UNIT
1
Short Stories
Find
Writers on Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOYCE CAROL OATES 1
C O L L E C T I O N 1 Plot and Setting
“All the best stories in the world are but one story in reality—the
—A. C. Benson
story of escape.”
What Do You Think? Why are stories of escape so interesting
and timeless?
Skills Focus
Literary Skills Understand structural elements of plot; analyze structural elements of plot; understand and
analyze conflict; understand internal and external conflicts; analyze internal and external conflicts; understand
foreshadowing and suspense; analyze foreshadowing and suspense; understand flashback; analyze flashback;
understand and analyze setting and mood.
Reading Skills Make predictions; understand a sequence of events; analyze a sequence of events; visualize a
story’s setting and plot events.
Informational Skills Identify main idea and supporting details; analyze main idea and supporting details.
Literary Focus What Do You Need to Know
About Plot and Setting? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Analyzing Visuals How Can You Recognize
Setting and Mood in Art? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Reading Focus What Reading Skills Help You
Understand Plot and Setting? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Liam O’Flaherty Reading Model The Sniper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHORT STORY 10
Literary Selections
Richard Connell
Jean Fong Kwok
Julia Alvarez
Kurt Vonnegut
A4 Contents
The Most Dangerous Game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHORT STORY
Disguises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHORT STORY
Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHORT STORY
Harrison Bergeron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHORT STORY
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Comparing Texts
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Comparing Plot and Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Ray Bradbury A Sound of Thunder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHORT STORY 77
Val Plumwood Being Prey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AUTOBIOGRAPHY 90
Informational Text Focus
Understand Main Idea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
BBC Online The Great Escape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WEB ARTICLE 99
National Geographic Online Did Animals Sense Tsunami Was Coming?. . . MAGAZINE ARTICLE 106
Preparing for Standardized Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kate Chopin
Literary Skills Review Caline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHORT STORY
New York Times Upfront
Informational Skills Review
Travis’s Dilemma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Vocabulary Skills Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYNONYMS
Read On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents A5
UNIT
1
Short Stories
COLLECTION
2
Find
Character
“I am the person I know best.” —Frida Kahlo
What Do You Think? How do other people affect the way we think about
ourselves?
Skills Focus
Literary Skills Understand character; analyze character; identify character types, including protagonist and
antagonist, and major and minor characters; understand flat and round characters; analyze flat and round
characters; understand and analyze static and dynamic characters; understand and analyze character motivation;
understand and analyze direct and indirect characterization.
Reading Skills Make inferences about characters; make inferences about motivation; make connections to
characters.
Informational Skills Understand main idea, audience, and purpose; analyze main idea, audience, and purpose; synthesize sources.
Literary Focus What Do You Need to
Know About Characters? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Analyzing Visuals How Can You Analyze
Character in Photographs? . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reading Focus What Skills Do You Need
to Analyze Characters? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ernest Hemingway Reading Model Old Man at the Bridge . . . . . . . . . SHORT STORY
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Literary Selections
Langston Hughes Thank You, M’am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Paule Marshall To Da-duh, in Memoriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Judith Ortiz Cofer American History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Truman Capote A Christmas Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SHORT STORY 144
SHORT STORY 160
SHORT STORY 174
SHORT STORY
Find
Comparing Texts
Comparing Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sandra Cisneros Papa Who Wakes Up Tired in the Dark . . . . . . . . . . SHORT STORY
Langston Hughes Mother to Son . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POEM
Robert Hayden Those Winter Sundays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POEM
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Informational Text Focus
Synthesizing Sources: Main Idea, Audience, and Purpose . . . 198
Writing An Interview with Dave Eggers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAGAZINE ARTICLE 199
Carlos Capellan Teaching Chess, and Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NEWSPAPER ARTICLE 205
Preparing for Standardized Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tim O’Brien
Literary Skills Review Ambush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHORT STORY
Jane Armstrong
Informational Skills Review I Got It:
Mentoring Isn’t for the Mentor. . . . . . . . MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Vocabulary Skills Review . . . . . . . . . . . MULTIPLEMEANING WORDS
Read On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents A7
UNIT
1
Short Stories
COLLECTION
3
Find
Narrator and Voice
“Only enemies speak the truth. Friends lie endlessly,
—Stephen King
caught in the web of duty.”
