	25	(1)
Thinking About the Story	25	(2)
Sharing Ideas	25	(1)
Writing	26	(1)
The Corn Planting	27	(10)
Sherwood Anderson
Pre-Reading	27	(1)
Think Before You Read	27	(1)
Literary Term: Symbolism	28	(1)
Idioms and Expressions	28	(1)
The Story	28	(4)
After Reading	32	(4)
Comprehension	32	(1)
Vocabulary	33	(1)
Grammar: Adverbs of Time and Degree	33	(1)
Grammar: Adverb Placement	34	(2)
Thinking About The Story	36	(1)
Sharing Ideas	36	(1)
Writing	36	(1)
The Quickening	37	(25)
Lisa Interollo
Pre-Reading	37	(1)
Think Before You Read	37	(1)
Literary Term: Sense Impressions	38	(1)
Idioms and Expressions	38	(1)
The Story	38	(10)
After Reading	48	(4)
Comprehension	48	(1)
Vocabulary	48	(1)
Grammar: Using Adjectives and Adverbs	49	(1)
Grammar: Using Adjectives to Create Word Pictures	50	(1)
Grammar: Using Hyphenated Adjectives	51	(1)
Editing	52	(1)
Thinking About The Story	52	(2)
Sharing Ideas	52	(1)
Writing	53	(1)
Summing Up	54	(1)
Take A Closer Look	54	(1)
Analyzing and Comparing	54	(1)
Freewriting	54	(1)
Words Frequently Confused	55	(2)
Spelling	57	(2)
Review Test	59	(3)
Part Two The Unexpected Twist	62	(64)
The Last Leaf	64	(12)
O. Henry William Sydney Porter
Pre-Reading	64	(1)
Think Before You Read	64	(1)
Literary Term: Surprise Ending	65	(1)
Idioms and Expressions	65	(1)
The Story	65	(5)
After Reading	70	(4)
Comprehension	70	(1)
Vocabulary	71	(1)
Grammar: Infinitives and Gerunds	72	(2)
Editing	74	(1)
Thinking About the Story	74	(2)
Sharing Ideas	74	(1)
Writing	74	(2)
The Ambitious Guest	76	(15)
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Pre-Reading	76	(1)
Think Before You Read	76	(1)
Literary Term: Foreshadowing	77	(1)
Idioms and Expressions	77	(1)
The Story	77	(7)
After Reading	84	(6)
Comprehension	84	(1)
Vocabulary	85	(1)
Grammar: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives	86	(2)
Grammar: Placement of Adjectives	88	(2)
Thinking About the Story	90	(1)
Sharing Ideas	90	(1)
Writing	90	(1)
The Lottery	91	(16)
Shirley Jackson
Pre-Reading	91	(1)
Think Before You Read	91	(1)
Literary Term: Irony	92	(1)
Idioms and Expressions	92	(1)
The Story	92	(8)
After Reading	100	(6)
Comprehension	100	(1)
Vocabulary	100	(1)
Grammar: Roots, Prefixes, and Sufixes	101	(5)
Thinking About The Story	106	(1)
Sharing Ideas	106	(1)
Writing	106	(1)
The One Day War	107	(19)
Judith Soloway
Pre-Reading	107	(1)
Think Before You Read	107	(1)
Literary Term: Satire	108	(1)
Idioms and Expressions	108	(1)
The Story	108	(3)
After Reading	111	(5)
Comprehension	111	(1)
Vocabulary	111	(2)
Grammar: Active and Passive Voice	113	(2)
Editing	115	(1)
Thinking About The Story	116	(1)
Sharing Ideas	116	(1)
Writing	116	(1)
Summing Up	117	(1)
Take a Closer Look	117	(1)
Analyzing and Comparing	117	(1)
Freewriting	117	(1)
Words Frequently Confused	118	(3)
Spelling	121	(2)
Review Test	123	(3)
Part Three Irony	126	(42)
The Third Level	128	(11)
Jack Finney
Pre-Reading	128	(1)
Think Before You Read	128	(1)
Literary Term: Romanticism	129	(1)
Idioms and Expressions	129	(1)
The Story	129	(4)
After Reading	133	(4)
Comprehension	133	(1)
Vocabulary	133	(2)
Grammar: Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns	135	(2)
Editing	137	(1)
Thinking About The Story	137	(2)
Sharing Ideas	137	(1)
Writing	137	(2)
All Summer in a Day	139	(14)
Ray Bradbury
Pre-Reading	139	(1)
Think Before You Read	139	(1)
Literary Term: Atmosphere	140	(1)
Idioms and Expressions	140	(1)
The Story	140	(5)
After Reading	145	(6)
Comprehension	145	(1)
Vocabulary	145	(1)
Grammar: Pronoun Cases: Subjective and Objective	145	(3)
Grammar: Possessive Case	148	(3)
Editing	151	(1)
Thinking About The Story	151	(2)
Sharing Ideas	151	(1)
Writing	151	(2)
Desiree's Baby	153	(15)
Kate Chopin
Pre-Reading	153	(1)
Think Before You Read	153	(1)
