The Critical Merits Of Young Adult Literature

Author : Crag Hill
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134054749

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The Critical Merits of Young Adult Literature by Crag Hill Pdf

This examination of the literary effectiveness of young adult literature from a critical, research-oriented perspective answers two key questions asked by many teachers and scholars in the field: Does young adult literature stand up on its own as literature? Is it worthy of close study? The treatment is both conceptual and pragmatic. Each chapter discusses a topical text set of YA novels in a conceptual framework—how these novels contribute to or deconstruct conventional wisdom about key topics from identity formation to awareness of world issues, while also providing a springboard in secondary and college classrooms for critical discussion of these novels. Uncloaking many of the issues that have been essentially invisible in discussions of YA literature, these essays can then guide the design of curriculum through which adolescent readers hone the necessary skills to unpack the ideologies embedded in YA narratives. The annotated bibliography provides supplementary articles and books germane to all the issues discussed. Closing "End Points" highlight and reinforce cross-cutting themes throughout the book and tie the essays together.

Author : R. Joseph Rodríguez
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351580458

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Teaching Culturally Sustaining and Inclusive Young Adult Literature by R. Joseph Rodríguez Pdf

In this book, Rodríguez uses theories of critical literacy and culturally responsive teaching to argue that our schools, and our culture, need sustaining and inclusive young adult (YA) literature/s to meet the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse readers and all students. This book provides an outline for the study of literature through cultural and literary criticism, via essays that analyze selected YA literature (drama, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry) in four areas: scribal identities and the self-affirmation of adolescents; gender and sexualities; schooling and education of young adult characters; and teachers’ roles and influences in characters’ coming of age. Applying critical literacy theories and a youth studies lens, this book shines a light on the need for culturally sustaining and inclusive pedagogies to read adolescent worlds. Complementing these essays are critical conversations with seven key contemporary YA literature writers, adding biographical perspectives to further expand the critical scholarship and merits of YA literature.

Author : Antero Garcia
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789462093980

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Critical Foundations in Young Adult Literature by Antero Garcia Pdf

Young Adult literature, from The Outsiders to Harry Potter, has helped shape the cultural landscape for adolescents perhaps more than any other form of consumable media in the twentieth and twenty-first century. With the rise of mega blockbuster films based on these books in recent years, the young adult genre is being co-opted by curious adult readers and by Hollywood producers. However, while the genre may be getting more readers than ever before, Young Adult literature remains exclusionary and problematic: few titles feature historically marginalized individuals, the books present heteronormative perspectives, and gender stereotypes continue to persist. Taking a critical approach, Young Adult Literature: Challenging Genres offers educators, youth librarians, and students a set of strategies for unpacking, challenging, and transforming the assumptions of some of the genre's most popular titles. Pushing the genre forward, Antero Garcia builds on his experiences as a former high school teacher to offer strategies for integrating Young Adult literature in a contemporary critical pedagogy through the use of participatory media.

Author : Amy Pattee
Publisher : Salem Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Authors, American
ISBN : 1619259710

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Critical Survey of Young Adult Literature by Amy Pattee Pdf

Provides thoughtful examination of the authors, works, genres, themes and film adaptations that have contributed to the popularity and success of the young adult genre.

Author : Mike Cadden,Karen Coats,Roberta Seelinger Trites
Publisher : Modern Language Association
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781603294560

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Teaching Young Adult Literature by Mike Cadden,Karen Coats,Roberta Seelinger Trites Pdf

Thanks to the success of franchises such as The Hunger Games and Twilight, young adult literature has reached a new level of prominence and popularity. Teens and adults alike are drawn to the genre's coming-of-age themes, fast pacing, and vivid emotional portrayals. The essays in this volume suggest ways high school and college instructors can incorporate YA texts into courses in literature, education, library science, and general education. The first group of essays explores key issues in YA literature, situates works in cultural contexts, and addresses questions of text selection and censorship. The second section discusses a range of genres within YA literature, including both realistic and speculative fiction as well as verse narratives, comics, and film. The final section offers ideas for assignments, including interdisciplinary and digital projects, in a variety of courses.

Author : Millicent Lenz,Ramona Mahood
Publisher : Chicago : American Library Association
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015046350016

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Young Adult Literature by Millicent Lenz,Ramona Mahood Pdf

Author : Victor Malo-Juvera,Crag Hill
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000769999

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Critical Explorations of Young Adult Literature by Victor Malo-Juvera,Crag Hill Pdf

Recognizing the determination of a canon as an ongoing process of discussion and debate, which helps us to better understand the concept of meaningful and important literature, this edited collection turns a critical spotlight on young adult literature (YAL) to explore some of the most read, taught, and discussed books of our time. By considering the unique criteria which might underpin the classification of a YAL canon, this text raises critical questions of what it means to define canonicity and designate certain books as belonging to the YAL canon. Moving beyond ideas of what is taught or featured in textbooks, the volume emphasizes the role of adolescents’ choice, the influence of popular culture, and above all the multiplicity of ways in which literature might be interpreted and reflected in the lives of young readers. Chapters examine an array of texts through varied critical lenses, offer detailed literary analyses and divergent interpretations, and consider how themes might be explored in pedagogical contexts. By articulating the ways in which teachers and young readers may have traditionally interpreted YAL, this volume will extend debate on canonicity and counter dominant narratives that posit YAL texts as undeserving of canonical status. This text will be of great interest to graduate and postgraduate students, academics, professionals, and libraries in the field of young adult literature, fiction literacy, children’s literacy and feminist studies.

Author : Patrick Jones,Young Adult Library Services Association
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2002-05-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 0838908276

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New Directions for Library Service to Young Adults by Patrick Jones,Young Adult Library Services Association Pdf

Explains how libraries and communities can work together to strike a true partnership with the young adults in their community to develop services for teens that are both collaborative and outcome-driven.

