Teaching Literature to Adolescents

In its fifth edition, this popular textbook introduces prospective and practicing English teachers to current methods of teaching literature in middle and high school classrooms.This new edition features updated chapters that incorporate critical race theory, perspectives on teaching fiction, nonfiction, and drama, the integration of digital literacy, working with English Language Learners, and teacher research for ongoing learning and professional development.It highlights the importance of offering students a range of critical approaches and tools for interpreting texts.It also addresses the need to organize literature instruction around topics and issues of interest to today’s adolescents. By using authentic dilemmas and contemporary issues, the authors encourage preservice English teachers and their instructors to raise and explore inquiry-based questions that center on the teaching of a variety of literary texts, both classic and contemporary, traditional and digital. New to the F