Exploring Identity Development and Self (eBook)

Teaching Universal Themes Through Young Adult Novels

Mike P. Cook, Leilya A. Pitre (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
136 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4758-5983-6 (ISBN)

Infos

This book offers readers opportunities to explore the most common universal themes taught in secondary English Language Arts classrooms using contemporary young adult literature. Authors discuss adolescence and adolescent readers, young adult literature and its possibilities in the classroom, and ways to teach thematic analysis. The book provides context, traditional approaches to teaching and examples of thematic explorations of each of the chosen themes. Chapters include developed teaching instructional units to study three universal themes: a journey of self-discovery; good vs. bad, right vs. wrong, and making difficult choices, and developing positive self-perception. Each instructional unit includes rationale, essential questions and objectives, calendar plans for up to six weeks, examples of introductory, reading and discussing, and enrichment activities and assessments. The activities target academic skills for ELA curricula and create safe spaces for exploring topics of identity struggles and personal growth complicated by social issues, all of which adolescents face today. Each instructional chapter suggests a wide range of additional texts and resources for theme explorations.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.4.2021
• Zusatzinfo: 23 Illustrations including: - 3 Black & White Illustrations; - 20 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Schulbuch / Allgemeinbildende Schulen
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Schlagworte: adolescent confidence • Adolescent Development • adolescent readers • adolescent self-discovery • adolescent self-perception • adolescent self-worth • anti-racist teaching • Coming of Age • Contemporary literature • developing social awareness • ELA curricula • English Language Arts • good vs. bad • identity struggles • journey of self-discovery • Literary Analysis • literary concepts • making difficult choices • positive self-perception • right vs. wrong • Self-discovery • Self-Perception • self-preception • self-worth • self-worth and self-perception • Social Justice • social justice issues • social justice teachings • teaching instructional units • teenager self-perception • Thematic Analysis • thematic explorations • units of instruction
• ISBN-10: 1-4758-5983-X / 147585983X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4758-5983-6 / 9781475859836