Tenderness Grade Level Defense

Tenderness Grade Level Defense

This piece presents a detailed rationale for teaching Cormier's Tenderness at or above the sixth-grade level. The defense includes a summary of the novel, a biography of Cormier, teaching objectives, suggested teaching methods, potential essay questions, and suitable alternative books. The rationale for the book's value cites its potential to teach students about antisocial behavior and life's perils, of thinking critically about their own identity formation, and of the adolescent experience given "inadequate parenting".

Robert E. Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library

AnnaMary L. Consalvo
Katharine Covino
Elise Takehana

JPG, 8.5x11

English