Teaching the selected works of Gary Paulsen / Gary M. Salvner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Salvner, Gary M.

Series:

Young adult literature series (Portsmouth, N.H.). Young adult novels in the classroom series

The young adult novels in the classroom series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paulsen, Gary--Study and teaching.

Paulsen, Gary.

Young adult literature, American--Study and teaching.

Young adult literature, American.

Physical Description:

xii, 83 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, [2009]

Summary:

Gary Salvner knows that no reading of Paulsen the writer is complete without reference to Paulsen the adventurer. In Teaching the Selected Works of Gary Paulsen, Salvner shows you how the themes of Paulsen's colorful life become discernible patterns in his writings.

Salvner brings alive many voices in this book. His email correspondence with Paulsen himself is quoted extensively, offering insights never heard before. Teachers who have successfully brought Paulsen's work to their students share their reflections. Even the words of students who make new discoveries about literature and the world around them are found all through Salvner's book.

Salvner shows teachers how literature circles and reading/writing workshop can work in tandem with Paulsen's writing to teach everything from point of view as a literary device to multi-culturalism and identity. In each chapter Salvner presents a number of Paulsen's writings, offering an overview of story lines and suggested teaching techniques.

You'll find classroom-tested units of study and individual lessons and activities to teach a range of themes and patterns:

the survival theme

the coming of age theme

the social justice and multicultural theme

recurring character types

recognizable style features

In Teaching the selected Works of Gary Paulsen you'll find a variety of approaches to teaching reading, writing, and literary analysis through the work of a well-recognized master of young adult literature.

Contents:

Gary Paulsen, writer and adventurer

Hatchet and the Brian books: Paulsen's Tales of survival

Monument: Gary Paulsen in a workshop classroom

Crossing and other multicultural books: learning about self and others

Other patterns, other teaching.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 81-83).

ISBN:

9780325009889

0325009880

OCLC:

316035713