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

by Pearson

• ISBN13: 9780131804340
• ISBN10: 0131804340
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-04-01
• Publisher: SCHOOL GROUP

Table of Contents

Theme: Spine Tinglers
Why Read Literature?	2	(1)
How to Read Literature: Use Literal Comprehension Strategies	3	(3)
The Cask of Amontillado . . . Short Story	6	(12)
Edgar Allan Poe
The Most Dangerous Game . . . Short Story	18	(24)
Richard Connell
Casey at the Bat . . . Poetry	42	(8)
Ernest Lawrence Thayer
The Birds . . . Short Story	50	(36)
Daphne du Maurier
Connections: Literature Past and Present
from The Perfect Storm . . . Nonfiction	86	(5)
Sebastian Junger
Reading Informational Materials: Movie Reviews
The Birds . . . Movie Review	91	(5)
DeWitt Bodeen
The Red-headed League . . . Short Story	96	(26)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Comparing Literary Works
The Listeners . . . Poetry	122	(2)
Walter de la Mare
Beware: Do Not Read This Poem . . . Poetry	124	(2)
Ishmael Reed
Echo . . . Poetry	126	(6)
Henriqueta Lisboa
Helcio Veiga Costa
Caucasian Mummies Mystify Chinese . . . Nonfiction	132	(20)
Keay Davidson
Skills Workshops
Writing Workshop: Narration: Autobiographical Narrative	140	(4)
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Delivering a Narrative Presentation	144	(1)
Assessment Workshop: Context Clues	145	(3)
Theme: Challenges and Choices
Why Read Literature?	148	(1)
How to Read Literature: Use Interactive Reading Strategies	149	(3)
from A Lincoln Preface . . . Nonfiction	152	(12)
Carl Sandburg
Comparing Literary Works
``I Have a Dream'' . . . Speech	164	(3)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Connections: Literature and Music
Bono and The Edge Pride (In the Name of Love) . . . Song Lyric	167	(1)
from Rosa Parks: My Story . . . Nonfiction	168	(2)
Rosa Parks
Jim H askins
There Is a Longing . . . Speech	170	(2)
Chief Dan George
I Hear America Singing . . . Poetry	172	(6)
Walt Whitman
The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind . . . Short Story	178	(10)
Ray Bradbury
Comparing Literary Works
The Road Not Taken . . . Poetry	188	(2)
Robert Frost
To be of use . . . Poetry	190	(1)
Marge Piercy
New Directions . . . Nonfiction	191	(6)
Maya Angelou
Reading Informational Materials: Business Documents
Letter of Welcome Business . . . Letter	197	(1)
Martha Escutia
Conference Agenda . . . Program Agenda	198	(4)
Old Man of the Temple . . . Short Story	202	(12)
R. K. Narayan
Perseus . . . Myth	214	(14)
Edith Hamilton
Comparing Literary Works
Slam, Dunk, & Hook . . . Poetry	228	(2)
Yusef Komunyakaa
The Spearthrower . . . Poetry	230	(2)
Lillian Morrison
Shoulders . . . Poetry	232	(16)
Naomi Shihab Nye
Skills Workshops
Writing Workshop: Workplace Writing: Business Letter	236	(4)
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Conducting Interviews	240	(1)
Assessment Workshop: Facts and Details	241	(3)
Theme: Moments of Discovery
Why Read Literature?	244	(1)
How to Read Literature: Use Strategies for Constructing Meaning	245	(3)
Children in the Woods . . . Nonfiction	248	(9)
Barry Lopez
Reading Informational Materials: Web Sites
National Audubon Society Audubon Web Site . . . Web Site	257	(5)
Rules of the Game . . . Short Story	262	(14)
Amy Tan
Connections: Literature and Media
from Joy, Luck, and Hollywood . . . Newspaper Article	276	(6)
Amy Tan
Comparing Literary Works
Checkouts . . . Short Story	282	(4)
Cynthia Rylant
Fifteen . . . Poetry	286	(6)
William Stafford
Comparing Literary Works
Sympathy . . . Poetry	292	(1)
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Caged Bird . . . Poetry	293	(2)
Maya Angelou
We never know how high we are . . . Poetry	295	(1)
Emily Dickinson
from In My Place . . . Nonfiction	296	(8)
Charlayne Hunter-Gault
The Interlopers . . . Short Story	304	(12)
Saki (H. H. Munro)
The Rug Merchant . . . Nonfiction	316	(10)
James A. Michener
Comparing Literary Works
Combing . . . Poetry	326	(1)
Gladys Cardiff
Women . . . Poetry	327	(1)
Alice Walker
maggie and milly and molly and may . . . Poetry	328	(2)
E. E. Cummings
Astonishment . . . Poetry	330	(16)
Wislawa Szymborska
Skills Workshops
Writing Workshop: Persuasion: Persuasive Essay	334	(4)
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Analyzing Types of Arguments	338	(1)
Assessment Workshop: Stated and Implied Main Idea	339	(3)
Theme: The Lighter Side
Why Read Literature?	342	(1)
