Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes : Copper Level

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• ISBN13: 9780131804302
• ISBN10: 0131804308
• Edition: Student
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-04-01
• Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall

Table of Contents

Theme: Growing and Changing
Why Read Literature?	2	(1)
How to Read Literature: Literal Comprehension Strategies	3	(3)
The Sound of Summer Running Short Story	6	(12)
Ray Bradbury
Stray . . . Short Story	18	(8)
Cynthia Rylant
Connections Literature and the Media
TV's Top Dogs . . . Magazine Article	26	(4)
Comparing Literary Works
Dust of Snow . . . Poem	30	(1)
Robert Frost
My Picture-Gallery . . . Poem	31	(1)
Walt Whitman
Saying Yes . . . Poem	32	(6)
Diana Chang
Jeremiah's Song . . . Short Story	38	(14)
Walter Dean Myers
The King of Mazy May . . . Short Story	52	(14)
Jack London
Comparing Literary Works
The Circuit . . . Short Story	66	(6)
Francisco Jimenez
Hard as Nails . . . Nonfiction	72	(10)
Russell Baker
Reading Informational Materials
Summer Hats . . . Newspaper Article	82	(4)
Reading Informational Materials
An Astronaut's Answers . . . Interview	86	(16)
Skills Workshops
Writing Workshop Narration: Autobiographical Writing	90	(4)
Listening and Speaking Workshop Organizing and Giving a Narrative Presentation	94	(1)
Assessment Workshop Distinguishing Multiple Meanings	95	(3)
Theme: Reaching Out
Why Read Literature?	98	(1)
How to Read Literature: Literal Comprehension Strategies	99	(3)
Comparing Literary Works
How to Write a Letter . . . Essay	102	(4)
Garrison Keillor
How to Write a Poem About the Sky . . . Poem	106	(6)
Leslie Marmon Silko
Comparing Literary Works
Aaron's Gift . . . Short Story	112	(8)
Myron Levoy
Water . . . Autobiography	120	(8)
Helen Keller
Zlateh the Goat . . . Short Story	128	(12)
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Comparing Literary Works
Door Number Four . . . Poem	140	(1)
Charlotte Pomerantz
Count That Day Lost . . . Poem	141	(1)
George Eliot
The World Is Not a Pleasant Place to Be . . . Poem	142	(4)
Nikki Giovanni
Connections Literature Past and Present
from Stargirl . . . Contemporary Fiction	146	(3)
Jerry Spinelli
Reading Informational Materials
Jerry Spinelli . . . Interview	149	(5)
Comparing Literary Works
Old Ben . . . Autobiography	154	(5)
Jesse Stuart
Feathered Friend . . . Short Story	159	(7)
Arthur C. Clarke
Reading Informational Materials
As Close As We Can Get . . . Music Review	166	(16)
Carl Zebrowski
Skills Workshops
Writing Workshop Description: Descriptive Essay	170	(4)
Listening and Speaking Workshop Evaluating Persuasive Messages	174	(1)
Assessment Workshop Identifying and Supporting Main Ideas	175	(3)
Theme: Proving Yourself
Why Read Literature?	178	(1)
How to Read Literature: Interactive Reading Strategies	179	(3)
from The Pigman & Me . . . Autobiography	182	(12)
Paul Zindel
Thunder Butte . . . Short Story	194	(16)
Hawk Sneve
Mowgli's Brothers . . . Short Story	210	(14)
Rudyard Kipling
Comparing Literary Works
Names/Nombres . . . Essay	224	(5)
Julia Alvarez
The Southpaw . . . Short Story	229	(3)
Judith Viorst
Alone in the Nets . . . Poem	232	(6)
Arnold Adoff
Connections Literature and Culture
Women and Sports	238	(1)
Reading Informational Materials
Applications . . . Applications	239	(7)
Comparing Literary Works
Adventures of Isabel . . . Poem	246	(1)
Ogden Nash
I'll Stay . . . Poem	247	(1)
Gwendolyn Brooks
Wilbur Wright and Orville Wright . . . Poem	248	(2)
Rosemary
Stephen Vincent Benet
Dream Dust . . . Poem	250	(4)
Langston Hughes
Reading Informational Materials
Gentle Giants in Trouble . . . Cause-and-Effect Article	254	(16)
Skills Workshops
Writing Workshop Exposition: Problem-Solution Essay	258	(4)
Listening and Speaking Workshop Presenting a Problem-Solution Proposal	262	(1)
