Empowering Youth to Confront the Climate Crisis in English La... - 9780807769874

Empowering Youth to Confront the Climate Crisis in English Language ArtsAuthor(s): Allen Webb, Richard Beach, Jeff Share\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Teachers' College Press, United States\nImprint: Teachers' College Press\nISBN-13: 9780807769874, 978-0807769874\nSynopsis\nDiscover how English teachers and their students confront the climate crisis using critical inquiry, focusing on justice, and taking action. Working in today's politically polarized environment, these teachers know first-hand about teaching and learning in communities that support and resist climate education. This much-needed book describes outstanding English instruction that includes creative and analytical writing; critical place-based learning; contemporary \""cli-fi;\"" young adult, Indigenous, and youth-authored literature; Afrofuturism; critical media analysis; digital media production; and many other ways in which students can explore the crisis and have their voices heard and respected. While the focus is ]