Using Nonfiction for Civic Engagement in Classrooms - Critical Approaches

The book examines social issues prevalent in nonfiction literature and texts for children, their impact on society, and offers ideas on how educators might guide students to engage these issues effectively and critically.

List of contents

List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Critical Conversations: Approaches Some Authors Have Adopted to Address
Social Issues
Vivian Yenika-Agbaw

Chapter 2: You Too Can Make a Difference: Young Civil Rights Activists
Terrell A. Young, Barbara A. Ward, and Deanna Day

Chapter 3: Advocating for Immigrant Experiences in Nonfiction Literature
Ruth McKoy Lowery, Kathleen Colantonio-Yurko and Cody Miller

Chapter 4: Teaching for Social Justice: Nonfiction Texts and Multi-genre Writing
Ann Berger-Knorr and Mary Napoli

Chapter 5: Sixth Grade's Inquiry into the World War II Japanese Internment Camps
Yoo Kyung Sung and Junko Sakoi

Chapter 6: Critical Conversations Using Native American Autobiographies
Paul H. Ricks

Chapter 7: Biographies as Bibliotherapy: Using Nonfiction to Help Boys Overcome
Bullying
Lunetta M. Williams and Kelly C. Scott

Chapter 8: Creating Spaces for Critical Conversations on Issues of Social Justice
Mary Ellen Oslick, Terri Robertson and Melissa Parks

Chapter 9: Helpful Resources to Engage Children in Conversations on Social Issues in
Nonfiction Literature
Suzanne Chapman, Mario Worlds, and Soowon Jo

Contributors' Biography

About the author

Edited by Vivian Yenika-Agbaw; Ruth McKoy Lowery and Paul H. Ricks

Summary

The book examines social issues prevalent in nonfiction literature and texts for children, their impact on society, and offers ideas on how educators might guide students to engage these issues effectively and critically.

Product details

• Authors: Vivian (EDT)/ Lowery Yenika-agbaw, Vivian Lowery Yenika-Agbaw
• Assisted by: Ruth McKoy Lowery (Editor), Paul H Ricks (Editor), Paul H. Ricks (Editor), Vivian Yenika-Agbaw (Editor), Yenika-Agbaw Vivian (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9781475842326
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-4232-6
• No. of pages: 148
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; LITERARY CRITICISM / Children's & Young Adult Literature, EDUCATION / Reference, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Literary Criticism & Collections, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Arts & Humanities, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher