Jago, Carol

A textbook designed for the Advanced Placement English literature and composition course that covers close reading, literary analysis, and synthesis, and features thematically arranged classic and contemporary selections, including fiction, poetry, drama, nonfiction, and visual texts.

A textbook designed for the Advanced Placement English literature and composition course that covers close reading, literary analysis, and synthesis, and features thematically arranged classic and contemporary selections, including fiction, poetry, drama, nonfiction, and visual texts.

A guide to teaching twentieth-century African-American writer Alice Walker's poetry, short stories, and novels to high school students; includes chapters on Walker's life, her novel "The Color Purple," critical responses to her work, censorship, Walker's works as models for student writing, and additional sources on Walker.

Describes techniques English teachers may use to provide accurate, thoughtful, and timely assessments of student work.

Carol Jago presents a practical method for teaching students cohesive writing that offers clear and complete guidelines for the most common types of writing.

Offers ideas for creating English classrooms where students can be nourished intellectually, emotionally, and morally by literature, and includes young adult literature pairings with classic texts, tips for motivating reluctant readers, a study guide, and guidelines for curriculum development.