How to Read Literature: Use Interactive Reading Strategies	343	(3)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty . . . Short Story	346	(12)
James Thurber
The Inspector-General . . . Drama	358	(10)
Anton Chekhov
Michael Frayn
Comparing Literary Works
Go Deep to the Sewer . . . Nonfiction	368	(5)
Bill Cosby
Fly Away . . . Nonfiction	373	(7)
Ralph Helfer
Connections: Literature and Childhood
The Talk . . . Reflective Essay	380	(6)
Gary Soto
An Entomological Study of Apartment 4A . . . Nonfiction	386	(9)
Patricia Volk
Reading Informational Materials: Newspaper Articles
`Cows on parade' find sweet home in Chicago . . . Article	395	(5)
David Schuyler
Comparing Literary Works
Jabberwocky . . . Poetry	400	(2)
Lewis Carroll
Macavity: The Mystery Cat . . . Poetry	402	(3)
T. S. Eliot
Problems With Hurricanes . . . Poetry	405	(7)
Victor Hernandez Cruz
Talk African . . . Folk Tale	412	(8)
Harold Courlander
George Herzog
One Ordinary Day, With Peanuts . . . Short Story	420	(26)
Shirley Jackson
Skills Workshops
Writing Workshop: Writing for Assessment: Test Essay	434	(4)
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Delivering a Descriptive Presentation	438	(1)
Assessment Workshop: Cause and Effect	439	(3)
Theme: Visions of the Future
Why Read Literature?	442	(1)
How to Read Literature: Use Critical Reading Strategies	443	(3)
from The Road Ahead . . . Nonfiction	446	(10)
Bill Gates
The Machine That Won the War . . . Short Story	456	(10)
Isaac Asimov
Connections: Literature and Technology
Aha Moment . . . Article	466	(6)
Julia Alvarez
Comparing Literary Works
Fire and Ice . . . Poetry	472	(1)
Robert Frost
``There Will Come Soft Rains'' (War Time) . . . Poetry	473	(1)
Sara Teasdale
The Horses . . . Poetry	474	(2)
Edwin Muir
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace . . . Poetry	476	(4)
Richard Brautigan
Reading Informational Materials: Product Information
Technical Directions and Warranty Product Information	480	(6)
Comparing Literary Works
``If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth . . .'' . . . Short Story	486	(5)
Arthur C. Clarke
from Silent Spring . . . Nonfiction	491	(4)
Rachel Carson
To the Residents of A.D. 2029 . . . Nonfiction	495	(9)
Bryan Woolley
Comparing Literary Works
Gifts . . . Poetry	504	(2)
Shu Ting
Donald Finkel
Glory and Hope . . . Speech	506	(18)
Nelson Mandela
Skills Workshops
Writing Workshop: Exposition: How-to Essays	512	(4)
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Effective Listening and Note Taking	516	(1)
Assessment Workshop: Generalizations	517	(3)
Genre: Short Stories
Why Read Literature?	520	(1)
How to Read Literature: Use Strategies for Reading Fiction	521	(3)
The Gift of the Magi . . . Plot	524	(10)
O. Henry
Connections: Literature and Society
Gift-Giving in the Technological World	534	(2)
Reading Informational Materials: Advertisements
R-C-H Announcement 1913 . . . Advertisement	536	(4)
Sonata for Harp and Bicycle . . . Plot	540	(14)
Joan Aiken
The Scarlet Ibis . . . Point of View	554	(16)
James Hurst
Comparing Literary Works
Blues Ain't No Mockin Bird . . . Character	570	(7)
Toni Cade Bambara
Uncle Marcos . . . Character	577	(13)
Isabel Allende
Comparing Literary Works
The Man to Send Rain Clouds . . . Setting	590	(6)
Leslie Marmon Silko
The Invalid's Story . . . Setting	596	(12)
Mark Twain
Comparing Literary Works
The Necklace . . . Theme	608	(8)
Guy de Maupassant
The Harvest . . . Theme	616	(20)
Tomas Rivera
Skills Workshops
Writing Workshop: Narration: Short Story	624	(4)
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Analyzing a Media Presentation	628	(1)
Assessment Workshop: Author's Point of View	629	(3)
Genre: Nonfiction
Why Read Literature?	632	(1)
How to Read Literature: Use Strategies for Reading Nonfiction	633	(3)
Single Room, Earth View . . . Observation	636	(9)
Sally Ride
Reading Informational Materials: Persuasive Speeches
The New Frontier . . . Speech	645	(5)
John F. Kennedy
Comparing Literary Works
The Washwoman . . . Narrative Essay	650	(6)
Isaac Bashevis Singer
On Summer . . . Persuasive Essay	656	(6)
Lorraine Hansberry
A Celebration of Grandfathers . . . Reflective Essay	662	(12)
Rudolfo A. Anaya
Comparing Literary Works
from A White House Diary . . . Autobiographical Account	674	(6)
Lady Bird Johnson
Connections: Literature and Social Studies
The Role of the First Lady	680	(2)
Arthur Ashe Remembered . . . Remembrance	682	(3)
