Young Adult Literature and Adolescent Identity Across Cultures and Classrooms: Contexts for the Literary Lives of Teens Contributor(s): Alsup, Janet (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415876982 ISBN-13: 9780415876988 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $199.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Curricula - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading & Phonics - Language Arts & Disciplines | Literacy |
Dewey: 809.892 |
LCCN: 2009045561 |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6" W x 9" (1.08 lbs) 236 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Taking a critical, research-oriented perspective, this exploration of the theoretical, empirical, and pedagogical connections between the reading and teaching of young adult literature and adolescent identity development centers around three key questions:
All chapters work simultaneously on two levels: each provides both a critical resource about contemporary young adult literature that could be used in YA literature classes or workshops and specific practical suggestions about what texts to use and how to teach them effectively in middle and high school classes. Theorizing, problematizing, and reflecting in new ways on the teaching and reading of young adult literature in middle and secondary school classrooms, this valuable resource for teachers and teacher educators will help them to develop classrooms where students use literature as a means of making sense of themselves, each other, and the world around them. |