What Do You Think? Who are our friends, and who are our enemies?
How can we tell the difference?
Skills Focus
Literary Skills Understand narrator and point of view (omniscient, first person, and third-person limited);
analyze narrator and point of view (omniscient, first person, and third-person limited); understand tone; analyze
tone; understand voice; analyze voice.
Reading Skills Question the text; draw conclusions; analyze conclusions; understand and analyze a narrator’s
perspective.
Informational Skills Synthesize information from several sources on a single topic; identify main idea and
supporting details; compare and contrast texts; make connections to or from a text; synthesize sources/draw
conclusions with information from one or more sources.
María Elena Llano
Literary Focus What Do You Need to Know
About Narrator and Voice? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Analyzing Visuals How Can You Analyze
Point of View and Tone in Art? . . . . . . . .
Reading Focus What Skills Help You Analyze Narrator
and Point of View? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reading Model In the Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHORT STORY
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Literary Selections
Saki
Sylvia Plath
Eugenia W. Collier
Ursula K. Le Guin
A8 Contents
The Interlopers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Initiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marigolds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Wife’s Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SHORT STORY 244
SHORT STORY 256
SHORT STORY 268
SHORT STORY
Comparing Texts
Find
Author Study: Edgar Allan Poe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Edgar Allan Poe Letter to John Allan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LETTER
Edgar Allan Poe Alone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POEM
Edgar Allan Poe The Cask of Amontillado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHORT STORY
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283
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Informational Text Focus
Synthesizing Sources: Drawing Conclusions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kenneth Silverman Poe’s Final Days from Edgar A. Poe:
Mournful and Never-Ending Remembrance . . . . . . . . . BIOGRAPHY
The New York Times Poe’s Death Is Rewritten as Case of Rabies,
Not Telltale Alcohol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
The New York Times If Only Poe Had Succeeded When He Said
Nevermore to Drink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LETTER TO THE EDITOR
The New York Times Rabies Death Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LETTER TO THE EDITOR
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Preparing for Standardized Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Literary Skills Review
Sandra Cisneros
Geraldo No Last Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHORT STORY
Informational Skills Review
D’Arcy Lyness
Coping with Cliques and
James Garbarino, Ellen deLara
And Words Can Hurt Forever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ARTICLES
Vocabulary Skills Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CONTEXT CLUES
Read On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents A9
UNIT
1
Short Stories
COLLECTION
4
Find
Symbolism and Irony
“When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly
balanced courses of action you should take—choose the bolder.”
—Ezra Pound
What Do You Think? How do we make hard choices?
Skills Focus
Literary Skills Understand irony (verbal irony, situational irony, and dramatic irony); analyze irony; understand
ambiguity; analyze ambiguity; understand and analyze symbolism and allegory.
Reading Skills Analyze details; analyze cause-and-effect relationships; read actively; make predictions; reread; read aloud; ask questions.
Informational Skills Synthesize content from several sources/works by a single author dealing with a single
issue; paraphrase the ideas and connect them to other sources and related topics to demonstrate comprehension.
Writing Skills Write autobiographical narratives; include the meaning of the experience; include thoughts and
feelings.
Isak Dinesen
Literary Focus What Do You Need to Know
About Symbolism and Irony? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Analyzing Visuals How Can You Recognize
Symbols and Irony in Painting? . . . . . . . .
