Fresh Takes on Teaching Literary Elements: How to Teach What Really Matters About Character, Setting, Point of View, and Theme
Jeffery D. Wilhelm, Ph.D, is a Professor of English at Boise State University where he teaches courses in middle and secondary level literacy. He works in local schools as part of the Professional Development Site Network, and teaches middle and high school students each spring. He is the author of several Scholastic resources, including Improving Comprehension with Think-Aloud Strategies, Action Strategies for Deepening Comprehension, Reading Is Seeing, and Engaging Readers & Writers with Inquiry.  Michael W. Smith, is a professor in the College of Education at Temple University and former high school teacher for 11 years. He has written a wide variety of articles and chapters as well as eight books, including Authorizing Readers: Resistance and Respect in the Teaching of Literature (with Peter Rabinowitz) and Understanding Unreliable Narrators.