{"product_id":"collaborative-explorations-of-character-experience-9781475859997","title":"Collaborative Explorations of Character","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany middle grade novels published in the past 50 years focus on the personal experiences of a prominent fictional world individual age 10-14. This singular focus on one adolescent character, which is sustained for the full length of the novel, is most common in contemporary realistic or period novels. To explore the personal experiences of a prominent fictional young person with middle grade students, teachers will select novels whose exclusive focus is the lived experiences of one fictional world individual age 10-14 and guide students' efforts to develop full and enlightened understandings about these individuals. Collaborative Explorations of Character Experience: Reading Actively in Middle Grade Language Arts draws on the personal experiences of eight fictional young people in an effort to answer three key questions: What can middle grade students learn about a prominent adolescent character in a middle grade novel by focusing on the personal experiences of that individual? In \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1. One Crazy Summer: One Character’s Experience Briefly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Character Experience Explained: Jesse Aarons in Bridge To Terabithia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3. The Lived Experiences of Gilly Hopkins in The Great Gilly Hopkins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4. The Lived Experiences of Brian Robeson in Hatchet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5. The Lived Experiences of Lolly Rachpaul in The Stars Beneath Our Feet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6. The Lived Experiences of Frannie Barnes in Feathers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7. The Lived Experiences of Doug Swieteck in Okay For Now\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8. The Recalled Experiences of Katie Takeshima in Kira-Kira\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9. Classroom Explorations of Character Experience\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix A-C\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040329204055,"sku":"9781475859997","price":64.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475859997.jpg?v=1750946401","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/collaborative-explorations-of-character-experience-9781475859997","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}