Across the Curriculum with Detective Fiction for Young People and Adults

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 07.02.06

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale
  3. Objectives
  4. Strategies
  5. The Detective Fiction Genre
  6. Three African-American Authors
  7. Aspects of Identity
  8. Historical Implications
  9. Lesson Plan 1 - Whodunit?
  10. Lesson Plan 2 - Serialized Secrets
  11. Lesson Plan 3 - Adaptation of the Detective Tale
  12. Student Resources
  13. Teacher Resources
  14. Filmography
  15. Notes
  16. Appendix

Crime Fiction Investigation: "Socially Correct or Not, Let Me Tell You Who Did It"

Bonnee L. Breese Bentum

Published September 2007

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Notes

  1. SPREADS: S: skim the assigned text; P: pick meaning from the title by paraphrasing; R: read, retell and take notes; E: evaluate information and clues; A: analyze what was read; D: provide details; S: Summarize what you have read.
  2. Glenn Most and William W. Stowe, The Poetics of Murder: Detective Fiction and Literary Theory, p. 79.
  3. Dennis Porter, The Pursuit of Crime: Art and Ideology in Detective Fiction, p. 82.
  4. W. E. B. DuBois, The Souls of Black Folks: Essays and Sketches. 1903.
  5. Red Harvest, 1929.
  6. Robin W. Winks, ed., Detective Fiction: a Collection of Critical Essays, " The Criticism of Detective Fiction" by George Dove, p. 206.
  7. Attribute Web is a graphic organizer that visually represents related ideas to describe someone or something. Colors will be used in the center of the web, used on an interactive whiteboard. Book 1 Secondary Education Movement: Core Curriculum- Literacy, p. G1.
  8. Paula L. Woods, Spooks, Spies and Private Eyes:. . ., p. xviii.
  9. Stephen F. Soitos, The Blues Detective: A Study of African-American Detective Fiction, p. 37.
  10. Sketch-to-Stretch is an exercise that asks student to create a picture or other graphic representation to illustrate their understanding of a concept or a term. Only the word or concept phrase can be included on the artwork. Students work in groups using large sheets of paper. Book 1 Secondary Education Movement: Core Curriculum- Literacy, p. G5.

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