Discusses several approaches that students have found helpful for analyzing "Jane Eyre," including point of view, comparison, character development, language, imagery and symbolism, and the novel's elements of autobiography. (HTH)

Discusses the teaching of "Bleak House" to students who are daunted by its length and complexity. Provides suggestions on how to get beyond those complexities and allow students to understand the central concerns of the book. (SRT)

Presents a teaching guide for the novel "Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant," including questions for discussion and writing about individual characters and the novel as a whole. (HTH)

Presents exercises and activities on the novel, "The Red Badge of Courage," that are designed to supplement the basic comprehension exercises in a literature class. (FL)

This second in a two-part series suggests more than 60 ways to use the young adult novel to enrich the composition program. (DD)

Draws teaching suggestions from an analysis of secondary school students' comments about their experiences with fiction. (AA)

The first in a two-part series, this article presents a brief history of the young adult novel, suggests how to use it in the English classroom, and lists some of its characteristics. (DD)

Compares and contrasts two adolescent novels, S. E. Hinton's "The Outsiders," and B. Ellis' recent "Less than Zero." Argues for the social relevance and educational worth of both novels, showing that they raise moral and social issues teens need to think about and are already confronting. (JG)

Suggests that the works of Ernest Hemingway can introduce young readers to (1) an intense expression of the joy of life, (2) heroic models, (3) original use of language, (4) a sharp sense of time and place, and (5) literature that can be understood at many levels. (MM)

Intended for both novice and experienced teachers, this book helps English teachers incorporate literature into their curriculum. The book presents three sets of lesson plans that can be used right away or be kept as guides for designing lesson plans in the future. The book shows how literature can help students achieve these goals: stimulate…

Notes the value of producing representational "outcomes" (which may be sketches, diagrams, tables, or graphs) to illustrate the concepts in passages of reading or discussion themes. Describes the way charts were used to help students study novels. (GT)

Adolescent or young adult novels can be paired with classic novels with similar themes to help ease the student transition from self-selected to teacher-assigned literature. (Three examples of the pairing technique are offered.) (Author/RL)

This teaching guide is for use with two novels of young adult literature, "A Far-Off Land" (Rebecca Caudill) and "The Trail on Which They Wept" (Dorothy Hoobler). The teaching guide is divided into three sections: Major Themes (8 themes are listed); Interdisciplinary Topics (9 topics are suggested); and Significant Quotations…

The teaching activities presented in this issue are intended to enhance literature instruction for students in grades 5-9. The activities include those specifically designed for use with "The Diary of Anne Frank,""Johnny Tremain,""The Contender,""No Promises in the Wind," and "Farenheit 451." The journal also contains general activities centered…

Notes how important it is that any critical writing assignments should take into account the individual reading, and that the teacher's role is to steer discussion that stems from a class of individual readings. Explores some of the aspects of Jane Austen's novel "Emma" to which students readily respond. (HTH)