Reading Focus What Skills Help You Understand
Symbolism and Irony? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reading Model Peter and Rosa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHORT STORY
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Literary Selections
James Hurst The Scarlet Ibis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guy de Maupassant The Necklace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
O. Henry The Gift of the Magi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ray Bradbury The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SHORT STORY 348
SHORT STORY 360
SHORT STORY 372
SHORT STORY
Find
Comparing Texts
Comparing Themes Across Genres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pauline Kaldas Airport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHORT STORY
Robert Frost The Road Not Taken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POEM
Cindy Sherman Untitled Film Still #48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PHOTOGRAPH
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Informational Text Focus
Synthesizing Works by One Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Weapons of the Spirit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . INTERVIEW
Letter to President Roosevelt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LETTER
On the Abolition of the Threat of War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESSAY
The Arms Race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . INTERVIEW
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Preparing for Standardized Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Literary Skills Review
retold by Italo Calvino
The Happy Man’s Shirt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHORT STORY
Informational Skills Review
Sarah Lyall
Look Who’s in the School Kitchen,
Dishing Out Advice and Glorious Food?
English Schoolchildren Think Not . . NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
Vocabulary Skills Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYNONYMS
Read On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Writing Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NARRATIVE
Preparing for Timed Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Listening and Speaking Workshop PRESENTING AN ORAL NARRATIVE
Writing Skills Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
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Contents A11
UNIT
2
Nonfiction
Find
Writers on Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANDREW LAM 430
C O L L E C T I O N 5 Form and Style
“Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds
—Rosa Parks
will continue in others.”
What Do You Think? What do you have to say to the world?
Skills Focus
Literary Skills Understand and analyze forms of nonfiction; understand, analyze, and evaluate elements of
style, including diction, sentence structure, imagery, figurative language, tone, and mood.
Reading Skills Analyze author’s purpose; read aloud and paraphrase; visualize a text; make generalizations
about a text.
Informational Skills Understand functional documents; understand the structure and format of functional
documents; read functional documents.
Literary Focus What Do You Need to Know
About Form and Style? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Analyzing Visuals How Can You Recognize
Form and Style in Art? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reading Focus What Skills Help You Understand
Form and Style? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Esmeralda Santiago Reading Model How to Eat a Guava . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESSAY
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440
Literary Selections
Mark Twain Cub Pilot on the Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Veronica Chambers The Secret Latina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PERSONAL ESSAY
Gary Soto The Grandfather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PERSONAL ESSAY
Roald Dahl from Boy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AUTOBIOGRAPHY
A12 Contents
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Comparing Texts
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Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
Author Study: Maya Angelou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings . . . . . . . . AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Caged Bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POEM
New Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESSAY
Woman Work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POEM
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Informational Text Focus
StoryCorps
StoryCorps
Structure and Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502
About StoryCorps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MISSION STATEMENT 503
Do-It-Yourself Interview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FUNCTIONAL DOCUMENT 506
Preparing for Standardized Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jo Ann Beard
Literary Skills Review In the Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . MEMOIR
Informational Skills Review Hurricanes . . .
Unleashing Nature’s Fury . . . . . . . . . . FUNCTIONAL DOCUMENT
Vocabulary Skills Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CONTEXT CLUES
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Contents A13
UNIT
2
Nonfiction
COLLECTION
6
Find
Persuasion
“First we have to believe, and then we believe.”
—Martha Graham
What Do You Think? What do you believe in, and why?
Skills Focus
Literary Skills Understand, analyze, and evaluate characteristics of persuasion.
Reading Skills Question the text; summarize as a strategy for comprehension; draw conclusions.
Informational Skills Evaluate author’s argument; identify and understand logical fallacies; identify and
understand evidence.
Writing Skills Write a persuasive essay; structure ideas and arguments in a sustained and logical fashion;
support assertions; clarify and defend positions with precise and relevant evidence.
Literary Focus How Do Writers Persuade You?. . . . . . . . . . . .
