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

Originally from Kentucky, 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: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781475848298
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-4829-8
• 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