Best Short Stories - Advanced - Softcover

Harris, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0890616663 ISBN 13: 9780890616666

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Contemporary, 1998

Synopsis

Banish boredom! Excite students with variety—drama, verse, stories, reporting, and more—all 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. TheBest 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, we’vetailored the series to three reading levels, making it the perfect tool forreaching out to students of any ability who aren’t succeeding with moretraditional 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

About this title

From the Publisher

Outstanding literature. Opens students' minds to a magnificent collection of genre-based literature.
Diverse multicultural authors. Introduces readers to classic and contemporary works.
Convenient multiple levels. Enables readers to appreciate literature at their own interest and reading levels.
In-depth literary lessons. Gives students insight into the techniques writers use to create their pieces.
Increased reading proficiency. Results as students work with major reading and interpreting skills.
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Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Contemporary
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0890616663
• ISBN 13: 9780890616666
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 476