Teaching young adult literature: developing students as world citizens
Material type: TextPublication details: Los Angeles Sage 2014Description: xxviii,336p. illISBN: 9789386062727Subject(s): Young adult literature | TeenagersDDC classification: 809.892830712 Summary: This middle and secondary school methods text introduces preservice teachers in teacher credential programs and inservice teachers pursuing a Masters degree in Education to the field of young adult literature for use in contemporary contexts. The text introduces teachers to current research on adolescent life and literacy; the new and expanding genres of young adult literature; teaching approaches and practical strategies for using young adult literature in English and Language Arts secondary classrooms and in Content Area Subjects (e.g. History); and ongoing social, political and pedagogical issues of English and Language Arts classrooms in relation to contemporary young adult literature. This text will prepare teachers to engage with student populations that exhibit greater social, cultural, and linguistic diversity than ever before. Teachers will learn to create effective learning environments using activity-based teaching approaches and strategies for diverse student groups. They will also learn how to incorporate discussions and strategies related to dynamic new literacies, including the digitally mediated texts and multimedia compositions that are so prevalent in young adult literature and in students' creative and critical responses to this genre.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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BK | Stack | 809.892830712 BEA/T (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 48801 |
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809.89282 CHI Children and literature | 809.89282 EDI The Edinburgh companion to children's literature | 809.89282072 EWE/F Fundamental concepts of children's literature research: literary and sociological approaches | 809.892830712 BEA/T Teaching young adult literature: developing students as world citizens | 809.89287 FEM Feminisms: an anthology of literary theory and criticism | 809.89287 FEM Feminist English literature | 809.894 SAI/C Culture and imperialism |
This middle and secondary school methods text introduces preservice teachers in teacher credential programs and inservice teachers pursuing a Masters degree in Education to the field of young adult literature for use in contemporary contexts. The text introduces teachers to current research on adolescent life and literacy; the new and expanding genres of young adult literature; teaching approaches and practical strategies for using young adult literature in English and Language Arts secondary classrooms and in Content Area Subjects (e.g. History); and ongoing social, political and pedagogical issues of English and Language Arts classrooms in relation to contemporary young adult literature. This text will prepare teachers to engage with student populations that exhibit greater social, cultural, and linguistic diversity than ever before. Teachers will learn to create effective learning environments using activity-based teaching approaches and strategies for diverse student groups. They will also learn how to incorporate discussions and strategies related to dynamic new literacies, including the digitally mediated texts and multimedia compositions that are so prevalent in young adult literature and in students' creative and critical responses to this genre.
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