Can pop culture and Shakespeare exist in the same classroom? : using student interest to bring complex texts to life /

"Expecting students to jump right into a rigorous literature discussion is not always realistic. Students need scaffolding so that they will be more engaged and motivated to read the text and think about it on a deeper level. This book shows English language arts teachers a very effective way t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Gritter, Kristine (Author), Schoon-Tanis, Kathryn (Author), Althoff, Matthew (Author)
Corporate Author:	Ebook Library
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York ; London : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2014.
Series:	Eye on Education book.
Subjects:	Language arts (Secondary) Popular culture. EDUCATION / Secondary. EDUCATION / General. EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / Arts & Humanities. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

A Different Way of Teaching Literature
How to Improve Literature Discussions with Popular Culture
Literary Discussions and the Common Core State Standards
Using Popular Culture as a Bridge to Complex Texts
What Rich Discussion Looks Like and How to Set it Up
Successful Discussions and Classroom Democracy in Action
Pop Culture and Media Literacy.