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ISBN: 9780131804333 | 0131804332
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Copyright: 4/1/2004

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Theme: Coming of Age

Why Read Literature?

(1)

How to Read Literature: Literal Comprehension Strategies

(3)

The Drummer Boy of Shiloh . . . Short Story

(10)

Ray Bradbury

Connections Literature and Social Studies

An Episode of War . . . Short Story

(6)

Stephen Crane

Charles . . . Short Story

(10)

Shirley Jackson

from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings . . . Autobiography

(12)

Maya Angelou

Comparing Literary Works

The Road Not Taken . . . Poem

(2)

Robert Frost

All But Blind . . . Poem

(2)

Walter de la Mare

The Choice . . . Poem

(6)

Dorothy Parker

from E-mail from Bill Gates . . . Article

(8)

John Seabrook

Reading Informational Materials

How to Be Polite Online . . . Magazine Article

(6)

Virginia Shea

Comparing Literary Works

Grandma Ling . . . Poem

(2)

Amy Ling

Old Man . . . Poem

(2)

Ricardo Sanchez

The Old Grandfather and His Little Grandson . . . Folk Tale

(6)

Leo Tolstoy

Comparing Literary Works

Ring Out, Wild Bells . . . Poem

(1)

Alfred

Lord Tennyson

Winter Moon . . . Poem

(1)

Langston Hughes

Poets to Come . . . Poem

(4)

Walt Whitman

Reading Informational Material

A Tour on the Prairies . . . Eyewitness Account

(16)

Washington Irving

Skills Workshops

Writing Workshop: Narration: Autobiographical Writing

(4)

Listening and Speaking Workshop: Organizing and Presenting a Narrative Presentation

(1)

Assessment Workshop: Context Clues

(3)

Theme: Meeting Challenges

Why Read Literature?

(1)

How to Read Literature: Literal Comprehension Strategies

(3)

Cub Pilot on the Mississippi . . . Autobiography

100

(12)

Mark Twain

Reading Informational Materials

Employment Contract . . . Contract

112

(6)

The Secret . . . Short Story

118

(12)

Arthur C. Clarke

Harriet Tubman: Guide to Freedom . . . Social Studies Article

130

(14)

Ann Petry

Comparing Literary Works

Columbus . . . Poem

144

(2)

Joaquin Miller

Western Wagons . . . Poem

146

(2)

Stephen Vincent Benet

The Other Pioneers . . . Poem

148

(8)

Roberto Felix Salazar

Up the Slide . . . Short Story

156

(10)

Jack London

Connections Literature Past and Present

from Hatchet . . . Contemporary Fiction

166

(6)

Gary Paulsen

Thank You, M'am . . . Short Story

172

(10)

Langston Hughes

Flowers for Algernon . . . Short Story

182

(32)

Daniel Keyes

Reading Informational Materials

The Underground Railroad . . . Research Report

214

(16)

Robert W. Peterson

Skills Workshops

Writing Workshop: Description: Descriptive Essay

218

(4)

Listening and Speaking Workshop: Critical Listening

222

(1)

Assessment Workshop: Analyzing Information

223

(3)

Theme: Quest for Justice

Why Read Literature?

226

(1)

How to Read Literature: Strategies for Constructing Meaning

227

(3)

Brown vs. Board of Education . . . Analytic Essay

230

(12)

Walter Dean Myers

A Retrieved Reformation . . . Short Story

242

(14)

O. Henry

Comparing Literary Works

from Lincoln: A Photobiography . . . Biography

256

(5)

Russell Freedman

O Captain! My Captain! . . . Poem

261

(7)

Walt Whitman

Comparing Literary Works

Gentleman of Rio en Medio . . . Short Story

268

(4)

Juan A. Sedillo

Saving the Wetlands . . . Article

272

(10)

Barbara A. Lewis

Reading Informational Materials

Analysis of a Legislative Bill . . . Public Document

282

(6)

