Acts of resistance : subversive teaching in the English language arts classroom / edited by Jeanne Dyches [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dyches, Jeanne, editor.

Sams, Brandon, editor.

Boyd, Ashley S. (Ashley Summer), 1982- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical pedagogy.

English language--Study and teaching.

English language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Gorham, ME : Myers Education Press, LLC, [2024]

Summary:

Acts of Resistance: Subversive Teaching in the English Language Arts Classroom is a thought-provoking collection that advocates for transformative and subversive teaching practices in the English Language Arts (ELA) classroom. Edited by Jeanne Dyches, Brandon Sams, and Ashley S. Boyd, the book addresses the challenges educators face in balancing standardized mandates and the need to empower students. Through essays that highlight innovative pedagogical strategies, the book emphasizes the importance of promoting diversity, critical thinking, and social justice in education. It encourages teachers to incorporate culturally relevant literature and alternative assessments to foster a more inclusive and engaging learning environment. The book is particularly relevant for ELA educators and education professionals seeking to create meaningful change in their teaching practices. Generated by AI.

Contents:

COVER

BOOK TITLE

COPYRIGHT

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION: What Is Subversive Disciplinary Literacy?

CHAPTER ONE: We Write Here: Academic Movement in the Writing and Being of Black Learners

CHAPTER TWO: We Are Not the Same, We Deserve to be Seen: Diverse Asian American Text Sets as Resistance

CHAPTER THREE: Reciprocating Care and Vulnerability through a Pedagogy of Tenderness: Resistance and Transformation in ELA Classrooms

CHAPTER FOUR: Subverting the Canon through Culturally Relevant Young Adult Literature Circles

CHAPTER FIVE: Black Words Matter: Bending Literary Close Reading Toward Justice

CHAPTER SIX: Arguing for Empathy: Subverting the Teaching of Argumentation

CHAPTER SEVEN: “Well, I Took It There”: Subversive Teaching to (Disrupt) the Test

CHAPTER EIGHT: Inquiry Ignites! Pushing Back Against Traditional Literacy Instruction

CHAPTER NINE: “Climb Into Their Skin”: Whiteness and the Subversion of Perspective

CHAPTER TEN: Making a “Safe” and Subversive Space for Students’ Lives Through Open Mic

CHAPTER ELEVEN: The Responsible Change Project: Subverting the Standardized English Language Arts Curriculum

CHAPTER TWELVE: Disability as Pedagogy: Vulnerability as a Social Justice Tool

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Gender Bending the Curriculum: Queer Approaches to Teaching Shakespeare

CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Interrupting “Single Stories”: Using Socially Just Media Texts to Teach Rhetorical Analysis

CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Can We Talk?: Promoting Anti-Oppressive Futures for Girls of Color Through a Social Justice Enrichment Program

CHAPTER SIXTEEN: “Why Can’t They Test Us on This?” A Framework for Transforming Intensive Reading Instruction

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: The Case of Courtenay: Subversive Resistance in English Teacher Evaluation

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

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Print version: Dyches, Jeanne Acts of Resistance

ISBN:

9781975505615

1975505611

OCLC:

1415892587