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Information on the Novel by John Knowles http://www.exeter.edu/library1/separate_peace Information on the novel including how the work reflects Knowles' own experience.  Guide for Teaching the Novel http://www.redsuspenders.com/~fridrikr/A_Separate_Peace.htm A study guide, essay questions, and list of links to related information on A Separate Peace.  WWII Homefront Simulation http://library.thinkquest.org/15511/families/index.htm Overview of a computer simulation of five families during the school year of September 1943-June 1944. Also details four activities used in connection with the simulation and links to other related web sites. Teaching Literature for the Adolescent: A Historical Perspective Carlsen, G. Robert. "Teaching Literature for the Adolescent: A Historical Perspective." English Journal Aug 1976: 556-65.  A discussion on teaching adolescent literature with specific reference to linking A Separate Peace to the archetypal pattern of search for self. Teaching Emerson through A Separate Peace Alley, Douglas. "Teaching Emerson through A Separate Peace." English Journal Jan 1981: 19-21.  Author uses the words of Emerson to enrich the meanings found in A Separate Peace. A Separate Peace. Feb 20, 2004. http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monkeynotes/pmSeparatePeace02.asp This website discusses literary elements, such as setting, plot, conflicts, themes, and background information. It also has chapter summaries, analyses of characters, plots, and themes, and sample study questions. A Separate Peace by John Knowles. Grade 8 Literature. Feb. 20, 2004. http://www.cds.ed.cr/teachers/daryanani/A%20Sep%20Peace%20test%20essay.html This website has major themes and essay topics for A Separate Peace. ClassicNotes on A Separate Peace. Feb 10, 2004. http://www.gradesaver.com/ClassicNotes/Titles/ separate/ This website is an in depth review for A Separate Peace, as well as major themes, essay topics, and character analysis. Ellis, James. A Separate Peace: The Fall From Innocence. English Journal, v 53. 1964. pp. 313-18. This article can be reviewed and discussed by the students. Foster, Milton P. Levels of Meaning in A Separate Peace. English Record, v 18. April 1968. pp. 34-40. This article can be reviewed and discussed by the students. Graveman, Susan. English Related Websites. 2001. Feb. 15, 2004. http://www.morristownhighschool.org/Open%20House_files/MHS%20Media%20Center/English.pdf This website has links to many different books. For A Separate Peace, this site has links to mythology. John Knowles, A Separate Peace. 2003. Feb. 10, 2004. http://www.webenglishteacher. com/knowles.html This website has some wonderful links to reading activities, summaries, and information on background topics, such as WWII. Language Arts: Novel Guides. Houghton Mifflin Company. Feb. 10, 2004. http://www.classzone.com/novelguides/litcons/separate/guide.cfm This website has ideas for activities for A Separate Peace as well as information about boarding schools. Study Guide for A Separate Peace. The Glencoe-McGraw Hill Company. Feb. 10, 2004. http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/litlibrary/pdf/separate_peace.pdf This website has detailed ideas and assignments for pre-reading, during reading, and after reading. The assignments and ideas for discussion are separated into three groups, encompassing the whole book. Study Questions and Essay Topics. Feb. 15, 2004. http://www.sparknotes. com/lit/separate/study.html This website gives ideas for essay topics as well as some study questions for A Separate Peace. Thomas, Colleen. English Literature Unit of Practice. 2003. Feb. 15, 2004. http://www.teachers.henrico.k12.va.us/Specialist/franceslively/unitplans/separatepeace10.htm This website gives a brief lesson plan for A Separate Peace, with supplemental links attached. Webber, Chris. A Separate Peace. Feb. 20, 2004. http://homepages.wmich. edu/~c1webber/Webquest This website has great links into supplementary materials for A Separate Peace, such as WWII and boarding schools. Find a Good Book. Feb. 20, 2004. http://teensread.prairienet.org/ find_a_good_book/find_a_good_book.html This website contains ideas for good literature written during the 1940s, such as Ancient Greece, Fairy Tales and Folklore, Historical Fiction, Holocaust, Middle Ages, Mystery and Realistic Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy. Goodwin, Susan. Fads and Fashion. Design: Peggy Whitley. Kingwood College Library, 2003. Feb. 20, 2004. http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decade40.html#fads This website contains 1940 resources that are well organized in areas such as fashion, historic events, art, theatre, and literature. Heroes. Feb. 15, 2004. http://www.mythweb.com/heroes/heroes.html This website is great for information on the famous Greek Mythological characters. It has facts, the life stories, and slideshows about their lives. Howard, Maureen. Some Strategies for Teaching About Adolescent Friendships in Literature. Cp. 2004. Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute. Feb. 10, 2004. http://www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1980/1/80.01.03.x.html This website has general suggestions for pre-reading, during reading, and after reading lesson ideas and projects. Lubell, Marcia. Narrative Perspective in A Death in the Family. Feb. 18, 2004. http://www.ncteamericancollection.org/ditf_narrative_perspective.htm This website provides insights into the death of friends or family. The lesson plans found at this website can be applied to the death of Finny. Snyder, M. A Streetcar Named Desire. 2003. Feb. 15,2004. http://gci.wrdsb.on.ca/library/assignments/English/streetcar.html This website is originally for A Streetcar named Desire; however, it is a great resource for the 1940sin areas such as politics, music, movies, inventions, literature, fashion, and WWII. Study Questions and Essay Topics. Feb. 15, 2004. http://www.sparknotes. com/lit/separate/study.html This website has a list of the top songs in the 1940s. Wikipedia Article: 1940s. 2003. Feb. 20, 2004. http://www.knowledgerush.com/kr/jsp/db/viewWiki.jsp?title=1940s This website has the events, leaders, sports figures, and entertainers of the 1940’s. Yeager, J. History of Fashion: 1940-1950. American Vintage Blues, 1999. Feb. 20, 2004. http://www.vintageblues.com/history4.htm This website gives insights into the fashion of the 1940s. A Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust. University of South Florida, 2002. Feb. 23, 2004 http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/HOLOCAUST/DEFAULT.HTM This website has useful information and pictures relating to WWII. The “teacher resources” area is especially useful. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya. Annenberg/CPB, 1997. Feb. 18, 2004. http://www.learner.org/ channel/workshops/hslit/session3/aw/work1.html This website gives a summary of an author named Antonio Marez. It tells about WWII, Chicano literature, mythology, why Marez learned English, and how he came to write in English. The Draft. Outgamie County, 2002. Feb. 23, 2004. http://www.foxvalleyhistory.org /WWII/pre1941/draft.htm This website has wonderful information about WWII and the draft. The years and subjects are clearly separated, which makes it easier to find needed materials. Powers of Persuasion. National Archives and Records Administration. Feb. 10, 2004. http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/powers_of_persuasion/powers_of_persuasion_intro.html This website contains some military propaganda for WWII. World War Two in Europe. 2002. Feb. 15, 2003. http://www.historyplace.com/ worldwar2/ This website has great information on WWII, especially about Hitler. World War 2 on Film. Feb. 20, 2004. http://www.worldwar-2.net/world-war-2-on-film/world-war-2-on-film-index.htm This website has a list of most of the movies that have been made about WWII. World War II Political and Military Leaders. Feb. 20, 2004. http://expage.com/page/ gren14 This website has information about the world leaders in every country during WWII. World War II Posters. Feb. 20, 2004. http://frontiernet.net/~pendino/World-War-II-Posters-1.htm This website contains propaganda pictures as well as links to other WWII sources, such as WWII books, WWII history, and WWII key terms. World War II Propaganda, Cartoons, Film, Music, & Art. 2003. Feb. 10, 2003. http://www.teacheroz.com/WWIIpropaganda.htm This website contains multiple links that lead to other websites dealing with propaganda, mostly during WWII. Youths Under 21 Make Up Most of ‘43’s First Group. Isabella County Times-News, Thursday, January 7, 1943. Feb. 20, 2004. http://www.rootsweb.com/ ~miisabel/under21.htm This website has information and other links about the military draft during WWII. Reading Activities (compiled by Suzanna Snider) 1. “A Special Time, A Special School.” A Separate Peace: Information on the Novel by John Knowles. 1995. Exeter Education Library. 16 Oct. 2004. <http://library.exeter.edu/dept/Special/separate_peace/article2.html>. This introduces the author, John Knowles, to the students. It gives them an idea of his life and the kind of person he is. 2. “A Special Time, A Special School.” A Separate Peace: Information on the Novel by John Knowles. 1995. Exeter Education Library. 16 Oct. 2004. <http://library.exeter.edu/dept/Special/separate_peace/article2.html>. In this article John Knowles discusses the time that he spent at Exeter and how it influenced him. This article shows that some of the events in the novel were based on true experiences. 