British Literature Student Workbook

British Literature Student Workbook

<p><strong class="pat">Welcoming a vibrant new British literature text</strong></p> <p>With over 70 selections, the all-new <em>British Literature</em> brings some of the best works of British authors to your students. Students explore the writings of Shakespeare, Geoffrey Chaucer, Jonathan Swift, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, George Orwell, Mary Shelley, Virginia Woolf, Anita Desai, and others.</p> <p><em>British Literature</em> encompasses a wide range of genres—from classic to contemporary writing. The text presents excerpts from novels, as well as plays, short stories, poetry, speeches, essays, and other works. Students learn how writers use rhyme, figures of speech, personification, metaphor, satire, hyperbole, and other techniques to bring their words to life.</p> <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>Lexile Level</strong></td> <td>850*</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Reading Level</strong></td> <td>3-4</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Interest Level</strong></td> <td>8-12</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><em>*Lexile level of instructional content is 850; Lexile level of individual text selections range from 640 to 1630.</em></p>