Law Meets Literature

Gretchen Oltman; Johnna L. Graff; Cynthia Wood Maddux

doi:10.5771/9781475822588

Zusammenfassung

This text was developed by three experienced English teachers, who also happen to be lawyers. The law provides a new dimension to popular literary themes, like justice, fairness and equality. These legal documents will enhance the discussion in the English/Language Arts classroom. With the Common Core State Standards’ emphasis on incorporating primary documents of historical and literary significance, literature teachers have more opportunity than ever to use case law and other legal documents as texts. Each thematic unit includes essential questions, familiar fiction and nonfiction selections with connections to the theme, teaching notes, and relevant cases with before, during, and after-discussion questions. The text demonstrates not only the importance of the thoughtful selection of legal documents to meet state and national standards, but also includes new approaches to classic texts. With an easily accessible format, teachers will overcome any intimidation of case law and embrace the use of legal documents to enhance the literature in a new, insightful way.

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Copyrightjahr: 2015
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4758-2256-4
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4758-2258-8
Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Sprache: Englisch
Seiten: 122
Produkttyp: Monographie

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1. Contents Kein Zugriff
2. Acknowledgments Kein Zugriff
1. Why Law and Literature Works in the ELA Classroom Kein Zugriff
2. How to Use This Text Kein Zugriff
3. A Note from the Authors Kein Zugriff
1. Case Law through a Literary Lens Kein Zugriff
2. Bethel School Dist. No. 403 v. Fraser, 478 U.S. 675 (1986) Kein Zugriff
3. Tips for Teaching Literature Using Case Law Kein Zugriff
4. Where Do I Find Case Law to Use as Literature? Kein Zugriff
5. A Note from the Authors Kein Zugriff
1. Standing Up against Injustice: Essential Questions for This Theme Kein Zugriff
2. Suggested Literature Selections Kein Zugriff
3. Applicable Case Law Kein Zugriff
4. Law and Literature Lesson in Action with the Featured Literature Selection Antigone, by Sophocles Kein Zugriff
5. A Note from the Authors Kein Zugriff
1. Whose Law Is It Anyway? Essential Questions for This Theme Kein Zugriff
2. Suggested Literature Selections Kein Zugriff
3. Applicable Case Law Kein Zugriff
4. Law and Literature Lesson in Action with the Featured Literature Selection The Round House, by Louise Erdrich Kein Zugriff
5. A Note from the Authors Kein Zugriff
1. But That’s Not Fair! Essential Questions for This Theme Kein Zugriff
2. Suggested Literature Selections Kein Zugriff
3. Applicable Case Law Kein Zugriff
4. Law and Literature Lesson in Action with the Featured Literature Selection To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee Kein Zugriff
5. A Note from the Authors Kein Zugriff
1. It’s All in Your Head: Essential Questions for This Theme Kein Zugriff
2. Suggested Literature Selections Kein Zugriff
3. Applicable Case Law Kein Zugriff
4. Law and Literature Lesson in Action with the Featured Literature Selection “The Yellow Wallpaper,” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Kein Zugriff
5. A Note from the Authors Kein Zugriff
1. Crime and Punishment: Essential Questions for This Theme Kein Zugriff
2. Suggested Literature Selections Kein Zugriff
3. Applicable Case Law Kein Zugriff
4. Law and Literature Lesson in Action with the Featured Literature Selection Billy Budd, by Herman Melville Kein Zugriff
5. A Note from the Authors Kein Zugriff
1. Protecting Your Freedoms: Essential Questions for This Theme Kein Zugriff
2. Suggested Literature Selections Kein Zugriff
3. Applicable Case Law Kein Zugriff
4. Law and Literature Lesson in Action with the Featured Literature Selection 1984, by George Orwell Kein Zugriff
5. A Note from the Authors Kein Zugriff
1. Reasonable Is as Reasonable Does: Essential Questions for This Theme Kein Zugriff
2. Suggested Literature Selections Kein Zugriff
3. Applicable Case Law Kein Zugriff
4. Law and Literature Lesson in Action with the Featured Literature Selection The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald Kein Zugriff
5. A Note from the Authors Kein Zugriff
1. Why’d You Do It? Essential Questions for This Theme Kein Zugriff
2. Suggested Literature Selections Kein Zugriff
3. Applicable Case Law Kein Zugriff
4. Law and Literature Lesson in Action with the Featured Literature Selection “A Jury of Her Peers,” by Susan Glaspell Kein Zugriff
5. A Note from the Authors Kein Zugriff
Bibliography Kein Zugriff Seiten 115 - 116
Index Kein Zugriff Seiten 117 - 120
About the Authors Kein Zugriff Seiten 121 - 122