Approaches To Teaching The Works Of Louise Erdrich (Approaches to Teaching World Literature)

This volume seeks to enrich teachers¿ and students¿ understanding of the fictional world Louise Erdrich creates and to address the challenges of teaching her novels and poetry. The first part of the book provides background readings that establish a context for teaching Erdrich and acquaint teachers with Native American traditions, history, customs, and culture - especially those of the Ojibwe, or Chippewa. In the second section, experienced teachers of Erdrich discuss the strategies they use to engage students in a sometimes unfamiliar world.Approaches To Teaching The Works Of Louise Erdrich (Approaches to Teaching World Literature), 1 was published 2004 under ISBN 9780873529150 and ISBN 0873529154.