Teaching Young Adult Literature by Judith A. Hayn, Jeffrey S.... - 9781475813012

Teaching Young Adult LiteratureIntegrating, Implementing, and Re-Imagining the Common Core\nAuthor(s): Judith A. Hayn, Jeffrey S. Kaplan, Amanda L. Nolen, Heather A. Olvey\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Rowman & Littlefield\nISBN-13: 9781475813012, 978-1475813012\nSynopsis\nThe authors who contributed to this text believe that young adult literature (YAL) can meet the Common Cores push to include literacy across content areas, as well as meet the standards in creative and effective ways. This text is intended to give educators a resource to aid them in creating a literacy curriculum. The included chapters written by experts from different universities across the country offer a variety of methods for using YAL to meet the standards while connecting with students. Following a framework first chapter introducing the importance of YAL and discussing its relevance, other authors tackle various ways to teach it. Each chapter may sugg.