Assessment Workshop Identify Main Idea	263	(3)
Theme: Seeing It Through
Why Read Literature?	266	(1)
How to Read Literature: Strategies for Constructing Meaning	267	(3)
Comparing Literary Works
Lob's Girl . . . Short Story	270	(12)
Joan Aiken
The Tiger Who Would Be King . . . Fable	282	(2)
James Thurber
The Lion and the Bulls . . . Fable	284	(6)
Aesop
Greyling . . . Short Story	290	(10)
Jane Yolen
Comparing Literary Works
Abuelito Who . . . Poem	300	(2)
Sandra Cisneros
The Open Road . . . Poem	302	(2)
Walt Whitman
Life Doesn't Frighten Me . . . Poem	304	(2)
Maya Angelou
who knows if the moon's . . . Poem	306	(4)
E. E. Cummings
Connections Literature Past and Present
from Bud, Not Buddy . . . Historical Fiction	310	(6)
Christopher Paul Curtis
Comparing Literary Works
A Backwoods Boy . . . Autobiography	316	(9)
Russell Freedman
Jackie Robinson: Justice at Last . . . Historical Account	325	(7)
Geoffrey C. Ward
Ken Burns
Reading Informational Materials
Throw and Tell . . . Article	332	(4)
Reading Informational Materials
Preserving a Great American Symbol . . . Persuasive Speech	336	(16)
Skills Workshops
Writing Workshop Persuasion: Persuasive Composition	340	(4)
Listening and Speaking Workshop Delivering a Persuasive Speech	344	(1)
Assessment Workshop Identifying Cause and Effect	345	(3)
Theme: Mysterious Worlds
Why Read Literature?	348	(1)
How to Read Literature: Strategies for Reading Critically	349	(3)
The Fun They Had . . . Short Story	352	(8)
Isaac Asimov
Connections Science Fiction and Historical Fiction
from Esperanza Rising . . . Historical Fiction	360	(6)
Pam Munoz Ryan
Comparing Literary Works
A Dream Within a Dream . . . Poem	366	(2)
Edgar Allan Poe
The Spring and the Fall . . . Poem	368	(2)
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Ankylosaurus . . . Poem	370	(4)
Jack Prelutsky
Reading Informational Materials
Life and Times of Sue . . . Web Page	374	(6)
from Exploring the Titanic . . . Historical Account	380	(12)
Robert D. Ballard
Breaker's Bridge . . . Short Story	392	(14)
Laurence Yep
Comparing Literary Works
The Loch Ness Monster . . . Science Article	406	(5)
George Laycock
Why the Tortoise's Shell Is Not Smooth . . . Folk Tale	411	(7)
Chinua Achebe
Reading Informational Materials
Human Footprints at Chauvet Cave . . . Social Studies Article	418	(16)
Skills Workshops
Writing Workshop Expository Writing: Cause-and-Effect Essay	422	(4)
Listening and Speaking Workshop Following Oral Directions	426	(1)
Assessment Workshop Draw Conclusions	427	(3)
Genre: Short Stories
Why Read Literature?	430	(1)
How to Read Literature: Strategies for Reading Fiction	431	(3)
Dragon, Dragon . . . Plot	434	(14)
John Gardner
Becky and the Wheels-and-Brake Boys . . . Plot	448	(12)
James Berry
Comparing Literary Works
Overdoing It . . . Character	460	(5)
Anton Chekhov
Eleven . . . Character	465	(7)
Sandra Cisneros
Connections Short Stories and Novels
Obie's Gift . . . Contemporary Fiction	472	(6)
Martin Waddell
Comparing Literary Works
The Lawyer and the Ghost . . . Setting	478	(4)
Charles Dickens
The Wounded Wolf . . . Setting	482	(8)
Jean Craighead George
Reading Informational Materials
Can Oiled Seabirds Be Rescued? . . . Magazine Article	490	(6)
Comparing Literary Works
The All-American Slurp . . . Theme	496	(9)
Lensey Namioka
The Stone . . . Theme	505	(11)
Lloyd Alexander
Reading Informational Materials
Snorkeling Tips . . . Book Review	516	(16)
Skills Workshops
Writing Workshop Narration: Short Story	520	(4)
Listening and Speaking Workshop Identifying Tone, Mood, and Emotion	524	(1)
Assessment Workshop Describing Plot, Setting, Character, and Mood	525	(3)
Genre: Nonfiction
Why Read Literature?	528	(1)
How to Read Literature: Strategies for Reading . . . Nonfiction	529	(3)
The Shutout . . . Historical Essay	532	(10)
Patricia McKissack
Frederick McKissack, Jr.
