Synopses & Reviews
Banish boredom! Excite students with varietydrama, verse, stories, reporting, and moreall at comfortable reading levels - Five genres, each in three levels, let students study a particular kind of writing at the appropriate reading level
- Emphasis on reading skills helps students who have difficulty with a traditional literature anthology
- Integration of reading and writing encourages students to study how authors construct their works and then to try to emulate stylistic elements
Rescue bored readers by introducing them to the many exciting forms of literature. The Best series collects superb nonfiction, play scripts, poetry, short stories, and stand-alone chapters of longer works, so you can quickly find well-crafted selections that reflect student interests. Best of all, weve tailored the series to three reading levels, making it the perfect tool for reaching out to students of any ability who arent succeeding with more traditional anthologies.
- Introductory: Reading Level 5-6, Interest Level 6-8
- Middle: Reading Level 7-8, Interest Level 6-10
- Advanced: Reading Level 9-12, Interest Level 9-12
Synopsis
Banish boredom! Excite students with varietydrama, verse, stories, reporting, and moreall at comfortable reading levels- Five genres, each in three levels, let students study a particular kind ofwriting at the appropriate reading level
- Emphasis on reading skills helps students who have difficulty with atraditional literature anthology
- Integration of reading and writing encourages students to study howauthors construct their works and then to try to emulate stylistic elements
Rescue bored readers by introducing them to the many exciting forms ofliterature. The Best series collects superb nonfiction, play scripts, poetry,short stories, and stand-alone chapters of longer works, so you can quicklyfind well-crafted selections that reflect student interests. Best of all, wevetailored the series to three reading levels, making it the perfect tool forreaching out to students of any ability who arent succeeding with moretraditional anthologies.
- Reading Level 9-12
- Interest Level 9-12
Synopsis
Banish boredom! Excite students with varietydrama, verse, stories, reporting, and moreall at comfortable reading levels
- Five genres, each in three levels, let students study a particular kind of
writing at the appropriate reading level
- Emphasis on reading skills helps students who have difficulty with a
traditional literature anthology
- Integration of reading and writing encourages students to study how
authors construct their works and then to try to emulate stylistic elements
Rescue bored readers by introducing them to the many exciting forms of
literature. The Best series collects superb nonfiction, play scripts, poetry,
short stories, and stand-alone chapters of longer works, so you can quickly
find well-crafted selections that reflect student interests. Best of all, weve
tailored the series to three reading levels, making it the perfect tool for
reaching out to students of any ability who arent succeeding with more
traditional anthologies.
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Reading Level 9-12
- Interest Level 9-12
Table of Contents
Best Short Stories
Advanced
The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield
A Worn Path by Eudora Welty
A Summer's Reading by Bernard Malamud
My Oedipus Complex by Frank O'Connor
Everyday Use by Alice Walker
The Lagoon by Joseph Conrad
The Guest by Albert Camus
A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote
The Black Cat by Edgar Allen Poe
A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner
The Kugelmass Episode by Woody Allen
Sonny's Blues by James Baldwin
Revelation by Francis O'Connor