Connecting the Canon to Current Young Adult Literature

Autor/inn/en	Rybakova, Katie; Roccanti, Rikki
Titel	Connecting the Canon to Current Young Adult Literature
Quelle	In: American Secondary Education, 44 (2016) 2, S.31-45 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0003-1003
Schlagwörter	Adolescent Literature; Young Adults; English Literature; Language Arts; Secondary School Curriculum; Literary Criticism; Literature Appreciation; Preservice Teacher Education; Teaching Methods; Educational Practices; Educational Strategies; Scaffolding (Teaching Technique) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescents; Literature; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; literatur; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Englische literatur; Sprachkultur; Literaturkritik; Literarische Wertung; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Bildungspraxis; Lehrstrategie
Abstract	In this article we discuss the respective roles of young adult literature and literary texts in the secondary level English Language Arts classroom and explore the connections that can be made between popular young adult books and the traditional canon. We provide examples showing how young adult literature bestsellers such as "The Book Thief," "Looking for Alaska," "Smile," "Eleanor & Park," and "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" can be paired with canonical texts such as "The Catcher in the Rye," "Lord of the Flies," "Little Women," "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," "Death of a Salesman," and "Night." Furthermore, we provide a rationale that teachers can use with secondary level colleagues and administrators to support the use of young adult literature in the secondary English classroom. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01