A curriculum unit for the teaching of Heart of Darkness

Heart of Darkness

Mary Anne Kovacs

Patrice Benson

Center for Learning

Ten lessons engage students in chapter-by-chapter analysis of plot, characters, and symbols. Concluding lessons emphasize archetypes and examine Golding's portraits of human nature and society. Activities include large- and small-group discussions, dramatizations, brainstorming about topics in the novel, and critiquing readings. Grades 9-12. (CFL340)

Lord of the Flies

A sophisticated collection of 36 teacher plans and student handouts based on seven short stories (included) by well-known writers. The activities may be used in many ways. They may heighten awareness of how plot, theme, character, setting, point of view, and style interconnect; they may give students practice in answering the sort of multiple-choice and essay questions they will meet on the AP exams; or they may simply illuminate the art of the short story as practiced by some of its masters: E.B. White, Katherine Mansfield, Langston Hughes, Tillie Olsen, Raymond Carver, Sean O'Faolain, and Bernard Malamud. Index. Supplemental reading list. (WCB225)

Advanced Placement Short Story: Challenging Approaches for Honors, Gifted, and AP English Classes (Curriculum Unit)

Teen & Young Adult

Literature & Fiction

The Center for Learning

Emphasizing the connection between reading and writing, this series of 74 lessons with over 190 reproducible handouts consists of writing activities that integrate whole language learning to reinforce language arts skills. Volume 1 focuses on building writing fluency, promoting audience awareness, understanding elements of style, surveying the history of public discourse, and writing from everyday situations. Grades 11-12. Indexe. (WCB193)

Advanced Placement Writing 1: Strategies for Honors, Gifted, and Advanced Placement Students (Curriculum Unit)

John Manear

Kathleen Dunn

Daniel J. Ebert

Education & Reference

Integrating reader response theory with critical thinking, this self-contained unit offers 40 lessons and 80 reproducible handouts on such topics as poetic forms, imagery, symbols, simile, metaphor, and personification. Selected poems come from both the English and American literary traditions, representing such poets as William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, E.E. Cummings, Sylvia Plath, and Maya Angelou. Each lesson includes objectives, discussion topics, extra assignments, and suggested student responses. Grades 9-12. (WCB142)

Participating in the Poem: An Introduction to Poetry (Curriculum Unit)

Education & Teaching

Kathy Blaine

Ronald G. Loewe

Studying & Workbooks

Building on the basic process introduced in Writing 1-prewriting, drafting, conferencing, revising, editing, and publishing-this 40 lesson unit provides students with experience in diverse composition styles and encourages increased self-direction. The emphasis in this reproducible book shifts from teacher-directed to student-directed application, inspiring students to explore various solutions to problems, in addition to planning and carrying out individual projects. The 51 handouts include writing an argument, creating an ad, poetry analysis, and examining current events. Grades 10-12. (WCB189)

Writing 2: Becoming a Writer (Curriculum Unit)

James V. Connell

Mary Enda Costello

Gloria Levine

Joe Toner

Building on the basic information literacy taught in Research 1, this unit takes students through the process of producing a formal research paper. Exercises and activities focus on refining library skills, selecting a topic and gathering general information, the use of footnotes, endnotes, and parenthetical notes, and outlining and drafting the final manuscript. Research paper modifications such as reports, the position paper, and the abstract are also covered. Grades 11-12. Index. (WCB197)

Research 2: The Research Paper (Curriculum Unit)

Linda L. Chopra

Frances Ebbers

Louis M. Papes

Charles A. Shields

This curriculum unit of lessons and reproducible exercises enables teachers to make writing a more personal and successful experience for students. Focusing on individual and group interaction, the lessons encourage students to use their creativity and spontaneity to enjoy the process of composition without the usual headaches of grammar and stylistic patterns. The lessons are divided into three sections: Warm-up Writing Exercises, Writing the Paragraph, and Writing the Essay. Specific lessons focus on writing a topic sentence, combining sentences, selecting supportive details, and analyzing sample compositions. (The student edition incorporates all of the worksheets into a handy workbook format.) Grades 7-12. Spiralbound. 8½'' x 11'' (WCB220)

Basic Composition (Student Workbook)

Glorial Levine

Mary Jo Moran

Bernadette Marie Ondus

Forty lessons and 69 reproducible handouts focus on ''The Cold War,'' ''Developing and Developed Nations: A Study in Contrasts,'' ''Cold War Aftermath: Emerging Democracy and Hotbeds of Conflict,'' ''Conflict and Cooperation,'' and ''Issues for the Global Village.'' (WCB134)

World History: Book 4 (Post-World War II to Present)

Elizabeth A. Clark

James W. Lane

Kenneth S. Lambert

This unit's 10 lessons stress chapter-by-chapter analysis of plot, character, figurative language, and themes in the novel. Students investigate multiple levels of reading the novel, consider Kurtz as a tragic hero, and probe Conrad's emphasis on the motif of light and darkness. In-depth consideration is given to the controversy regarding race issues in the novel. Students participate in large- and small-group discussion, complete map activities, brainstorm about topics in the novel, and critique readings. Grades 9-12. (CFL338)

Heart of Darkness: Curriculum Unit

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