Critical Encounters in Secondary English, 3rd Edition
Critical Encounters in Secondary English argues for the importance of multiple critical perspectives and urges teachers to expand their theoretical repertoires.
Teachers will find actual lessons and strategies for teaching a variety of contemporary literary theories including reader response, feminism, Marxism, and deconstruction. Because of the emphasis placed on nonfiction and informational texts by the Common Core State Standards, literature teachers all over the country are re-evaluating their curriculum and looking for thoughtful ways to incorporate nonfiction into their courses.
Critical Encounters in Secondary English, 3rd edition
Critical Encounters in Secondary English argues for the importance of multiple critical perspectives and urges teachers to expand their theoretical repertoires.
Teachers will find actual lessons and strategies for teaching a variety of contemporary literary theories including reader response, feminism, Marxism, and deconstruction. Because of the emphasis placed on nonfiction and informational texts by the Common Core State Standards, literature teachers all over the country are re-evaluating their curriculum and looking for thoughtful ways to incorporate nonfiction into their courses.
They are also rethinking their pedagogy as they consider ways to approach texts that are outside the usual fare of secondary literature classrooms. The Third Edition of Critical Encounters in Secondary English provides an integrated approach to incorporating nonfiction and informational texts into the literature classroom. Grounded in solid theory with new field-tested classroom activities, this new edition shows teachers how to adapt practices that have always defined good pedagogy to the new generation of standards for literature instruction.
Book Details
- Series: Language and Literacy
- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Teachers College Press; 3 edition (January 1, 2015)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0807756237
- ISBN-13: 978-0807756232
This book provides some really helpful suggestions for making literary theory more accessible in the high school setting. Also includes some great activities for implementation. Will definitely be utilizing it in the future!
I have used Critical Encounters for the last 10 years; it has totally transformed my approach to teaching literature. Unlike other "new"editions, this one actually has a lot of great new material, especially around non-fiction. Deborah Appleman is a great writer and obviously someone who knows her way around a high school classroom. I highly recommend this book!
A terrific book that not only teaches you how to apply literary theory in the classroom, but also gives you a wealth of activities to use. I've been amazed at how responsive my students have been to the activities in the book. Still have a lot more to try. Just what a high school or middle school teachers needs.