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1) Understanding To kill a mockingbird: a student casebook to issues, sources, and historic documents
Author
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Pub. Date
1994.
Lexile measure
1210L
Language
English
Description
"To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel of such profound power that it has affected the lives of readers an left and indelible mark on American culture. This rich collection of historical documents, collateral readings, and commentary captures the essence of the novel's impact, making it an ideal resource for students, teachers, and library media specialists. Drawing on multi-disciplinary sources, the casebook places the issues of race, censorship, stereotyping,...
2) Understanding the Scarlet letter: a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents
Author
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Pub. Date
1995.
Lexile measure
1350L
Language
English
Description
"Upon its publication in 1850, The Scarlet Letter shocked the nation by boldly confronting 'forbidden' topics including the sexual misconduct of society's leaders, the plight of single mothers, and the separation of church and state. Ironically, the novel's moral and social themes, which at the time inspired such scandal, are now the source of its continued vitality since those very issues occupy America's conscience today. Now, no study of American...
Author
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Pub. Date
1996.
Lexile measure
1310L
Language
English
Description
Since the time of its publication in 1884, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has generated heated controversy. One of the most frequently banned books in the history of literature, it raises issues of race relations, censorship, civil disobedience, and adolescent group psychology as relevant today as they were in the 1880s. This collection of historical documents, collateral readings, and commentary will promote interdisciplinary study of the novel and...
Author
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Pub. Date
1997.
Lexile measure
1410L
Language
English
Description
"This rich interdisciplinary collection of primary materials and commentary about Shakespeare's Macbeth will help student and teacher explore historical, literary, theatrical, social, and political issues related to the play. Bringing together past and present in its approach to Macbeth, the guide explores topics ranging from Shakespeare's stage to modern political events - from historical focus on the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 and its influence on the...
Author
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Pub. Date
1997.
Lexile measure
1300L
Language
English
Description
Although works of fiction, John Steinbeck's novellas Of Mice and Men, The Red Pony, and The Pearl are a window on the history of the times and places they portray. Learning about the historical, social, economic, and regional background of each novella is essential to a full understanding of it. This interdisciplinary collection of rich collateral materials features a variety of primary documents that shed light on each of these novellas - the pioneer...
6) Understanding Pride and prejudice: a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents
Author
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Pub. Date
1997.
Lexile measure
1410L
Language
English
Description
"This is the only book about Pride and Prejudice to combine both analysis of the novel and excerpts from significant primary documents of Austen's own time. Teachman provides commentary and primary materials on inheritance, marriage, and women's roles in English society at the beginning of the 19th century. Excerpts from 18th- and 19th-century etiquette guides, moral treatises, histories of women, legal documents and commentary, newspapers, magazines,...
7) Understanding A tale of two cities: a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents
Author
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Pub. Date
1998.
Lexile measure
1160L
Language
English
Description
"A Tale of Two Cities does not waste a word in telling a humanly touching, suspenseful tale against the background of one of the bloodiest events in history, the French Revolution. This collection of historical documents, collateral readings, and commentary will promote interdisciplinary study of the novel and enrich the student's understanding of the French Revolution and the significant issues it raised." "Each section of the casebook contains study...
Author
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Pub. Date
1998.
Lexile measure
1330L
Language
English
Description
Maya Angelou's autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings was nominated for a National Book Award, yet in 1995 it topped the list of books most frequently challenged in schools and libraries. This interdisciplinary collection of documents and commentary explores the historical and social context, as well as the contemporary issues and controversies, raised by Angelou's autobiography. A rich resource for teachers and students, it will help to enhance...
Author
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Pub. Date
1998.
Lexile measure
1340L
Language
English
Description
Ideal for student research and class discussion, this interdisciplinary casebook provides a rich variety of primary historical documents and commentary on The Crucible within the context of two relevant historical periods; the Salem witch trials of 1692 and the "Red Scare" of the 1950s, when the play was written. The authors provide literary and dramatic analysis of the play, comprehensive historical background, relevant documents of the periods,...
Author
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Pub. Date
1998.
Lexile measure
1240L
Language
English
Description
Today, more than 70 years after its publication, The Great Gatsby seems as fresh and pertinent to American life as it did in the 1920s. The social, cultural, and historical milieu of the 1920s reflected in its pages is not so very different from our own. This interdisciplinary collection of commentary and rich collateral materials will enrich the reader's understanding of those times and their influence on Fitzgerald's novel. The authors have included...
15) Understanding Death of a salesman: a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents
Author
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Pub. Date
1999.
Lexile measure
1260L
Language
English
19) Understanding The grapes of wrath: a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents
Author
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Pub. Date
1999.
Lexile measure
1270L
Language
English
20) Understanding Things fall apart: a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents
Author
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Pub. Date
1999.
Lexile measure
1400L
Language
English