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Accessing the Classics Great Reads for Adults, Teens, and English Language Learners
La Vergne Rosow
Book Code: LU8916
ISBN: 1-56308-891-6
ISBN-13: 978-1-56308-891-9
316 pages
Libraries Unlimited
Publication: 12/30/2005
List Price: $42.00 (UK Sterling Price: £24.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Paperback
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • This collection of annotated titles aims at providing resources for anyone who works with inexperienced or low-literacy teenagers or adults. The introductory section of the volume outlines why Rosow prefers to emphasize time-tested classics and includes many lists of tips and inspirational quotations to help teachers, librarians, and tutors support and motivate readers.... Rosow thoughtfully includes discussion of physical attributes of the books she selects, including print size, quality and quantity of illustrations, and price. She also frequently annotates reader's theater versions and abridgements.
    —VOYA     October 2006
  • Much has been written on the subject of teaching the classics to children, young adults, and adults, but few authors offer insights into using the classics to improve reading skills. Rosow fills this significant gap in the literature by providing annotated lists of some of the best literature of all time, arranged by reading levels from from basic to intermediate and advanced. Major time periods, formats, and genres are represented. Entries contain partial plot summaries, ideas about how the books might be used, and ways in which alternate versions or formats provide support. Icons indicating the presence of illustrations, large print, "author pick," student favorite, and affordability further guide the reader or teacher to the right sources. The intended audience is wide-ranging and includes anyone who wishes to foster language and literacy skills. Essential reading.
    —Booklist/Professional Reading     June 2006
Description: All readers--even those still learning to speak English--can enjoy the delights and benefits of great literature with the help of this motivational and practical book guide. Rosow takes you on a journey through the history of Western literature, beginning with ancient myths and moving to medieval tales and classics of the Renaissance, Romantic Movement, and Modernism. Along the way, she shows you how to give readers easy access to some of the best literature of all time. Scores of collections focus on such ancient and enduring stories as Gilgamesh, Beowulf, the tales of Chaucer; historical masterpieces of William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens; and stellar names of more recent times, such as Virginia Woolf, John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway, and J.R.R. Tolkien. Each carefully selected collection lists an assortment of titles, ranging in reading level and arranged progressively from simple renditions, such as picture book re-tellings, through more advanced selections and readings where audio versions and simpler formatting support the reader, and on to the most challenging reads. Author profiles and narrative, as well as detailed descriptions of each title provide further insights into the story lines and features of the books; while building a scaffold of reading experience and knowledge to help readers better understand the texts. For example, the Mark Twain collection begins with a brief biographical sketch of the author, followed by descriptions of two illustrated books about the author and two readers' theatre skits based on his work. A collection of Twain's short stories is recommended next, and then several illustrated versions of his novels, and an illustrated edition of Twain's memoir, Life on the Mississippi, which is supported by an audiotape version. Each recommended title is rated as "start here," "next read," "support here," or "challenging read"; and related reads, and audio and video versions are listed when appropriate. The author also notes author and student favorites, titles with exceptional illustrations, and other features of interest. Focus is on authors and titles of the Western canon that are generally lu2768 le in library collections. Because some of the titles cited are older editions, this is a valuable collection development tool in libraries; as well as an essential resource for readers' advisors, Adult Basic Education, and English as Second Language educators, and young adult educators and librarians. Young adult and adult or Grades 9 and up.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction Myths and Legends of Ancient Civilizations
  • The Middle Ages
  • Renaissance Literature
  • Romantic Movement and Victorian Age
  • Modernism
  • Indexes
LC Card Number: 2005030838
LCC Class: Z1035
Dewey Class: 011
PDF Catalogs:
Readers Advisory Catalog 2007.pdf
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