More Novels and Plays: Thirty Creative Teaching Guides for Grades 612 »

Janet Evans Worthington is Dean, Center for Lifelong Learning, Plattsburgh State University, New York

ALBERT B. SOMERS is Professor Emeritus of Education, Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina.

Another information-packed, time-saving tool for teachers from the authors of Novels and Plays, this book contains 30 teaching guides for some of the best literature commonly taught in grades 6-12. With activities, discussion questions, writing assignments, and interdisciplinary extensions, these are complete lesson plans.

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Even teachers who are already using the selections in this book would find ideas for class discussions, writing assignments, related activities and other resources (audiobooks, web sites, videos, professional journals). The 30 literary works start with 6th-grade children's books: Bridge to Terabithia; Shiloh; Tuck Everlasting. Middle school choices continue with Number the Stars; The Sign of the Beaver; Where the Lilies Bloom; Hatchet; The Cay; The Goats; The Pearl; Nothing but the Truth; The Contender. High school choices are The Miracle Worker; The Moves Make the Man; The Outsiders; Great Expectations; Fahrenheit 451; Julius Caesar; The Chocolate War; The Red Badge of Courage; Fences; A Lesson Before Dying; Things Fall Apart; The Crucible; The Great Gatsby; Death of a Salesman; Their Eyes Were Watching God; Lord of the Flies; Hamlet; Wuthering Heights. As you can see, many of these are standard fare in most English classes. The discussion questions (chapter by chapter), the suggested assignments and activities are varied and imaginative. The authors are experienced English teachers at the secondary and college level. 2000, Teacher Ideas Press, Libraries Unlimited, 223p, bibliogs, index, 28cm, 99-089777, $27.00. Ages Adult. Reviewer: Claire Rosser; September 2000 (Vol. 34 No. 5)