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multicultural/women's/world literature

lesson plans/course syllabi

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critical lenses

story response/writing

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CHAPTERS

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Goals for teaching literature: What does it mean to teach literature?

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Understanding students’ individual differences: Who are our kids?

3

Planning and Organizing Literature Instruction: How Do I Decide What to Teach?

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Using Drama to Foster Interpretation: How Can I Help Students Read Better?

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Leading Classroom Discussions of Literature: How Do I Get Them to Talk about Literature?

Writing about literature: How do I get them to write about literature?

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Using narratives in the classroom: What’s the use of story?

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Teaching text and task-specific strategies: How does the shape of a text change the shape of my teaching?

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Teaching the Classics: Do I Have To Teach the Canon, And If So, How Do I Do It?

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Multiple Perspectives to Engage Students with Literature: What are Different Ways of Seeing?

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Teaching Media Literacy: What else is a text and how do I teach it?

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Assessing and Evaluating Students’ Learning: How do I know what they’ve learned?

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Text Selection, Censorship, Creating an Ethical Classroom Environment. and Teacher Professionalism: How do I Stay in Control, Out of Trouble, and Continue to Develop as A Teacher?

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