Literary Term: Tragedy	154	(1)
Idioms and Expressions	154	(1)
The Story	154	(5)
After Reading	159	(3)
Comprehension	159	(1)
Vocabulary	160	(1)
Grammar: Participial Clauses	161	(1)
Thinking About The Story	162	(2)
Sharing Ideas	162	(1)
Writing	163	(1)
Summing Up	164	(1)
Take a Closer Look	164	(1)
Analyzing and Comparing	164	(1)
Freewriting	164	(1)
Words Frequently Confused	165	(1)
Spelling	166	(1)
Review Test	167	(1)
Part Four Family Relationships	168	(46)
A Visit to Grandmother	170	(14)
William Melvin Kelley
Pre-Reading	170	(1)
Think Before You Read	170	(1)
Literary Term: Conflict	171	(1)
Idioms and Expressions	171	(1)
The Story	171	(7)
After Reading	178	(5)
Comprehension	178	(1)
Vocabulary	178	(1)
Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement	179	(3)
Grammar: Collective Nouns	182	(1)
Thinking About The Story	183	(1)
Sharing Ideas	183	(1)
Writing	183	(1)
Too Soon a Woman	184	(15)
Dorothy M. Johnson
Pre-Reading	184	(1)
Think Before You Read	184	(1)
Literary Term: Characterization	185	(1)
Idioms and Expressions	185	(1)
The Story	185	(4)
After Reading	189	(8)
Comprehension	189	(1)
Vocabulary	190	(1)
Grammar: Mood	191	(2)
Grammar: Conditional Sentences	193	(4)
Thinking About The Story	197	(2)
Sharing Ideas	197	(1)
Writing	198	(1)
My Father Sits in the Dark	199	(15)
Jerome Weidman
Pre-Reading	199	(1)
Think Before You Read	199	(1)
Literary Term: Interior Monologue	200	(1)
Idioms and Expressions	200	(1)
The Story	200	(4)
After Reading	204	(2)
Comprehension	204	(1)
Vocabulary	204	(1)
Grammar: Verb Tense Changes	205	(1)
Editing	206	(1)
Thinking About The Story	206	(2)
Sharing Ideas	206	(1)
Writing	207	(1)
Summing Up	208	(1)
Take a Closer Look	208	(1)
Analyzing and Comparing	208	(1)
Freewriting	208	(1)
Words Frequently Confused	209	(1)
Spelling	210	(2)
Review Test	212	(2)
Part Five Meeting Challenges	214	(61)
A Rice Sandwich	216	(9)
Sandra Cisneros
Pre-Reading	216	(1)
Think Before You Read	216	(1)
Literary Term: Tone	217	(1)
Idioms and Expressions	217	(1)
The Story	217	(2)
After Reading	219	(5)
Comprehension	219	(1)
Vocabulary	219	(1)
Grammar: Simple Sentences	220	(1)
Grammar: Compound Sentences	220	(1)
Grammar: Complex Sentences	221	(1)
Grammar: Compound-Complex Sentences	222	(2)
Thinking About The Story	224	(1)
Sharing Ideas	224	(1)
Writing	224	(1)
The Circus	225	(12)
William Saroyan
Pre-Reading	225	(1)
Think Before You Read	225	(1)
Literary Term: Dialogue	226	(1)
Idioms and Expressions	226	(1)
The Story	226	(6)
After Reading	232	(4)
Comprehension	232	(1)
Vocabulary	232	(1)
Grammar: Transitional Words	233	(2)
Grammar: Transitional Phrases	235	(1)
Editing	235	(1)
Thinking About The Story	236	(1)
Sharing Ideas	236	(1)
Writing	236	(1)
The Warriors	237	(18)
Anna Lee Walters
Pre-Reading	237	(1)
Think Before You Read	237	(1)
Literary Term: Local Color	237	(1)
Idioms and Expressions	238	(1)
The Story	238	(10)
After Reading	248	(6)
Comprehension	248	(1)
Vocabulary	248	(1)
Grammar: Commas	249	(3)
Grammar: Semicolons	252	(1)
Grammar: Colons	253	(1)
Editing	253	(1)
Thinking About The Story	254	(1)
Sharing Ideas	254	(1)
Writing	254	(1)
Talking to the Dead	255	(20)
Syivia Watanabe
Pre-Reading	255	(1)
Think Before You Read	255	(1)
Literary Term: Theme	256	(1)
Idioms and Expressions	256	(1)
The Story	256	(9)
After Reading	265	(3)
Comprehension	265	(1)
Vocabulary	265	(1)
Grammar: the Topic Sentence	266	(2)
Thinking About The Story	268	(1)
Sharing Ideas	268	(1)
Writing	268	(1)
Summing Up	269	(1)
Take a Closer Look	269	(1)
Analyzing and Comparing	269	(1)
Freewriting	269	(1)
Words Frequently Confused	270	(1)
Spelling	271	(1)
Final Review Test	271	(4)
Appendix	275	(6)
Common Errors	275	(1)
Literary Terms	276	(2)
Irregular Verbs	278	(3)
Acknowledgments	281	(2)
Index	283