Literary Treks

by Snodgrass, Mary Ellen

• ISBN13: 9781563089534
• ISBN10: 156308953X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-12-30
• Publisher: Libraries Unltd Inc

Summary

Offering a wealth of maps and geographic routes for 28 books, this guide illustrates how to teach with literary maps, taking students on a journey through real and imaginary terrains. Entries span a range of genres and literary formats (including novels, dramas, and diaries); each follows a book's protagonist through space and time, covering places visited as well as historical figures, customs, cultures, and events. Geographic summaries, itemized itineraries, and detailed maps help students trace each character's journey and comprehend the geographic scale of action. As a prelude to reading, the maps can help disadvantaged readers better understand the stories and settings of a book, which will significantly enhance any student's reading experience. Instruction on marking maps with notes and arrows will help students prepare for college-level classes as they organize their work, simplify confusing elements, outline chronology, and incorporate additional reading and research. Titles include: BL Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl BL Brave New World BL Go Tell It on the Mountain BL Great Expectations BL Julius Caesar BL Moby Dick BL O Pioneers! BL A Prayer for Owen Meany BL Song of Solomon BL Who Killed My Daughter? BL And many more

Author Biography

MARY ELLEN SNODGRASS is an independent author and a former high school educator.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	v
Introduction	vii
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl	1	(10)
Bless Me, Ultima	11	(8)
Brave New World	19	(8)
Dicey's Song	27	(6)
Don't Look Behind You	33	(6)
Go Tell It on the Mountain	39	(6)
Great Expectations	45	(12)
Inherit the Wind	57	(8)
The Joy Luck Club	65	(10)
Julius Caesar	75	(8)
Kindred	83	(6)
A Lesson Before Dying	89	(8)
A Long Way from Chicago	97	(8)
Macbeth	105	(8)
The Midwife's Apprentice	113	(6)
The Miracle Worker	119	(6)
Moby Dick	125	(6)
Monster	131	(6)
O Pioneers!	137	(6)
The Piano Lesson	143	(4)
A Prayer for Owen Meany	147	(6)
Shabanu, Daughter of the Wind	153	(8)
The Sign of the Beaver	161	(6)
Snow Falling on Cedars	167	(6)
Song of Solomon	173	(6)
The Things They Carried	179	(8)
Who Killed My Daughter?	187	(8)
The Yearling	195	(6)
Filmography	201	(2)
General Bibliography	203	(2)
Index	205