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Download full textGere, Anne Ruggles, Ed.; Shaheen, Peter, Ed. – 2001
This book is a collection of classroom-tested ideas for helping students explore how literature and "the canon" are made, what the term "American" means, and how the phrase "American literature" obscures the presence of multiple "literatures" that are both individually compelling and mutually enriching. Each…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Classroom Techniques, Critical Reading, English Instruction
Hutchinson, Jamie, Ed. – 1996
This book, part of a series which serve as guides for K-12 teachers who are striving to align lively, classroom-tested practices with standards, gathers together brief articles spotlighting instructional suggestions. The book begins with overviews of the key component of fiction, with special emphasis on character. It then continues with a section…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Fiction
Character Education through Story: K-6 Lessons To Build Character through Multi-Cultural Literature.
Hester, Joseph P., Ed. – 2001
This resource manual integrates literature and social studies with an emphasis on character development. Using children's literature as a catalyst for investigating representative cultures, the manual's curriculum writers crafted multicultural, integrated, thematic lessons for the K-6 classroom that can be used throughout the year. Included are…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Ethical Instruction
Phelan, Patricia, Ed. – 1990
This book presents findings of a cross-section of teachers, elementary through college, who have developed ways to enable students to make connections between their lives and the literature they read. The 28 articles are grouped into: (1) a section on the collaborating and creating connection with literature; and (2) a section on the reading and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
