Using Young Adult Literature In The English Classroom

by Bushman, John H.; Haas, Kay Parks

• ISBN13: 9780131710931
• ISBN10: 0131710931
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-06-20
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This practical methods book provides future middle and high school English teachers with the direction they'll need to choose adolescent literature and to develop ideas for teaching it. Using a highly effective conversational tone, the book 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 teaching goals including life-long reading, reader response, teaching the classics, and reaching a diverse student population. NEW! Expanded section on Organizing Literature (Chapter 6)-Provides literature suggestions to incorporate its use in content area courses. NEW! Updated chapters on Diversity and Media in Young Adult Literature (Chapters 8 and 9)-Provides readers with information about the most current young adult literature and contains ready-made media activities that can be taken directly into the classroom. NEW! Three appendices designed to make the text as useful and accessible as possible-Provides general teaching information and supplements the young adult literature information given in the text. NEW! Statements from young adult authors-Designed to provide additional information and insight into reading and writing, so that readers can better understand the importance of young adult literature from the point of view of various authors.

Table of Contents

Young Adults and the Literature That Meets Their Needs and Interests	1	(29)
Young Adult Literature: A Definition	2	(1)
Young Adult Literature: The Right Choice	2	(2)
Piaget and Cognitive Development	4	(4)
Middle School: Appropriate Literature, Appropriate Responses	5	(1)
High School: Appropriate Literature, Appropriate Responses	6	(2)
Developmental Tasks Confronting Adolescents	8	(6)
Achieving Mature Relations with Age-Mates	8	(2)
Achieving a Proper Masculine or Feminine Social Role	10	(1)
Adapting to Physical Changes	10	(1)
Independence from Parents and Adults	11	(1)
Preparing for Marriage and Family	12	(1)
Preparing for a Career	12	(1)
Acquiring a Personal Ideology	13	(1)
Achieving Social Responsibility	13	(1)
Adolescents' Development of Moral Judgment	14	(7)
A Distant Enemy	16	(1)
Dark Waters	17	(1)
Battle of Jericho	18	(1)
Downriver	19	(2)
Reading Development of the Young Adult	21	(1)
Meeting the Needs of Special Students	22	(5)
The At-Risk Student	23	(2)
The Gifted Student	25	(2)
Using Young Adult Literature as Rites of Passage	27	(1)
Learning Log Responses	28	(1)
References	28	(2)
Evaluating Young Adult Literature	30	(22)
Considering Standard Literary Qualities	30	(9)
Plot	31	(2)
Characters	33	(1)
Setting	34	(2)
Theme	36	(1)
Point of View	37	(1)
Style	37	(2)
Considering Other Literary Elements	39	(9)
Metaphor and Simile	39	(1)
Flashback	39	(1)
Foreshadowing	40	(1)
Effective Beginnings	41	(1)
Humor	41	(2)
Imagery	43	(1)
Personification	44	(1)
Symbolism	44	(1)
Hyperbole	45	(1)
Allusion	45	(1)
Main Character as Writer	46	(2)
Considering Young Adult Audience Appeal	48	(2)
Learning Log Responses	50	(1)
References	51	(1)
Using Reader Response to Begin	52	(37)
Theory and Research	55	(1)
Developing Lifelong Readers	56	(2)
Students' Evolving Literary Understanding	58	(2)
Response-Centered Curriculum	60	(3)
Creating a Climate for Using Reader Response	63	(3)
Classroom Strategies for Teaching the Literature	66	(8)
Group Discussions	67	(2)
Reading Aloud	69	(1)
Creative Drama	69	(1)
Socratic Seminars	70	(1)
Literature Circles	70	(1)
Writing	71	(3)
Responding to Touching Spirit Bear: An Example	74	(4)
Preparing Students to Read	75	(1)
Large-Group Discussion	76	(1)
Small-Group Discussion	76	(1)
Creative Drama	77	(1)
Writing	77	(1)
Classroom Response to Touching Spirit Bear: A Transcription	78	(9)
Group 1: The Inner Circle	79	(3)
