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Literature Definitions: What Makes a Book a Classic? Why We Don't Read Roman Theater The Meaning of Myths, Folklore, Legends, and Fairy Tales A Brief Overview of American Literary Periods The Genre of Epic Literature and Poetry Individual Summaries of Ovid: the Amores Book I Poets ...
Literature Definitions: What Makes a Book a Classic? Why We Don't Read Roman Theater The Meaning of Myths, Folklore, Legends, and Fairy Tales A Brief Overview of American Literary Periods The Genre of Epic Literature and Poetry Individual Summaries of Ovid: the Amores Book I Poets ...
Many adult readers who have read current publications in this genre remark with shock about the content of the books. A common reaction is, "I didn't think you could have sex/drugs/rape/violence in a YA book!" In the last decade, YA literature has changed from stories meant to instruct...
Reading comprehension as measured by summaries improved in over one third of the class. The book review activity was very engaging for the students and should be used in exploring other genres. Other teachers considering the use of book reviews should consider the following: the selection of high...
Literature Definitions: What Makes a Book a Classic? Why We Don't Read Roman Theater The Meaning of Myths, Folklore, Legends, and Fairy Tales A Brief Overview of American Literary Periods The Genre of Epic Literature and Poetry Individual Summaries of Ovid: the Amores Book I Poets ...
Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers. New York: Scholastic, 1988. Set in Vietnam and told by 17-year-old Richie Perry who wants to get out of Harlem, this highly acclaimed book conveys the horror and anguish of war. Perry becomes part of an integrated group of soldiers who bond together ...
A philosopher or a man of letters can write a book, but only readers can make him speak and by giving him a voice, make people listen to him. Carl William Brown What the dead had no speech for, when living, They can tell you, being dead: the communication Of the dead is tongued ...
Pointing towards the book’s considerable length, hefty price tag, and challenging subject matter – such as the introduction to inscriptions in chapter one – he questions its appeal for general readers. Nienhauser also criticizes the lack of detailed plot summaries and problems with the index.4 ...
The literature he set into type varied in genre from anecdotes, to monologues, brief book excerpts, poems, and sketches by contemporary humorists. What these selections had in common was that they were all self-contained pieces — short and to the point. “Training is,” as Twai...