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This is the first book that offers educators suggested approaches for teaching young adult literature in tandem with the most commonly taught works of Shakespeare.
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INTRODUCTIONPairing and Teaching Shakespeare with Young Adult Literature
Victor Malo-Juvera and Paula Greathouse
CHAPTER 1Engaging the Classics through Culturally Relevant Pedagogy: Reading Jacqueline Woodson's
If You Come Softly as Complement to
Romeo and JulietSusan Groenke
CHAPTER 2Betrayal, Brotherhood, and Belonging: Language and Power in
Julius Caesar and
The Chocolate WarMelanie Hundley and Sarah K. Burriss
CHAPTER 3Revenge, Mental Health, and Suicide: Pairing Shakespeare's
Hamlet and Matthew Quick's
Forgive Me, Leonard PeacockJoseph P. Haughey
CHAPTER 4 Reading
Hamlet and
Monster to Study Identity
Amy Connelly Banks and Chris Crowe
CHAPTER 5What is the price of ambition? Teaching
Macbeth with
On the Come UpJen McConnel
CHAPTER 6Using
All American Boys to Contextualize
Othello: An Exploration in Alterity
Jennifer S. Dail and Michelle B. Goodsite
CHAPTER 7Othello and
My Friend Dahmer: Examining the Beast Within
Lisa Scherff
CHAPTER 8Monsters Matter: Reimagining Caliban Using Monster Theory
Laura Bolf-Beliveau
CHAPTER 9Shakespeare VS. The Homosapien Agenda: Exploring Gender in
A Midsummer Night's Dream and
Simon vs. The Homosapien Agenda Pauline Skowron Schmidt and Matthew Kruger-Ross
CHAPTER 10Secrets and Spies: E. Lockhart's
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks and
Shakespeare's
Much Ado about NothingMegan Lynn Isaac
CHAPTER 11To Write or Not to Write - That's the Question
Bryan Ripley Crandall
ABOUT THE EDITORS ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS INDEX OF SHAKESPEARE AND YA TEXTSSUBJECT INDEX
About the author
Victor Malo-Juvera is Professor of English Education at the University of North Carolina Wilmington where he teaches courses in writing for secondary teachers, young adult literature, and mythology. His research focuses on young adult literature and culturally responsive instruction. Nicholas Laudadio is Associate Professor of English at the University of North Carolina Wilmington where he teaches classes in science fiction, horror, popular culture, and literary and critical theory. His research explores the cultural history of music and musical instruments with a particular focus on electronic music and science fiction in the 20th century.Paula Greathouse, Ph.D., is a clinical assistant professor at the University of West Florida where she works in the doctoral program. She was a secondary English and Reading teacher for sixteen years. Brooke Eisenbach is a former middle school teacher and current associate professor of middle and secondary education at Lesley University where she teaches courses in young adult literature, as well as middle school and high school methods of instruction Jason S. Frydman is a nationally certified school psychologist, registered drama therapist, and assistant professor of psychology at Lesley University. His research focuses on trauma-informed programming in educational settings and school-based creative arts therapies.
Summary
This is the first book that offers educators suggested approaches for teaching young adult literature in tandem with the most commonly taught works of Shakespeare.