Comparing Literary Works
Letter to Scottie . . . Letter	542	(3)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Olympic Diary . . . Journal	545	(9)
Amanda Borden
Comparing Literary Works
My Papa, Mark Twain . . . Biography	554	(4)
Susy Clemens
The Drive-In Movies . . . Autobiography	558	(4)
Gary Soto
Space Shuttle Challenger . . . Eyewitness Account	562	(10)
William Harwood
Comparing Literary Works
Restoring the Circle . . . Persuasive Essay	572	(4)
Joseph Bruchac
How the Internet Works . . . Expository Essay	576	(4)
Kerry Cochrane
Turkeys . . . Narrative Essay	580	(8)
Bailey White
Connections Literature and Science
California's Much-Maligned Salton Sea . . . Science Article	588	(4)
Reading Informational Materials
Populations and Communities . . . Science	592	(4)
Reading Informational Materials
Sharks . . . Research Report	596	(18)
Skills Workshops
Writing Workshop Research: Research Report	600	(6)
Listening and Speaking Workshop Delivering a Research Presentation	606	(1)
Assessment Workshop Distinguishing Fact and Opinion	607	(3)
Genre: Drama
Why Read Literature?	610	(1)
How to Read Literature: Strategies for Reading Drama	611	(3)
The Phantom . . . Tollbooth
Susan Nanus
Act I . . . Drama	614	(23)
Act II . . . Drama	637	(29)
Grandpa and the Statue . . . Drama	666	(18)
Arthur Miller
Connections Themes in Drama and . . . Nonfiction
from Something to Declare . . . Essay	684	(2)
Julia Alvarez
Reading Informational Materials
``Chinese Immigrants Remember Detention at Angel Island'' . . . Article	686	(4)
Reading informational Materials
Twist and Shout . . . How-to Essay	690	(16)
Skills Workshops
Writing Workshop Response to Literature	694	(4)
Listening and Speaking Workshop Delivering an Oral Response to Literature	698	(1)
Assessment Workshop Sentence Construction	699	(3)
Genre: Poetry
Why Read Literature?	702	(1)
How to Read Literature: Strategies for Reading Poetry	703	(3)
Comparing Literary Works
The Geese . . . Lyric	706	(1)
Richard Peck
Jimmy Jet and His TV Set . . . Narrative	707	(1)
Shel Silverstein
The Walrus and the Carpenter . . . Narrative	708	(10)
Lewis Carroll
Comparing Literary Works
The Sidewalk Racer . . . Concrete	718	(2)
Lillian Morrison
Haiku . . . Haiku	720	(1)
Basho
Limerick . . . Limerick	720	(6)
Anonymous
Comparing Literary Works
Wind and water and stone . . . Poem	726	(1)
Octavio Paz
February Twilight . . . Lyric	727	(1)
Sara Teasdale
The Fairies' Lullaby . . . Sound Devices	728	(1)
William Shakespeare
Cynthia in the Snow . . . Sound Devices	729	(1)
Gwendolyn Brooks
Parade . . . Sound Devices	730	(4)
Rachel Field
Reading Informational Materials
Shakespeare's London . . . Literary Background	734	(6)
Comparing Literary Works
Simile: Willow and Ginkgo . . . Figurative Language	740	(1)
Eve Merriam
Fame Is a Bee . . . Figurative Language	741	(1)
Emily Dickinson
April Rain Song . . . Figurative Language	742	(4)
Langston Hughes
Connections Poetry and . . . Nonfiction
La Lena Buena . . . Nonfiction	746	(2)
John Phillip Santos
Reading Informational Materials
More Than a Pinch . . . Comparison-and-Contrast Article	748	(16)
Skills Workshops
Writing Workshop Exposition: Comparison-and-Contrast Essay	752	(4)
Listening and Speaking Workshop Engaging Listeners	756	(1)
Assessment Workshop Identifying Appropriate Usage	757	(3)
Genre: The Oral Tradition
Why Read Literature?	760	(1)
How to Read Literature: Strategies for Reading Folk Literature	761	(3)
Comparing Literary Works
The Ant and the Dove . . . Folk Tale	764	(1)
Leo Tolstoy
He Lion, Bruh Bear, and Bruh Rabbit . . . Folk Tale	765	(5)
Virginia Hamilton
Senor Coyote and the Tricked Tricked . . . Folk Tale	770	(10)
I. G. Edmonds
Comparing Literary Works
Why Monkeys Live in Trees . . . Folk Tale	780	(4)
Julius Lester
Arachne . . . Myth	784	(5)
Olivia E. Coolidge
The Three Wishes . . . Folk Tale	789	(2)
Ricardo E. Alegria
A Crippled Boy . . . Folk Tale	791	(5)
My-Van Tran
Connections Literature and Social
Studies from Pericles' Funeral Oration	796	(2)
Reading Informational Materials
Race to the End of the Earth . . . Comparison-and-Contrast Article	798	(5)
Reading Informational Materials
National Geographic Web Site . . Web Site	803	(3)
Skills Workshops
Writing Workshop Research: Multimedia Report	806	(4)
Listening and Speaking Workshop Using Visual Aids	810	(1)
Assessment Workshop Spelling, Capitalization, Punctuation	811