The manual is the basis for modeling the subject and social content of professional activities acquired by students. It includes forms of actual educational, quasi-professional and educational-professional activities, organized using various teaching models (imitation, gaming, etc.). The manual is focused on the main sections of the university course on the theory and methodology of teaching literature, includes practical lesson plans and methodological comments to them, as well as a section “Methodological reflection”. For specialist and bachelor students (specialty 050301.65 - Russian language and literature: direction of training 050300.62 – philological education); it can also be used when working according to the new standards of the Federal State Educational Standard for Higher Professional Education, training direction 050100.62 - pedagogical education (profiles: Russian language, literature).