Love Hurts, Lit Helps - How English Class Can Teach Teens to Improve Their Relationships,

Through discussions of literature, this book outlines how English class can empower teens weathering social turbulence. Novels brim with lessons about love, heartbreak, sexuality, and belonging. Learning to tell stories, reflect, and argue gives students tools for self-expression and empathy in a world that often feels bereft of compassion.

List of contents

Table of Contents

Foreword: by Thomas Newkirk

Preface

Introduction

Part I: Texts

Chapter 1. Of Mice and Men

Chapter 2.Othello

Chapter 3.The Odyssey

Chapter 4.Hamlet

Chapter 5.Beloved

Chapter 6. (More) Contemporary Selections: Jennifer Egan, Junot Diaz, and Sandra Cisneros

Part II: Skills

Chapter 7. Storytelling, Reflection, and Argument

Chapter 8. Speaking and Listening

Conclusion

Appendix: Major Assessments and Relevant Common Core Standards

Acknowledgements

About the Author

About the author

Andrew Simmons is a public high school English teacher and writer in Northern California. He has written for The Atlantic, Edutopia, Vox, The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and other publications.

Summary

Through discussions of literature, this book outlines how English class can empower teens weathering social turbulence. Novels brim with lessons about love, heartbreak, sexuality, and belonging. Learning to tell stories, reflect, and argue gives students tools for self-expression and empathy in a world that often feels bereft of compassion.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Simmons
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781475848281
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-4828-1
• No. of pages: 164
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / Student Life & Student Affairs, EDUCATION / Arts in Education, Educational administration and organization, Curriculum planning & development, Student life, Advice on education, Educational: English Literature, Students & Student Organisations, Educational: Language, literature and literacy, Curriculum planning and development