The Literature Workshop: Teaching Texts and Their Readers

Blau, Sheridan

ISBN 10: 0867095407 / ISBN 13: 9780867095401

Published by Heinemann, 2003

The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials. Seller Inventory # BVV.0867095407.A

Synopsis:

<p>In this groundbreaking book, Sheridan Blau introduces the literature workshop as the most effective approach to solving many of the classic instructional problems that perplex beginning and veteran teachers of literature. Through lively re-creations of actual workshops that he regularly conducts for students and teachers, Blau invites his readers to become active participants in workshops on such topics as: <ul> <li>helping students read more difficult texts than they think they can read </li><li>where interpretations come from </li><li>the problem of background knowledge in teaching classic texts </li><li>how to deal with competing and contradictory interpretations </li><li>what's worth saying about a literary text </li><li>balancing respect for readers with respect for texts and intellectual authority </li><li>ensuring that literary discussions are lively and productive </li><li>how to develop valuable and engaging writing assignments. </li></ul> Each workshop includes reflections on what transpired and a discussion of the workshop's rationale and outcomes in the larger context of an original and practice-based theory of literary competence and instruction. </p>

About the Authors: <p>A past president of NCTE, a member of the National Writing Project Task Force, and teacher of literature for two generations of students, Sheridan Blau directs the South Coast Writing Project and the Literature Institute for Teachers at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he is a senior faculty member in the departments of English and Education.</p>

A past president of NCTE, a member of the National Writing Project Task Force, and teacher of literature for two generations of students, Sheridan Blau directs the South Coast Writing Project and the Literature Institute for Teachers at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he is a senior faculty member in the departments of English and Education.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Literature Workshop: Teaching Texts and ...
Publisher: Heinemann
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: acceptable