Overview

At the heart of this inquiry into the ethical implications of education reform on reading practices in middle and secondary classrooms, the central question is what is lost, hidden, or marginalized in the name of progress? Drawing on her own experiences as an English teacher during the No Child Left Behind era, the author examines school cultures focused on meeting standards and measurable outcomes. She shows how genocide literature illuminates the ethics of reading and helps teachers and students rethink how literature should be taught in this modern, globalized era and the purposes of education more broadly.

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Author:   Sarah Donovan
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.249kg
ISBN:  

9781138315372

ISBN 10:   1138315370
Pages:   168
Publication Date:   07 May 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents Preface Part I: Mandates The Education of a Teacher: The First Year Reading and Meeting a Mandate to Study Genocide Part II: Rhetoric, Witnessing, and the Witness The Rhetoric of the Word: A Case Study of Bosnia Herzegovina Reading Testimony: Witnessing and the Witness Part III: Rhetorical Appeals in Fiction The Rhetoric and Aesthetic of Fiction in Genocide Literature The Ethics of a Child Narrator Emotional Appeals, Trauma, and Aesthetic Pleasure Rational Appeals and Didacticism Part IV: Into the Classroom The Writing Workshop A Teacher’s Testimony: Michael Krzysztofiak Whole-Class Reading, Research, and Activism A Teacher’s Testimony: Elaine Vogel The Reading Workshop A Teacher’s Testimony: Sumer Samano Assessment: No More Numbers and Letters A Teacher’s Testimony: Amy Estanislao Conclusion: The Education of a Teacher Continues

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Sarah J. Donovan teaches middle school English in a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, USA, and is an adjunct at DePaul University (Social and Cultural Foundations in Education), USA.

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