Analyzing Visuals How Can You Recognize
Persuasion in Graphic Art? . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reading Focus What Skills Help You Respond
to Persuasion? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chief Joseph Reading Model from An Indian’s Views
of Indian Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SPEECH
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Literary Selections
Sojourner Truth Ain’t I a Woman? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SPEECH 534
Toni Morrison Cinderella’s Stepsisters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SPEECH 540
Alex Nikolai Steffen The Next Green Revolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESSAY 548
A14 Contents
Find
Comparing Texts
Comparing Forms of Persuasion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marjane Satrapi Why I Wrote Persepolis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . INTERVIEW
Scott McCloud Setting the Record Straight
from Understanding Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GRAPHIC ESSAY
Robin Brenner Graphic Novels 101: FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FAQ
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Informational Text Focus
Evaluating Arguments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578
Sandhya Nankani Kaavya Viswanathan: Unconscious Copycat
or Plagiarist?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BLOG 579
Joshua Foer Kaavya Syndrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WEB ARTICLE 583
Anna Quindlen
Henry Aaron
Preparing for Standardized Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Literary Skills Review Homeless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Informational Skills Review Jackie Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vocabulary Skills Review Synonyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Read On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Writing Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PERSUASIVE ESSAY
Preparing for Timed Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Listening and Speaking Workshop . . GIVING A PERSUASIVE SPEECH
Writing Skills Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents A15
UNIT
3
Poetry
Writers on Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JUDITH ORTIZ COFER 612
C O L L E C T I O N 7 Poetry
“The man who has no imagination has no wings.” —Muhammad Ali
Find
What Do You Think? What are the limits of the imagination?
Skills Focus
Literary Skills Understand different forms and types of poetry; understand characteristics of poetry, including
imagery, figurative language, and sound effects; understand rhyme, rhythm, meter, onomatopoeia, and alliteration.
Reading Skills Use paraphrasing as a strategy for comprehension; read aloud; visualize; analyze word choice.
Informational Skills Generate research questions to guide reading; generate relevant, interesting, and
researchable questions.
Writing Skills Perform literary analysis; analyze a poem; respond to literature; use the fundamentals of the
writing process to improve writing.
Simon J. Ortiz
Philip Booth
A16 Contents
Literary Focus What Is the Language of Poetry? . . . . . . . . . . .
Analyzing Visuals How Can You Recognize
Poetic Elements in Art?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reading Focus What Skills Help You Understand
and Enjoy Poetry? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reading Model My Father’s Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reading Model First Lesson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Literary Selections
Imagery and Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 628
Lorna Dee Cervantes Starfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POEM 629
E. E. Cummings in Just- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POEM 632
Miura Chora, Chiyo, Haiku . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HAIKU 634
Matsuo Bashō, Kobayashi Issa
Robert Frost Once by the Pacific. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SONNET 638
Hô’ Xuân Hu’o’ng Country Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POEM 642
Raymond Carver The Car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POEM 646
Naomi Shihab Nye Daily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POEM 650
James Wright A Blessing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POEM 652
Figures of Speech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POEM
Fire and Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POEM
“Hope” is the thing with feathers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POEM
Fame is a fickle food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POEM
Tiburón . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POEM
Fifteen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POEM
Internment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POEM
Sanctuary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POEM
Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POEM
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Sounds of Poetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
William Wordsworth I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POEM
Edna St. Vincent Millay The Courage That My Mother Had . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POEM
Jessica Goodheart Advice for a Stegosaurus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POEM
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685
689
692
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Carl Sandburg
Robert Frost
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson
Martín Espada
William Stafford
Juliet S. Kono
Luis H. Francia
Alice Walker
Contents A17
UNIT
3
Poetry
Li-Young Lee
Nikki Giovanni
Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman
Pat Mora
CONTINUED
The Gift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POEM
Possum Crossing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POEM
from Song of Myself, Number 32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POEM
I Hear America Singing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POEM
Legal Alien / Extranjera legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POEM
Find
694
697
699
702
705
Comparing Texts
Historical Accounts Across Genres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Taylor Branch The History Behind the Ballad . . . . . . . . . . . . . HISTORICAL ACCOUNT
Dudley Randall Ballad of Birmingham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POEM
Roger Ebert 4 Little Girls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MOVIE REVIEW
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711
714
716
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Informational Text Focus
Generating Research Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 720
FBI FBI Art Crime Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WEB PAGE 721
The New York Times Collection Is Found to Contain
Stolen Rockwell Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NEWSPAPER ARTICLE 724
Preparing for Standardized Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Anita Endrezze
Literary Skills Review The Girl Who Loved the Sky . . . . . .
from PBS.org
Informational Skills Review Internment History . . . . . . . .
