A World of Short Stories: 18 Short Stories from Around the World

by Yvonne Collioud Sisko

Other authorsJohn Seymour (Illustrator), Ted Sisko (Illustrator)
Paperback, 2004

Status

Available

Call number

FIC C Sis

Publication

Pearson / Longman

Pages

314

Description

The World of the Short Storyintroduces a selection of short stories from around the globe into the developmental reading course. With an outstanding selection of authors and carefully designed apparatus, the book is the ideal vehicle for introducing literature to developing readers.Organized around different literary elements, such as plot, theme, and character, the selections in the text are surrounded by pedagogy including vocabulary exercises, pre-reading questions, comprehension quizzes, and writing prompts.

Description

Table of Contents:

Characters and conflicts: Story of an hour / K. chopin; Cranes / H. Sunwon; Yoruba / M. Gonzalez-Wippler; Jovita / D.S. de Queiroz --
Setting and props: Hockey sweater / R. Carrier; It used to be green once / P. Grace; What's in a name? / J. Peng; Cask of amontillado / E.A. Poe --
Plot and foreshadowing: Trail of the green blazer / R.K. Narayan; Rain came / G. Ogot; Bindeh's gift / R.S. Easmon; Madman / C. Achebe; Adventure of the speckled band / A.C. Doyle; Irony: Ah Bah's money / C. Lim; Necklace / G. de Maupassant; Beautiful soul of Don Damian / J. Bosch; Ransom of red chief / O. Henry; God sees the truth, but waits / L. Tolstoy --
Glossary of prefixes and suffixes.

Collection

Barcode

2262

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

314 p.; 9.2 inches

ISBN

0321127382 / 9780321127389

Call number

FIC C Sis
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