This collection of classic short fiction begins with Washington Irving and ends with Willa Cather. Along the way, seven Master Writers are featured with extended biographies and multiple selections, allowing for an in-depth analysis of their work.
This collection of classic short fiction features seven Master Writers with extended biographies and multiple selections, allowing for an in-depth analysis of their work. 656 pages.
SPECIAL FOCUS: Literary Elements & Writing About Literature
Students consider plot, characters, setting, theme, style, and other literary devices. Features include:
• pre-reading pages that introduce the elements
• Literary Lens questions to focus students’ reading
• post-selection pages and unit reviews with discussion questions and writing assignments that concentrate on literary elements
• a Writing About Literature handbook
Benefits of Many Voices
- A special literary focus in each anthology develops essential literary strategies and concepts.
- The anthologies focus on literature—reading and interpreting outstanding fiction and nonfiction by highly regarded authors.
- The literature selections are both challenging and relevant for students.
- The selections are easily differentiated for ELL students, struggling readers, gifted students, students at grade level, and students with different learning styles.
Student Editions
- A special literary focus in each anthology develops essential literary strategies and concepts.
- The anthologies focus on literature—reading and interpreting outstanding fiction and informational text by highly-regarded authors.
- The selections and academic vocabulary are both challenging and relevant for students and provide an appropriate mix of text complexity.
- The selections are easily differentiated for ELL students, struggling readers, gifted students, students working at grade level, and students with different learning styles.
- Writing prompts and suggested research projects encourage deeper analysis of the texts.
- Revised editions align instruction with a focus on close reading strategies and text-dependent questions and tasks. State standards alignment correlations are available for all titles.
Teaching Support
- Teaching and Assessment Resources—active reading strategies; pre-, during-, and post-reading activities; writing workshops; multiple assessment opportunities; and more.
Teaching and Assessment Resources
- Support for teaching each selection
- Direct instruction of reading strategies
- Selection quizzes and unit tests
- nit organizers for differentiating instruction
- Skill-building activities with graphic organizers
- Writing workshops with extended instruction
- Abundant extended project choices
- Writing rubrics for instruction and assessment