Young Adult Literature in the 21st Century

Name: Young Adult Literature in the 21st Century
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ISBN: 9780073525938

ISBN-10: 0073525936

ISBN-13: 9780073525938

Edition: 2009

Authors: Pam B. Cole

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Young Adult Literature is an in-depth literature survey that also models how to teach literature and reading to middle school and high school students. Cole's textbook is divided into four parts. Part One familiarizes teacher candidates with the reading process of teens, discusses teen attitudes toward reading, and their interests and reading abilities. Part Two discusses genre and theme, surveys young adult literature through genre and theme categories, and examines young adult literature in terms of style and structure. Part Three continues to introduce high-quality selections but uses these selections to illustrate methods for teaching reading to all learners - including writing skills.…

Book details

List price: $113.33
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date: 11/19/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 720
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.244
Language: English



Foreword




Adolescence: Defining Moments



The Young Adult Reader



Trends and Issues in Young Adult Literature



Realistic Fiction (Reading Skill: Making Connections)



Romance, Humor, and Sports (Reading Skill: Questioning)



Historical Fiction (Reading Skills: Monitoring and Clarifying)



Mysteries, Thrillers, and Horror (Reading Skills: Inferential Thinking and Predicting)



Science Fiction and Fantasy (Reading Skills: Visualizing and Vocabulary)



Short Stories, Poetry, and Drama (Reading Skill: Building Fluency)



Nonfiction, Autobiographies, Biographies, Diaries, and Memoirs (Reading Skills: Text Structure and Summarizing)



The Classical Canon and Young Adult Literature (Reading Skill: Synthesizing)



The Popular Culture Influence by Faith H. Wallace



YA Literature and Writing: Motivating Young Writers in the Real World by James Blasingame



Planning Successful Author Visits



Awards



Picture Books for the Classroom



YA Literature for Content Area Reading



Literary Terms Glossary


Index