Jenna and Barbara Bush, daughters of former President George W. Bush, and author Armistead Maupin share with viewers their reasons for selecting John Knowles' A Separate Peace as one of their favorite books.

Concepts

a separate peace, john knowles, jealousy, american literature, first-person point of view, fictional narratives, personal narratives, personal narrative writing, characterization

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Have groups create videos for their favorite novels that detail why the story has great significance for them
• Use the video to garner interest in the novel

Classroom Considerations

• Preview the video to determine if appropriate for your classroom

Pros

• Post-viewing discussion questions are included

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.8.2 RL.9-10.2 RL.9-10.3 RL.9-10.9 RL.11-12.2 RL.11-12.6 RL.11-12.9