3. “Academy Mission Statement.” Exeter Education. 16 Oct. 2004. <http://www.exeter.edu/summer/about/academy.htm>. This is the current "Academy Mission Statement" for the Exeter Academy. This will help the students get a feel for the kind of schooling that takes place at Exeter Academy. 4. “Photo Essay.” Exeter Education. Photo Essay Start. Exeter Education Department. 16 Oct. 2004. <http://library.exeter.edu/dept/Special/separate_peace/essay4.html>. These are photos of Exeter campus. This helps the students get a visual for the campus both inside and out. 5. “Map of 20 Main St Exeter, NH by mapquest.” Street Map. 16 Oct. 2004. Mapquest.com. 16 Oct. 2004. <http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?historyid=0&searchtype=address>. These maps give the students an idea of where Exeter is located. It can perhaps give them a better idea of the kind of climate and culture, especially if some of the students have visited this part of the country. 6.“Corbis—stock photography and pictures.” Corbis. 17 Oct. 2004. Corbis.com. 17 Oct. 2004. <http://pro.corbis.com/search/searchFrame.asp>. "A Separate Peace" took place while World War II was going on. The boys in the novel were at the age where they were encouraged to enroll to fight for the country. Here are some of the posters that were made to encourage recruiting. 7. “History Timeline.” War Experience. 16. Oct 2004. War Experience Organization. 16 Oct. 2004. <http://www.war-experience.org/history/timeline/index.html>. Since this novel did take place during World War II it is important that the students are aware of the main events of the War. This is a basic outline of all the main events that happened during World War II. Reading Activities (compiled by Joshua Weed) http://www.studyguide.org/character_notebook.htm This link is a wonderful guide for a character notebook. It provides the format of the notebook, and also an example of one of the more exceptional ones from another class. This is a wonderful mid-text activity. http://writeonill.org/seppeacewbq.htm This links to a wonderful exercise that involves the students in the internet and allows them to gain experience learning internet and computer applications while enhancing their understanding of the novel. http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1980/1/80.01.03.x.html This site provides various exercises for students studying both A Separate Peace as well as My Antonia. The extract I have chosen relates solely to the former, but the combination could be a great tool to a class who has read both novels. http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/BuilderV03/Attachments/26831.doc The practicality of this link is obvious in that it can technically be applied to any novel anywhere and at any chapter. It is a vocabulary scrapbook that allows the reader to select their own words to study and then present then in scrapbook fashion for a grade, thus allowing them maximum exposure to the words and their definitions. http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/BuilderV03/Attachments/26813.doc This link is a simple worksheet of analogies extracted from the vocabulary of the novel. This will aid in preparing students for their S.A.T. examinations. http://www.mrdowling.com/706wars.html\ This link is a compilation of information regarding WWII and many of the specific events of the war. This activity will help students as they attempt to understand some of the motivations of the novel. http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/BuilderV03/Attachments/26543.doc In this link, the student does a brief theme survey in which they are asked various questions relating to the novel. They are then asked those same questions after having read it, thus allowing them to readily see the insights the novel has provided for them. http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/litlibrary/pdf/separate_peace.pdf This site is a lengthy sequence of post-reading activities for the novel. It’s an excellent source for worksheets. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/separate_peace/ This site is a movie site. It links to the movie “A Separate Peace” and allows for public reviews. It is a perfect opportunity for students to post their opinions on-line. http://eaglesnest.dsc.k12.ar.us/separate%20peace%20webquest/seppeacewww.htm This link is a very excellent web-quest in which, after having read the novel, students create a time-capsule for the protagonist, Gene. http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/487.shtml This link…board game.

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