Breaking the Taboo with Young Adult Literature
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Breaking the Taboo with Young Adult Literature

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eBook - ePub

Breaking the Taboo with Young Adult Literature

About this book

This text offers 6th - 12th grade educators guided instructional approaches for including diverse young adult (YA) literature in the classroom as a form of social justice teaching and learning. Through the YA books spotlighted in this text, educators are provided pre-, during-, and after reading activities that guide students to a deeper understanding of topics that are often considered taboo in the classroom - race, racism, mental health, immigration, gender, sexuality, sexual assault - while increasing their literacy practices.

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Yes, you can access Breaking the Taboo with Young Adult Literature by Victor Malo-Juvera,Paula Greathouse in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Education & Education Theory & Practice. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Preface
  2. Introduction Victor Malo-Juvera and Paula Greathouse
  3. 1 Date Rape in Speak: Teaching for Justice Using the Graphic Novel Shelly Shaffer
  4. 2 Speak! Shout! Hearing from and Advocating for Victims of Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Marshall A. George
  5. 3 Exploring WomenÂ’s Rights and Sexual Assault through Blood Water Paint: How Far Have We Come Anyway? Alice Hays
  6. 4 Examining Mental Illness in John Green’s Turtles All the Way Down: OCD—More than Just Attention to Detail Elsie Lindy Olan and Kia Jane Richmond
  7. 5 Putting the Pieces Together: Destigmatizing Self-Harm through Kathleen GlasgowÂ’s Girl in Pieces Janine J. Darragh and Ashley S. Boyd
  8. 6 When Home Is Traumatic: Psychological Abuse in David SmallÂ’s Graphic Memoir, Stitches Emily Wender
  9. 7 Choosing Love over Hate: Raising Students Who Understand Bullying and Its Dangerous Consequences with Hate List by Jennifer Brown Leilya Pitre
  10. 8 Far from Simple: Addressing the Complexities of Identity, Equity, and Justice in Robin BenwayÂ’s Far from the Tree Sharon Kane and Christine Walsh
  11. 9 Digging Up the Injustices of the Roaring 20s: Dreamland Burning Crag Hill and Kristy A. Brugar
  12. 10 Teaching the Taboo through THUG LIFE: Examining Systemic Racism and the Black Lives Matter Movement in Angie ThomasÂ’s The Hate U Give Steffany Comfort Maher
  13. 11 Confronting Cultural Appropriation and Gentrification through Daniel José Older’s Shadowshaper Meredith N. Sinclair
  14. 12 Teachers, Allies, and Sacrifice: Blood Brother: Jonathan Daniels and his Sacrifice for Civil Rights Steven Bickmore and Tammy Szafranski
  15. 13 Exploring Vice Characters, Gothic Literature, and the Immigrant Experience in AnyaÂ’s Ghost Nina R. Schoonover and Michelle M. Falter
  16. 14 Equity, Justice, and Love: Contextualizing the Fight for Marriage Equality with Loving vs. Virginia Terri Suico
  17. 15 Telling the Stories: Teaching LGBTQ+ Memoir Melanie Hundley
  18. 16 Using Jaya and Rasa: A Love Story to Portray LoveÂ’s Power in Transcending Homelessness and Gender Violence Lisa A. Hazlett and Ann Marie Smith
  19. 17 Engaging the Intersections of Immigration, Race, and Language in American Street E. Sybil Durand
  20. About the Editors
  21. About the Contributors