Cover -- Table of Contents -- Editor's Preface (Russell Weaver) -- Introduction (Florian Hild) -- What Kind of School is Ridgeview? -- Teaching Literature and the Common Core -- Part I: The Ridgeview Way -- Doing Literature (Florian Hild) -- From Student to Teacher (Jennifer Tillson) -- 16 Months Later -- The Text-Centered Classroom (William Binder) -- R-Evolution of a High School Classics Teacher (Timothy Smith) -- Developing Study Questions -- Using Study Questions in Class -- Refining the Questions -- Conclusion -- Participation in the Conversation (Emmaline Ashley) -- Part II: The Ashland Connection -- The Origins (Russell Weaver) -- Teaching the Text in High School (Seth Snow) -- My Educational Background as an Undergraduate Student -- The College of Education -- Victorian Literature with Dr. Weaver -- Teaching at Danville High School -- Study Questions: An Essential Tool in My Teaching Arsenal -- Writing Study Questions -- To the Text Itself: The Scarlet Letter -- How Students Should Prepare for a Class Discussion -- How Teachers Can Prepare for a Class Discussion -- From the Class Discussion to Writing the Paper -- On Teaching Without Lecturing (Michael McFall) -- My English Experience -- The Weaver Method -- No Lectures -- Focusing on Words -- Characteristics of the Successful Weaverian Teacher -- My Use of the Weaver Method -- Appendices -- Florian Hild -- Course Syllabus -- Course syllabus -- Course Description -- Course Requirements and Grading -- Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment -- Study Questions -- Crime and Punishment Paper -- Jennifer Tilson -- A Typical Day -- Texts Taught -- Robin Hood Worksheets and Paper Guidelines (fourth grade) -- Robin Hood Essay -- William Binder -- How Class Works -- Class Discussions -- Study Questions -- Essays -- Eighth-Grade Syllabus -- Objective -- Materials -- Grading -- Plagiarism.

Class Policies -- Course Schedule -- Lord of the Flies Study Questions: Week Seven (8A) -- Essay Topics for Lord of the Flies -- Basic pattern for literature papers For Middle School -- Timothy Smith -- Classical Literature Syllabus -- Course Description -- Procedures -- Grading -- Essays -- Reading Schedule -- A Note to Parents -- Sample Study Questions -- Book I -- Book II -- A Typical Day in Classical Literature -- Final Iliad Paper -- Step 1: Develop an abstract idea for your paper topic -- Step 2: The Presentation -- Step 3: Final Draft Due: Two days after your presentation -- Suggested Topics -- Seth Snow -- Course Description for English II -- Study Questions for The Glass Menagerie -- Contributors.