Teaching Literature in High School: Principles into Purposeful Practice - Hardcover

by Thomas M. McCann (Author), John V. Knapp (Author)

The distinctive element of this book is that it offers ways to model for students some procedures for the reading of narratives and to design learning experiences that will allow learners to discover "rules" for reading complex works of literature.

Author Biography

Thomas M. McCann is a professor of English at Northern Illinois University, where he contributes to the teacher licensure program. His books include Transforming Talk into Text (Teachers College Press), Raise Your Voices: Inquiry, Discussion, and Literacy Learning, Learning to Enjoy Literature (Rowman & Littlefield), and Teaching on Solid Ground, with John Knapp (Guilford Press). John V. Knapp is emeritus Professor of English at Northern Illinois University, and, continuing since 2007, the editor of the literary journal, Style. Knapp is the author and/or editor of several other books, including Learning to Enjoy Literature (2021), Striking at the Joints: Contemporary Psychology and Literary Criticism (1995); Learning from Scant Beginnings: English Professor Expertise (2008), and Critical Insights: Family (2013).