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American Short Stories Exercises in Reading and Writing

by: Costa, Greg

American Short Stories Exercises in Reading and Writing

by: Costa, Greg

ISBN 13:
9780030213342
ISBN 10:
0030213347
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/10/2000
Publisher: Heinle ELT

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Summary

These classic American stories, each adapted for classroom use, are an enjoyable way for students to develop an understanding of American language and literature, culture and character. Historic photographs and illustrations acquaint students with the time, place, and cultural atmoshphere of each selection.

Preface

The Fat of the Land/Anzia Yezierska

(28)

Reading Comprehension

(1)

Vocabulary Check

(2)

Story Summary

(1)

Analyzing the Text

(1)

Interpreting Graphs

(1)

Grammar and Sentence Writing

(5)

Past Perfect Tense and Simple Past Tense

(1)

Sentence Writing

(3)

Word Forms

(1)

Developing Ideas

(2)

Paragraph Writing

(1)

Topics for Discussion

(1)

For Further Discussion: The Character of Hanneh Breineh

(1)

South of The Slot/Jack London

(25)

Reading Comprehension

(1)

Vocabulary Check

(1)

Story Summary

(1)

Analyzing the Text

(1)

Grammar and Sentence Writing

(9)

Using When and While to Combine Sentence

(1)

Sentence Combining

(2)

Sentence Completion

(1)

Conditional Sentence

(1)

Writing Conditional Sentences

(2)

Word Forms

(1)

Comparatives

(1)

Writing Comparatives

(1)

Developing Ideas

(3)

Topics for Discussion

(1)

Paragraph Writing

(1)

Role Playing

(1)

For Further Discussion: Stereotypes

(1)

The Gift of the Magi/O. Henry

(20)

Reading Comprehension

(1)

Vocabulary Check

(1)

Analyzing the Text

(1)

Interpreting Graphs

(1)

Grammar and Sentence Writing

(10)

Participial Phrases

(1)

Sentence Writing A

(2)

Sentence Completion

(1)

Sentence Writing B

(1)

Past Conditional Sentences

(1)

Writing Past Conditional Sentences A

(1)

Writing Past Conditional Sentences B

(1)

Guided Paragraph Writing

(1)

Writing Comparatives

(2)

Developing Ideas

(2)

Topics for Discussion

(1)

Role Playing

(1)

For Further Discussion: Irony

(1)

The Only Rose/Sarah Orne Jewett

(24)

Reading Comprehension

(1)

Vocabulary Check

(1)

Story Summary

(1)

Analyzing the Text

(1)

Interpreting Maps

(1)

Grammar and Sentence Writing

(2)

The Present Perfect Continuous Tense

(1)

Sentence Writing

(2)

Writing About Yourself

(6)

Verbs after Wish

(1)

Sentence Writing

(2)

Word Forms

(1)

Writing Comparative Sentences

(2)

Developing Ideas

(2)

Paragraph Writing

(1)

Topics for Discussion

(1)

For Further Discussion: Symbols

(1)

The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky/Stephen Crane

(27)

Reading Comprehension

107

(1)

Vocabulary Check

108

(1)

Story Summary

109

(1)

Analyzing the Text

110

(1)

Interpreting Maps

110

(1)

Grammar and Sentence Writing

111

(10)

Using Because and So to Combine Related Ideas

111

(1)

Sentence Combining

112

(2)

Sentence Completion

114

(1)

Sentnece Writing

115

(1)

Changing Direct Quotations to Indirect Quotations

116

(1)

Writing Indirect Quotations

117

(1)

Using the Apostrophe to Show Possession

118

(1)

Forming Possessives

119

(1)

Word Forms

120

(1)

Developing Ideas

121

(4)

Guided Paragraph Writing

121

(1)

Topics for Discussion

122

(1)

Role Playing

123

(1)

For Further Discussion: Conflict

124

(1)

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge/Ambrose Bierce

125

(22)

Reading Comprehension

134

(1)

Vocabulary Check

135

(1)

Story Summary

136

(1)

Analyzing the Text

136

(1)

Interpreting Maps

137

(1)

Grammar and Sentence Writing

137

(8)

The Passive Voice

137

(1)

Sentence Writing

138

(2)

Appositives

140

(1)

Writing Appositives

140

(1)

Word Forms

141

(1)

Gerunds

142

(1)

Writing Gerunds

143

(1)

Sentence Writing

144

(1)

Developing Ideas

145

(2)

Guided Paragraph Writing

145

(1)

Topics for Discussion

145

(1)

For Further Discussion: The Surprise Ending

146

(1)

A Curious Dream/Mark Twain

147

(20)

Reading Comprehension

153

(1)

Vocabulary Check

154

(1)

Story Summary

155

(1)

Analyzing the Text

156

(1)

Grammar and Sentence Writing

156

(9)

Using Got in Informal English

156

(1)

The Present Perfect Tense

157

(1)

Sentence Writing A

157

(2)

Sentence Writing B

159

(1)

The Past and Present in the Old Cemetery

160

(1)

Combining Phrases and Clauses to Form a Series

161

(1)

Sentence Writing C

162

(2)

Word Forms

164

(1)

Developing Ideas

165

(2)

Paragraph Writing

165

(1)

Topics for Discussion

166

(1)

For Further Discussion: The Supernatural in Fiction

166

(1)

The Black Cat/Edgar Allan Poe

167

(22)

Reading Comprehension

174

(1)

Vocabulary Check

175

(1)

Story Summary

176

(1)

Analyzing the Text

177

(1)

Grammar and Sentence Writing

177

(10)

Relative Clauses: Who and Which

177

(1)

Sentence Combining

178

(2)

Using Commas to Set Off Relative Clauses

180

(1)

Commas in Relative Clauses

181

(1)

Sentence Completion A

181

(1)

Sentnece Completion B

182

(1)

Sentence Writing

182

(1)

Sentence Combining

183

(2)

Sentence Completion C

185

(1)

Word Forms

186

(1)

Developing Ideas

187

(2)

Paragraph Writing

187

(1)

Topics for Discussion

187

(1)

For Further Discussion: The Narrator

188

(1)

Rip Van Winkle/Washington Irving

189

(24)

Reading Comprehension

200

(1)

Vocabulary Check

201

(1)

Story Summary

202

(1)

Analyze The Text

202

(1)

Interpreting Maps

203

(1)

Grammar and Sentence Writing

203

(7)

Joining Sentences with Whose

203

(1)

Sentence Combining

204

(2)

Joining Sentences with Before or After

206

(1)

Sentence Combining

206

(2)

Archaic Language

208

(1)

Rewriting Archaic Language

208

(1)

Word Forms

209

(1)

Developing Ideas

210

(3)

Paragraph Writing

210

(1)

Topics for Discussion

211

(1)

Role Playing

211

(1)

For Further Discussion: The Curious Theme of "Rip Van Winkle"

211

(2)

Credits

213

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American Short Stories Exercises in Reading and Writing

American Short Stories Exercises in Reading and Writing

9780030213342

0030213347

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