Teaching Young Adult Literature

"Offers pedagogical techniques for teaching classic and contemporary young adult (YA) literature and texts about growing to adulthood. Addresses issues of selecting classroom texts, building cultural awareness, responding to censorship, and reading both emotionally and critically. Gives syllabus suggestions for undergraduate and graduate courses in literature, education, and library science"-- Provided by publisher.

Summary

Thanks to the success of franchises such as The Hunger Games and Twilight, young adult literature has reached a new level of prominence and popularity. The essays in this volume suggest ways high school and college instructors can incorporate YA texts into courses in literature, education, library science, and general education.

Product details

• Authors: Mike (EDT)/ Coats Cadden
• Assisted by: Mike Cadden (Editor), Karen Coats (Editor), Roberta S. Trites (Editor), Roberta Seelinger Trites (Editor)
• Publisher: Modern Language Assn Of Amer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9781603294584
• ISBN: 978-1-60329-458-4
• No. of pages: 350
• Series: Options for Teaching
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies