How do you grasp the meaning of a work of literature? Study, learn, comprehend, and interpret characters, words, and sentences to decipher themes and structures in literature.
1. How to Read Literature Like a Professor
by Thomas C. Foster. HarperCollins. From the publisher: "In this practical and amusing guide to literature, Thomas C. Foster shows how easy and gratifying it is to unlock those hidden truths, and to discover a world where a road leads to a quest; a shared meal may signify a communion; and rain, whether cleansing or destructive, is never just rain."
2. How to Read and Why
by Harold Bloom. Scribner. From the publisher: "Shedding all polemic, Bloom addresses the solitary reader, who, he urges, should read for the purest of all reasons: to discover and augment the self. His ultimate faith in the restorative power of literature resonates on every page of this infinitely rewarding and important book."3. Writing Road to Reading
by Romalda Bishop Spalding and Mary Elizabeth North. HarperCollins. From the publisher: "The Spalding Method is a total language arts approach that has been used by teachers and parents for nearly fifty years to teach millions of students to spell, write, and read."4. Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia
by Bruce Murphy. HarperCollins. From the publisher: "For nearly fifty years, this unique single-volume encyclopedia of world literature has been hailed as the best available. Now updated, the book includes more African, African-American, Middle Eastern, South American, Eastern European, and women writers..."5. What Research Has to Say about Reading Instruction,Third Edition
by Alan E. Farstrup, S. Jay Samuels (Editor). International Reading Association. From the publisher: "The third edition of this respected volume provides current research along with instructional implications that reflect the rapidly evolving professional context in which the research is used."6. Improving Comprehension Instruction
by Cathy Collins Block (Editor), Michael Pressley (Editor), Linda B. Gambrell (Editor). Jossey-Bass Inc., Publishers. From the publisher: "If students are to succeed they must learn to read well and the key to reading well is comprehension. Comprehension enables all students to fully discern, understand, and make meaning..."7. How to Read and Why
by Harold Bloom. Scribner. From the publisher: "Shedding all polemic, Bloom addresses the solitary reader, who, he urges, should read for the purest of all reasons: to discover and augment the self. His ultimate faith in the restorative power of literature resonates on every page of this infinitely rewarding and important book."8. Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had
by Susan Wise Bauer. Norton. From the publisher: "Far from tossing readers into the swarming sea of classics and demanding that they swim, this book offers brief, entertaining histories of five literary genres, accompanied by detailed instructions on how to read each type."9. Literature: Reading and Writing with Critical Strategies
by Steven Lynn. Longman Publishing Group. From the publisher: "Lynn's truly innovative anthology shows the reader how to use critical strategies to engage with literary texts and develop critical arguments."10. Teaching Them to Read
by Dolores Durkin. Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated. From the publisher: "Reflecting both current research and recent classroom observations, this outstanding text gives your students specific suggestions on how to promote literacy in ways that are interesting and meaningful for students."