Rev. ed. of: Reflections, an intermediate reader / Suzanne Griffin, John Dennis. Rowley, Mass. : Newbury House Publishers, c1979.

"This anthology of contemporary fiction and nonfiction is designed to engage students in the reading process, promote critical understanding and analysis of subject matter, and encourage reflection on themes as they pertain to the readers themselves. Features:
Great variety of reading selections: subject matter and authors are drawn from a host of ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
Reading progress linguistically from the simple to the more complex: graded selections provide a pedagogically sound approach to using literature to learn English.
High-interest themes: Readings grouped by theme - Fables, Sorrows, Memories, Ties, and Visions - provide springboards for writing and discussion.
A variety of exercises promote integration of skills." (Book Cover)

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UNIT 1: Fables Old and New
1. The Donkey and the Lion's Skin / Aesop
2. The Milkmaid and Her Pail / Aesop
3. The Bonfire and the Ants / Alexander Solzhenitsyn
4. The Unicorn in the Garden / James Thurber

UNIT 2: Sorrows 5. A White Man's World / Debra Swallow 6. The Geese / E.B. White 7. Thank You Ma'am / Langston Hughes 8. You Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine / William Saroyan

UNIT 3: MEMORIES 9. Antonio's First Day of School / Rudolfo Anaya 10. George Washington, My Countryman / Mary Antin 11. Chinese School / Laurence Yep 12. Music Lady / Vicki L. Sears

UNIT 4: TIES 13. I Know the Caged Bird Sings / Maya Angelou 14. The Red Dog / Howard Maier 15. Survivor / John Dennis 16. Going Home / Pete Hamill

UNIT 5: VISIONS 17. I Have a Dream / Martin Luther King Jr. 18. The Last Night of the World / Ray Bradbury 19. Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech/ William Faulkner

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Level: Intermediate