American 24-Karat Gold Book

Intent and/or Tone Contents     xv
Chronological Contents     xvii
Foreword     xix
Preface     xxi
Ripe Figs: A Sample Lesson     1
"Ripe Figs"   Kate Chopin     2
Characters and Conflicts     23
"A Worn Path"   Eudora Welty     25
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context     25
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack     27
Pre-reading Questions     27
"A Worn Path"     28
Journal     36
Follow-up Questions     39
Discussion Questions     40
Writing     40
"Yoruba"   Migene Gonzalez-Wippler     41
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context     41
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack     43
Pre-reading Questions     43
"Yoruba"     44
Journal     54
Follow-up Questions     57
Discussion Questions     58
Writing     58
"Two Kinds"   Amy Tan     59
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context     59
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack     61
Pre-reading Questions     61
"Two Kinds"     62
Journal     72
Follow-up Questions     75
Discussion Questions     76
Writing     76
"The Tell-Tale Heart"   Edgar Allan Poe     77
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context     77
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack     79
Pre-reading Questions     79
"The Tell-Tale Heart"     80
Journal     85
Follow-up Questions     88
Discussion Questions     89
Writing     89
"There Will Come Soft Rains"   Ray Bradbury     90
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context     90
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack     92
Pre-reading Questions     92
"There Will Come Soft Rains"     93
Journal     98
Follow-up Questions     101
Discussion Questions     102
Writing     102
Setting and Props     103
"Everyday Use"   Alice Walker     105
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context     105
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack     107
Pre-reading Questions     107
"Everyday Use"      108
Journal     117
Follow-up Questions     120
Discussion Questions     121
Writing     121
"Bone Girl"   Joseph Bruchac     122
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context     122
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack     124
Pre-reading Questions     124
"Bone Girl"     125
Journal     132
Follow-up Questions     135
Discussion Questions     136
Writing     136
"Strong Temptations-Strategic Movements-The Innocents Beguiled"   Mark Twain     137
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context     137
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack     139
Pre-reading Questions     139
"Strong Temptations-Strategic Movements-The Innocents Beguiled"     140
Journal     145
Follow-up Questions     148
Discussion Questions     149
Writing     149
"The Cask of Amontillado"   Edgar Allan Poe     151
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context     151
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack     153
Pre-reading Questions     153
"The Cask of Amontillado"      154
Journal     161
Follow-up Questions     164
Discussion Questions     165
Writing     165
"To Build a Fire"   Jack London     166
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context     166
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack     168
Pre-reading Questions     168
"To Build a Fire"     169
Journal     183
Follow-up Questions     186
Discussion Questions     187
Writing     187
Plot and Foreshadowing     189
"The Kiss"   Kate Chopin     190
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context     190
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack     192
Pre-reading Questions     192
"The Kiss"     193
Journal     196
Follow-up Questions     199
Discussion Questions     200
Writing     200
"Salvation"   Langston Hughes     201
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context     201
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack     203
Pre-reading Questions     203
"Salvation"     204
Journal     207
Follow-up Questions     210
Discussion Questions     211
Writing     211
"Wine on the Desert"   Max Brand     212
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context     212
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack     214
Pre-reading Questions     214
"Wine on the Desert"     215
Journal     223
Follow-up Questions     226
Discussion Questions     227
Writing     227
"The Last Leaf"   O. Henry     228
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context     228
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack     230
Pre-reading Questions     230
"The Last Leaf"     231
Journal     237
Follow-up Questions     240
Discussion Questions     241
Writing     241
"The Lady or the Tiger?"   Frank Stockton     242
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context     242
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack     244
Pre-reading Questions     244
"The Lady or the Tiger?"     245
Journal     251
Follow-up Questions     254
Discussion Questions      255
Writing     255
Irony     257
"The Story of an Hour"   Kate Chopin     258
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context     258
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack     260
Pre-reading Questions     260
"The Story of an Hour"     261
Journal     264
Follow-up Questions     267
Discussion Questions     268
Writing     268
"Gifts of the Magi"   O. Henry     269
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context     269
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack     271
Pre-reading Questions     271
"Gifts of the Magi"     272
Journal     277
Follow-up Questions     280
Discussion Questions     281
Writing     281
"The Wonderful Old Gentleman"   Dorothy Parker     282
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context     282
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack     284
Pre-reading Questions     284
"The Wonderful Old Gentleman"     285
Journal     296
Follow-up Questions     299
Discussion Questions     300
Writing      300
"The Ransom of Red Chief"   O. Henry     301
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context     301
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack     303
Pre-reading Questions     303
"The Ransom of Red Chief"     304
Journal     314
Follow-up Questions     317
Discussion Questions     318
Writing     318
"Sweat"   Zora Neale Hurston     319
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context     319
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack     321
Pre-reading Questions     321
"Sweat"     322
Journal     333
Follow-up Questions     336
Discussion Questions     337
Writing     337
Extended Short Story Study     339
"A Rose for Emily"   William Faulkner     340
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context     340
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack     343
Pre-reading Questions     343
"A Rose for Emily"     344
Journal     353
Follow-up Questions     356
Discussion Questions     357
Writing     357
"Dr. Heidegger's Experiment"   Nathaniel Hawthorne     358
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context     358
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack     362
Pre-reading Questions     362
"Dr. Heidegger's Experiment"     363
Journal     372
Follow-up Questions     375
Discussion Questions     376
Writing     376
"The Masque of the Red Death"   Edgar Allan Poe     377
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context     377
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack     381
Pre-reading Questions     381
"The Masque of the Red Death"     382
Journal     388
Follow-up Questions     391
Discussion Questions     392
Writing     392
"The Bell-Tower"   Herman Melville     393
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Context     393
Pre-reading Vocabulary-Structural Attack     397
Pre-reading Questions     397
"The Bell-Tower"     398
Journal     411
Follow-up Questions     414
Discussion Questions     415
Writing     415
Judges     417
How I Use This Book     421
Glossary of Prefixes and Suffixes     425
Credits     431
Index     433