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- Professional Development | Grades 3 – 5 | Professional Library | Journal
Acting Out: Literature, Drama, and Connecting With History
The article includes recommendations for teachers interested in integrating literature, drama, and history. - Professional Development | Grades 8 – 12 | Professional Library | Book
Alice Walker in the Classroom: "Living by the Word"
Carol Jago offers readers a handy guide for bringing this celebrated author's work into the classroom, including biographical information, ideas for literature circles using Walker's short stories, sample writing lessons using Walker's poems, suggestions for teaching The Color Purple, and a wealth of resources for further investigation of Alice Walker and her work. - Professional Development | Grades 8 – 12 | Professional Library | Book
Amy Tan in the Classroom: "The art of invisible strength"
Offers high school teachers an activity-based approach to teaching the works of Amy Tan, especially The Joy Luck Club and The Opposite of Fate. - Professional Development | Grades 3 – 5 | Professional Library | Journal
Building Arab Americans' Cultural Identity and Acceptance With Children's Literature
Introducing multicultural children's literature into the elementary classroom is a first step toward eliminating stereotyping and prejudice and helping students develop cultural identity. - Professional Development | Grades 3 – 8 | Professional Library | Journal
Cold Plums and the Old Men in the Water: Let Children Read and Write "Great" Poetry
The author of this article advocates using "great" poetry with children, and providing the link between the reading and writing of poetry. - Professional Development | Grades 9 – 12 | Professional Library | Journal
Critical Literacies and Graphic Novels for English-Language Learners: Teaching Maus
Particularly for English-language learners, graphic novels can be used in the secondary classroom as part of a multiliteracies approach. - Professional Development | Grades 6 – 8 | Professional Library | Book
Developing Critical Awareness at the Middle Level: Using Texts as Tools for Critique and Pleasure
This unique instructional approach enables students to read literature they enjoy while developing critical consciousness and addressing issues of social justice. - Professional Development | Grades 6 – 12 | Professional Library | Journal
Engaging the Disengaged: Using Learning Clubs to Motivate Struggling Adolescent Readers and Writers
This article describes the use of learning clubs to motivate struggling students to engage in literacy events and foster literacy development. - Professional Development | Grades 3 – 8 | Professional Library | Book
Happily Ever After: Sharing Folk Literature With Elementary and Middle School Students
This unique text provides background about folk literature and how to use this rich genre in your classroom. - Professional Development | Grades 6 – 12 | Professional Library | Journal
"Help! What Is Wrong With These Literature Circles and How Can We Fix Them?"
The authors of this article offer some suggestions for how to improve literature circle discussions.