Genocide Literature in Middle and Secondary Classrooms

Rhetoric, Witnessing, and Social Action in a Time of Standards and Accountability
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-138-31537-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 168 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 270 g

At the heart of this inquiry into the ethical implications of education reform on reading practices in middle and secondary classrooms, the central question is what is lost, hidden, or marginalized in the name of progress? Drawing on her own experiences as an English teacher during the No Child Left Behind era, the author examines school cultures focused on meeting standards and measurable outcomes. She shows how genocide literature illuminates the ethics of reading and helps teachers and students rethink how literature should be taught in this modern, globalized era and the purposes of education more broadly.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Donovan, Sarah

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Literatur, Deutsch, Fremdsprachen (Unterricht & Didaktik)
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Alphabetisierung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Curricula: Planung und Entwicklung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents

Preface

Part I: Mandates

- The Education of a Teacher: The First Year

- Reading and Meeting a Mandate to Study Genocide

Part II: Rhetoric, Witnessing, and the Witness

- The Rhetoric of the Word: A Case Study of Bosnia Herzegovina

- Reading Testimony: Witnessing and the Witness

Part III: Rhetorical Appeals in Fiction

- The Rhetoric and Aesthetic of Fiction in Genocide Literature

- The Ethics of a Child Narrator

- Emotional Appeals, Trauma, and Aesthetic Pleasure

- Rational Appeals and Didacticism

Part IV: Into the Classroom

- The Writing Workshop

A Teacher’s Testimony: Michael Krzysztofiak

- Whole-Class Reading, Research, and Activism

A Teacher’s Testimony: Elaine Vogel

- The Reading Workshop

A Teacher’s Testimony: Sumer Samano

- Assessment: No More Numbers and Letters

A Teacher’s Testimony: Amy Estanislao

- Conclusion: The Education of a Teacher Continues

Über Autor(innen)

Sarah J. Donovan teaches middle school English in a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, USA, and is an adjunct at DePaul University (Social and Cultural Foundations in Education), USA.