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By (author) Bean Thomas W.; By (author) Dunkerly-Bean, Judithann; By (author) Harper, Helen J.
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A guide for pre and in-service secondary teachers on how to successfully teach young adult contemporary literature in the classroom.
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This middle and secondary school methods text introduces pre-service teachers in teacher credential programs and in-service 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.
Table of contents:
ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgementsAbout the AuthorsPart I:Foundations for The Teaching of Young Adult Literature1. An Introduction to Adolescent Life, Texts and Teaching2.The Nature and History of Young Adult Literature3. The Teaching of Young Adult Literature4.Young Adult Literature and Exceptional LearnersPart II: Established and Emerging Genres of Young Adult Literature5.Realistic Fiction, Romance, and Mystery6. Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror7. Historical Fiction8.Short Stories, Poetry, Humor9. Nonfiction, Biographies, Information and Self-Help10. Comics, Manga, Graphic Novels, Zines, Street (Urban) Literature11.Postmodern Forms of Young Adult Literature12.Global and Multicultural Literature for Young AdultsPart III: Critical Issues in Young Adult Literature13. Boys Books/Girls Books?: Gender and Sexuality in Young Adult Literature14. Young Adult Literature and Critical Content Area Literacy15. Censorship16. Technology and the Future of Young Adult LiteratureGlossaryAuthor IndexSubject Index
Biographical note:
Thomas W. Bean, Ph.D., is a Professor of Literacy and Reading in the Teaching and Learning Department, College of Education, at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Tom earned his Ph.D. at Arizona State University and is considered a leading scholar in content area literacy and the infusion of multicultural and global young adult literature in the classroom. His work has been published in the ALAN Review, Reading Research Quarterly, and the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. Along with Co-Author Dr. Judith Dunkerly-Bean, he served as co-editor of the International Reading Association’s Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. Tom is senior author of the widely used text, Content Area Literacy: An Integrated Approach (10th ed.). He can be contacted at: [email protected]. Judith Dunkerly-Bean, Ph.D. is a literacy specialist and award-winning classroom teacher. Judith has served as a faculty member at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where she taught university courses in literacy methods including children’s and young adult literature. Her research focuses on the intersection of human rights, social justice and critical literacy through a cosmopolitan framework. Her work has been published in several journals including Current Issues in Comparative Educat
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