Young Adult and Canonical Literature - Pairing and Teaching

The purpose of this collection is to offer secondary teachers engaging ideas and approaches for pairing young adult and canonical novels to provide unique examinations of topics that teaching either text in isolation could not afford.

List of contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
Victor Malo-Juvera and Paula Greathouse
CHAPTER 1
Feral Youth, The Canterbury Tales, and the Power of Stories
Shelly Shaffer
CHAPTER 2
Exploring Feminist Themes in Jane Eyre and Dark Companion
Amber Spears and Ciara Pittman
CHAPTER 3
Governed by Rules: Possibilities and Consequences in Wuthering Heights and The Hate U Give
Michael Macaluso and Kati Macaluso
CHAPTER 4
"I wish I weren't so high": Substance abuse and addiction in We Were Liars and The Great
Gatsby
Janine Darragh
CHAPTER 5
Justice Served? Teaching Native Son and Allegedly
Lisa Scherff
CHAPTER 6
They're Still Watching: 1984, Little Brother, and the Staying Power of the Techno-Dystopia
Sarah Burriss and Melanie Hundley
CHAPTER 7
Identifying and Interrogating Toxic Masculinity in Lord of Flies and The Chocolate War
Katy Corvino, Anna Consalvo, and Natalie Chase
CHAPTER 8
Fallen Angels and The Things They Carried: Bringing the Vietnam War to Light
Crag Hill
ABOUT THE EDITORS
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
INDEX OF YA AND CANONICAL TEXTS
SUBJECT INDEX

About the author

Paula Greathouse is associate professor of secondary English Education at Tennessee Tech where she teaches English methods, literacy, and young adult literature courses. She was a secondary English and Reading teacher for sixteen years.
Victor Malo-Juvera is a former middle school teacher and current associate professor of English Education at the University of North Carolina Wilmington where he teaches courses in young adult literature and multicultural young adult literature.

Summary

The purpose of this collection is to offer secondary teachers engaging ideas and approaches for pairing young adult and canonical novels to provide unique examinations of topics that teaching either text in isolation could not afford.

Product details

• Authors: Paula (EDT)/ Malo-juvera Greathouse, Paula Malo-Juvera Greathouse
• Assisted by: Paula Greathouse (Editor), Victor Malo-Juvera (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9781475860719
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-6071-9
• No. of pages: 162
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Young Adult and Canonical Literature
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Secondary Schools, Teaching of a specific subject, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Religion / General, Religion & beliefs: general interest (Children's / Teenage), Educational: Art & design, Educational: Social sciences, Educational: Arts, general, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Religion & beliefs, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Arts & Humanities, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Secondary, Educational: Humanities & social sciences, general