Using Young Adult Literature in the English Classroom
3rd Edition
Published on 28. March 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
331 pages
978-0-13-026455-8 (ISBN)
Description
For courses in Young Adult and Adolescent Literature.
This practical methods text provides future middle and high school English teachers with the direction they'll need to choose reading selections and to develop ideas for teaching them. Using a highly effective conversational tone, it provides the latest information about young adult literature in a short, concisely written, classroom-oriented format. The authors show the busy English teacher how to accomplish four important goals that address life-long reading, reader response, teaching the classics, and reaching a diverse student population.
This practical methods text provides future middle and high school English teachers with the direction they'll need to choose reading selections and to develop ideas for teaching them. Using a highly effective conversational tone, it provides the latest information about young adult literature in a short, concisely written, classroom-oriented format. The authors show the busy English teacher how to accomplish four important goals that address life-long reading, reader response, teaching the classics, and reaching a diverse student population.
More details
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Weight
1000 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-026455-8 (9780130264558)
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John H. Bushman | Kay Parks Haas
Using Young Adult Literature in the English Classroom
Book
07/2005
4th Edition
Pearson
€89.83
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Persons
JOHN H. BUSHMAN is Professor of Teaching and Leadership (English Education) at the University of Kansas, Lawrence. He is also director of the Writing Conference, Inc., a nonprofit organization established to provide services and materials that support the teaching of writing and literature. Bushman, a frequent contributor to national journals in English education, has written three books in addition to Using Young Adult Literature in the English Classroom (with Kay parks Haas): The Teaching of Writing, Teaching the English Language, and Teaching English Creatively (also with Kay Parks Haas). He is a frequent workshop leader and consultant on the teaching of English and the language arts. He is active in the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and the Assembly on Literature for Adolescence (ALAN).
Kay Parks Haas teaches English and serves as English department chair at Ottawa High School, Kansas. She is former president of the Assembly on Literature for Adolescence (ALAN), National Council of Teachers of English, former associate chair of the secondary section, and former member of the executive committee of the NCTE. She is co-author with John H. Bushman of Teaching English Creatively, as well as Using Young Adult Literature in the English Classroom. In addition, she contributes to national journals in English education and serves as a consultant to publishing companies.
Kay Parks Haas teaches English and serves as English department chair at Ottawa High School, Kansas. She is former president of the Assembly on Literature for Adolescence (ALAN), National Council of Teachers of English, former associate chair of the secondary section, and former member of the executive committee of the NCTE. She is co-author with John H. Bushman of Teaching English Creatively, as well as Using Young Adult Literature in the English Classroom. In addition, she contributes to national journals in English education and serves as a consultant to publishing companies.
Content
1. Young Adults and the Literature that Meets Their Needs and Interests.
2. Evaluating Young Adult Literature.
3. Using Reader Response to Begin.
4. The Reading/Writing Connection.
5. The Language Connection.
6. Organizing the Literature.
7. Young Adult Literature and the Classics.
8. Diversity in Young Adult Literature.
9. Media and Young Adult Literature.
10. The Censorship Issues.
11. Young Adult Literature: A Brief History.
Appendix A: Support for Teaching Young Adult Literature.
Appendix B: Works of Literature Cited.
Book Lists.
2. Evaluating Young Adult Literature.
3. Using Reader Response to Begin.
4. The Reading/Writing Connection.
5. The Language Connection.
6. Organizing the Literature.
7. Young Adult Literature and the Classics.
8. Diversity in Young Adult Literature.
9. Media and Young Adult Literature.
10. The Censorship Issues.
11. Young Adult Literature: A Brief History.
Appendix A: Support for Teaching Young Adult Literature.
Appendix B: Works of Literature Cited.
Book Lists.