Characters at Crossroads: Reflective Decision Makers in Contemporary Newbery Books

Characters at Crossroads: Reflective Decision Makers in Contemporary Newbery Books

Presents a table summarizing the pertinent literary aspects of Newbery Medal books. Discusses how middle school students generally believe every problem has a right or wrong answer and authorities have all the answers. Presents activities to help students connect to the literature. Concludes that Ne...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Reading teacher 2002-10, Vol.56 (2), p.102-112
Hauptverfasser: Friedman, Audrey A., Cataldo, Christina A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent Literature
Adolescents
American literature
Characterization
Childrens literature
Childrens novels
Class Activities
Decision Making
Fluency
Judgment
Justified beliefs
Language arts
Literature
Literature Appreciation
Lowry, Lois
Middle School Students
Middle Schools
Midwifery
Moral judgment
Newbery Award
Novels
Reading
Reading Comprehension
Reading Material Selection
Reading materials
Reading teachers
Reasoning
Student Attitudes
Teachers
Teaching
Truth
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Zusammenfassung:Presents a table summarizing the pertinent literary aspects of Newbery Medal books. Discusses how middle school students generally believe every problem has a right or wrong answer and authorities have all the answers. Presents activities to help students connect to the literature. Concludes that Newbery heroes and heroines are models of effective decision making who demonstrate that good decisions evolve from inquiry. (SG)
ISSN:0034-0561
1936-2714