John McPhee
Georgia O'Keeffe . . . Expository Essay	685	(11)
Joan Didion
Understanding Comics . . . Visual Essay	696	(14)
Scott McCloud
Comparing Literary Works
Earhart Redux . . . Radio Program Transcript	710	(5)
Alex Chadwick
In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle . . . Book Review	715	(2)
Steve Gietschier
In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle. . . Book Jacket	717	(17)
Skills Workshops
Writing Workshop: Exposition: Problem-and-Solution Essay	722	(4)
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Evaluating a Speech	726	(1)
Assessment Workshop: Connotation and Denotation	727	(3)
Genre: Drama
Why Read Literature?	730	(1)
How to Read Literature: Use Strategies for Reading Drama	731	(3)
The Dancers . . . Play	734	(30)
Horton Foote
The Shakespearean Theater	764	(6)
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Prologue . . . Drama	770	(1)
William Shakespeare
Act I	770	(25)
Act II	795	(24)
Act III	819	(26)
Act IV	845	(16)
Act V	861	(17)
Connections: Literature and Media
Shakespeare in Today's World	878	(3)
Reading Informational Materials: Atlas Entries
Italy . . . Atlas Entry	881	(15)
Skills Workshops
Writing Workshop: Response to Literature	884	(4)
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Presenting an Oral Response to Literature	888	(1)
Assessment Workshop: Responses and Interpretations	889	(3)
Genre: Poetry
Why Read Literature?	892	(1)
How to Read Literature: Use Strategies for Reading Poetry	893	(3)
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud . . . Figurative Language	896	(8)
William Wordsworth
Comparing Literary Works
Dream Deferred . . . Figurative Language	904	(1)
Langston Hughes
Dreams . . . Figurative Language	905	(1)
Langston Hughes
The Eagle . . . Figurative Language	906	(2)
Alfred
Lord Tennyson
``Hope'' is the thing with feathers--- . . . Figurative Language	908	(6)
Emily Dickinson
Comparing Literary Works
Blackberry Eating . . . Imagery	914	(1)
Galway Kinnell
Memory . . . Imagery	915	(1)
Margaret Walker
Eulogy for a Hermit Crab . . . Imagery	916	(2)
Pattiann Rogers
Meciendo (``Rocking'') . . . Imagery	918	(2)
Gabriela Mistral
Woman's Work . . . Imagery	920	(6)
Julia Alvarez
Comparing Literary Works
Uphill . . . Lyric Poetry	926	(1)
Christina Rossetti
Summer . . . Lyric Poetry	927	(1)
Walter Dean Myers
Ecclesiastes 3:1--8 . . . Lyric Poetry	928	(2)
The Bells . . . Lyric Poetry	930	(10)
Edgar Allan Poe
Comparing Literary Works
The Raven . . . Narrative Poetry	940	(4)
Edgar Allan Poe
The Seven Ages of Man . . . Dramatic Poetry	944	(6)
William Shakespeare
Connections: Literature Past and Present
from Tuesdays with Morrie . . . Nonfiction	950	(6)
Mitch Albom
Comparing Literary Works
Three Haiku . . . Haiku	956	(1)
Basho
Chiyojo
Hokku Poems . . . Haiku	957	(1)
Richard Wright
On the Grasshopper and the Cricket . . . Sonnet	958	(2)
John Keats
Sonnet 30 . . . Sonnet	960	(5)
William Shakespeare
Reading Informational Materials: Professional Journals
Passing Time in Times Past . . . Article	965	(15)
Virginia A. Walter
Skills Workshops
Writing Workshop: Exposition: Comparison-and-Contrast Essay	968	(4)
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Comparing Media Coverage	972	(1)
Assessment Workshop: Analogies	973	(3)
Genre: The Epic
Why Read Literature?	976	(1)
How to Read Literature: Use Strategies for Reading an Epic	977	(3)
Homer from the Odyssey
Part 1: The Adventures of Odysseus . . . Epic	980	(41)
Robert Fitzgerald
Part 2: The Return of Odysseus Epic	1021	(31)
Comparing Literary Works
An Ancient Gesture . . . Poetry	1052	(2)
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Siren Song . . . Poetry	1054	(2)
Margaret Atwood
Prologue and Epilogue from the Odyssey . . . Drama	1056	(2)
Derek Walcott
Ithaca . . . Poetry	1058	(6)
Constantine Cavafy
Connections: Literature Past and Present
from Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13	1064	(3)
Jim Lovell
Jeffrey Kluger
Reading Informational Materials: Newspaper Editorials
Minneapolis Star and Tribune Veteran Returns, Becomes Symbol . . . Editorial	1067	(1)
The Kansas City Star The Wrong Orbit . . . Editorial	1068	(2)
Skills Workshops
Writing Workshop: Research Writing: Research Report	1070	(6)
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Delivering an Expository Presentation	1076	(1)
Assessment Workshop: Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics	1077