Literary Practices As Social Acts - Power, Status, and Cultural Norms in the Classroom

Examines how the social and cultural contexts of classroom and community shape four classroom practices involving literature - read aloud, peer-led literature discussions, teacher-led literature discussions, & independent reading.

Table des matières

Contents: Preface. Foreword. Part I: Contexts. The Social Politics and Performance of Literature. A Social Geography of the Classroom and Surrounding Community. Part II: Literary Practices. Enacting Classroom Culture Through the Ritual of Read-Aloud: What Do We Have in Common? Negotiating Classroom Culture in Peer-Led Literature Discussions: What Are Our Social Roles? Probing Cultural Norms in Teacher-Led Discussions: Why Do We Believe What We Believe? Appropriating Cultural Norms Through Independent Reading: What Will We Accept, Reject, or Reinvent. Part III: Reflections and Implications for Pedagogy. Literary Practices as Social Acts. Appendix: Methodology.

A propos de l'auteur

Cynthia Lewis

Résumé

Examines how the social and cultural contexts of classroom and community shape four classroom practices involving literature - read aloud, peer-led literature discussions, teacher-led literature discussions, & independent reading.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Cynthia Lewis, Lewis Cynthia
• Edition: Taylor and Francis
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.07.2001
• EAN: 9780805836783
• ISBN: 978-0-8058-3678-3
• Pages: 232
• Poids: 430 g
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Pédagogie > Général, dictionnaires; Literacy, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Literacy, Teaching of a specific subject, Primary & middle schools, Primary and middle schools, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General, Literacy (Theories of reading and writing)