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From Hinton to Hamlet : building bridges between young adult literature and the classics / Sarah K. Herz with Donald R. Gallo.
LIBRA PN1009.A1 H47 1996
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Herz, Sarah K.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Young adult literature--Study and teaching (Secondary).
- Young adult literature.
- Literature--Study and teaching (Secondary).
- Literature.
- Youth--Books and reading.
- Youth.
- Genre:
- Young adult works.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 127 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1996.
- Summary:
- "Connecting the best YA literature and the classics, this fine, practical guide challenges condescending stereotypes about YA literature and shows how it can be used in the English classroom, across the curriculum, and in the library to open students to the pleasure of reading..." Booklist
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Letting Go: How I Stopped Forcing Books down Students' Throats and Found Out What They Really Needed 1
- Literary Snobbery 1
- Student Rebellions 2
- A Change in Atmosphere 3
- Valuing Students' Judgments 5
- Chapter 2 What Is Young Adult Literature Anyway? Can It Be Any Good If Students Like It? 7
- What Young Adult Literature Is and Is Not 7
- Traditional Uses of Young Adult Literature 9
- Themes and Archetypes in Novels for Young Adults 11
- Why Teach Young Adult Literature? 12
- Chapter 3 Directing versus Exploring: How to Get to Where You're Going without a Literary Map 13
- Teaching What a Book "Means" 13
- What Students Say about Required Books 14
- Stages of Growth in Literary Appreciation 15
- Transactional Theory 18
- Response-Based Teaching 21
- Chapter 4 Building Bridges: Getting Students from Wherever They Are to Where the Curriculum Says They Should Be 25
- Being Flexible 26
- Making Connections 28
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 28
- The Grapes of Wrath 31
- Great Expectations 34
- The Great Gatsby 38
- Hamlet 41
- Julius Caesar 44
- Lord of the Flies 46
- The Odyssey 49
- Of Mice and Men 52
- Romeo and Juliet 54
- The Scarlet Letter 57
- To Kill a Mockingbird 61
- Other Titles to Consider 63
- Archetypes 64
- Thematic Extensions 70
- Restructuring the Classroom 71
- Chapter 5 Creating Library Lions 75
- Promoting Young Adult Books in Schools 76
- Public Library Programs 78
- School and Public Library Cooperation 79
- The Comfort Factor 80
- Chapter 6 Other Backyards: Using Young Adult Books for Interdisciplinary Studies 83
- Art 85
- Dance 85
- Health 85
- History/Social Studies/Humanities 86
- Journalism 89
- Music 90
- Physical Education/Sports 90
- Psychology/Parapsychology 91
- Science/Nature/Ecology 92
- Chapter 7 What's Next: Where Can I Find More Information? 93
- Students 94
- Catalogs 95
- Stores 97
- Journals 97
- Books 102
- Book Awards 104
- Author Biographies 105
- Conferences and Workshops 106
- Colleagues 107.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0313286361
- OCLC:
- 33041774
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