STUDYING LITERATURE—NEW APPROACHES TO POETRY AND FICTION

By Brian Moon. As students analyze a variety of short stories and poems (included), they learn to identify the ways in which their own beliefs and values shape their perceptions of the text. Main lines of inquiry include distinguishing between the literary and the nonliterary, challenging conventional ("dominant culture") readings of a text, and evaluating representations of gender. The texts are accompanied by discussion questions, charts to guide evaluations, and background readings designed to spark advanced critical thought in naive readers. Grades 9–12. Bibliography. NCTE. 93 pages. 2000 American edition.literatureresources

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