TEACHING AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH THE NOVEL
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More than 300 novels are listed with plot summaries, notes about their historical periods and geographical settings, and estimates of their difficulty levels.
Teaching notes suggest assessment guidelines along with more than 50 ideas for lively written and oral reports, imaginative exercises, and creative projects. Various indexes—by chronology, by author, by theme, plus a list of books that have been made into movies—make the material accessible. Illustrative titles: Roanoke, Johnny Tremain, The Killer Angels, Eyes of Darkness, Native Son, The Ugly American, Lupita Manana, and The Handmaid’s Tale.
| Size | 8½" x 11" |
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| Publisher | J. Weston Walch |
| Pages | 178 |
| Grade | 6–12 |
| ISBN | 9780825127465 |