Dave Mcintyre

I Get It Now!: a Guide to Teaching and Understanding Novels Using Centerline As an Example Dave Mcintyre

Publisher Marketing: Using simple, direct language and clear examples lifted from the pages of an action-adventure novel accessible to young adults and mature readers alike, I Get It Now! teaches readers to understand and explain good literature. It lays out the fundamentals of literature in general and novels in particular, and then applies the words and concepts in a scene by scene, chapter by chapter analysis of the companion novel CENTERLINE. What makes this guide absolutely unique is that both the guide and the novel it addresses were written by the same author, a former English Literature and Composition instructor at West Point, and a 25 year veteran of graduate and undergraduate classrooms. He wrote the novel with teaching in mind, and wrote the guide with an understanding of how authors weave the parts of a novel together to achieve its effect. Additionally, he explains these concepts in a way that will help students improve grades in essays and classroom discussions. The worst four words a literature teacher or home-school parent can hear are these: "I don't get it." This means the reader/student does not understand how authors use form, structure, terms, tools and techniques to shape and deliver their ideas. When readers "don't get it," they cannot do well in school, prepare for advanced education, or enjoy the rich life that quality writing provides. Alone among all the many teaching aids available today, this one uses the skills of a professional teacher and the insights of an award winning author to turn "I don't get it" into I Get It Now! Contributor Bio:  McIntyre, Dave Dave McIntyre graduated from West Point and spent thirty years in the United States Army, retiring as a Colonel. His time was divided between duty with airborne and armored reconnaissance units and writing and teaching strategy at the national level. He also taught English at West Point and retired as the Dean of Faculty and Academics at the National War College. For two years after 9/11, McIntyre was deputy director of a national think tank on homeland security, and for four years, the director of a graduate program in homeland security at Texas A&M. He has also taught national and homeland security at George Washington University, the University of Texas, the National Graduate School, and Colorado Technical University. He is presently a faculty member at the Bush School for Government and Public Service, TAMU, and a Visiting Fellow at the Center for Cyber and Homeland Security, GWU. Dr. McIntyre has a BS in Engineering from the United States Military Academy, an MA in English and American Literature from Auburn University, and a PhD in Political Science from the University of Maryland. McIntyre has crafted speeches and written white papers throughout his career. Centerline is his debut novel.