The NCTE High School Literature Series helps teachers get their students excited about literature. Each brief, accessible book focuses on a single author or work and features excerpts from the writer's works, biographical information, and samples of professional literary criticism. Rich in opportunities for classroom discussion and writing assignments, each book also offers many examples of student writing.
Titles in Series:
Bruce, Heather E., Anna E. Baldwin, and Christabel Umphrey. Sherman Alexie in the Classroom: "This is not a silent movie. Our voices will save our lives." 2008. No. 44572.
Dowling, David. The Great Gatsby in the Classroom: Searching for the American Dream. 2006. No. 50986.
Gibbons, Louel C. To Kill a Mockingbird in the Classroom: Walking in Someone Else's Shoes. 2009. No. 25519.
Gilmore, Barry, and Alexander Kaplan. Tim O’Brien in the Classroom: “This too is true: Stories can save us.” 2007. No. 54663.
Jago, Carol. Alice Walker in the Classroom: "Living by the Word." 2000. No. 01143.
Jago, Carol. Judith Ortiz Cofer in the Classroom: A Woman in Front of the Sun. 2006. No. 25359.
Jago, Carol. Nikki Giovanni in the Classroom: "The same ol' danger but a brand new pleasure." 1999. No. 52120.
Jago, Carol. Sandra Cisneros in the Classroom: "Do not forget to reach." 2002. No. 42311.
Rubenstein, Susanne. Raymond Carver in the Classroom: "A Small, Good Thing." 2005. No. 38314.
Shea, Renée H., and Deborah L. Wilchek. Amy Tan in the Classroom: "The art of invisible strength." 2005. No. 01488.
Shea, Renée H., and Deborah L. Wilchek. Zora Neale Hurston in the Classroom: "With a harp and a sword in my hands." 2009. No. 59750.
Williams, Carmaletta M. Langston Hughes in the Classroom: "Do Nothin' till You Hear from Me." 2006. No. 25611.