The Best American Short Stories of the Century
edited by John Updike and Katrina Kenison
Updike, John, and Kenison, Katrina, eds. The Best Short Stories of the Century. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin. 1999.
edited by John Updike and Katrina Kenison
Updike, John, and Kenison, Katrina, eds. The Best Short Stories of the Century. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin. 1999.
A Lesson Before Dying
Ernest Gaines
Gaines, Ernest J. A Lesson Before Dying. New York: Alfred Knopf. 1993.
A video introduction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBjtknjZ6ec
Ernest Gaines
Gaines, Ernest J. A Lesson Before Dying. New York: Alfred Knopf. 1993.
A video introduction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBjtknjZ6ec
The House on Mango Street
Sandra Cisneros
Cisneros, Sandra. The House on Mango Street. New York: Random House. 1984.
The author discusses the context: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Pyf89VsNmg
Sandra Cisneros
Cisneros, Sandra. The House on Mango Street. New York: Random House. 1984.
The author discusses the context: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Pyf89VsNmg
Students will select a work of their own choosing to read, analyze and report back to the class as the final project.