Vocabulary Skills Review . . . . . . . . . . . MULTIPLEMEANING WORDS
Read On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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726
728
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Writing Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RESPONSE TO LITERATURE 734
Preparing for Timed Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 743
Listening and Speaking Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . PRESENTING A
RESPONSE TO A POEM 744
Writing Skills Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 746
Contents A19
UNIT
4
Drama
Find
Writers on Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ANNA DEAVERE SMITH 748
C O L L E C T I O N 8 Drama
“Love the actor, for he gives you his heart.” —Bela Lugosi
What Do You Think? In what way are both comedies and
tragedies about love?
Skills Focus
Literary Skills Understand elements of drama, including dramatic structure, dialogue, and stage directions;
understand soliloquy and monologue; understand asides; understand the function of scene design in drama;
understand characteristics of tragedy, including complication, dramatic irony, turning point, suspense, and climax; understand character and character foils; understand characteristics of comedy and farce.
Reading Skills Use visualization as a strategy for comprehension; make inferences; analyze cause-and-effect
relationships; read aloud and paraphrase.
Informational Skills Read primary and secondary sources; analyze primary and secondary sources.
Writing Skills Write an informative essay.
Literary Focus What Elements Create Drama? . . . . . . . . . . . .
Analyzing Visuals What Elements of Drama Can Be
Captured in Photographs? . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reading Focus What Skills Help You Analyze Drama? . . . .
Edmond Rostand Reading Model from Cyrano de Bergerac . . . . . . . . . . . .DRAMA
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756
758
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Literary Selections
David Mamet
William Shakespeare
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The Frog Prince . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COMEDY
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TRAGEDY
The Prologue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Act I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Act II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Act III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Act IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Act V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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796
807
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Comparing Texts
Comparing Narratives Across Genres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 952
retold by Mary Pope Osborne Lost at Sea: The Story of Ceyx and Alcyone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 953
Mary Zimmerman Alcyone and Ceyx from Metamorphoses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 958
Informational Text Focus
Find
Dinitia Smith
Using Primary and Secondary Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 972
“Dear Juliet”: Seeking Succor
from a Veteran of Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NEWSPAPER ARTICLE 973
from The Juliet Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LETTER 978
Preparing for Standardized Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Neil Simon
Literary Skills Review from Barefoot in the Park . . . .DRAMA
Eric Sevareid
Informational Skills Review
Kennedy’s Assassination . . . . . . . . . . . ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE
Pierre Salinger
Informational Skills Review
For Me, It Was a Dramatic Day . . . . . . . . . . .RECOLLECTION
Vocabulary Skills Review . . . . . . . . . . . MULTIPLEMEANING WORDS
Read On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Writing Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WRITING AN INFORMATIVE ESSAY 992
Preparing for Timed Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1001
Listening and Speaking Workshop. . . . . . . . . . ANALYZING AND
EVALUATING SPEECHES 1002
Writing Skills Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1006
Contents A21
UNIT
5
Epic
Writers on Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IAN JOHNSTON 1008
C O L L E C T I O N 9 Epic and Myth
“It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey
—Ursula K. Le Guin
that matters in the end.”
Find
What Do You Think? In what ways can life be thought of
as a journey?
Skills Focus
Literary Skills Understand and analyze elements of epics and myths; understand internal and external conflicts; understand heroic characters and external conflicts in epics and myths; understand traits of characters in
epic poetry; understand heroic characters; understand and analyze characteristics of myths.
Reading Skills Analyze cause-and-effect relationships; summarize as a strategy for comprehension; draw
conclusions.
Informational Skills Synthesize information from several sources on a single topic; make connections to or
from a text.
Writing Skills Write a research paper.
