The Pocket Instructor: Literature : 101 Exercises for the College Classroom / William A. Gleason, Diana Fuss.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fuss, Diana, editor.

Gleason, William A., editor.

Series:

Skills for Scholars

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Curricula.

Lesson planning.

Literature--Study and teaching (Higher).

Education.

Literature.

Local Subjects:

Education--Curricula.

Lesson planning.

Literature--Study and teaching (Higher).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 p.)

Edition:

Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the first comprehensive collection of hands-on, active learning exercises for the college literature classroom, offering ideas and inspiration for new and veteran teachers alike.These 101 surefire lesson plans present creative and interactive activities to get all your students talking and learning, from the first class to final review. Whether you are teaching majors or nonmajors, genres or periods, canonical or noncanonical literature, medieval verse or the graphic novel, this volume provides practical and flexible exercises for creating memorable learning experiences. Help students learn more and retain that knowledge longer by teaching them how to question, debate, annotate, imitate, write, draw, map, stage, or perform. These user-friendly exercises feature clear and concise step-by-step instructions, and each exercise is followed by helpful teaching tips and descriptions of the exercise in action. All encourage collaborative learning and many are adaptable to different class sizes or course levels.A collection of successful approaches for teaching fiction, poetry, and drama and their historical, cultural, and literary contexts, this indispensable book showcases the tried and true alongside the fresh and innovative.101 creative classroom exercises for teaching literatureExercises contributed by experienced teachers at a wide range of colleges and universitiesStep-by-step instructions and teaching tips for each exerciseExtensive introduction on the benefits of bringing active learning to the literature classroomCross-references for finding further exercises and to aid course planningIndex of literary authors, works, and related topics

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

Discussions-collaborative classroom activities for promoting discussion

Essentials-classic literary exercises everyone should try

Stories-narrative, plot, setting, structure, character, point of view, beginnings, endings, ethics

Poems-content, form, language, sound, meter

Plays-interpretation, genre, character, staging, performance, context

Genres-identifying, rethinking, and switching genres

Canons-using, debating, and building canons

Words-understanding, defining, and relating words

Styles-naming, describing, and imitating styles

Pictures-drawing, printing, and viewing pictures

Objects-touching, making, and interpreting objects

About the Editors

Contributors

Four Cross- Indexes to Help You Plan Ahead

General Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

9781400873784

1400873789

OCLC:

927491341