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

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter PUP eBook-Package Pilot Project 2014-2015
• TeilnehmendeR: Fuss, Diana,; Gleason, William A.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Edition: Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource :; 1 halftone. 1 line illus.

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

Table of 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