There are few things more important than teaching students to view the world through a critical lens. "How individuals construct their social identities, how they come to understand what it means to be male [or] female ... is shaped by commodified texts produced by media for audiences that are increasingly segmented by the social constructions … Continue reading Teaching Gender Representation in the Media
Choose Our Way tales (COWtales) are stories where the reader gets to make a choice about the direction the story will follow. By being an active participant in the story, readers are more engaged and willing to press forward through the text. COWtales have a number of branching plot threads, as well as a variety of endings. … Continue reading Introduction to Choose Our Way Tales
In traditional classrooms the entire class reads one novel, as the teacher guides their students through the text. This is not the case with Literature Circles. Literature Circles allow students to choose texts that resonate with them; choice allows for ownership, which heights student engagement with their text. In literature circles, small groups of students … Continue reading Literature Circles – An Introduction
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