Using Young Adult Literature in the English Classroom - Softcover

John H. Bushman (Author), Kay Parks Bushman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0134570529 ISBN 13: 9780134570525

Publisher: Merrill Pub Co, 1997

Synopsis

Providing secondary school English teachers with the guidance on choosing reading selections and developing ideas for teaching them, this text shows how to: use the literature young people want to read as a bridge to teaching the classics; and use multicultural young adult literature as a way to reach a diverse student population. The book places a strong emphasis on the relationship between reading, writing and language skills by highlighting it in activities and ideas throughout the text, and provides a "learning log" in each chapter which involves teachers in text materials. It covers effective ways to organize literature lessons when teaching one book to an entire class, groups of books to a single class, or thematic units, as well as ideas for creating individualized reading lists. Two new chapters feature in this edition, which examine: reader response theory and how it can be used in the classroom; and the use of technology to enhance the teaching of young adult literature.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Providing future middle and high school English teachers with the guidance they'll need to choose reading selections and develop ideas for teaching them, this practical methods text shows how to accomplish four important goals: 1) Use quality young adult literature to promote life-long reading, and 2) Use the reader response approach for literature analysis. 3) Use the literature young people want to read as a bridge to teaching the classics, and, 4) Use multicultural young adult literature as a way to reach a diverse student population.

From the Back Cover:

Key Benefit: Providing middle and high school English teachers with the guidance they'll need to choose reading selections and develop ideas for teaching them, this practical methods book shows how to accomplish two important goals: 1) Use the literature young people want to read as a bridge to teaching the classics, and, 2) Use multicultural young adult literature as a way to reach a diverse student population. Key Topics: The book places a strong emphasis on the relationship between reading, writing, and language skills by highlighting it in activities and ideas throughout the text, and provides a unique 'Learning Log' in each chapter which actively involves teachers in text materials. It covers effective ways to organize literature lessons when teaching one book to an entire class, groups of books to a single class, or thematic units, as well as ideas for creating individualized reading lists. The Second Edition features two new chapters which introduce topics of critical importance in today's educational climate - one examines reader response theory and how it can be used in the classroom; the other explores the use of technology to enhance the teaching of young adult literature. Updated literature lists now include dozens of the latest young adult titles. Market: For middle/high school English teachers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Merrill Pub Co
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0134570529
• ISBN 13: 9780134570525
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 279