This collection, edited by Joseph O. Milner and Carol A. Pope, focuses on ten frequently taught American novels, both classic and contemporary, that can help promote student engagement.In today's world, in which reading is sometimes considered passé and visual literacy rules, urging students to read novels can be a truly demanding task. But the ability to help students find novels engaging is a mark of an exceptional teacher. This collection focuses on ten frequently taught American novels, both classic and contemporary, that can help promote such engagement: Of Mice and Men; Out of the Dust; The Great Gatsby; Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; To Kill a Mockingbird; The Bluest Eye; The Outsiders; The Chocolate War; Their Eyes Were Watching God; and Bless Me, Ultima. This collection opens with large ideas about reading texts, written by highly respected leaders in our field: Sheridan Blau, Carol Jago, Jeffrey D. Wilhelm, Robert E. Probst, and John Noell Moore. Their brief but bold arguments challenge teachers to think about how students best engage with texts, especially novels. The following chapters provide specific lessons, written by classroom teachers who have successfully taught these novels. Each lesson is an effective model for classroom use that you can adopt and adapt to meet your and your students' needs.

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Publisher

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

Year

2011

ISBN

9780814101452

Topic

Éducation

Subtopic

Enseignement des langues

Preface
Acknowledgments
I. Some Helpful Theory
II. Teaching John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men Bonnie Ericson
III. Past and Present in Out of the Dust Sheryl Long and Carol A. Pope
IV. Teaching F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby Elizabeth A. Kahn
V. Lesson Plans for Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Elizabeth A. Callahan
VI. To Kill a Mockingbird: Characterization, Historical Context, and Technology Integration Jane C. Brocious
VII. Talking Back to The Bluest Eye KaaVonia Hinton
VIII. Teaching S. E. Hinton’s The Outsiders Carl A. Young
IX. The Chocolate War: So Bad, It’s Good—And That’s Why We Need to Teach It Lisa Scherff
X. Teaching Zora Neale Hurston’s Classic, Their Eyes Were Watching God Joan F. Kaywell
XI. Engaging Students on the Journey of Bless Me, Ultima MaryCarmen Cruz
Index
Editors
Contributors