Anderson, Linda. Creative Writing: A Workbook. Oxford: Routledge, 2006. Print. A guide to writing fiction; used for common insights on the elements and process of fiction.
Anderson, Richard C. 1977. "The notion of schemata and the educational enterprise: General discussion of the conference." In Anderson, R. C., Spiro, and Montague 1984. Interest level: academic. A discussion on schema and its relation to how individuals view people; used for the section on pattern
Arts PROPEL: An Introductory Handbook. Cambridge: Project Zero, 1991. Print. A methodology for arts classroom based on process oriented portfolios; it guides the design of the unit and lessons.
Butcher, Jim. Grave Peril. New York: ROC, 2001. Print. A urban fantasy novel that is used as an example of various sorts of characterization.
Burroway, Janet and Susan Weinberg. Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft. New York: Longman, 2006. Print. A general writing guide used for methods of characterization.
Garner, Brian. The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. Print. A general reference guide used to define terms and concepts.
Hacker, Diana. Rules for Writers 3
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ed. Boston: St. Martin's Press, 1996. Print. A reference and usage guide to writing in the English language.
Toolan, Michael. Narrative: A Critical Linguistic Introduction. London: Routledge, 1988. Print. A discussion of
Marzano, Robert and John Kendall. The New Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. London: Sage Publications, 2007. Print. An exploration of the changing nature of taxonomies in education; used as a support for the overall flow of the unit.
Neisser, Ulrich. Cognitive Psychology. New York: Appleton--Crofts, 1967. Print. An introductory text on cognitive psychology and schema theory; used to solidfy the ideas about characterization patterns in stories.
Semino, Elena and Jonathan Culpepper. eds. Cognitive Stylistics: Language and Cognition in Text Analysis. Philidelphia: John Benjamins, 2002. Print. A collection of essays on cognition and fiction; used for the section on prose and pattern.
Woodman, Leonora. "A Rhetorical Model of Prose Style: Notes toward a Synthesis of Rhetoric and Poetics." JAC: Journal of Advanced Composition. 2.1/2 (1981): 69--78. Print. An essay on whether compositional style can be taught; used to support the lesson and unit design.