Fresh Takes on Teaching Literary Elements: How to Teach What Really Matters About Character, Setting, Point of View, and Theme - Softcover

Wilhelm, Jeffrey; Smith, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0545052564 ISBN 13: 9780545052566

Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources (Theory an, 2010

Synopsis

Bring new power and purpose to the study of literature with innovative tools and strategies that deepen students’ understanding of literary elements and help them apply that understanding to their reading as well as their writing. Rich, original passages illuminate the intricacies of character, setting, point of view, and theme, and deeply engaging activities framed by inquiry enable students to transfer what they learn to new reading situations as well as to the way they think through problems and live their lives.  For use with Grades 6 & up.

About this title

About the Author:

Jeffery D. Wilhelm, Ph.D, is a Professor of English at Boise State University where he teaches courses in middle and secondary level
literacy. He works in local schools as part of the Professional Development Site Network, and teaches middle and high school students
each spring. He is the author of several Scholastic resources, including Improving Comprehension with Think-Aloud Strategies, Action
Strategies for Deepening Comprehension, Reading Is Seeing, and Engaging Readers & Writers with Inquiry.
Michael W. Smith, is a professor in the College of Education at Temple University and former high school teacher for 11 years. He has written a wide variety of articles and chapters as well as eight books, including Authorizing Readers: Resistance and Respect in the
Teaching of Literature (with Peter Rabinowitz) and Understanding Unreliable Narrators.

About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources (Theory an
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0545052564
• ISBN 13: 9780545052566
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208