An appreciation and understanding of fine works of
classic literature, poetry, and essays, as well as the development and contribution of the literary
segment throughout America’s history, will serve to enhance a student’s
academic career and perspective of the world around him.
Students should be encouraged to think and explore the world of literature, and this collection gives them a vast collection of classics upon which to test the waters.
Following each short story are several multiple-choice and open-ended questions.
These questions are designed to highlight and reinforce important points about what the students
have read, and help them to apply reasoning and critical thinking to the short story. By asking
students to immediately recall and consider facts and concepts they’ve just read about, the aim is
to affix in their minds the overall ideas and some of the more essential details of the themes about
which the selected authors wrote.
Stories in this collection are:
The Gold-Bug
The Great Stone Face
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
April 25th, As Usual
The Lady, or the Tiger?
The Camel’s Back
The Man Without a Country
The Enchanted Bluff
A Respectable Woman
Her Virginia Mammy
Silas Jackson
The Gift of the Magi
Tom’s Husband
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American Classic Short Stories