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Informationen zum Autor Suzanne Linder taught English, Social Justice, and Gender Studies at University of Illinois Laboratory High School for 17 years. Along the way she traveled with students to Mississippi, Greece, and Italy, converted a car to run on waste vegetable oil, produced-with students-a documentary on what it means to be labeled gifted, and mentored a student led writing center. She currently serves as the Director of Academic Programs for the Education Justice Project and works as a teacher consultant with the Fab Lab, a community makerspace at the University of Illinois. Elizabeth Majerus has taught Language Arts and English at the middle school, high school, and college level. She currently teaches English and Creative Writing at the University of Illinois Laboratory High School, where she is head of the English department. She is an avid reader of challenging and challenged books. Klappentext Can I Teach This is a practical guide for courageous teachers. It tells engaging stories and presents hands-on strategies to help teachers build the case for why they should be allowed to have the kind of classroom conversations about controversial books and topics that they want to have but are worried they will get in trouble for having. Zusammenfassung Can I Teach This is a practical guide for courageous teachers. It tells engaging stories and presents hands-on strategies to help teachers build the case for why they should be allowed to have the kind of classroom conversations about controversial books and topics that they want to have but are worried they will get in trouble for having. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceSuzanne Linder and Elizabeth MajerusChapter 1. Don't Shy Away from Books About Tough Issues Jabari Asim Chapter 2. Teaching the Banned Books ProjectStephen E. RayburnChapter 3. A True War Story: Addressing the Real ObscenitiesSuzanne LinderChapter 4. Creative Profanity: Strong Language in Student WorkElizabeth MajerusChapter 5. Defending Arnold's Spirit: Battling a Big Book Challenge in a Small TownAmy CollinsChapter 6. Challenging Homophobic and Heteronormative Language: Queering The Merchant of VeniceStephanie Ann SheltonChapter 7. From Canon to "Pornography": Common Core and the Backlash Against Multicultural LiteratureLoretta GaffneyChapter 8. The Fine Art of Defusing an N-Bomb: The Challenges of Navigating Racially Charged Language in the (Majority White) African American Literature ClassroomMatt MitchellChapter 9. Too Close to Dead: Addressing Racist Language Head-On in the African American ELA ClassroomJalisa BatesChapter 10. Libraries Unfiltered: Increase Access, Grow the Whole ChildFrances Jacobson Harris and Amy L. AtkinsonAppendixA Telling your own True War Story assignmentB Uni High Materials Selection PolicyC A List of Resources and Case Law for Book ChallengesD Sample discussion questions to begin queer examinations of The Merchant of Venice E Poetry Reading Assignment About the Authors...
