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McDougal Littell THE LANGUAGE OF 1 BRITISH m%* McDougal Littell THE LANGUAGE O F Literature BRITISH LITERATURE HOMAS HARDY WILLIAM BUTLER YEAI MARYWOLLSTONECRAFT lib EN BROWNING ROBERT SAMUEL JOHN SO r.FRAlMD MAN! EY HOPKINS EDMUND SPE: PERCY WILLIAM BLAKE E LAWRENCE GEOFFREY SEAMUS HE/ LORD BYRON WOOLE VIRGINIA CHARLOTTE BRONTE KATHBRINE N SAMUEL TAYLOR COLER1 DC AM SHAKESPEARE I )HN,DONNE OH N McDougal Littell LANGUAGE HE O T F LITERATURE BRITISH LITERATURE Arthur N. Applebee Andrea B. Bermudez Sheridan Blau Rebekah Caplan Peter Elbow Susan Hynds Judith A. Langer James Marshall ^McDougal Littell A HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY Evanston,Illinois Boston * Dallas Acknowledgments A. P. Watt Ltd.: "The Ant and the Grasshopper" by W. Somerset Maugham, from The Collected Stories ofW. Somerset Maugham. Reprinted by permission ofA. P. Watt Limited on behalfofthe Royal Literary Fund. Unit One Dutton Signet: Excerpts from Beowulf, translated by Burton Raffel. Translation Copyright © 1963 by Burton Raffel, Afterword © 1963 by New American Library. "Fifth Day, Ninth Story" retitled "Federigo's Falcon," from The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio, translated by Mark Musa and Peter Bondanella, Translation copyright © 1982 by Mark Musa and Peter Bondanella. From he Morte D'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory, translated by Keith Baines. Translation copyright © 1962 by Keith Baines, renewed © 1990 by Francesca Evans. Introduction © 1962 by Robert Graves, renewed © 1990 by Beryl Graves. Used by permission ofDutton Signet, a division of Penguin Putnam Inc. The New York Times: "A Collaboration Across 1,200 Years" by D. J. R. Bruckner, from The New York Times, July 22, 1997. Copyright © 1997 by The New York Times. Reprinted by permission. 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Printed in the United States ofAmerica. 11 12 13 14 15 0914 13 12 11 10 09 iv Senior Consultants The senior consultants guided the conceptual development for The Language of Literature series. They participated actively in shaping prototype materials for major components, and they reviewed completed prototypes and/or completed units to ensure consistency with current research and the philosophy of the series. ArthurN. Applebee Professor of Education, State University ofNew York at Albany; Director, Center for the Learning and Teaching of Literature; Senior Fellow, Center for Writing and Literacy Andrea B. Bermudez Professor ofStudies in Language and Culture; Director, Research Center for Language and Culture; Chair, Foundations and Professional Studies, University of Houston-Clear Lake Sheridan Blau Senior Lecturer in English and Education and former Director of Composition, University of California at Santa Barbara; Director, South Coast Writing Project; Director, Literature Institute for Teachers; Former President, National Council ofTeachers of English Rebekah Caplan Senior Associate for Language Arts for middle school and high school literacy, National Center on Education and the Economy, Washington, D.C.; served on the California State English Assessment Development Team for Language Arts; former co-director ofthe Bay Area Writing Project, University of California at Berkeley PeterElbow Emeritus Professor of English, University ofMassachusetts at Amherst; Fellow, Bard Center for Writing and Thinking Susan Hynds Professor and Director of English Education, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York JudithA. hanger Professor ofEducation, State University ofNew York at Albany; Co-director, Center for the Learning and Teaching of Literature; Senior Fellow, Center for Writing and Literacy James Marshall Professor of English and English Education; Chair, Division of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Iowa, Iowa City Contributing Consultants Linda Diamond Executive Vice-President, Consortium on Reading Excellence (CORE); co-author of Buildinga Powerful Reading Program Lucila A. Garza ESL Consultant, Austin, Texas Jeffrey N. Golub Assistant Professor of English Education, University of South Florida, Tampa William L. McBride, Ph.D. Reading and Curriculum Specialist; former middle and high school English instructor Sharon Sicinski-Skeans, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Reading, University of Houston-Clear Lake; primary consultant on The InterActive Reader Multicultural Advisory Board The multicultural advisors reviewed literature selections for appropriate content and made suggestions for teaching lessons in a multicultural classroom. VikkiPepperAscuena, Meridian High School, Meridian, Idaho Dr.JoyceM. Bell, Chairperson, English Department, Townview Magnet Center, Dallas, Texas Linda F. Bellmore, Livermore High School, Livermore, California Dr. Eugenia W. Collier, Author; lecturer; Chairperson, Department ofEnglish and Language Arts; Teacher of Creative Writing and American Literature, Morgan State University, Maryland Dr. Bill Compagnone, English Department Chairperson, Lawrence High School, Lawrence, Massachusetts Kathleen S. Fowler, President, Palm Beach County Council ofTeachers of English, Boca Raton Middle School, Boca Raton, Florida Jan Graham, Cobb Middle School, Tallahassee, Florida Barbara Kuhns, Camino Real Middle School, Las Cruces, New Mexico