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Navigating Life\u27s "Fun and Games": Pairing Downriver with Lord of the Flies
Get PDFSince pairing the classics with young adult literature can increase reading comprehension and spark interest amongst our students, this essay explores a unit plan for connecting Will Hobbs\u27s Downriver (1991) with William Golding\u27s Lord of the Flies (1954). Both works espouse significant and timely themes: the importance of working together; the harms of mob rule; the importance of law and order for maintaining civilization; the value of controlling one\u27s emotions such as fears and desires; and the causes for individuals and groups waging war against each other. Additionally, the essay provides a brief summary of the novels and outlines activities for before, during, and after reading them
Creating a Learning Space for Authenticity and Empathy: Book-by-Book
Get PDFIf educators want to create a learning environment that promotes authenticity, empathy must be embedded into instruction. This requires students to understand intersectionality and acknowledge discrimination, condescension or oppression,open or hidden, macro or micro,that people experience day-to-day. In this article, the authors define empathy, present a foundational ideology, and provide examples of children\u27s and young adult literature that promotes student interaction, learning empathy skills, and awareness of intersectionality and authentic identity. Additionally, the authors discuss two common approaches to empathy, shared emotional response and perspective-taking
The Ultimate Young Adult Christmas Romance: What Light by Jay Asher
Get PDFWhat Light (2016) is a young adult novel that follows Sierra and the drama that accompanies her changing life. Jay Asher creates a romantic and idyllic setting full of corny, heart-warming holiday traditions and exciting young love. If you\u27re searching for a light-hearted and easy read during the Christmas season, look no further. I cannot imagine that anyone would challenge its presence in your classroom library, no more than they would challenge It\u27s A Wonderful Life or A Christmas Story
Girl on a Quest: Medieval Scottish Lass Deconstructs Gender Roles in The Mad Wolf\u27s Daughter
Get PDFMotherless,though not without family,twelve-year-old Drest has been trained alongside her warband brothers by their warrior father, the Mad Wolf.
Attacked and captured in a nighttime raid, the male members of the clan are bound to be hanged at Faintree Castle to the South
What They Don\u27t Tell You About Being a Teacher: (By a First-Year Teacher)
Get PDFEveryone will tell you about the mediocre pay you will receive as a teacher and you will always hear people joke, You\u27re definitely not in it for the money! Everyone will tell you that you are brave because you are a teacher and say that they could never handle those kids or that age (no matter what age it is). They will suggest that you definitely go for your master\u27s as soon as possible (in order to climb the pay scale). Colleagues will suggest that you demand respect from your students, but find a healthy balance between teacher and friend. College professors will teach you how to involve movement in your lessons so the students do not get bored, and how to teach poetry so that it connects to students\u27 lives. They will attempt to prepare you for long days in the classroom and unpaid overtime spent grading essays and racking your brain for new and fresh ideas for lessons over the next novel
The Non-Linear Narrative and Depictions of Trauma in A Heart in a Body in the World
Get PDFPutting together a pithy summary of Deb Caletti\u27s 2018 YA novel A Heart in a Body in the World is difficult, because the premise,a high school senior running cross country from Seattle to D.C. after a tragedy,completely fails to capture the reason you should read this novel. Yes, the physical feats are interesting, and our protagonist\u27s youth plays an important role in her journey, but the reason you have to read A Heart in a Body in the World? No other book, for me, has so viscerally captured the experience of recovering from trauma
Two YA Titans Travel to Topeka to Celebrate Readers, Writers, and Great Books: An Interview with Steven B. Frank and Gary Schmidt
Get PDFThis article comprises two face-to-face interviews conducted with prominent young adult authors at the 2019 Literature Festival held on the campus of Washburn University. Writers Steven B. Frank and Gary Schmidt both discuss their approaches to writing, the unique challenges related to writing for young readers, and the important role that truth telling plays in their own writing,among numerous other topics related to young adult literature. Both Frank and Schmidt provide insight into their most recent novels, Class Action and Pay Attention, Carter Jones, respectively. The article concludes with an appreciation for the literacy outreach done by Professor Jack Bushman as the driving force behind the Literature Festival for the past 26 years
I Will Rise: A Review of Tomi Adeyemi\u27s Children of Blood and Bone
Get PDFChildren of Blood and Bone, published in 2018 and a finalist of 2019 John C. Morris Debut YA Award, envelops the reader in fantasy and power, pulling them into the hate-filled life of seventeen-year-old Zelie, relishing her sorrow and pain, while enduring the oppression and persecution of her people. Readers vicariously experience the dreaded Raid in ways that link chains, holding them prisoner to Adeyemi\u27s prose
A New Quirky Kid Anthem: The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik by David Arnold
Get PDFMy newest love is the novel The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik by David Arnold. This book, published in 2018 by Viking Children\u27s, first appealed to me from its colorful exterior and obvious nods to my truest love, David Bowie. Once I opened the book, I was not disappointed