Teaching Literature at Key Stage 3 and 4

Introduction

Further reading

Each section of these materials includes recommended further reading. However, three key texts which all of us direct student teachers to for guidance on teaching literature are:

Brindley, S. (1994) Teaching English Milton Keynes: Open University Press
Davison, J. and Dowson, J. (2008) Learning to teach English in the Secondary School (3^rd edition) London: RoutledgeFalmer
Stevens, D. and Fleming, M. (2004) English Teaching in the Secondary School (2^nd edition) London: David Fulton Publishers

Contents

Introduction

Early Stages

Activity: What is literature?

Prose

Teaching Edgar Allan Poe's The Black Cat

The teaching of myths: planning a scheme of work

References

Poetry

Differentiation and supporting pupils' responses to poetry

Teaching poetry and the Kolb learning cycle

Drama

Approaches to Shakespeare

Approaches to modern drama

Selected Resources and references