Farewell to a Farewell to Arms: Deemphasizing the Whole-Class Novel

Farewell to a Farewell to Arms: Deemphasizing the Whole-Class Novel

ASK ANY group of adults ranging in age from their early twenties to late fifties what they remember about middle or high school reading, and you will no doubt hear an unenthusiastic and often bitter chorus of such titles as To Kill a Mockingbird, Lord of the Flies, and other classic novels long cons...

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Veröffentlicht in:Phi Delta Kappan 2007-03, Vol.88 (7), p.494-497
Hauptverfasser: Fisher, Douglas, Ivey, Gay
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Authentic Literacy
Comic books
English language
High schools
Language Arts
Language teachers
Learning
Literary devices
Literature
Novels
Reading comprehension
Reading instruction
Students
Teacher Educators
Teachers
Teaching methods
Titles
Writing
Writing instruction
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Zusammenfassung:ASK ANY group of adults ranging in age from their early twenties to late fifties what they remember about middle or high school reading, and you will no doubt hear an unenthusiastic and often bitter chorus of such titles as To Kill a Mockingbird, Lord of the Flies, and other classic novels long considered standard and acceptable fare in English classrooms.
ISSN:0031-7217
1940-6487
DOI:10.1177/003172170708800706