Building Literacy Through Pop Culture in the ELA Classroom - Strategies for English in High School and College

Designed to support English-teaching faculty across high schools and universities, this practical guide presents novel ideas for integrating pop culture into ELA classroom instruction.

List of contents

1. Choosing to Teach with Pop Culture 2. Worldbuilding: Theory and Framework 3. Teaching on the Big Screen: Heroes, Villains, or In-Between? 4. Fan Practices in the Classroom: Shaping the Narrative 5. Teaching Shakespeare: Familiar Ground, New Adventures 6. It's Dangerous to Go Alone: Digital and Critical Literacies in Contemporary Teen Fiction 7. Allyship in the Multiverse: What Rick Riordan Presents Can Teach Us 8. Pop Culture in the Pandemic: A Moment in Time

About the author

Jen McConnel teaches English at North Carolina State University, USA. She earned her Ph.D. from Queen's University in Ontario, Canada and is also the author of Styling Your Writing: Mixing and Matching Academic Writing Techniques to Create Something Uniquely You (Routledge 2022).

Summary

Designed to support English-teaching faculty across high schools and universities, this practical guide presents novel ideas for integrating pop culture into ELA classroom instruction.

Product details

• Authors: Jen McConnel, McConnel Jen
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032422022
• ISBN: 978-1-032-42202-2
• No. of pages: 132
• Weight: 453 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Raster,schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, EDUCATION / Professional Development, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, EDUCATION / Aims & Objectives, teacher training, Secondary Schools, Literature: history & criticism, Educational strategies & policy, Moral and social purpose of education, Language teaching theory and methods, ELT examinations & certificates, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Literature: history and criticism, Primary & middle schools, Teachers' classroom resources & material, Educational: Languages other than English, Moral & social purpose of education, Bilingualism and multilingualism, Primary and middle schools, Educational strategies and policy, ELT: teaching theory & methods, EDUCATION / Teacher Training & Certification, Teachers’ classroom resources and material, Educational: Modern (non-native or second) languages, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Secondary, EDUCATION / Teaching / Materials & Devices, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Language Study / General