{"product_id":"teaching-literature-to-adolescents-richard-beach-9781041042785","title":"Teaching Literature to Adolescents","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn its fifth edition, this popular textbook introduces prospective and practicing English teachers to current methods of teaching literature in middle and high school classrooms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition features updated chapters that incorporate critical race theory, perspectives on teaching fiction, nonfiction, and drama, the integration of digital literacy, working with English Language Learners, and teacher research for ongoing learning and professional development. It highlights the importance of offering students a range of critical approaches and tools for interpreting texts. It also addresses the need to organize literature instruction around topics and issues of interest to today's adolescents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy using authentic dilemmas and contemporary issues, the authors encourage preservice English teachers and their instructors to raise and explore inquiry-based questions that center on the teaching of a variety of literary texts, both classic and contemporary, traditional and digital.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew to the Fifth edition: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA new chapter on issues of censorship and the New Culture Wars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew examples of online tools for writing multimodal literary texts, digital storytelling, zines, comics, and graphic novels, including productive and problematic use of AI\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFurther engagement with critical race theory as a critical lens\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMethods for engaging students with critical media literacy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdated examples for teaching contemporary texts, including popular Young Adult novels\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdded focus on multicultural literature regarding race, class, and gender issues\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMethods and strategies for working with ELL students\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach chapter is organized around specific questions that preservice teachers consistently raise as they prepare to become English language arts teachers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors model critical inquiry throughout the text by offering authentic case narratives that raise important considerations of both theory and practice. The companion website, a favorite of English education instructors, http: \/\/teachingliterature.pbworks.com, has been updated with resources and enrichment activities. The book invites teachers to consider important issues in the context of their current or future classrooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Beach,Deborah Appleman,Rob Simon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1041042787\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781041042785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.82d","brand":"Richard Beach","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48799058166015,"sku":"9781041042785","price":66.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/teaching-literature-to-adolescents-richard-beach-9781041042785","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}