Discovering their voices : engaging adolescent girls with young adult literature / Marsha M. Sprague, Kara K. Keeling.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sprague, Marsha M.

Contributor:

Keeling, Kara K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Young adult literature--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States.

Young adult literature.

Teenage girls--Books and reading--United States.

Teenage girls.

Teenage girls--Books and reading.

Young adult literature--Study and teaching (Secondary).

United States.

Teenage girls--Psychology.

Book clubs (Discussion groups).

Genre:

Young adult works.

Physical Description:

xii, 211 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Newark, DE : International Reading Association, [2007]

Summary:

Educators must remember that adolescence can be a challenging time for girls as they navigate through the stormy seas of physical, social, behavioral, and emotional changes. Girls need a safe and supportive climate that nurtures them and encourages their development. Authors Marsha M. Sprague and Kara K. Keeling propose a language arts curriculum that incorporates literature-based discussions to help adolescent girls deal constructively with difficult issues.

Use this text to introduce your female students to books that encourage them to develop their own authentic voices, even when they face pressures that suppress their individuality. To help you put such a curriculum into action, this book offers the following resources: A research base to frame instruction, Extensive literature reviews and a bibliography to help you choose appropriate, engaging books, Discussion questions to guide your students through challenging topics, Lesson plans that cover both girls' issues and curriculum mandates, Ideas for in-class activities and extracurricular book clubs.

Adolescence can be a complicated time for all students, but introducing young adult literature in a way that generates discussion can help girls develop the confidence they need to achieve success throughout their lives.

Contents:

From fifteen to speak: challenges facing the adolescent girl in U.S society

How to use literature to explore adolescent girls' developmental issues

Contemporary realistic fiction, contemporary issues

Something old, something new: girls' issues in historical fiction

Fantastic females: strong girls in fantasy and science fiction

Discussing the books: the extracurricular girls' book club

Using the books: in-class activities

Epilogue: what we hope for our girls.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-197) and indexes.

ISBN:

9780872076112

0872076113

OCLC:

78063507