The Necklace (Creative Editions) [Hardcover]

Guy de Maupassant (Author), Gary Kelley (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1993 | Age Level: 9 and up | Series: Creative Editions

Young adults and adult learners at intermediate levels of English proficiency will love this collection of plays. Each one represents theater at its best - spiked with humor and written in lively, colloquial American English. Brief, inexpensive, and flexible, these plays are the ideal supplements to any reading, speaking, or conversation class. The plays can be used in different ways to improve reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills, and each student book is packed with a variety of pre- and post-reading activities that test comprehension and spark lively classroom discussion. Each of the four plays is adapted from authentic, well-known sources, but rewritten to be accessible to non-native speakers. The Teacher's Edition/Production Notes includes detailed guidelines for actually producing each play, along with annotated copies of each play, complete answer keys, bibliographies, and much more. Class sets of each play (10 per set) are also available for a discounted price.

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Language Notes

Text: English
Original Language: French --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Isak Dinesen was the nom de plume of Karen Blixen (1885–1862). She is best known for Out of Africa, her account of living in Kenya, and her short story Babette's Feast, both of which were made into movies. Guy de Maupassant (1850–1893), a protégé of Flaubert, is considered one of the fathers of the modern short story.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Creative Education (January 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568460066
• ISBN-13: 978-1568460062
• Product Dimensions: 13.1 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #513,989 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Kept Secret for ESL Teachers, November 25, 1999

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This review is from: The Necklace (Hardcover)

ESL teachers you don't know what you're missing. Students love this play, get excellent practice with pronunciation, and even become familiar with the Guy de Maupassant original. Lots of humor and a much more satisfying ending than the original.