Teaching Young Adult Literature: Developing Students as World Citizens (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781412956840)

Teaching Young Adult Literature: Developing Students As World Citizens (by Thomas W. Bean, Judith Dunkerly-Bean, and Helen Harper) is a middle and secondary school methods text that introduces pre-service teachers in teacher credential programs and in-service teachers pursuing a Masters degree in Education to the field of young adult literature for use in contemporary contexts. The text introduces teachers to current research on adolescent life and literacy; the new and expanding genres of young adult literature; teaching approaches and practical strategies for using young adult literature in English and Language Arts secondary classrooms and in Content Area Subjects (e.g. History); and ongoing social, political and pedagogical issues of English and Language Arts classrooms in relation to contemporary young adult literature.

Author: Thomas W. Bean, Judith Dunkerly-Bean, Helen J. Harper
ISBN-10: 1412956846
ISBN-13: 9781412956840
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Language: English
Published: 02/14/2013
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 9.17h x 7.42w x 0.63d