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Author:   Janet Alsup (Purdue University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.249kg
ISBN:  

9781138823471

ISBN 10:   1138823473
Pages:   154
Publication Date:   20 April 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents Foreword Michael Moore Preface 1 Introduction: The Need to Make the Case for Teaching Literature Part I: What Literature Can Do Literature and Identification: How self becomes character Literature and Empathy: How narrative stimulates emotion Literature and Critical Thinking: How fiction makes us think\ Literature and Social Action: Can reading change what we do? Part II: Challenges to Literary Study Literature Curriculum and Standards-based Education Case Study: College Town Middle School, with Taylor Norman and Tiffany Sedberry Part III: Reviving the Secondary School Literary Experience Implications for English Teacher Education Teaching literature for profit or pleasure? Literature and morality Appendix A: Additional sample lessons and activities for teaching literature to encourage identification, empathy, critical thinking and social action Appendix B: Additional, related sample activities About the Contributors Index

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Janet Alsup is Professor of English Education, Purdue University, USA.

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