A literature companion for teachers
By: Lorraine McDonald ; contribution by Maureen Walsh
Contributors: Walsh, Maureen, 1932-; Primary English Teaching Association (Australia)
Publisher: Primary English Teaching Association Australia (PETAA)
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Marrickville, N.S.W
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9781875622863
Subjects: English literature; Study and teaching; English language; Literature; Appreciation
Description: "This research-based book is intended as a 'companion' or reference to enhance pre-service and practising teachers' knowledge about how literature is created. Offering practical insights, it supports teachers' understanding of the writer's craft related to the quality literary texts they read with their students. While the major emphasis is on the Literature Strand and its sub strands, the book takes the three strands of the Australian Curriculum: English as a starting point for the book's content and offers explanations, interpretations and examples for each strand."--Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-202) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Literature for children and young adolescents; title: 2. Types of literary texts; title: 3. Literature and context; title: 4. Responding to literature; title: 5. Examining literature; title: 6. Creating literary texts: composing dialogue; title: 7. Creating literary texts: composing description; title: 8. Creating literary texts: building vocabulary; title: 9. Cross-curriculum priorities and literature for young people; title: 10. Using figurative language in literature; title: 11. Poetry; title: 12. Reading and viewing picture books; title: 13. Literature in a digital environment.