The Alchemy of Words Vol. 1, An Anthology of Belizean Literature
The Alchemy of Words Vol. 1, An Anthology of Belizean Literature
Editor: Deryck Satchwell
Editorial team: Gail Brooks. Isela Garay, Luisa Gillet, Alva Marin, Emil Pulido and Yvette Sanker
Paperback 128 pages
3rd Edition – July 2011
ISBN: 978-976-8161-17-5
This two-volume anthology for first and second form students includes prose, poetry, and drama, and it introduces the major genres of literature. Teachers and students can use the creative and challenging supplemental materials to analyze these Belizean works of literature and to relate to them to their own life experiences. Taking its title from Rudolph Smith’s poem “Words,” this book focuses on developing students’ ability to “tease apart” words—English and Kriol—and appreciation their use in the craft of writing
The Alchemy of Words Vol. 2
The Alchemy of Words Vol. 2, An Anthology of Belizean Literature
Editor: Deryck Satchwell
Editorial team: Gail Brooks. Isela Garay, Luisa Gillet, Alva Marin, Emil Pulido and Yvette Sanker
Paperback 132 pages
2nd Edition – July 2011
ISBN: 978-976-8161-19-2
This is volume two of a two-volume anthology for High School students. This series is unique because all the material is by Belizean writers. The books focus on developing students’ appreciation for the craft of writing and it provides a novel approach to teaching literature since the content and exercises relate to students’ language and life experiences. The books also provide many opportunities for links with materials covered in the core subject syllabi of the new Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence (CCSLC).
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