{"product_id":"yin-and-yang-in-the-english-classroom-9781475806885","title":"Yin and Yang in the English Classroom","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnglish studies today are driven by demanding curriculum, but this need is often met with unenthusiastic students. Fun worklike movie days or projectsis often seen as what to do after the real work is finished. But what if instructors could blend the two pieces together more effectively, motivating students with interesting material while still achieving curriculum goals? This text attempts to fuse the pieces in to a cohesive philosophy.Yin and Yang in the English Classroom: Teaching With Popular Culture Texts is designed to provide college professors and high school teachers with both halves they need to tackle the job of teaching students literature and writing skills: theoretical foundations of, and practical applications for, the modern classroom. In addition to theory and research, each chapter also offers ready-to-use activities and projects that can be immediately brought into the classroom. Whether you're new and need a guide to begin your journey as a teacher, or you're experi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYin and Yang in the English Classroom: Teaching with Popular Texts is exactly what English studies needs: A 21st century reboot. Drawing from a wide range of popular culture trends, it offers English teachers practical ideas for teaching key concepts in theoretically sophisticated ways. Even more important, it gives teachers an energized vision for how to make English Studies both exciting and relevant for life in today’s world.   -- Gian S. Pagnucci, author of Living the Narrative Life and Enter the Superheroes\u003cbr\u003eThis collection of essays will help teachers of writing and literature think outside the box—and not just because the authors suggest using pop culture texts.  Instead, by exploring the varied ways we might use these texts and the multiliteracies that students bring to them, these essays help us focus more on the processes we want students to learn as readers, writers, and critical thinkers and not just on the products we use to get them there. -- Dr. Jennifer E. Staben, Professor of English \u0026amp; Writing Center Faculty Coordinator, College of Lake County\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents Part I - Literature Fundamentals and Pop Culture Connections  Chapter 1 Entering a Noir World in the Classroom through Detective Fiction and Film Analysis Mary T. Christel Chapter 2 A PTI-Inspired Pedagogy:  Appropriating Sports-Talk Discussion Protocols to Facilitate Literature Study Luke Rodesiler Chapter 3 Whose Side is He On? Teaching Complex Characters with Novels and Films Carmela Delia Lanza Chapter 4 The Graphic Novel as Historical Marker:  Making “History Readable” Through Reader-Response Theory Carissa Pokorny-Golden Chapter 5 The Truth is Out There: Using Science Fiction as a Springboard to Teach Literature  Sandra Eckard Chapter 6 Hacker Heuretics and Intertexuality in Videogames and English Language Arts Hannah R. Gerber Part II - Developing Writing and Critical Thinking Skills with Popular Culture Chapter 7 Make it Work:  What We Can Learn About The Writing Process from Watching Project Runway April Brannon and Elle Yarborough Chapter 8 Up, Up, and Away: Superman in the Composition Classroom Alex Romagnoli Chapter 9 Popcorn and Movies for All:  Four Reasons Feature Films Work in Developmental Writing Classes Salena Fehnel Chapter 10 The Heroine’s Journey: Writing and Buffy the Vampire Slayer  Jennifer Marmo Chapter 11 Speed Dating an iPad Until the Break of Dawn:  Creative Techno-Feminist Pedagogy for Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga Laura Patterson Chapter 12 Composing Digital Found Poetry in Secondary English Language Arts Classrooms F. Blake Tenore and Katelynn Collins-Hall","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040152387927,"sku":"9781475806885","price":57.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475806885.jpg?v=1750945889","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/yin-and-yang-in-the-english-classroom-9781475806885","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}