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What Was It Like?: Teaching History and Culture Through Young Adult Literature (Language and Literacy)
Linda J. Rice
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Description for What Was It Like?: Teaching History and Culture Through Young Adult Literature (Language and Literacy)
Hardcover. Intended for teachers who want to engage their students with young adult literature. This book presents instructional units centered on historical conflicts and texts. It features an array of learning strategies, which place students close to the featured novel or memoir while meeting standards and addressing a range of critical thinking skills. Series: Language & Literacy. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSY; JNU; YQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 431.
This practical book is a great resource for teachers who want to engage their students with young adult literature. The author presents in-depth, instructional units centered on historical conflicts and texts that will help students to better understand other cultures and time periods. An array of active learning strategies place students close to the featured novel or memoir while meeting standards and addressing a broad range of critical thinking skills. Historical themes center on: the Depression; Mexican American migrant farm workers; children during the Holocaust; the internment of the Japanese during WWII; the Japanese occupation of Korea; the U.S. Civil ... Read more
This practical book is a great resource for teachers who want to engage their students with young adult literature. The author presents in-depth, instructional units centered on historical conflicts and texts that will help students to better understand other cultures and time periods. An array of active learning strategies place students close to the featured novel or memoir while meeting standards and addressing a broad range of critical thinking skills. Historical themes center on: the Depression; Mexican American migrant farm workers; children during the Holocaust; the internment of the Japanese during WWII; the Japanese occupation of Korea; the U.S. Civil ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Teachers College Press
Condition
New
Series
Language & Literacy
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780807747124
SKU
V9780807747124
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About Linda J. Rice
Linda J. Rice is Assistant Professor of English/Language Arts Education at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.
Reviews for What Was It Like?: Teaching History and Culture Through Young Adult Literature (Language and Literacy)
We owe Linda Rice a big thank you not only for the specific ideas she suggests but also for the reminder to all of us that for most young people, talking is fine, but the party does not really start until they get to do something.From the Foreword by Alleen Pace Nilsen, Director, English Education, Arizona State University