Author : Robert Cormier
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-19
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780307834294

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The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier Pdf

One of the most controversial YA novels of all time, The Chocolate War is a modern masterpiece that speaks to fans of S. E. Hinton’s The Outsiders and John Knowles’s A Separate Peace. After suffering rejection from seven major publishers, The Chocolate War made its debut in 1974, and quickly became a bestselling—and provocative—classic for young adults. This chilling portrait of an all-boys prep school casts an unflinching eye on the pitfalls of conformity and corruption in our most elite cultural institutions. “Masterfully structured and rich in theme; the action is well crafted, well timed, suspenseful.”—The New York Times Book Review “The characterizations of all the boys are superb.”—School Library Journal, starred review “Compellingly immediate. . . . Readers will respect the uncompromising ending.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review An ALA Best Book for Young Adults A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Editor’s Choice A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year

Author : Kia Jane Richmond
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9798216116813

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Mental Illness in Young Adult Literature by Kia Jane Richmond Pdf

This book explores how mental illness is portrayed in 21st-century young adult fiction and how selected works can help teachers, librarians, and mental health professionals to more effectively address the needs of students combating mental illness. Mental Illness in Young Adult Literature: Exploring Real Struggles through Fictional Characters highlights American young adult literature published since the year 2000 that features characters grappling with mental illness. Chapters focus on mental disorders identified by the most recent Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, ADHD, and OCD. Each chapter begins with a description of a mental illness that includes its prevalence, demographic trends, symptoms, related disorders, and treatment options before examining a selection of young adult texts in depth. Analysis of the texts explores how a mental illness manifests for a particular character, how that character perceives him- or herself and is perceived by others, and what treatment or support he or she receives. The connections between mental illness and race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and identity are examined, and relevant research from education, psychology, and adolescent health is thoroughly integrated. Each chapter also provides a list of additional readings. An appendix offers strategies for integrating young adult literature into health curricula and other programs.

Author : Judith A. Hayn,Jeffrey S. Kaplan,Karina R. Clemmons
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-02
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781475829488

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Teaching Young Adult Literature Today by Judith A. Hayn,Jeffrey S. Kaplan,Karina R. Clemmons Pdf

This book introduces the reader to what is current and relevant in the plethora of good books available for adolescents. Literary experts illustrate how teachers everywhere can help their students become lifelong readers by simply introducing them to great reads—smart, insightful, and engaging books that are specifically written for adolescents.

Author : Janet Alsup
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2010-07-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136981517

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Young Adult Literature and Adolescent Identity Across Cultures and Classrooms by Janet Alsup Pdf

Taking a critical, research-oriented perspective, this book explores the theoretical, empirical, and pedagogical connections between reading and teaching young adult literature in middle and secondary classrooms and adolescent identity development.

Author : Steven T. Bickmore,T. Hunter Strickland,Stacy Graber
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000728408

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How Young Adult Literature Gets Taught by Steven T. Bickmore,T. Hunter Strickland,Stacy Graber Pdf

A manual for teaching Young Adult Literature, this textbook presents perspectives and methods on how to organize and teach literature in engaging and inclusive ways that meet specific educational and programmatic goals. Each chapter is written by an expert and offers a rich and nuanced approach to teaching YA Literature through a distinct lens. The effective and creative ways to construct a course explored in this book include multimodal, historical, social justice, place-based approaches, and more. The broad spectrum of topics covered in the text gives pre-service teachers and students a toolbox to select and apply methods of their choosing that support effective reading and writing instruction in their own contexts, motivate students, and foster meaningful conversations in the classroom. Chapters feature consistent sections for theory and practice, course structure, suggestions for activities and assessments, and takeaways for further discussion to facilitate easy implementation in the classroom. This book is an essential text for pre-service teachers of English as well as professors and scholars of Young Adult Literature.

Author : Judith A. Hayn,Jeffrey S. Kaplan,Amanda L. Nolen,Heather A. Olvey
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781475813036

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Teaching Young Adult Literature by Judith A. Hayn,Jeffrey S. Kaplan,Amanda L. Nolen,Heather A. Olvey Pdf

This text is intended to give educators a resource to aid them in creating a literacy curriculum. The included chapters written by experts from different universities across the country offer a variety of methods for using YAL to meet the standards while connecting with students. Following a framework first chapter introducing the importance of YAL and discussing its relevance, other authors tackle various ways to teach it. Each chapter may suggest different strategies and rationales for utilizing YAL, but each shares a common purpose with the others: to promote the efficacy of YAL to engage students while at the same time meeting the rigorous standards set forth by the Common Core.

Author : Melanie Ramdarshan Bold
Publisher : Springer
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783030105228

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Inclusive Young Adult Fiction by Melanie Ramdarshan Bold Pdf

This book examines ‘diversity’, or the lack thereof, in young adult fiction (YA) publishing. It focuses on cultural hegemony in the United Kingdom and explores how literary culture aimed at young adults reproduces and perpetuates ‘racial’ and ethnic cultural hierarchies. Diversity is described by the We Need Diverse Books project as ‘all diverse experiences, including (but not limited to) LGBTQIA, Native, people of color, gender diversity, people with disabilities, and ethnic, cultural, and religious minorities’. This study focuses on people of colour. While previous studies have looked at the representation of ethnic minorities in books for children and young adults, this book examines the experiences of ‘own voice’ cultural producers that create a counter-narrative. Specifically, this book will investigate the output and experiences of British young adult fiction authors of colour (BAME authors) published in the UK during the period 2006-2016, drawing upon semi-structured interviews with a sample of authors.