The Pocket Instructor: Literature : 101 Exercises for the College Classroom

The first comprehensive collection of hands-on exercises that bring active learning to the literature classroom This is the first comprehensive collection of hands-on, active learning exercises for the college literature classroom, offering ideas and inspiration for new and veteran teachers alike. These 101 surefire lesson plans present creative and interactive activities to get all your students talking and learning, from the first class to final review. Whether you are teaching majors or nonmajors, genres or periods, canonical or noncanonical literature, medieval verse or the graphic novel, this volume provides practical and flexible exercises for creating memorable learning experiences. Help students learn more and retain that knowledge longer by teaching them how to question, debate, annotate, imitate, write, draw, map, stage, or perform. These user-friendly exercises feature clear and concise step-by-step instructions, and each exercise is followed by helpful teaching tips and descriptions of the exercise in action. All encourage collaborative learning and many are adaptable to different class sizes or course levels. A collection of successful approaches for teaching fiction, poetry, and drama and their historical, cultural, and literary contexts, this indispensable book showcases the tried and true alongside the fresh and innovative. 101 creative classroom exercises for teaching literature Exercises contributed by experienced teachers at a wide range of colleges and universities Step-by-step instructions and teaching tips for each exercise Extensive introduction on the benefits of bringing active learning to the literature classroom Cross-references for finding further exercises and to aid course planning Index of literary authors, works, and related topics Contents Introduction Discussions—collaborative classroom activities for promoting discussion The Sixty Second Game Fishbowl Read, Reread, Close Read Put the Question It’s Time We Talked Reverse Entropy Debate Leader, Skeptic, Scribe Essentials—classic literary exercises everyone should try The Blow Up The Cut Up The One-Liner The New Title The Descriptive Word The Common Thread Stories—narrative, plot, setting, structure, character, point of view, beginnings, endings, ethics The Six-Word Story Narrative Rounds Splicing Is It in Your Body? Mapmaker Diagram This Bridges Intersectional Reading Proust Questionnaire Understanding Point of View Flip the Script First Paragraphs Script Doctor Alternate Endings The Great Debate Stories: Further Exercises Poems—content, form, language, sound, meter Let’s Get Heretical Great (and Not So Great) Expectations Piece by Piece Form and Content Sonnet Sampler Dramatic Monologue Parts of Speech Tenor and Vehicle Be Pedantic Karaoke Poetry Explode the Poem Close Listening Don’t Get Stressed by Meter Your Line Versification Poems: Further Exercises Plays—interpretation, genre, character, staging, performance, context Vote with Your Feet Statues Dramatic Scansion in Everyday Life Playing with Genre Whose Line Is It, Anyway? We’ve Got the Beat Talk Show Host Set Design Staging the Scene Adaptation Soliloquy Director’s Cut Moving Scenes Reading the Reviews Spin the Globe, Shakespeare Plays: Further Exercises Genres—identifying, rethinking, and switching genres Introduction to Genre Fiction How to Read a Bookstore Translating Sonnets Updating a Classic Mixtape Maker Social Media Meets Classic Literature To Thine Own Tweet Be True Genres: Further Exercises Canons—using, debating, and building canons What Is “Literature”? Is This Book Literature? Putting a Face to a Name Literature Class Band Judge a Book by Its Cover The Blank Syllabus Build-A-Canon Canons: Further Exercises Words—understanding, defining, and relating words Keywords Vocabulary Bites Le Mot Juste Word Clouds Aphorisms Fill in the Blanks The Fascination of What’s Difficult Words: Further Exercises Styles—naming, describing, and imitating styles First Things First Dramatic Echoes The Forgers’ Circle One-Sentence Pastiche Imitate This Convolution Punctuation Matters Styles: Further Exercises Pictures—drawing, printing, and viewing pictures Draw Me a Picture Island Mapping Reverse Ekphrasis Novel Portraits Close Reading Comics Making It Graphic Digital Literacy Pictures: Further Exercises Objects—touching, making, and interpreting objects Reading without Reading Poetry Broadside Gallery Making Manuscripts Online Commonplace Book Object Lesson The Things Inside Books Chekhov’s Gun Objects: Further Exercises About the Editors Contributors Four Cross-Indexes to Help You Plan Ahead General Index This Is The First Comprehensive Collection Of Hands-on, Active Learning Exercises For The College Literature Classroom, Offering Ideas And Inspiration For New And Veteran Teachers Alike. These 101 Surefire Lesson Plans Present Creative And Interactive Activities To Get All Your Students Talking And Learning, From The First Class To Final Review. Whether You Are Teaching Genres Or Periods, Canonical Or Noncanonical Literature, Majors Or Nonmajors, Medieval Verse Or The Graphic Novel, This Volume Provides Practical And Flexible Exercises For Creating Memorable Learning Experiences. Help Students Learn More And Retain That Knowledge Longer By Teaching Them How To Question, Debate, Annotate, Imitate, Write, Draw, Map, Stage, Or Perform. These User-friendly Exercises Feature Clear And Concise Step-by-step Instructions, And Each Exercise Is Followed By Helpful Teaching Tips And Descriptions Of The Exercise In Action. All Encourage Collaborative Learning And Many Are Adaptable To Different Class Sizes Or Course Levels. A Collection Of Successful Approaches For Teaching Fiction, Poetry, And Drama And Their Historical, Cultural, And Literary Contexts, This Indispensable Book Showcases The Tried And True Alongside The Fresh And Innovative. 101 Creative Classroom Exercises For Teaching Literature Exercises Contributed By Experienced Teachers At A Wide Range Of Colleges And Universities Step-by-step Instructions And Teaching Tips For Each Exercise Extensive Introduction On The Benefits Of Bringing Active Learning To The Literature Classroom Cross-references For Finding Further Exercises And To Aid Course Planning Index Of Literary Authors, Works, And Related Topics -- Discussions : Collaborative Classroom Activities For Promoting Discussion -- Essentials : Classic Literary Exercises Everyone Should Try -- Stories : Narrative, Plot, Setting, Structure, Character, Point Of View, Beginnings, Endings, Ethics -- Poems : Content, Form, Language, Sound, Meter -- Plays : Interpretation, Genre, Character, Staging, Performance, Context -- Genres : Identifying, Rethinking, And Switching Genres -- Canons : Using, Debating, And Building Canons -- Words : Understanding, Defining, And Relating Words -- Styles : Naming, Describing, And Imitating Styles -- Pictures : Drawings, Printing, And Viewing Pictures -- Objects : Touching, Making, And Interpreting Objects. Edited By Diana Fuss, William Gleason. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.