Raymond's Run . . . Short Story

288

(14)

Toni Cade Bambara

Paul Revere's Ride . . . Poem

302

(8)

Henry Wadsworth

Connections Literature and History

The Deposition: Draft . . . Autobiographical Narrative

310

(6)

Paul Revere

Always to Remember: The Vision of Maya Ying Lin . . . Article

316

(10)

Brent Ashabranner

Reading Informational Materials

Accidental Entrepreneurs . . . Documentary Transcript

326

(16)

Skills Workshops

Writing Workshop: Business Letter

330

(4)

Listening and Speaking Workshop: Delivering an Informational Presentation

334

(1)

Assessment Workshop: Identifying the Main Idea

335

(3)

Theme: From Sea to Shining Sea

Why Read Literature?

338

(1)

How to Read Literature: Interactive Reading Strategies

339

(3)

from The People, Yes . . . Poem

342

(8)

Carl Sandburg

from Travels with Charley . . . Autobiography

350

(14)

John Steinbeck

Comparing Literary Works

Choice: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. . . . Essay

364

(4)

Alice Walker

Ellis Island . . . Poem

368

(2)

Joseph Bruchac

Achieving the American Dream . . . Essay

370

(2)

Mario Cuomo

The New Colossus . . . Poem

372

(4)

Emma Lazarus

Connections Literature and Culture

Ellis Island and Angel Island

376

(4)

Comparing Literary Works

A Ribbon for Baldy . . . Short Story

380

(4)

Jesse Stuart

The White Umbrella . . . Short Story

384

(14)

Gish Jen

Comparing Literary Works

Taught Me Purple . . . Poem

398

(1)

Evelyn Tooley Hunt

The City Is So Big . . . Poem

399

(1)

Richard Garcia

Those Winter Sundays . . . Poem

400

(4)

Robert Hayden

Reading Informational Materials

Arguments in Favor of a Sixteenth Amendment . . . Persuasive Speech

404

(4)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Reading Informational Materials

Darkness at Noon . . . Persuasive Essay

408

(16)

Harold Krents

Skills Workshops

Writing Workshop: Persuasion: Persuasive Composition

412

(4)

Listening and Speaking Workshop: Delivering a Persuasive Speech

416

(1)

Assessment Workshop: Identifying the Best Summary

417

(3)

Theme: Extraordinary Occurrences

Why Read Literature?

420

(1)

How to Read Literature: Strategies for Reading Critically

421

(3)

from An American Childhood . . . Autobiography

424

(8)

Annie Dillard

Connections Literature and Popular Culture

Stephen King: His Books, His Life, His Wife . . . Interview

432

(6)

Comparing Literary Works

What Stumped the Blue Jays . . . Short Story

438

(5)

Mark Twain

Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall . . . Cause-and-Effect Essay

443

(9)

Diane Ackerman

Comparing Literary Works

Southbound on the Freeway . . . Poem

452

(2)

May Swenson

Los New Yorks . . . Poem

454

(2)

Victor Hernandez Cruz

The Story-Teller . . . Poem

456

(6)

Mark Van Doren

The Adventure of the Speckled Band . . . Short Story

462

(26)

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Reading Informational Materials

How to Use a Microscope . . . Technical Directions

488

(6)

Kristeen Rogers

Comparing Literary Works

from Woodsong . . . Autobiography

494

(4)

Gary Paulsen

Mushrooms . . . Poem

498

(2)

Sylvia Plath

Southern Mansion . . . Poem

500

(2)

Arna Bontemps

The Bat . . . Poem

502

(4)

Theodore Roethke

Reading Informational Materials

A Simple Shadow Puppet . . . Instructions

506

(16)

David Currell

Skills Workshops

Writing Workshop: Exposition: Explanation of a Process

510

(4)

Listening and Speaking Workshop: Evaluating an Informational Presentation

514

(1)

Assessment Workshop: Interpreting Visual Aids

515

(3)

Genre: Short Stories

Why Read Literature?

