The Literature Teacher's Book of Lists - Paperback

by Judie L. H. Strouf (Author)

This second edition of the popular Literature Teacher's Book of Lists has been thoroughly revised and contains updated information and exciting new lists. This unique information source and time-saver for literature teachers includes 254 useful lists for developing instructional materials and planning lessons for middle school, secondary, and college students. Some of the lists supply teacher background; others are reproducibles for student use; many give new twists to studied topics.

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The Literature Teacher's Book of Lists

Second Edition, Grades 6-12

This second edition of the popular Literature Teacher's Book of Lists has been thoroughly revised and contains updated information and exciting new lists. This unique information source and time-saver for literature teachers includes 254 useful lists for developing instructional materials and planning lessons for middle school, secondary, and college students. Some of the lists supply teacher background; others are reproducibles for student use and many give new twists to studied topics.

For quick access and easy use, the lists are printed in a full-page, lay-flat format, cross-referenced throughout, and organized into nine distinct sections:

• I. LITERATURE . . . AN INTRODUCTION includes 15 lists covering the main types of literature such as Nobel Prize Winners, Quotations from Literature, and Literary Characters Based on Real People.
• II. BOOKS . . . FOR ALL AGES provides 18 lists, ranging from Newbery Medal Winners and Bestsellers for Young Adults to Puzzles and Brainteasers.
• III. GENRES . . . FOR EVERY TASTE offers 50 lists relating to Classics Writers, Comics, Adventure, and Science Fiction Masters.
• IV. POETRY . . . REFLECTION OF THE SOUL contains 32 lists of poets and types of poetry such as Poets Laureate of England and the United States, Classical Poets, and Haiku.
• V. DRAMA . . . THEREBY HANGS A TALE features 15 lists from Master American Dramatists and Elements of Drama to Best American Movies of All Time.
• VI. THEMES . . . UNDER ONE UMBRELLA contains 39 thematic lists encompassing Existentialism, Heroes and Heroines, and Transcendentalists.
• VII. MORE THEMES . . . YOUNG ADULT CONCERNS includes 14 lists of topics ranging from Courage to Drugs and Alcohol to War and Disaster.
• VIII. LITERARY PERIODS . . . INTO ONE ERA & OUT OF THE OTHER furnishes 20 lists of background information such as Classicism, English Literature Periods, and Major American Writers by Literary Periods.
• IX. POTPOURRI . . . WEIRD, WHIMSICAL & WORTHWHILE presents 29 captivating, off-beat lists such as Book Terminology, Library of Congress Classification System, and Careers for People Interested in Literature.
• X. STUDENT ACTIVITIES . . . AND TEACHER TIPS contains 22 lists including Book Reporting, Finding Good Books, and Teacher and Student References.

The Literature Teacher's Book of Lists, Second Edition offers a handy source of excellent examples, key words, teachable content, and teaching ideas. It not only saves you time but will help instill in your students a genuine appreciation for the world of literature.

Author Biography

Judie Strouf has spent 27 years as a teacher of language arts, literature, creative writing, and drama. She is the author of numerous successful books, including Hooked on Language Arts! (Jossey-Bass, 1990) and The Literature Teacher's Book of Lists (Jossey-Bass, 1993). Now retired, she lives in Sun City West, Arizona.