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Using Nonfiction for Civic Engagement in Classrooms
Critical Approaches
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Verlag: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Format: | EPUB |
Veröffentl.: | 22.02.2018 |
ISBN/EAN: | 9781475842340 |
Sprache: | englisch |
Anzahl Seiten: | 140 |
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Beschreibungen
<span><span>This book acknowledges the existence of high quality nonfiction children’s literature that may serve as a basis for conversation about civic engagements and our roles as global citizens. It touches on our social history, and offers ideas for how educators might be able to engage readers in healthy and useful dialogues on what it means to be human and how nonfiction texts attempt to reconstruct this reality in this quest to recognize our collective humanity.</span></span>
<span><span>The book examines social issues prevalent in nonfiction literature and texts for children, their impact on society, and offers ideas on how educators might guide students to engage these issues effectively and critically.</span></span>
<span><span>List of Tables</span></span>
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<span><span>Preface</span></span>
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<span><span>Acknowledgments</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 1: Critical Conversations: Approaches Some Authors Have Adopted to Address </span></span>
<br>
<span><span>Social Issues</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>Vivian Yenika-Agbaw</span></span>
<br>
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<span><span>Chapter 2:You Too Can Make a Difference: Young Civil Rights Activists</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>Terrell A. Young</span><span>, </span><span>Barbara A. Ward,</span><span> and </span><span>Deanna Day</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 3: Advocating for Immigrant Experiences in Nonfiction Literature</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>Ruth McKoy Lowery, Kathleen Colantonio-Yurko</span><span> and </span><span>Cody Miller</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 4:Teaching for Social Justice: Nonfiction Texts and Multi-genre Writing </span></span>
<br>
<span><span>Ann Berger-Knorr </span><span>and </span><span>Mary Napoli </span></span>
<br>
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<span><span>Chapter 5:Sixth Grade’s Inquiry into the World War II Japanese Internment Camps </span></span>
<br>
<span><span>Yoo Kyung Sung </span><span>and</span><span> Junko Sakoi</span></span>
<br>
<span><span> </span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 6:Critical Conversations Using Native American Autobiographies </span></span>
<br>
<span><span>Paul H. Ricks</span></span>
<br>
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<span><span>Chapter 7:Biographies as Bibliotherapy: Using Nonfiction to Help Boys Overcome </span></span>
<br>
<span><span>Bullying</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>Lunetta M. Williams </span><span>and </span><span>Kelly C. Scott</span></span>
<br>
<br>
<span><span>Chapter 8:Creating Spaces for Critical Conversations on Issues of Social Justice </span></span>
<br>
<span><span>Mary Ellen Oslick, Terri Robertson </span><span>and</span><span> Melissa Parks</span></span>
<br>
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<span><span>Chapter 9: Helpful Resources to Engage Children in Conversations on Social Issues in</span></span>
<br>
<span><span> Nonfiction Literature</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>Suzanne Chapman, Mario Worlds, </span><span>and</span><span> Soowon Jo</span></span>
<br>
<br>
<span><span>Contributors’ Biography</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>Preface</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>Acknowledgments</span></span>
<br>
<br>
<span><span>Chapter 1: Critical Conversations: Approaches Some Authors Have Adopted to Address </span></span>
<br>
<span><span>Social Issues</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>Vivian Yenika-Agbaw</span></span>
<br>
<br>
<span><span>Chapter 2:You Too Can Make a Difference: Young Civil Rights Activists</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>Terrell A. Young</span><span>, </span><span>Barbara A. Ward,</span><span> and </span><span>Deanna Day</span></span>
<br>
<br>
<span><span>Chapter 3: Advocating for Immigrant Experiences in Nonfiction Literature</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>Ruth McKoy Lowery, Kathleen Colantonio-Yurko</span><span> and </span><span>Cody Miller</span></span>
<br>
<br>
<span><span>Chapter 4:Teaching for Social Justice: Nonfiction Texts and Multi-genre Writing </span></span>
<br>
<span><span>Ann Berger-Knorr </span><span>and </span><span>Mary Napoli </span></span>
<br>
<br>
<span><span>Chapter 5:Sixth Grade’s Inquiry into the World War II Japanese Internment Camps </span></span>
<br>
<span><span>Yoo Kyung Sung </span><span>and</span><span> Junko Sakoi</span></span>
<br>
<span><span> </span></span>
<br>
<span><span>Chapter 6:Critical Conversations Using Native American Autobiographies </span></span>
<br>
<span><span>Paul H. Ricks</span></span>
<br>
<br>
<span><span>Chapter 7:Biographies as Bibliotherapy: Using Nonfiction to Help Boys Overcome </span></span>
<br>
<span><span>Bullying</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>Lunetta M. Williams </span><span>and </span><span>Kelly C. Scott</span></span>
<br>
<br>
<span><span>Chapter 8:Creating Spaces for Critical Conversations on Issues of Social Justice </span></span>
<br>
<span><span>Mary Ellen Oslick, Terri Robertson </span><span>and</span><span> Melissa Parks</span></span>
<br>
<br>
<span><span>Chapter 9: Helpful Resources to Engage Children in Conversations on Social Issues in</span></span>
<br>
<span><span> Nonfiction Literature</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>Suzanne Chapman, Mario Worlds, </span><span>and</span><span> Soowon Jo</span></span>
<br>
<br>
<span><span>Contributors’ Biography</span></span>
<span><span>Vivian Yenika-Agbaw</span><span> is professor of children’s literature and literacy at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park. She teaches courses on children’s and adolescent literature.</span></span>
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<span><span>Ruth McKoy Lowery</span><span> is professor of literacy and associate chair of the Department of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University. She teaches courses on children's literature and literacy education.</span></span>
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<br>
<span><span>Paul H. Ricks</span><span> is a doctoral candidate in Curriculum and Instruction at The Pennsylvania State University, where he currently teaches children’s literature courses.</span></span>
<br>
<br>
<span><span>Ruth McKoy Lowery</span><span> is professor of literacy and associate chair of the Department of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University. She teaches courses on children's literature and literacy education.</span></span>
<br>
<br>
<span><span>Paul H. Ricks</span><span> is a doctoral candidate in Curriculum and Instruction at The Pennsylvania State University, where he currently teaches children’s literature courses.</span></span>