Reawakening Literature: Working with Classic Literature Retellings, A Guide for Educators

by Jane Campion

Overview

Accessing and sharing important works of literature is often a daunting experience. Jane Campion’s practical guide is designed to support teachers and parents in maximizing children’s reading experience. It identifies a range of opportunities for developing reading skills, and for talking about books. It also suggests ways of developing readers’ appreciation and understanding of the cultural and social contexts of these classics as world literature.

The guide for educators is divided into five sections:
• plot and structure
• character
• themes
• language
• context

Activities are designed to encourage engagement, strengthen comprehension, and to support the development of more complex skills such as inferential reading. For each activity there is an explanation of the activity with a worked example using one of the Real Reads texts, together with suggestions about how the activity can be extended for the more able.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781906230739
Publisher:	Real Reads
Publication date:	03/01/2014
Series:	Real Reads Series
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	9 - 13 Years

About the Author

JANE CAMPION has ten years’ experience of teaching English Language and English Literature, and has been a lead teacher for English. She is a member of the English Association Secondary Education Committee, and is currently the editor of the association’s journal for secondary teachers, The Use of English.