British Literature: Traditions and Changes | GRADES 9–12

An exciting British literature anthology with a focus on critical thinking

A vibrant, engaging, and accessible book presenting British literature chronologically from the mid-400s through the 21st century. 992 pages.

Special Focus: Critical Thinking and Connections Among Texts

Students explore fine literature and use critical thinking strategies across a range of genres. In approaching texts comparatively and critically, students are challenged to read deeply, think creatively, and write meaningfully.

Affordable

A complete survey course at only $39.95—less than half the price of other British literature texts!

Relevant

• Students experience the literary, historic, and artistic influences of a time period and experience life as a teen in each time. Students see how the thoughts and ideals of a generation and culture connect to those that came before and those that follow.
  

• Discussion and writing activities relate modern issues to classic literature
  

• Students find evidence to support interpretations and apply and extend their understanding through engaging and relevant activities.
  

• Students explore modern relevance by relating a piece of contemporary literature to the literature in the unit using critical thinking skills.
  

• A look at classic novels and their impact on British and world literature.

Accessible

• Scaffolded reading support
  —select early-era works include original text and a line-by-line modern translation
  —in-text summaries and primary source visuals preview difficult selections
  —boldfaced type for essential ideas and themes
  

• A critical thinking page preceding each unit presents a key skill developed during the unit instruction.
  

• An engaging, highly visual timeline sets the stage for understanding the literature, history, art, and important issues of each era as well as contemporaneous events around the world.
  

• Before-reading pages build on students' knowledge; introduce author biographies, literary elements, and themes; and guide students to apply critical thinking to the reading experience.