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Ohanian, Susan – Teaching and Learning Literature with Children and Young Adults, 1997
Finds that "Three Little Pigs" shows children what the world is like--depicting the conflict of choice, etc. Examines different versions of the tale and questions students about text differences. Gives questions for stimulating student response. (PA)
Descriptors: Authors, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Classics (Literature)
Glassner, Sid S. – Teaching and Learning Literature with Children and Young Adults, 1996
Reviews a sixth grader's book report on Paul Fox's "The Slave Dancer" and draws critical inferences about the student's lack of real engagement with literature. (TB)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Literary Criticism
Berger, Peter N. – Teaching and Learning Literature with Children and Young Adults, 1997
Discusses Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island," especially the characters of Long John Silver and Jim, and why the novel continues to be read today by adolescents. Discusses, also, the character of Jimmy Little, the adolescent protagonist of "Somewhere in the Darkness," a contemporary novel. Furnishes questions for…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Characterization, Classics (Literature), Literature Appreciation
Martin, Michelle H. – Teaching and Learning Literature with Children and Young Adults, 1998
States the Logan family novels afford readers an opportunity to familiarize themselves with many facets of the life of one Black family in the segregated South of 1900-1940. Finds the power of the texts lies in their complex interrogative nature--wherein Taylor problematizes the reader's subject position by offering complex characterizations and…
Descriptors: Black Family, Characterization, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education
Austin, Patricia – Teaching and Learning Literature with Children and Young Adults, 1998
Relates how a children's literature university instructor teaches her students about books, authors, and illustrators. Discusses the work of Mitsumasa Anno, a prolific author and illustrator from Japan. Evokes taking a journey through Anno's works. Cites "travelers' landmarks" in his books. (PA)
Descriptors: Authors, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Higher Education
Johnson, Jane Morelli – Teaching and Learning Literature with Children and Young Adults, 1997
Recalls the pleasurable activity of listening to poetry read by a teacher in fifth grade--poems by Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, and Carl Sandburg. Relates that poetry books were in the school library and that the students wrote their own poems. Finds that, 18 years later, teaching begins each day in middle school with poetry. (PA)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools, Poetry
Savage, Deborah – Teaching and Learning Literature with Children and Young Adults, 1997
Finds a pervasive resistance at literary institutions to accepting young adult literature as a valid, respected literary form. Examines what constitutes "good writing." Feels that young people will be shortchanged if they only read writing that is considered inferior to what an educated adult considers "literature." States that…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Authors, Literary Genres
Berger, Peter N. – Teaching and Learning Literature with Children and Young Adults, 1998
Tells the plot of the novel "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbitt--the Tucks are invulnerable and immortal, but everlasting life holds trials for them. Provides seven questions for stimulating student response to the novel. (PA)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Intermediate Grades, Literature Appreciation
Ohanian, Susan – Teaching and Learning Literature with Children and Young Adults, 1997
Muses about the growing number of "special problem" books--books about children who are asthmatic, diabetic, or have AIDS, etc. Recounts the circumstances of the author's childhood as a diabetic. Concludes that adults sometimes work too hard at trying to make life fair for children. (PA)
Descriptors: Authors, Child Health, Childhood Needs, Childrens Literature
Jordan, Anne Devereaux – Teaching and Learning Literature with Children and Young Adults, 1997
Defends "Velveteen Rabbit," a beloved classic, on its 75th anniversary. Finds that the story of a toy which becomes real has stood the test of time, even though critics call it overly sentimental. States that it deals with a universal theme and prepares its young readers for life's vicissitudes. Lists the book's classic elements. Gives questions…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Classics (Literature)
Reissman, Rose – Teaching and Learning Literature with Children and Young Adults, 1997
Shares writing habits of a lifelong daily writer with her middle school students, asking them for a discussion of her work. Gives students a sheet with open-ended opinion prompts to fill out as "reader response." (PA)
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Reader Response
Ohanian, Susan – Teaching and Learning Literature with Children and Young Adults, 1998
Contends that not all books are created equal--"Anna Karenina," for example, is worth more than Nancy Drew mysteries. Relates, in a personal narrative, that when this opinion was manifested in a newspaper column, hundreds of letters took issue with the idea. Reiterates that the literate teacher finds ways to convince students that…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Literature, Literature Appreciation, Reader Response
Jordan, Anne Devereaux – Teaching and Learning Literature with Children and Young Adults, 1997
Discusses the concept of divorce in history--it has existed since the earliest recorded times. Discusses also the portrayal of divorce in fiction and nonfiction books for young readers--it was not discussed before California's 1969 no-fault divorce law. Outlines characteristics of books about divorce. Gives 10 questions for stimulating student…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childhood Needs, Childrens Literature, Class Activities
Ohanian, Susan – Teaching and Learning Literature with Children and Young Adults, 1997
Discusses student reaction to how fairy tales should begin and proceed and the language choices authors make when adapting fairy tales. Cites several different versions of "The Frog Prince" and describes them. Discusses students' own versions. Gives questions for stimulating student response to "The Frog Prince." (PA)
Descriptors: Childrens Writing, Elementary Education, Fairy Tales, Language Role
Eisenberg, W. D. – Teaching and Learning Literature with Children and Young Adults, 1998
States that 1998 marks the 70th anniversary of Wanda Gag's picture book, "Millions of Cats" and that Wanda considered herself an artist rather than a writer of children's books. Recounts events in her early life; discusses why her book became a classic. Lists seven classic elements in the book and seven questions for stimulating student response.…
Descriptors: Authors, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Classics (Literature)
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