518

(1)

How to Read Literature: Strategies for Reading Fiction

519

(3)

The Tell-Tale Heart . . . Plot

522

(12)

Edgar Allan Poe

Comparing Literary Works

The Day I Got Lost . . . Character

534

(5)

Isaac Bashevis Singer

Hamadi . . . Character

539

(11)

Naomi Shihab Nye

Reading Informational Materials

Map and Directions to the Monterey Bay Aquarium . . . Internet Map and Directions

550

(6)

Comparing Literary Works

The Finish of Patsy Barnes . . . Setting

556

(8)

Paul Laurence Dunbar

Tears of Autumn . . . Setting

564

(12)

Yoshiko Uchida

Comparing Literary Works

The Story-Teller . . . Theme

576

(6)

Saki (H. H. Munro)

The Medicine Bag . . . Theme

582

(12)

Hawk Sneve

Connections Literature and Culture

from My Own True Name . . . Essay

594

(4)

Pat Mora

Reading Informational Materials

from Sharing in the American Dream . . . Speech

598

(16)

Colin Powell

Skills Workshops

Writing Workshop: Narration: Short Story

602

(4)

Listening and Speaking Workshop: Storytelling

606

(1)

Assessment Workshop: Identifying Cause and Effect

607

(3)

Genre: Nonfiction

Why Read Literature?

610

(1)

How to Read Literature: Strategies for Reading Nonfiction

611

(3)

Animal Craftsmen . . . Reflective Essay

614

(10)

Bruce Brooks

Comparing Literary Works

Baseball . . . Autobiography

624

(4)

Lionel G. Garcia

from One Writer's Beginning . . . Autobiography

628

(8)

Eudora Welty

Comparing Literary Works

Hokusai: The Old Man Mad About Drawing . . . Biography

636

(3)

Stephen Longstreet

Not to Go With the Others . . . Biography

639

(9)

John Hersey

Comparing Literary Works

Forest Fire . . . Descriptive Essay

648

(4)

Anais Nin

Debbie . . . Narrative Essay

652

(10)

James Herriot

Reading Informational Material

Fire Extinguisher Warranty and How to Operate Your Extinguisher in a Fire Emergency . . . Warranty and Product Directions

662

(6)

Comparing Literary Works

The Trouble with Television . . . Speech

668

(4)

Robert MacNeil

The American Dream . . . Persuasive Essay

672

(6)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Connections Literature and Culture

from A Painted House . . . Contemporary Fiction

678

(4)

John Grisham

Reading Informational Materials

Why Is the Sea Blue? . . . Cause-and-Effect Essay

682

(18)

Denis Wallis

Skills Workshops

Writing Workshop: Research: Research Report

686

(6)

Listening and Speaking Workshop: Delivering a Research Presentation

692

(1)

Assessment Workshop: Distinguishing Fact From Opinion

693

(3)

Genre: Drama

Why Read Literature?

696

(1)

How to Read Literature: Strategies for Reading Drama

697

(3)

The Diary of Anne Frank

Frances Goodrich

Albert Hackett

Act I . . . Drama

700

(49)

Act II . . . Drama

749

(33)

Summary of The Diary of Anne Frank . . . Summary

782

(4)

Literature and Film

from Life Is Beautiful . . . Screenplay

786

(8)

Roberto Benigni

Vincenzo Cerami

Introducing Natty Bumppo . . . Response to Literature

794

(16)

May Lamberton Becker

Skills Workshops

Writing Workshop: Response to Literature: Critical Review

798

(4)

Listening and Speaking Workshop: Delivering an Oral Response to Literature

802

(1)

Assessment Workshop: Sentence Construction

803

(3)

Genre: Poetry

Why Read Literature?

