America Writes is an anthology of eighteen American short stories by contemporary and classic authors, including Ernest Hemingway, Langston Hughes, Ray Bradbury, and Shirley Jackson. The stories have universal appeal that will touch students and make them think. Designed for high-intermediate to advanced students, the text provides entire lessons developed around each story. Pre-reading sections include comprehensive author biographies, discussions of literary terms, and reviews of idioms and expressions found in the stories. Accompanying grammar exercises help students overcome such trouble areas as prepositions, articles, and irregular verbs. Also included are vocabulary sections, reading comprehension questions, and thought-provoking writing assignments. End-of-chapter sections tie together the stories in each chapter and provide review tests.

America Writes: Learning English through American Short Stories

Reference

Kay, Judith

Gelshenen, Rosemary

Foreign Language Study & Reference

st.martins press

Adventures in Literature is a lower-level introduction to literature for ESL learners. The literature used is unique -- the authors draw on dialogue (mostly from short stories) to help less-proficient students develop an interest and understanding of literature. The authors whose work appears in this text include O. Henry, Oscar Wilde, George Orwell, Mona Gardner, James Thurber, Saki, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Colette, Alphonse Daudet, and Kate Chopin.Adventures in Literature includes a focus on vocabulary and a review of grammar.Each reading is accompanied by:pre-reading exercises grammar lessons vocabulary development exercises writing exercises discussion topics.

Adventures in Literature: New Pathways in Reading

English as a Second Language

University of Michigan Press/ELT

Charlie Anderson, a reporter on leave from the Boston Globe, becomes entangled in an unusual mystery when he stumbles upon a news article about his own death. Confused and still very much alive, Charlie travels to Montauk, Long Island, to learn more about the deceased man and learns more about himself in the process. The MICHIGAN Reading Plus Readers are original fiction written for students who wish to improve their reading skills. The MICHIGAN Reading Plus Readers support the need for extensive reading on topics of interest to today's students. The Readers offer students books in the genres of mystery, science-fiction, and romance. Activities that practice vocabulary and reading skills are provided on the companion website.

Murder in Montauk (Michigan Reading Plus Readers)

It was love at first sight when aspiring actors Abby Nicholson and Lucas Miller met at an audition in NewYork City. After just a few months, their romance seemed destined for marriage. But will their love survive when the demands of their careers and families get in the way? Genre: Romance Length: about 15,000 words Level: 4th grade

Make a Wish (Michigan Reading Plus)

Adventures in Composition is designed to help students develop their academic and paragraph writing skills through the examination of short stories of some well-known writers. These stories will hold the students’ interest as they explore writing from a new perspective— learning to use the work of good writers as a guide. The types of writing featured and taught are narrative, description, comparison and contrast, and expository. Each chapter features a Writing Basics section (e.g., compound sentences, subject-verb agreement, transitions) and pre-writing activities (e.g., outlining) followed by three writing assignments. Students learn the features of each type of writing and have many opportunities to practice and develop their reading and writing skills. Peer evaluation and editing are strongly encouraged.  Adventures in Composition includes the work of Guy de Maupassant, O. Henry, Shirley Jackson, Katherine Mansfield, W. Somerset Maugham, William Saroyan, and Oscar Wilde.  

Adventures in Composition: Improving Writing Skills through Literature

Words, Language & Grammar

Authentic North American short stories enhance students' reading skills, language learning, and enjoyment of literature. The Instructor's Manual for Discovering Fiction, Student's Book 1, provides further information about the stories, teaching suggestions, and an answer key.

Discovering Fiction Level 1 Instructor's Manual: A Reader of American Short Stories

Cambridge University Press

Authentic North American short stories enhance students' reading skills, language learning, and enjoyment of literature. The stories in this book were chosen for their universal appeal. Among the authors included are Nathaniel Hawthorne, Kate Chopin, Langston Hughes, Ernest Hemingway, and Shirley Jackson. Pre-reading and post-reading activities arouse students' interest, check their comprehension, increase their knowledge of grammar and vocabulary, and provide thought-provoking discussion and writing assignments. Literary term explanations enhance students' appreciation of literature.

Discovering Fiction Student's Book 2

Authentic North American short stories enhance students' reading skills, language learning, and enjoyment of literature. The universal appeal of the stories in this book touches students and makes them think. Among the authors included are O. Henry, William Saroyan, Gwendolyn Brooks, Isaac Asimov, and Sandra Cisneros. Extensive pre-reading activities capture students' interest. Post-reading activities check their comprehension, increase their knowledge of grammar and vocabulary, and provide thought-provoking discussion and writing assignments. Literary term explanations and tasks enhance students' appreciation of literature.

Discovering Fiction Student's Book 1: A Reader of North American Short Stories

Authentic North American short stories enhance students' reading skills, language learning, and enjoyment of literature. The Instructor's Manual for Discovering Fiction, Student's Book 2, provides further information about the stories, teaching suggestions, and an answer key. In addition, a useful brief synopsis of each story is provided in the Elements of a Short Story section.

Discovering Fiction Level 2 Instructor's Manual: A Reader of American Short Stories

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America Writes: Learning English through American Short Stories

Adventures in Literature: New Pathways in Reading

Murder in Montauk (Michigan Reading Plus Readers)

Make a Wish (Michigan Reading Plus)

Adventures in Composition: Improving Writing Skills through Literature

Discovering Fiction Level 1 Instructor's Manual: A Reader of American Short Stories

Discovering Fiction Student's Book 2

Discovering Fiction Student's Book 1: A Reader of North American Short Stories

Discovering Fiction Level 2 Instructor's Manual: A Reader of American Short Stories

America Writes: Learning English through American Short Stories