ENGL 892 (01) - Teaching Literature and Literacy

Teaching Literature & Literacy

Durham   Liberal Arts :: English
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Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2019 - Full Term (01/22/2019 - 05/06/2019)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   5  
CRN: 51088
This course introduces theories and practices of teaching literature and literacy, including teaching reading and writing as well as teaching literary analysis at the secondary level. Students also learn to plan lessons, choose texts, and create learning activities for speaking, listening, and viewing in grade five through twelve. The course is designed for students who are interested in teaching as a possible career.
Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Instructors: STAFF

Times & Locations

Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/22/2019 5/6/2019 TR 3:40pm - 5:00pm HS 201
Additional Course Details: 

How can we help secondary school readers to visualize, analyze, and appreciate literature and media?  This course introduces theories and practices of teaching literature and literacy, grades five through twelve.  Evaluating strategies for reading and analyzing texts, we will create learning activities, plan lessons, and choose texts for teaching reading as well as writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. The course is designed for students who are interested in teaching as a possible career.  Open to juniors and seniors only.  Writing intensive.

Booklist

Books will include Beers, Kylene. When Kids Can’t Read: What Teachers Can Do. A Guide for Teachers 6-12. Heinemann, 2002. ISBN-13: 978-0867095197 Beach, Richard. Teaching Literature to Adolescents. 2nd ed. Routledge, 2010. ISBN-13: 978-0415875165 Duffield, Brainerd. The Lottery. Dramatic Publishing Service, 1953?. ISBN: 0871292645 Lai, Thanhha. Inside Out and Back Again. Harper Collins, 2013. ISBN-13: 978-0061962790 978-0061962790 Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare Made Easy. Barron’s Educational Series, 1985. ISBN-13: 978-0812035728