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Author:   Heather Powers
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
ISBN:  

9781476689524

ISBN 10:   1476689520
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   31 May 2024
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Inactive
Availability:   In stock  
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"Table of Contents Introduction Heather Powers Part I. Tell Me a Story: The Craft of Writing ""Fires that blaze brightly"": The Language of the Tale Michael Jones Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Paper: Teaching Fairy Tales in the Composition Classroom Theodora Goss and Amy Bennett-Zendzian The Use of Fairy Tales in Second Language Learning: From Grammar Acquisition to Intercultural Competence Catalina Millán-Scheiding Part II. More Than Words Can Say: The Importance of Visual Literacy Picture This: The Pedagogical Value of Picture Books Gabrielle Stecher Tales for Today: A Fairy-Tale Collaboration Between English and Daniel J. Weinstein and Nathan Heuer Part III. Decolonizing the Narrative: Going Beyond Students' Expectations The Value of the African Dilemma Tales as a Pedagogical Resource Ayub Sheik, Martha Khosa, Nicholus Nyika, and Bheki Mthembu Empowerment Through Language: ­Code-Mixing in Salman Rushdie's Haroun and the Sea of Stories Sarah Victor Part IV. And They Lived Happily Ever After: Challenging Patriarchal Norms Teaching ""Little Red Riding Hood"" Through a Feminist Lens Jade Dillon Craig Mystery, Magic, and Enchantment: The Uses of Fairy Tale in Teaching Women's Literature Tanya Heflin Disenchanting the Romantic Ideal: Workshop Activities for Feminist ­Fairy-Tale Restorying Ka Yan Lam Part V. Weaving Yarns: A Big Ball of Wibbly-Wobbly, Timey-Wimey … Stuff ""Tale[s] as old as time"": Teaching Adaptation Criticism Using Fairy Tales Melodie Roschman Old and New Magic: The Grimm Brothers and Cornelia Funke's Mirrorworld Susanne Even About the Contributors Index"

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Heather Powers is a professor emerita of English at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and has taught writing classes for over 30 years. Her research focuses on transformative works about Harry Potter, Star Trek, and Sherlock Holmes.

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