The Literature Workshop: Teaching Texts and Their ReadersIn 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:
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Contents
Lessons on Learning Literature | 20 |
The Literature Workshop in Action | 34 |
How Readers and Texts Make Meaning | 60 |
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