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nteractive tudent dition
Literature
G l e n c o e
T h e R e a d e r ’ s C h o i c e
Program Consultants
Jeffrey D. Wilhelm, Ph.D.
Douglas Fisher, Ph.D.
Beverly Ann Chin, Ph.D.
Jacqueline Jones Royster, Ph.D.
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CONSULTANTS
Senior Program Consultants
Jeffrey Wilhelm, Ph.D., a former middle-and Douglas Fisher, Ph.D., i s a Professor of
secondary-school English and reading teacher, Teacher Education and Director of Professional
is currently an Associate Professor of Education Development at San Diego State University,
at Boise State University. He is the author or where he teaches English language develop-
co-author of numerous articles and several books ment and literacy. He also serves as Director of
on the teaching of reading and literacy, includ- City Heights Educational Pilot, which won the
ing such award-winning titles as You Gotta BE Christa McAuliffe Award from the American
the Book and Reading Don’t Fix No Chevys. He Association of State Colleges and Universities.
also works with local schools as part of the He has published numerous articles on read-
Adolescent Literacy Project and recently helped ing and literacy, differentiated instruction, and
establish the National Writing Project site at curriculum design. He is co-author of the book
Boise State University. Improving Adolescent Literacies: Strategies That
Work, and co-editor of the book Inclusive
Urban Schools.
Program Consultants
Beverly Ann Chin, Ph.D., i s Professor Jacqueline Jones Royster, D.A., i s
of English, Director of the English Teaching Professor of English and Senior Vice Provost
Program, former Director of the Montana and Executive Dean of the Colleges of Arts and
Writing Project, and former Director of Sciences at The Ohio State University. She is
Composition at the University of Montana in currently on the Writing Advisory Committee
Missoula. She currently serves as a Member at of the National Commission on Writing, and
Large of the Conference of English Leadership. serves as chair for both the Columbus Literacy
Dr. Chin is a nationally recognized leader in Council and the Ohioana Library Association.
English language arts standards, curriculum, and In addition to the teaching of writing, Dr.
assessment. Formerly a high school teacher and Royster’s professional interests include the rhe-
adult education reading teacher, Dr. Chin has torical history of African American women and
taught in English language arts education at the social and cultural implications of literate
several universities and has received awards for practices. She has contributed to and helped to
her teaching and service. edit numerous books, anthologies, and journals.
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ADVISORY BOARD
Special Consultant
Dinah Zike, Ed.D., w as a classroom teacher and a consultant for many years before she
began to develop Foldables™—a variety of easily created graphic organizers. Zike has written and
developed more than 150 supplemental books and materials used in classrooms worldwide. Her Big
Book of Books and Activities won the Teacher’s Choice Award.
Glencoe National Reading and Language Arts Advisory Council
Mary A. Avalos, Ph.D. Nancy Drew, Ed.D. Kimberly Lawless, Ph.D.
Assistant Department Chair, LaPointe Educational Associate Professor
Department of Teaching Consultants Curriculum, Instruction
and Learning Corpus Christi, Texas and Evaluation
Research Assistant Professor, College of Education
Susan Florio-Ruane, Ed.D.
Department of Teaching University of Illinois
and Learning Professor at Chicago
University of Miami College of Education Chicago, Illinois
Coral Gables, Florida Michigan State University
Lansing, Michigan William Ray, M.A.
Wanda J. Blanchett, Ph.D. Lincoln-Sudbury Regional
Sharon Fontenot O’Neal,
Associate Dean for Academic High School
Ph.D.
Affairs and Associate Sudbury, Massachusetts
Professor of Exceptional Associate Professor
Education Texas State University Janet Saito-Furukawa,
School of Education San Marcos, Texas M.Ed.
University of Wisconsin– Literacy Coach
Nancy Frey, Ph.D.
Milwaukee Washington Irving
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Associate Professor of Literacy Middle School
in Teacher Education Los Angeles, California
William G. Brozo, Ph.D. School of Teacher Education
Professor of Literacy San Diego State University Bonnie Valdes, M.Ed.
Graduate School of Education San Diego, California Independent Reading
College of Education and Consultant
Victoria Gentry Ridgeway,
Human Development CRISS Master Trainer
Ph.D.
George Mason University Largo, Florida
Associate Professor
Fairfax, Virginia
Reading Education
Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina
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TEACHER REVIEWERS
Bridget Agnew Dianne Konkel Janine M. Pokorak
St. Michael Middle School Cypress Lake Middle School School Without Walls
Chicago, Illinois Fort Myers, Florida High School
Washington, D.C.