Literary Focus What Elements Will You Find
in Epics and Myths? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Analyzing Visuals What Elements of Epic and Myth
Appear in Art? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reading Focus What Skills Can Help You Understand
Epics and Myths? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
retold by Robert Graves Reading Model Paris and Queen Helen . . . . . . . . . . . . . MYTH
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Literary Selections
David Adams Leeming An Introduction to the Odyssey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1025
Homer from the Odyssey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EPIC 1035
Tell the Story (Book 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1037
Part One: The Wanderings 1038, Calypso, the Sweet Nymph
(Book 5) 1038, “I Am Laertes’ Son. . . .” (Book 9) 1043,
The Lotus Eaters (Book 9) 1046, The Cyclops (Book 9) 1047,
The Enchantress Circe (Book 10) 1059, The Land of the Dead
A22 Contents
(Book 11) 1061, The Sirens; Scylla and Charybdis (Book 12)
1064, The Cattle of the Sun God (Book 12) 1071
Find
Part Two: Coming Home 1078, The Meeting of Father and
Son (Book 16) 1079, The Beggar and the Faithful Dog (Book 17)
1083, The Test of the Great Bow (Book 21) 1086, Death at the
Palace (Book 22) 1092, Odysseus and Penelope (Book 23) 1096
retold by Olivia Coolidge The Fenris Wolf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MYTH 1106
Comparing Texts
Sandra Cisneros
Sonia Nazario
Comparing Themes and Topics Across Genres . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexico Next Right from Caramelo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHORT STORY
The Boy Left Behind from Enrique’s Journey . . . . . NONFICTION
Book cover from Enrique’s Journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BOOK COVER
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Informational Text Focus
Synthesizing Sources: Making Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1134
Jennifer Armstrong from Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World . . . . . . BIOGRAPHY 1135
NOVA Online Tending Sir Ernest’s Legacy:
An Interview with Alexandra Shackleton . . . . . . . . . INTERVIEW 1143
Preparing for Standardized Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
retold by Gayle Ross
Literary Skills Review Strawberries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MYTH
from World Almanac
Informational Skills Review The Appalachian
Trail: A Hike Through History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ARTICLE
Edward Burgess
Informational Skills Review
Appalachian Trail Journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOURNAL
Vocabulary Skills Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYNONYMS
Read On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Writing Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RESEARCH PAPER
Preparing for Timed Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Listening and Speaking Workshop. . . . . PRESENTING RESEARCH
Writing Skills Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents A23
UNIT
6
Reading for Life
Writers on Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CAROL JAGO 1180
C O L L E C T I O N 10 Reading for Life
Find
“Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate
—Dianne Feinstein
something people want.”
What Do You Think? What does it take to succeed in the world?
Skills Focus
Informational Skills Read and understand consumer documents; read and understand public documents;
analyze workplace documents; understand functional documents; read and understand technical directions.
Reading Skills Skim and scan a text; adjust reading rate; use logical notes to clarify understanding of texts; ask
questions.
Writing Skills Write a business letter; write minutes for a meeting.
Informational Text Focus Documents for Life . . . . . . . . . .
Analyzing Visuals How Is Information for the
Public Communicated in Art? . . . . . . .
Reading Focus What Skills Help You Read
Functional Documents? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reading Model Consumer Documents . . . . . . . . . DOCUMENTS
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1184
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1188
Informational Text Focus
Following Technical Directions . . . . . . . . . . TECHNICAL DIRECTIONS
Citing Internet Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STYLE MANUAL
Analyzing Functional Workplace Documents
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FUNCTIONAL WORKPLACE DOCUMENTS
Evaluating the Logic of Functional Documents
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FUNCTIONAL DOCUMENTS
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1212
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RESOURCE CENTER
Handbook of Literary Terms . . . 1241
Handbook of Reading and
Informational Terms . . . . . . . . . . 1253
Writer’s Handbook . . . . . . . . . . . . 1263
Preparing for Standardized Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Informational Skills Review Using the Office
Defibrillator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EMPLOYEE MANUAL
Vocabulary Skills Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CONTEXT CLUES
Read On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Writing Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS
Preparing for Timed Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Listening and Speaking Workshop. . . . . . . . DEBATING AN ISSUE
Writing Skills Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1224
1233
1234
1238
Language Handbook . . . . . . . . .
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spanish Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . .
English/Spanish Academic
Vocabulary Glossary . . . . . . . . . .
1274
1312
1317
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . .
Picture Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Index of Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Index of Authors and Titles . . . .
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1321
Contents A25