Books, Reference, Words & Language, Literacy

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Edgar V. Roberts, Henry E. Jacobs
Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing (8th Edition)
by Prentice Hall (Hardcover)

For Introduction to Literature courses and Freshman Composition courses that emphasize writing about literature. Roberts delivers the best coverage of writing about literature. Complete coverage of writing about fiction, poetry, and drama and a total of 32 student essays with accompanying commentary ensure student comprehension of writing about literature, which helps students produce better papers. Edgar Roberts was inspired to create his first book - Writing about Literature - as a direct result of his experiences in the college classroom. Professor Roberts noticed that there was a clear correlation between the level of detail he provided when explaining his class assignments and the quality of work he received from his students: the more class time he devoted to describing what he wanted, the better the final essays turned out to be. As a result of this observation, Roberts created his successful text Writing about Literature to fill this need in literature and composition ...

Gail E. Tompkins
Literacy for the 21st Century: A Balanced Approach (4th Edition)
by Prentice Hall (Paperback)

Literacy for the 21st Century is the number #1 reading text preferred by teacher educators, future teachers, and in-service teachers. It continues to offer the most balanced approach to literacy instruction on the market today, while providing the clearest look into successful literacy teaching. The new 4th Edition has been thoroughly revised to address the realities of today's classroom and to provide invaluable practical resources instructors will want their students to keep for use in their own classroom.

Paul Lauter
The Heath Anthology of American Literature, Concise Edition
by Heinle (Paperback)

This new anthology brings the expansive, inclusive approach of the two-volume Heath to the single-volume format. While other one-volume texts continue to anthologize primarily canonical works, the new Heath Concise offers a fresh perspective for the course, based on the successful hallmarks of the two-volume set.The selected works represent the most culturally diverse table of contents available in a one-volume format.A wealth of historical and cultural context material helps illuminate the literary works.A broad range of literary forms includes sermons, songs, and letters.Engaging Headnotes and Section Introductions provide students with background information.Mini-thematic units—including Literature of the Vietnam Conflict— allow for in-depth study.Unlike many one-volume anthologies, The Heath features fewer excerpts of long works and a rich selection of short works teachable in every classroom.A comprehensive web site offers abundant student and instructor resources, such ...

William Shakespeare
The Riverside Shakespeare, 2nd Edition
by Heinle (Hardcover)

The Second Edition of this complete collection of Shakespeare's plays and poems features two essays on recent criticism and productions, fully updated textual notes, a photographic insert of recent productions, and two works recently attributed to Shakespeare. The authors of the essays on recent criticism and productions are Heather DuBrow, University of Wisconsin at Madison, and William Liston, Ball State University, respectively.

Thomas R. Arp, Greg Johnson
Perrine's Literature: Structure, Sound, and Sense
by Wadsworth Publishing (Hardcover)

An authoritative bestseller for nearly 50 years, PERRINE’S LITERATURE: STRUCTURE, SOUND, AND SENSE continues to be an essential and highly effective introduction to literature for today’s students. Written for students beginning a serious study of literature, the text introduces the fundamental elements of fiction, poetry, and drama in a concise and engaging way, addressing vital questions that other texts tend to ignore, such as “Is some literature better?” and “How can it be evaluated?” A remarkable selection of classic, modern, and contemporary readings serves to illustrate the elements of literature and ensure broad appeal to students of diverse backgrounds and interests. Now thoroughly updated with more than 100 new stories, poems, and plays by some of the finest authors of any era, the tenth edition remains true to Perrine’s original vision while addressing the needs of a new generation of students.

Lisa Fabry, Tony Buzan
William Shakespeare's the Tempest (Literature Made Easy Series)
by Barron's Educational Series (Paperback)

Here, especially for high school students, is an analysis and summary of Shakespeare's great dramatic comedy. Titles in the Literature Made Easy Series analyze novels and plays found in most school curricula. More than mere plot summaries, these books explain themes, analyze characters, and discuss each author's unique writing style, mastery of language, and command of his material. Books also feature "Mind Maps," diagrams that summarize a work's most important details as a way to help students focus ideas for exams and term papers.

Best Practices in Literacy Instruction, Third Edition
by The Guilford Press (Paperback)

Now in a thoroughly revised and expanded third edition, this evidence-based book distills the latest knowledge about literacy teaching and learning into clear strategies for helping all children succeed. Within a comprehensive conceptual framework, the field's leading authorities provide eminently practical recommendations to guide instructional decision making. The third edition has been fully updated with current research findings, policy issues, and program innovations. It offers significantly revised coverage of assessment, motivation, approaches to integrating different kinds of texts and multimedia resources, and adolescent literacy. New chapters address working with English-language learners and supporting teachers' professional development. Also featured is a new concluding commentary by Michael Pressley.

Henry David Thoreau, Paul Lauter
Walden and Civil Disobedience (New Riverside Editions)
by Heinle (Paperback)

In addition to pairing Thoreau's two famous works, this volume contains a large section entitled "Contexts and Comments," which includes essays, letters, and excerpts contextualizing and further expanding on Thoreau's themes. Some of the world's most prominent humanitarians and authors have been influenced by and have responded to Thoreau's seminal works; this new edition features writings by Angelina Grimké, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Mary Wilkins Freeman, Leo Tolstoy, Mohandas Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr.

John Wood
Leaving Microsoft to Change the World: An Entrepreneur's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children
by Collins Business (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2006-08-29)

Thomas G. Gunning
Creating Literacy Instruction for All Children (3rd Edition)
by Allyn & Bacon (Hardcover)

Creating Literacy Instruction for All Students 7e emphasizes methods that have been validated by research and practice, while delivering the basics of all major aspects of reading and writing. The Seventh Edition continues to be one of the most comprehensive, practical texts on the market, and includes a new focus on Response to Intervention and assisting struggling readers and English language learners. Creating Literacy Instruction for All Students provides readers with step-by-step guidance for teaching reading and writing, including sample lessons for major literacy skills and strategies. Reflecting the author's ongoing work with schools coping with the demands of No Child Left Behind, the seventh edition includes teaching tips and materials that are more practical, effective, and, extensive than ever.

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