Monica Aralza Melanie A. Lafleur
Dr. Juliet V. Garcia Many High School Susan Putnam
Middle School Many, Lousiana Butler High School
Brownsville, Texas Matthews, North Carolina
Patricia Lee
Katherine R. Baer Radnor Middle School Paul C. Putnoki
Howard County Public Schools Wayne, Pennsylvania Torrington Middle School
Ellicott City, Maryland Torrington, Connecticut
Linda Copely Lemons
Tanya Baxter Cleveland High School Jane Thompson Rae
Roald Amundsen High School Cleveland, Tennessee Cab Calloway High School
Chicago, Illinois of the Arts
Heather S. Lewis
Wilmington, Delaware
Danielle R. Brain Waverly Middle School
Thomas R. Proctor Senior Lansing, Michigan Ann C. Ryan
High School Lindenwold High School
Sandra C. Lott
Utica City, New York Lindenwold, New Jersey
Aiken Optional School
Yolanda Conder Alexandria, Louisiana Pamela Schoen
Owasso Mid-High School Hopkins High School
Connie Malacarne
Chicago, Illinois Minnetonka, Minnesota
O’Fallon Township
Gwenn de Mauriac High School Megan Schumacher
The Wiscasset Schools O’Fallon, Illinois Friends’ Central School
Wiscasset, Maine Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Lori Howton Means
Courtney Doan Edward A. Fulton Fareeda J. Shabazz
Bloomington High School Junior High School Paul Revere Middle School
Bloomington, Illinois O’Fallon, Illinois Chicago, Illinois
Susan M. Griffin Claire C. Meitl Molly Steinlage
Edison Preparatory School Howard County Public Schools Brookpark Middle School
Tulsa, Oklahoma Ellicott City, Maryland Grove City, Ohio
Cindy Davis Harris Patricia P. Mitcham Barry Stevenson
Helix Charter High School Mohawk High School (Retired) Garnet Valley Middle School
La Mesa, California New Castle, Pennsylvania Glen Mills, Pennsylvania
Joseph F. Hutchinson Lisa Morefield Paul Stevenson
Toledo Public Schools South-Western Edison Preparatory School
Toledo, Ohio Career Academy Tulsa, Oklahoma
Grove City, Ohio
Ginger Jordan Kathy Thompson
Florien High School Kevin Morrison Owasso Mid-High School
Florien, Louisiana Hazelwood East High School Owasso, Oklahoma
St. Louis, Missouri
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BOOK OVERVIEW
How to Use Glencoe Literature: The Reader’s Choice: Course 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxxiii
Scavenger Hunt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxxvii
UNIT ONE The Short Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Part 1: Encountering the Unexpected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Part 2: Making Choices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Part 3: Life Transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
UNIT TWO Nonfiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308
Part 1: The Power of Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317
Part 2: Quests and Encounters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .399
Part 3: Keeping Freedom Alive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .443
UNIT THREE Poetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .518
Part 1: The Energy of the Everyday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .527
Part 2: Loves and Losses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .583
Part 3: Issues of Identity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .645
UNIT FOUR Drama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .704
Part 1: Loyalty and Betrayal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .713
Part 2: Portraits of Real Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .867
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UNIT FIVE Legends and Myths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .958
Part 1: Acts of Courage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .967
Part 2: Rescuing and Conquering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1035
UNIT SIX Genre Fiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1108
Part 1: The Extraordinary and Fantastic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1117
Part 2: The Uncanny and Mysterious . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1181
Reference Section
Literary Terms Handbook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .R1 Glossary/Glosario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .R64
Reading Handbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .R20 Academic Word List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .R86
Using Foldables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .R26 Index of Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .R89
Writing Handbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .R30 Index of Authors and Titles. . . . . . . . . . . . .R99
Business Writing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .R42 Index of Art and Artists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .R102
Language Handbook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .R46 Acknowledgments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .R104
Test-Taking Skills Handbook . . . . . . . . . . .R61
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T he Shor t Stor y
UNIT ONE
Genre Focus: Short Story
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Literary Analysis Model:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Ernest Hemingway Old Man at the Bridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short Story . . . . . . . . 4
Writers on Reading
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Wrap-Up
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Encountering the Unexpected
PART 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Literary Focus: Plot and Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Saki The Open Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short Story . . . . . . . 12
Mark Twain The Californian’s Tale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short Story . . . . . . . 20
“Round about California in that day were
scattered a host of these living dead men . . .”
—Mark Twain
Joyce Carol Oates Literary Perspective: Storytelling Is As Old As Mankind . . . . . . . . . . Essay . . . . . . . 31
Shirley Jackson The Summer People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short Story . . . . . . . 35
Vocabulary Workshop: Denotation and Connotation:
Using a Semantic Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Edwidge Danticat The Book of the Dead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short Story . . . . . . . 50
R. K. Narayan An Astrologer’s Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short Story . . . . . . . 64
Grammar Workshop: Mechanics: Using Possessive Apostrophes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Chinua Achebe Civil Peace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Edgar Allan Poe The Masque of the Red Death . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short Story . . . . . . . 82
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“Seize him and unmask him – that we may
know whom we have to hang at sunrise . . .”
—Edgar Allan Poe
Making Choices
PART 2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Literary Focus: Theme and Character . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Amy Tan Two Kinds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short Story . . . . . . . 96
James Thurber The Car We Had to Push. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short Story . . . . . .110
Gabriel García Márquez Tuesday Siesta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short Story . . . . . .120
Vocabulary Workshop: Multiple-Meaning Words:
Distinguishing Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Jhumpa Lahiri When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short Story . . . . . .131
Paule Marshall To Da-duh, in Memoriam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short Story . . . . . .148
Jack Finney Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short Story . . . . . .162
“For an instant he hung suspended
between balance and falling . . .”
—Jack Finney
Luisa Valenzuela The Censors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short Story . . . . . .180
Carl Safina TIME: Cry of the Ancient Mariner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Science Article . . . . . .186
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