A Tale of Two Cities, Spotlight Edition [Paperback]

Charles Dickens (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2005

Prestwick House is proud to offer our Spotlight Editions™ – thoughtful, intelligent adaptations of some of the world’s greatest literature. Each Spotlight ­Edition™ maintains the rich integrity of the original work while adapting the language to be more accessible to the average high school student. In addition to providing a more readable text, Prestwick House Spotlight Editions™ are enhanced, providing your students with • thoughtful guided reading questions and margin notes to help students ­navigate the text;
• suggestions for thought and discussion;
• research opportunities for richer understanding of the text and its contexts;
• suggested writing activities to foster deeper thinking.

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Prestwick House, Inc. (July 1, 2005)
• ISBN-10: 1580495567
• ISBN-13: 978-1580495561
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #79,558 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing Lost in the Spotlight, January 3, 2007

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This edition of 'A Tale of Two Cities' was a terrific help to me as a first-time teacher of this challenging book by Dickens. Nothing was lost in this translation and additional information was provided that helped me understand the somewhat archaic allusions. Additionally, suggested discussion questions appear in the margin throughout the book. I highly recommend this book as a reference for teachers and/or students or, if it does not make one bristle, instead of the original.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fabulous for high school students, August 21, 2011

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I'm teaching 10th grade English in collaboration with the history teacher, and we really wanted to teach _A Tale of Two Cities_ to go with the French Revolution unit. This edition has fabulous margin notes. I feel a little conflicted about teaching this instead of the original Dickens, but the editors did a such a great job of clarifying and modernizing the language just enough that it is accessible to a 10th grader while preserving plot, metaphor, etc. This edition helped me to understand the novel better as well!

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite dickens, January 12, 2012

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Just a brilliant, brilliant story about love and loss and revolution. The story kept me on the edge of my scene and the brutality and greed and passion which the characters wore on their sleeves was marvelous.