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American 24-Karat Gold, 3/E
Yvonne Collioud Sisko, Middlesex County College

ISBN-10: 0205617654
ISBN-13: 9780205617654

Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 2009
Format: Paper; 464 pp
Published: 02/11/2008

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Part of Longman’s “Literature for College Readers” series, American 24-Karat Gold introduces developmental readers to classic American short stories, with pedagogy to support their reading and comprehension and make the literary pieces accessible.


The text includes a collection of American short stories by classic American writers (e.g., Mark Twain, O. Henry, Kate Chopin) along with diverse modern writers (e.g., Migene Gonzalez-Wippler, Amy Tan, Zora Neale Hurston, and Alice Walker). Each story contains pre-reading vocabulary exercises and questions, author’s biography with suggestions for further reading, a journal entry worksheet, comprehension quizzes, and writing prompts.

  • Each story is surrounded by apparatus designed to help students read the piece efficiently and bolster their reading experience.
    • Pre-Reading Vocabulary Exercises encourage students to use word attack skills to define and learn words necessary for understanding the story with. 
    • Pre-Reading Questions set up purpose of story and serve as an introduction to major themes.
    • Biographical Headnotes  provide context for the reader and suggestions for further readings.
    • A Journal Entry Worksheet after each story encourages student to participate in the story by developing an MLA Works Cited entry, separating main from supporting characters, identifying setting, sequencing and summarizing events, identifying conflicts, analyzing literary elements, and more.
    • Comprehension Quizzes (3 per story) test students’ understanding through multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions.
  • A sample lesson using Kate Chopin's Ripe Figs illustrates the book's pedagogy and gets students acquainted with the structure of the anthology. 
  • Writing Prompts further student learning of both personal and research writing.
  • A Glossary of Literary Terms is included for quick reference.
  • Two organizations: by the literary elements or theme and chronology give instructors flexibility.

  • Contains 5 new stories from Amy Tan, Alice Walker, O. Henry, Max Brand and Kate Chopin
  • New and exciting assignments include Setting, Literary Elements and Foreshadowing, Irony, and Symbols.
  • The alternate organization now includes a new “Relationships” category which further extends the options of the table of contents.
  • New additions to the definitions in the glossary to assist with vocabulary skills.

Chapter 1: Characters and Conflicts

Eudora Welty, “A Worn Path”

Migene Gonzalez-Wippler, “Yoruba”

Amy Tan, “Two Kinds”

Edgar Allan Poe, “The Tell-Tale Heart”

Ray Bradbury, “There Will Come Soft Rains”

 

Chapter 2: Setting and Props

Alice Walker, “Everyday Use”

Joseph Bruchac, “Bone Girl”

Mark Twain, “Strong Temptations–Strategic Movements–The Innocents Beguiled”

Edgar Allan Poe, “The Cask of Amontillado”

Jack London, “To Build  a Fire”

 

Chapter 3: Plot and Foreshadowing

Kate Chopin, “The Kiss”

Langston Hughes, “Salvation”

Max Brand, “Wine on the Desert”

O. Henry, “The Last Leaf”

Frank Stockton, “The Lady or the Tiger?”

 

Chapter 4: Irony

Kate Chopin, “The Story of an Hour”

O. Henry, “Gifts of the Magi”

Dorothy Parker, “The Wonderful Old Gentleman”

O. Henry, “The Ransom of Red Chief”

 Zora Neale Hurston, "Sweat"

 

Chapter 5: Extended Short Story Study

William Faulkner, “A Rose for Emily”

Nathaniel Hawthorne, “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment”

Edgar Allan Poe, “The Mask of the Red Death”

Herman Melville, “The Bell Tower”

 

    Part of Longman’s “Literature for College Readers” series, American 24-Karat Gold is a collection of American short stories for the developmental readers.

     

    The text includes classic American writers (e.g., Mark Twain, O. Henry, Kate Chopin) along with diverse modern writers (e.g., Maxine Hong Kingston, Migene Gonzalez-Wippler, and Alice Walker.)

     

    The text begins with a sample lesson designed with the developmental learner in mind–introducing reading skills, note-taking, and literary terms. Following the sample lesson, the stories are arranged by literary elements: character, conflict, plot, irony, etc. Each story contains pre-reading vocabulary exercises and questions, headnotes, a journal entry worksheet, comprehension quizzes, and writing prompts.

  • 0321365240American 24-Karat Gold, 2/E
    Sisko
    © 2006 | Longman | Paper; 480 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321365240 | ISBN-13: 9780321365248
    Brief Description

AMERICAN 24-KARAT GOLD
24 Classic American Short Stories
Third Edition
Yvonne Collioud Sisko

Read it–and get it! Understand literature like never before!

Frustrated by complicated, hard-to-understand readings in class? Can’t figure out what the point is?

American 24-Karat Gold, Third Edition, presents you yet again with an accessible, straightforward selection of 24 classic American short stories. From authors such as Mark Twain and Zora Neale Hurston, these stories are easier to “get” with their pre-reading questions and vocabulary exercises!

Only in the Third Edition

  • New assignments address setting, literary elements and foreshadowing, irony, and symbols.
  • Six new selections from Amy Tan, Alice Walker, Kate Chopin, and O. Henry replace stories in the previous edition.
  • An alternate table of contents shows the new “Relationships” category.

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    The text includes a collection of American short stories by classic American writers (e.g., Mark Twain, O. Henry, Kate Chopin) along with diverse modern writers (e.g., Migene Gonzalez-Wippler, Amy Tan, Zora Neale Hurston, and Alice Walker). Each story contains pre-reading vocabulary exercises and questions, author’s biography with suggestions for further reading, a journal entry worksheet, comprehension quizzes, and writing prompts.

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