Group 2: The Former Outer Circle, Now the Inner Circle	82	(5)
Learning Log Responses	87	(1)
References	87	(2)
The Reading-Writing Connection	89	(26)
A Rationale	89	(2)
Theory and Research	91	(5)
Theory into Practice: The Classroom Connection	93	(3)
Teaching the Literature	96	(17)
The Chocolate War	97	(3)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry	100	(2)
Chinese Handcuffs	102	(3)
Breathing Underwater	105	(2)
Far North	107	(1)
Buried Onions	108	(1)
The Giver	109	(3)
The Island	112	(1)
Learning Log Responses	113	(1)
References	114	(1)
The Language Connection	115	(17)
The Nature of English	116	(4)
The Dialect Question	120	(6)
African American Variant English (AAVE)	122	(2)
Geographic Dialects	124	(2)
Language Manipulation	126	(2)
A Historical Perspective	128	(2)
Nonverbal Communication	130	(1)
Learning Log Responses	131	(1)
References	131	(1)
Organizing the Literature	132	(35)
One Book, One Class	132	(4)
Arranging Books Thematically	136	(9)
Thematic Units	137	(8)
Poetry, Short Stories, Drama, and Nonfictional Young Adult Literature	145	(12)
Poetry	145	(1)
Short Stories	146	(3)
Drama	149	(3)
Nonfiction	152	(5)
One Book, One Student	157	(4)
Young Adult Literature in the Content Classes	161	(4)
Learning Log Responses	165	(1)
References	166	(1)
Young Adult Literature and the Classics	167	(19)
What Do the Students Say?	168	(3)
Developing Lifetime Readers	171	(1)
Why Emphasize the Classics?	172	(3)
The Back-to-Basics Movements	172	(1)
The Importance of the Anthology	173	(1)
The Chicken-or-Egg Theory of Classics	174	(1)
The University Wants Them Taught	174	(1)
Guilt	175	(1)
The Classics and Why Young Adults Have Problems Reading Them	175	(3)
Young Adult Literature as a Bridge to the Classics	178	(6)
The Pairings: A Few in Detail	179	(3)
Other Pairings	182	(2)
Learning Log Responses	184	(1)
References	184	(2)
Diversity in Young Adult Literature	186	(19)
Lisa Hazlett
Judith Hayn
Contemporary Classroom Changes	186	(1)
Where Am I in the Traditional Canon?	187	(1)
Our Changing Society	188	(2)
Quality Literature and Instruction for All Students	190	(1)
Selecting Young Adult Literature for Contemporary Students	191	(3)
The Meaning of Diversity	194	(1)
Making Multiethnic Connections through Literature	195	(3)
Dealing with Additional Facets of Diversity	198	(3)
Introducing Diverse Literature into the Classroom	201	(1)
Learning Log Responses	202	(1)
References	203	(2)
Media and Young Adult Literature	205	(47)
Jill Adams
Media Opportunities for the Classroom	207	(32)
Critical Viewing Strategies	208	(1)
Audio Theater	208	(1)
Video Project	208	(1)
Storyboards	208	(1)
Innovative PowerPoint Presentations	208	(21)
Interactive PowerPoint Lesson	229	(1)
Electronic Portfolio	229	(1)
Discussion Board	229	(1)
E-Literature Circles	229	(1)
Web Log (Blog)	229	(2)
Keypals	231	(7)
Hyperlinked Essays	238	(1)
TrackStar	238	(1)
WebQuest	238	(1)
Gary Paulsen's Iditarod	238	(1)
Web Design	238	(1)
Young Adult Novel Research Activity	239	(1)
Web Sites for Educators and Their Students	239	(10)
Author Pages	249	(1)
Learning Log Responses	250	(1)
References	251	(1)
The Censorship Issues	252	(20)
A Historical View	253	(8)
Who Are the Censors?	254	(4)
The Basis for Censorship	258	(3)
What Does the Teacher Do?	261	(7)
Before the Challenge	261	(4)
After the Challenge	265	(3)
A Teacher's Library on Censorship	268	(1)
Resource Books	268	(1)
Articles	269	(1)
Organizations	270	(1)
Literature with Censorship Themes	270	(1)
Learning Log Responses	270	(1)
References	271	(1)
Young Adult Literature: A Brief History	272	(11)
Rules to Live By	272	(6)
Inaccurate Representation	278	(1)
Literature: Self-Discovery	279	(2)
Literature: The Present and Beyond	281	(1)
Learning Log Responses	282	(1)
References	282	(1)
Appendix A Support for Teaching Young Adult Literature	283	(7)
Appendix B Works of Literature Cited	290	(26)
Appendix C Book Lists	316	(6)
Index	322