Annotated Bibliography
Austenfeld, Anne Marie. "The Revelatory Narrative Circle in Barbara Kingsolver's 'The
Poisonwood Bible.'" Journal of Narrative Theory 36, no. 2 (2006): 293-305.
This article provides good background information for teachers prior to teaching Kingsolver's novel. It looks at the function of her narrative structure, which is helpful when teaching this novel at the AP level.
Austenfeld, Thomas, ed. Critical Insights: Barbara Kingsolver. Hackensack: Salem Press, 2010.
This is a collection of essays that provide great background for teachers. There are essays about Kingsolver's life as well as her different novels. I recommend "On Barbara Kingsolver" and "The Missonary Position: Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible" as good resources for the ideas within this unit.
The College Board. The AP Vertical Teams Guide for English. 2 nd ed. Philadelphia: The College
Board, 2002.
This book is designed by the College Board for schools designing vertical teams for AP, but it is filled with practical lesson ideas for literature teachers at every level. It is a great resource for AP teacher to use and non-AP teachers for teaching literary terms and discussions of meaning and function.
Dean, Nancy. Discovering Voice: Voice Lessons for Middle and High School. Gainsville:
Maupin House, 2006.
This is an incredibly practical book on voice. It provides great introductory information on the components of voice and has lessons that teachers can use in the classroom. All of the lessons are clear, easy to use, and easily adaptable.
Dean, Nancy. Voice Lessons: Classroom Activities to Teach Diction, Detail, Imagery, Syntax,
and Tone. Gainsville: Maupin House, 2000.
Very useful text that has short activities teachers could use in class daily as warm-up activities or as take home practice work for students. This book provides an easy way to reinforce the concepts within this unit.
Harmon, William and C. Hugh Holman. A Handbook to Literature, 7 th ed. Upper Saddle River,
NJ: Prentice Hall, 1996.
This is my source for definitions of all literary terms and devices, which is an absolute necessity in an AP classroom.
Koza, Kimberly A. "The Africa of Two Western Women Writers: Barbara Kingsolver and
Margaret Laurence." Critique 44, no. 3 (2003): 284-294.
This is a great resource for considering questions about writers speaking for other people. Students could easily be given the first half of the article to help stimulate discussion in class.
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