Storytelling: Fictional Narratives, Imaginary People, and the Reader's Real Life

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 12.02.03

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale
  3. Demographics
  4. Why People Make Connections to Fiction
  5. Why Authors Write Fiction
  6. Why Readers Read Fiction
  7. Strategies
  8. Classroom Activities
  9. Teacher Resources
  10. Bibliography
  11. Appendices
  12. Endnotes

Fact or Fiction: Analyzing why the Author includes Truth in Fiction and the Influence and Effect on the Audience

Michelle Wiedenmann

Published September 2012

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Bibliography

Hurston, Zora Neale, "Introduction." In Mules and Men. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1978.

Keen, Suzanne, Empathy and the Novel. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007.

Murphy Paul, Annie, "Your Brain on Fiction." New York Times, March 17, 2012.

Nell, Victor, Lost in a Book: Psychology of Reading for Pleasure. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1988.

Wright, Richard, Black Boy. New York: Harper Collins Press, 1944.

Zunshine, Lisa. "Conclusion: Authors Meet Their Readers." In Why We Read Fiction: Theory of Mind and the Novel. Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 2006. 159-162

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