J. PatriciaJ. Richards, Prior Lake, Minnesota Continued on page 1509 Teacher Review Panels The following educators provided ongoing review during the development ofthe tables ofcontents, lesson design, and key components ofthe program. CALIFORNIA SteveBass, 8th Grade Team Leader, Meadowbrook Middle School, Ponway Unified School District Cynthia Brickey, 8th Grade Academic Block Teacher, Kastner Intermediate School, Clovis Unified School District Continued on page 1509 Manuscript Reviewers The following educators reviewed prototype lessons and tables ofcontents during the development of The Language ofLiterature program. DavidAdcox, Trinity High School, Euless, Texas CarolAlves, English Department Chairperson, Apopka High School, Apopka, Florida Continued on page 1510 VI Student Board The student board members read and evaluated selections to assess their appeal for 12th-grade students. DanielBirdsall, Muhlenberg High School, Reading, Pennsylvania ShaneM. Cummins, Loudoun County High School, Leesburg, Virginia CarrieMitchell, Butler Traditional High School, Shively, Kentucky JenniferSchwab, MacArthur High School, San Antonio, Texas SarahMarie Slezak, Union High School, Grand Rapids, Michigan Staci Talis Smith, Ramsay Alternative High School, Birmingham, Alabama EveE. Tanner, Justin F. Kimball High School, Dallas, Texas VII The Language of Literature Overview oK'et The Anglo-Saxon and Medieval four The Flowering of Periods 495-1485 Romanticism 1798-1832 Part 1 Tests of Courage Part 1 Seeking Truth Part 2 Reflections of Everyday Life Part 2 Embracing the Imagination Part 3 Attempts at Perfection LITERARYFOCUS SKILLFOCUS Romanticism CommunicationWorkshop: LITERARYFOCUS The Epic Writing Workshop: Personality Profile, FMoeramnianngdin PGerrafmomramarn:ceUsPirnegseAndtjaetcitoinve and Application Essay Poetry Noun Clauses Grammar: Achieving Sentence Variety, Vocabulary: Homonyms, Homophones, Creating Compound and Complex and Homographs Sentences Vocabulary: Using Word Origins to Learn NewWords, Understanding Words with Multiple Meanings five The Victorians 1832-1901 Part 1 Personal Relationships two The English Renaissance 1485-1660 Part 2 New Voices, New Directions LITERARYFOCUS SKILLFOCUS Part 1 Aspects of Love The Growth and Writing Workshop: SubjectAnalysis Part 2 A Passion for Power oDfevFiecltoiponment Grammar: Using Adverb Clauses Vocabulary: Using Context Clues to Part 3 Facing Life's Limitations Determine Meaning LITERARYFOCUS SKILLFOCUS SonnetForm Writing Workshop: Research Report Shakespearean Grammar: Using Adverbs and six17 Emerging Modernism 1901-1950 Tragedy AdverbPhrases Metaphysical Vocabulary:Analyzing Word Parts- Part 1 New Images of Reality Poetry Roots Part 2 Shocking Realities LITERARYFOCUS SKILLFOCUS three The Restoration and LIirtoenryaitnurMeodern WCroimtmiunngiWcoartkisohnoWpo:rDkrsahmoapti:cWSecbeneSite Enlightenment 660-1798 Grammar: Creating Sentence Closers, 1 Creating Sentence Openers Part 1 Views of Society Vocabulary: Identifying the Parts ofa Word, LearningWaysto Develop Part 2 Arguments for Change YourVocabulary Part 3 Revelations About Human Nature LITERARYFOCUS SKILLFOCUS Nonfiction in Writing Workshop: Proposal, Satire seven ContemporaryVoices 1950-Present the 18th Century Grammar: Using Adjectives and Satire Adjective Phrases, Using Elements Part 1 Appearance and Reality in a Series Part 2 Culture and Conflict Vocabulary: Precision in Language, LITERARYFOCUS SKILLFOCUS Recognizing Denotations and PointofView in WritingWorkshop: Connotations Contemporary Critical Review Fiction Grammar: Creating Subject-Verb Splits Literature as Vocabulary: Understanding Analogies Social Criticism VIII Table of Contents Student Resource Bank Reading Handbook T HE LANGUAGE O F Writing Handbook Communication Handbook Literature Grammar Handbook Glossary of LiteraryTerms Glossary ofWordsto Know in English and Spanish Literature Connections Each ofthe books in the Literature Connectionsseries combines a novel or playwith — related readings poems, stories, plays, personal essays, — articles thatadd new Becoming an Active Reader perspectives on the theme STRATEGIES FOR READING or subject matterofthe longerwork. Reading Literature 8 Listed beloware some of READING MODEL the most popularchoicesto TheAntandtheGrasshopperbyW. SomersetMaugham accompanythe Grade 12 anthology: Reading Handbook READING FOR DIFFERENTPURPOSES 1324 Hamlet byWilliam Shakespeare READING DIFFERENTGENRES 1326 READING DIFFERENTFORMATS 1327 Pride and Prejudice byJaneAusten ENRICHING YOURVOCABULARY 1328 Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte READING FOR INFORMATION 1334 ReadingaTextbook 1334 Tess ofthe d'Urbervilles byThomas Hardy Reading a MagazineArticle 1336 Reading aWeb Page 1337 Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw PATTERNS OFORGANIZATION 1338 Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Main Ideas and Supporting Details 1339 Chronological Order 1340 ATale ofTwo Cities by Charles Dickens Comparisonand Contrast 1341 Causeand Effect 1342 Beowulf Problem-Solution 1343 FUNCTIONALREADING 1344 The CanterburyTales by Geoffrey Chaucer GuidetoColleges 1344 Campus Map 1345 1984 byGeorge Orwell CollegeApplication 1346 Things Fall Apart byChinua Achebe OnlineJobSearch 1348 JobApplication 1350 Nervous Conditions byTsitsi Dangarembga Workplace Document 1352 When Rain Clouds Gather by Bessie Head IX