806

(1)

How to Read Literature: Strategies for Reading Poetry

807

(3)

The Secret Heart . . . Lyric Poem

810

(8)

Robert P. Tristram Coffin

Comparing Literary Works

The Wreck of the Hesperus . . . Ballad

818

(6)

Henry Wadsworth

The Centaur . . . Narrative Poem

824

(10)

May Swenson

Comparing Literary Works

Harlem Night Song . . . Lyric Poem

834

(2)

Langston Hughes

Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind . . . Lyric Poem

836

(2)

William Shakespeare

January . . . Lyric Poem

838

(2)

John Updike

love is a place . . . Lyric Poem

840

(8)

E. E. Cummings

Comparing Literary Works

Ode to Enchanted Light . . . Ode

848

(1)

Pablo Neruda

Two Haiku . . . Haiku

849

(1)

Basho

Moritake

She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways . . . Elegy

850

(1)

William Wordsworth

from John Brown's Body . . . Epic

851

(2)

Stephen Vincent Benet

Harriet Beecher Stowe . . . Sonnet

853

(1)

Paul Laurence Dunbar

400-Meter Free Style . . . Concrete Poem

854

(6)

Maxine Kumin

Reading Informational Materials

Stopwatch Operating Instructions and Warranty . . . Instructions and Warranties

860

(4)

Connections Literature and Culture

Haiku for the Olympics . . . Haiku

864

(4)

Comparing Literary Works

Silver . . . Sound Devices

868

(1)

Walter de la Mare

Forgotten Language . . . Sound Devices

869

(1)

Shel Silverstein

Drum Song . . . Sound Devices

870

(2)

Wendy Rose

If I can stop one Heart from breaking . . . Sound Devices

872

(6)

Emily Dickinson

Comparing Literary Works

New World . . . Imagery

878

(2)

N. Scott Momaday

Lyric 17 . . . Imagery

880

(2)

Jose Garcia Villa

For My Sister Molly Who in the Fifties . . . Imagery

882

(8)

Alice Walker

Comparing Literary Works

The Dark Hills . . . Figurative Language

890

(2)

Edwin Arlington Robinson

Incident in a Rose Garden . . . Figurative Language

892

(6)

Donald Justice

Reading Informational Materials

Are Animals Smart? . . . Comparison-and-Contrast Essay

898

(16)

Bruce Brooks

Skills Workshops

Writing Workshop: Exposition: Comparison-and-Contrast Essay

902

(4)

Listening and Speaking Workshop: Evaluating Media Messages

906

(1)

Assessment Workshop: Appropriate Usage

907

(3)

Genre: The American Folk Tradition

Why Read Literature?

910

(1)

How to Read Literature: Strategies for Reading Folk Literature

911

(3)

Comparing Literary Works

Chicoria . . . Mexican American Cuento

914

(3)

Jose Griego y Maestas

Rudolfo A. Anaya

Brer Possum's Dilemma . . . African American Tale

917

(3)

Jackie Torrence

Coyote Steals the Sun and Moon . . . Native American Myth

920

(3)

Richard Erdoes

Alfonso Ortiz

Why the Waves Have Whitecaps . . . African American Tale

923

(5)

Zora Neale Hurston

Reading Informational Materials

Student Government Bylaws . . . Technical Document

928

(6)

Comparing Literary Works

John Henry . . . Ballad

934

(4)

Pecos Bill: The Cyclone . . . Tall Tale

938

(7)

Harold W. Felton

Paul Bunyan of the North Woods . . . Tall Tale

945

(3)

Carl Sandburg

Davy Crockett's Dream . . . Tall Tale

948

(6)

Davy Crockett

Connections Literature and History

from The Right Stuff . . . Nonfiction

954

(4)

Tom Wolfe

Reading Informational Materials

Crime-Solving Procedures for the Modern Detective . . . Training Manual

958

(9)

Skills Workshops

Writing Workshop: Exposition: Guidelines and Rules

962

(4)

Listening and Speaking Workshop: Multimedia Presentation

966

(1)

Assessment Workshop: Spelling, Capitalization, and Punctuation

967

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