Envisioning Literature Literary Understanding and Literature Instruction

Name: Envisioning Literature Literary Understanding and Literature Instruction
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ISBN: 9780807751299

ISBN-10: 0807751294

ISBN-13: 9780807751299

Edition: 2nd 2010 (Revised)

Authors: Judith A. Langer, Linda Friedrich, Judith A. Langer, Susan Neuman

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This updated text argues that literature fosters ways of thinking that go far beyond understanding the conventions of genre and text. It involves literate thinking that takes students beyond improved performance on high-stakes tests and prepares them for their future in the 21st century. This revision of Judith Langer's classic bestseller builds on more than 15 years of research and development projects in elementary, middle, and high schools, in inner-city as well as suburban and rural communities. Filled with classroom examples from across the grades and the voices of students and teachers, this book continues to be a practical and influential resource for the English Language Arts…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Publication date: 12/10/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Preface



Literary Thought and Literate Mind


Why Teach Literature?


The Literate Mind


A Classroom Example


Literature in Life


Literature in Schools


What Is Literary Understanding?



Building Envisionments


Interacting with Texts


Stances During Envisionment Building


A Classroom Example



The Nature of Literary Experience


Orientations Toward Meaning


Some Classroom Examples


Life and Thought



Shifting Orientations in Literature



The Classroom as a Social Setting for Envisionment Building


What Literary Discussions Look Like


Two Classroom Experiences


The Creation of Communities



A Practical Pedagogy


Principles of Practice


A Class in Action


The Envisionment-Building Classroom



Strategies for Teaching


Collaborative Support in School


Examples of Collaborative Support Across the Grades


Teaching Options: The Lesson as Activity


Does Anything Go?


Ongoing Assessment: Evolving Goals



Literature for Students the System Has Failed


The Reading Room


A 9th-Grade English Class: Students with Special Needs


Lovell Middle School: A Poor Urban Community


Junior High 306: Bilingual and ESL Classes


Building Envisionments



Learning Literary Concepts and Vocabulary


Literary Knowledge in the Envisionment-Building Classroom


Teachable Moments



Literature Across the Curriculum


Introducing Literary Thinking in Subject-Area Classrooms


Integrating Literature Across the Curriculum: A Team Approach


Literature and Writing



Closing Thoughts: Literature in School and Life


Afterword: Teachers' Reflections


References


Index


About the Author