Synopses & Reviews
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.
Synopsis
The popular
Journeys through American Literature has been split into two books to facilitate usefulness in high schools and shorter literature-based programs.
Book 1 provides grounding in literary devices and styles, 19th century American short stories, and 19th and 20th century essays.
Book 2 also provides an introduction to literary practices, but it continues with 19th and 20th century romantic poetry, the novel, and a special chapter on multicultural writers.
The Instructor's Manual for the full edition may be used with the split editions.