The volume covers the major writers of the Beat Generation: John Clellon Holmes, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, Neal Cassady, and Tom Wolfe. Included are chapters on 7 literary masterpieces: Go, On the Road, Dharma Bums, Howl and Other Poems, Naked Lunch, The First Third, and The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test. Each chapter provides a biography, a plot synopsis, a discussion of themes and style, study and discussion questions, and suggestions for further reading.
The first consumer publication all about tea, both as a beverage and for its cultural significance in art, music, literature, history, health, and society.
The first consumer publication all about tea, both as a beverage and for its cultural significance in art, music, literature, history, health, and society.
The first consumer publication all about tea, both as a beverage and for its cultural significance in art, music, literature, history, health, and society.
This is the tool teachers have been waiting for to explore important themes and to motivate students to become involved in the literature experience. Each title was carefully chosen using as criteria the quality of the writing, the importance of its message, and how easily it could serve as a springboard to junior novels that explore the same theme.
