A Separate Peace – Bundle

$37.00

A timeless novel of adolescence during a period when the entire country was losing its innocence to World War II.

Description

Author: John Knowles
Genre: American, Fiction, Classic

Set at a boys’ boarding school in New England during the early years of World War II, A Separate Peace is a harrowing and luminous parable of the dark side of adolescence. Gene is a lonely, introverted intellectual. Phineas is a handsome, taunting, daredevil athlete. What happens between the two friends one summer, like the war itself, banishes the innocence of these boys and their world.

Level 4 Literature and Writing Discovery Guides are recommended for high school students (grades 9–12) who have acquired the skills and proficiency necessary to read and respond to a complex piece of literature.

In addition to tracing character development, students will research themes, symbols, and motifs, have weekly writing activities and culminate study with an original essay and creative project.

Each guide is designed to be completed in five weeks, which allows students to comfortably work through six units in a typical school year.

Additional information

Weight 2 lbs