&a> RIPE FIGS A Sample Lesson Kate Chopin "Ripe Figs" Chapter 1 Characters and Conflicts Kate Chopin "The Unexpected" Is Dorothea shallow or profoundingly honest? What do you think? Pre-reading Vocabulary Context Pre-reading Vocabulary Structural Attack Pre-reading Questions "The Unexpected" Journal Follow-up Questions Discussion Questions Writing Eudora Welty "A Worn Path" Old Phoenix overcomes challenge after challenge as she takes the reader on a journey to town. Pre-reading Vocabulary Context Pre-reading Vocabulary Structural Attack Pre-reading Questions "A Worn Path" Journal Follow-up Questions Discussion Questions Writing Amy Tan "Two Kinds" Tensions between mother and child touch us all in this lively tale of hopes and aspirations. Pre-reading Vocabulary Context Pre-reading Vocabulary Structural Attack Pre-reading Questions "Two Kinds" Journal Follow-up Questions Discussion Questions Writing Edgar Allan Poe "The Tell-Tale Heart" Edgar Allan Poe walks the reader through the homicidal mind in this classic tale of maniacal obsession. Pre-reading Vocabulary Context Pre-reading Vocabulary Structural Attack Pre-reading Questions "The Tell-Tale Heart" Journal Follow-up Questions Discussion Questions Writing Ray Bradbury "There Will Come Soft Rains" Using nontraditional characters, Ray Bradbury questions humankind''s relationship with the technology it creates. Pre-reading Vocabulary Context Pre-reading Vocabulary Structural Attack Pre-reading Questions "There Will Come Soft Rains" Journal 88 Follow-up Questions Discussion Questions Writing Chapter 2 Setting and Props Sandra Cisneros "Eleven" Rachel brings forth insights we can all share. Pre-reading Vocabulary Context Pre-reading Vocabulary Structural Attack Pre-reading Questions "Eleven" Journal Follow-up Questions Discussion Questions Writing Alice Walker "Everyday Use" Sincerity triumphs over superficiality in this story centered around a family heirloom. Pre-reading Vocabulary Context Pre-reading Vocabulary Structural Attack Pre-reading Questions "Everyday Use" Journal Follow-up Questions Discussion Questions Writing Joseph Bruchac "Bone Girl" Old traditions lead to new changes in this spirited tale. Pre-reading Vocabulary Context Pre-reading Vocabulary Structural Attack Pre-reading Questions "Bone Girl" Journal Follow-up Questions Discussion Questions Writing Mark Twain "Strong Temptations Strategic Movements The Innocents Beguiled" Told with humor and irony, this is the classic tale of Tom Sawyer painting the fence.
Pre-reading Vocabulary Context Pre-reading Vocabulary Structural Attack Pre-reading Questions "Strong Temptations Strategic Movements The Innocents Beguiled" Journal Follow-up Questions Discussion Questions Writing Edgar Allan Poe "The Cask of Amontillado" Edgar Allan Poe walks the reader through the homicidal mind in this classic story of family revenge wherein darkness increases with the subterranean descent. Pre-reading Vocabulary Context Pre-reading Vocabulary Structural Attack Pre-reading Questions "The Cask of Amontillado" Journal Follow-up Questions Discussion Questions Writing Chapter 3 Plot and Foreshadowing Langston Hughes "Salvation" We share the narrator''s confusion as events swirl around him in this light yet introspective tale. Pre-reading Vocabulary Context Pre-reading Vocabulary Structural Attack Pre-reading Questions "Salvation" Journal Follow-up Questions Discussion Questions Writing Migene Gonzalez-Wippler "Yoruba" In this lively story, Migene Gonzalez-Wippler portrays a childhood experience with a religious system that combines Christian and African beliefs, enhanced by foreshadowing. Pre-reading Vocabulary Context Pre-reading Vocabulary Structural Attack Pre-reading Questions "Yoruba" Journal Follow-up Questions Discussion Questions Writing Max Brand "Wine on the Desert" Justice is brutally served in this powerful story. Pre-reading Vocabulary Context Pre-reading Vocabulary Structural Attack Pre-reading Questions "Wine on the Desert" Journal Follow-up Questions Discussion Questions Writing O. Henry "The Last Leaf" We share friendship and devotion in this stirringly poignant tale. Pre-reading Vocabulary Context Pre-reading Vocabulary Structural Attack Pre-reading Questions "The Last Leaf" Journal Follow-up Questions Discussion Questions Writing Frank Stockton "The Lady or the Tiger?" The reader expects resolution in a story, but Frank Stockton leaves the reader holding her or his breath. Pre-reading Vocabulary Context Pre-reading Vocabulary Structural Attack Pre-reading Questions "The Lady or the Tiger?" Journal Follow-up Questions Discussion Questions Writing Chapter 4 Irony Kate Chopin "The Story of an Hour" Kate Chopin turns marital assumptions upside down with her ironic twist.
Pre-reading Vocabulary Context Pre-reading Vocabulary Structural Attack Pre-reading Questions "The Story of an Hour" Journal Follow-up Questions Discussion Questions Writing O. Henry "Gifts of the Magi" Love triumphs over all as gifts are well, if not wisely, given. Pre-reading Vocabulary Context Pre-reading Vocabulary Structural Attack Pre-reading Questions "Gifts of the Magi" Journal Follow-up Questions Discussion Questions Writing Dorothy Parker "The Wonderful Old Gentleman" Did you ever want to scream, "That''s unfair"? The knife of injustice slowly twists in this ironic story. Pre-reading Vocabulary Context Pre-reading Vocabulary Structural Attack Pre-reading Questions "The Wonderful Old Gentleman" Journal Follow-up Questions Discussion Questions Writing O. Henry "The Ransom of Red Chief" Written in a simpler time and with continuing humor, O. Henry turns the tables. Pre-reading Vocabulary Context Pre-reading Vocabulary Structural Attack Pre-reading Questions "The Ransom of Red Chief" Journal Follow-up Questions Discussion Questions Writing Zora Neale Hurston "Sweat" Zora Neale Hurston''s ever-surviving female realizes ultimate justice. Pre-reading Vocabulary Context Pre-reading Vocabulary Structural Attack Pre-reading Questions "Sweat" Journal Follow-up Questions Discussion Questions Writing Chapter 5 Extended Short Story Study Jack London "To Build a Fire" Arctic conditions test the knowledge of man and dog.
Pre-reading Vocabulary Context Pre-reading Vocabulary Structural Attack Pre-reading Questions "To Build a Fire" Journal Follow-up Questions Discussion Questions Writing William Faulkner "A Rose for Emily" The reader experiences the very wretchedness of William Faulkner''s decaying South through Emily and her relationships. Pre-reading Vocabulary Context Pre-reading Vocabulary Structural Attack Pre-reading Questions "A Rose for Emily" Journal Follow-up Questions Discussion Questions Writing Nathaniel Hawthorne "Dr. Heidegger''s Experiment" In this tale set amid dark and ominous surroundings, Nathaniel Hawthorne questions change with light humor, irony, and even a touch of sarcasm. Pre-reading Vocabulary Context Pre-reading Vocabulary Structural Attack Pre-reading Questions "Dr. Heidegger''s Experiment".