Overview: During seventh and eighth grade, I read seventy-six young adult novels aside from required reading, with book logs from middle school to prove it. But, ask me what I enjoyed reading in high school, and I would have to think for a while. High school curricula forced me to read Shakespeare and classic novels without a hint of modern young adult literature involved. Not only did the uninteresting and outdated novels make classroom reading and assignments excruciating, but the distance between my life and the books that I was required to read discouraged my willingness to read much more. Barbara G. Samuels, a professor at the University of Houston, reports in her article, “Young Adult Literature: Young Adult Novels in the Classroom?” ...
This paper examines the potential of incorporating more young adult literature into high school Engl...
Response journals--often called reading logs--are written conversations about books. When students\u...
America’s classrooms are developing, evolving, and becoming increasingly diverse. Classic novels are...
Students are reading less, and enjoying reading less. Sticking to the same curriculum year after yea...
Engaging students in literature is an extremely important aspect of instilling a lifelong love of re...
Despite the importance of reading to any curriculum -- particularly the curriculum of the English/La...
No passionate reader, or lifetime reader, goes around reading books that they hate. They are what th...
In the high school English classroom, classic novels are taught as cornerstones of the curriculum. A...
An essay on the importance of allowing young people to read what they need to read aside from their ...
As educators and administrators continue to struggle with the low literacy proficiency rates in this...
Most public school libraries or English classrooms celebrate Banned Books Week during the school yea...
This research project will evaluate and build upon existing research on the use of young adult (YA) ...
A common practice in elementary schools is to allow students silent reading time during school. Expe...
There is a substantial and growing body of critical theory on young adult literature (YAL), and ther...
Although young adult literature (abbreviated YAL) is increasing in popularity, its benefits in the c...
This paper examines the potential of incorporating more young adult literature into high school Engl...
Response journals--often called reading logs--are written conversations about books. When students\u...
America’s classrooms are developing, evolving, and becoming increasingly diverse. Classic novels are...
Students are reading less, and enjoying reading less. Sticking to the same curriculum year after yea...
Engaging students in literature is an extremely important aspect of instilling a lifelong love of re...
Despite the importance of reading to any curriculum -- particularly the curriculum of the English/La...
No passionate reader, or lifetime reader, goes around reading books that they hate. They are what th...
In the high school English classroom, classic novels are taught as cornerstones of the curriculum. A...
An essay on the importance of allowing young people to read what they need to read aside from their ...
As educators and administrators continue to struggle with the low literacy proficiency rates in this...
Most public school libraries or English classrooms celebrate Banned Books Week during the school yea...
This research project will evaluate and build upon existing research on the use of young adult (YA) ...
A common practice in elementary schools is to allow students silent reading time during school. Expe...
There is a substantial and growing body of critical theory on young adult literature (YAL), and ther...
Although young adult literature (abbreviated YAL) is increasing in popularity, its benefits in the c...
This paper examines the potential of incorporating more young adult literature into high school Engl...
Response journals--often called reading logs--are written conversations about books. When students\u...
America’s classrooms are developing, evolving, and becoming increasingly diverse. Classic novels are...