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Ways to Maximize Advantages

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Chronolo In gy American

Broad background,

Tie in with history of

Lots of boring Hit the high authors that spots and have the kids write a research paper tying the socioeconomic events of the time to the works appearing in a particular narrow timewindow.

Literature-- especially for students who Puritan Literary

period. Work are not with US history relevant to todays students Authors of color did not come into their own for

may not be teacher to college-bound. combine lit of Traditional. period with historical

Period: 1620-1720 Assumes every events for same age in Harlem Renaissanc has its own characteristic e: 19191930s Realism Period:

history/culture timeframe

much of this Great works of time frame.

special art do indeed features which seem clearer are reflected in and more its literature interesting in proportion to the readers possession of certain broad kinds of information about the age in which they were produced

May be Example: harder to get literature students interested, of/about the 1930s

1855-1899 and arts.

especially. Depression depending on paired with ethnic makeup, (Steinbeck,Grap es, and others

demographics of class Provide opportunities for students to study genres or themes within the chronological approach.

Author

In-depth study of Twain, Fitzgerald, or Steinbeck (for 11thgrade),

Chance to If teacher is compare/contr willing to ast authors various works...to analyze and understand authors style incorporate literature circles or author research projects,

Is high school Provide the place for opportunities for students to specialize? students to study authors as

Philosophicall a mini-unit y, dont they while using a need general exposure to a literature approach that is genre- or thematic-based. An in-depth author study would also easily fit within the chronological approach.

and strategies. students can variety of individually or, authors? Shakespear in small e, Dickens, For the Conrad (for students, this groups, May be Brit lit), for approach example would build experts. Provides students with enough information to actually analyze and write about a writers work. participate in a difficult to broad and teach unless deep study of students an author of schedule their own choosing. themselves into this class. Heavy

Use of this knowledge of approach could this author easily be needed by integrated into teacher in a course order to focused on any sustain of the other approaches to teaching literature. . interest and give true indepth coverage.

Theme

American literature:

Provides a way Ask students to integrate to write their

Collegebound

Provide simple literary

"literature character/valu own beliefs on students may timelines for of protest," es education the theme miss the student "American into public chronological reference. Have

Dream," "SelfReliance," "Justice," "Success," and many more

school, now mandated in numerous states.

Students make literary period students keep judgments timeline the timelines in about the characters exposure that their class helps prepare notebooks for easy reference. Teachers need to expose students to a

actions in texts them for college Thematic units they read literature often contain study. 8-12 literary Students will pieces, allowing teachers a great deal of flexibility. Most 6-12 textbook anthologies now offer teachers a thematic plan to present the literature each year. hopefully

decide on a set For example, variety of of positive this approach genres within character can cause a values that will student to help provide minimalize an ethical code Kate Chopins they can live by. feminist stand in her 1890s short stories since the student might not realize the societal pressures Chopin faced to write her stories. the thematic approach.

Genre

fantasy, legend, magical

All of art consists of genres

Allows students to classify and

College-

Provide simple

bound literary students may timelines for

realism (symphonies, picaresque, still lifes, young adult, memoir, musicals)

compare/contr miss the student ast different chronological reference. Have types of literature. literary period students keep timeline the timelines in exposure that their class

captivity Works with narratives, middle school short stories, allegories, and many more and high school classes

Students can study genres

helps prepare notebooks for them for easy reference

across cultures college for similarities literature and dissimilarities study.