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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Kristine Gritter (Seattle Pacific University, USA) , Kathryn Schoon-Tanis (Hope College, USA) , Matthew Althoff (Seattle Christian Schools, Washington, USA)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 17.40cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 0.385kg ISBN: 9780415734691ISBN 10: 041573469 Pages: 134 Publication Date: 16 April 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. A Different Way of Teaching Literature 2. How to Improve Literature Discussions with Popular Culture 3. Literary Discussions and the Common Core State Standards 4. Using Popular Culture as a Bridge to Complex Texts 5. What Rich Discussion Looks Like and How to Set it Up 6. Successful Discussions and Classroom Democracy in Action 7. Pop Culture and Media Literacy ReferencesReviewsGritter, Schoon-Tanis and Althoff offer an approach to scaffolding and facilitating literature discussion that is at once engaging, democratic and responsive to adolescents' varying affinities with popular culture. Indeed, Shakespeare and popular culture can comingle in the English language arts classroom, and the authors suggest highly accessible pedagogical moves that will surely situate this book as a welcome addition to English teachers' libraries. --Janine Certo, Associate Professor of Language and Literacy, College of Education, Michigan State University The long tradition of hooking kids into literature and reading is expanded and detailed in this book. The authors are clearly grounded in every-day, literature-based discussion and they do a great job of helping beginners and experienced teachers alike understand the art of discussion, from popular culture into challenging texts. The book is a nice balance of theory and discussion practice. --Mark W. Conley, Professor of Literacy, The University of Memphis Gritter, Schoon-Tanis and Althoff offer an approach to scaffolding and facilitating literature discussion that is at once engaging, democratic and responsive to adolescents' varying affinities with popular culture. Indeed, Shakespeare and popular culture can comingle in the English language arts classroom, and the authors suggest highly accessible pedagogical moves that will surely situate this book as a welcome addition to English teachers' libraries. --Janine Certo, Associate Professor of Language and Literacy, College of Education, Michigan State University The long tradition of hooking kids into literature and reading is expanded and detailed in this book. The authors are clearly grounded in every-day, literature-based discussion and they do a great job of helping beginners and experienced teachers alike understand the art of discussion, from popular culture into challenging texts. The book is a nice balance of theory and discussion practice. --Mark W. Conley, Professor of Literacy, The University of Memphis Gritter, Schoon-Tanis and Althoff offer an approach to scaffolding and facilitating literature discussion that is at once engaging, democratic and responsive to adolescents' varying affinities with popular culture. Indeed, Shakespeare and popular culture can comingle in the English language arts classroom, and the authors suggest highly accessible pedagogical moves that will surely situate this book as a welcome addition to English teachers' libraries. --Janine Certo, Associate Professor of Language and Literacy, College of Education, Michigan State University The long tradition of hooking kids into literature and reading is expanded and detailed in this book. The authors are clearly grounded in every-day, literature-based discussion and they do a great job of helping beginners and experienced teachers alike understand the art of discussion, from popular culture into challenging texts. The book is a nice balance of theory and discussion practice. --Mark W. Conley, Professor of Literacy, The University of Memphis Author InformationKristine Gritter teaches pre-service and in-service teachers at Seattle Pacific University and is a former middle school language arts teacher. Kathryn Schoon-Tanis is a professor of rhetoric and composition of popular culture at Hope College in Michigan. She was previously a high school English teacher. Matthew Althoff is a principal at Seattle Christian Schools and a former middle school language arts teacher. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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