Judith Ortiz Cofer in the Classroom: A Woman in Front of the Sun

by Carol Jago

Book Overview

Carol Jago offers ways to teach the works of Judith Ortiz Cofer in the high school English classroom.

In an era of increasing emphasis on standardized testing, it can be difficult to add the works of new authors to the high school English curriculum. But what if reading the poetry and fiction of Judith Ortiz Cofer, or the writing of other multicultural authors, "engaged your students in such deep reading and writing that their scores went through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814125352
• ISBN13: 9780814125359
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: National Council of Teachers of English (Ncte
• Length: 82 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.8" x 5.4"