Critical Reading Activities for the Works of Gary Paulsen
Critical Reading Activities for the Works of Gary Paulsen

Author: Bernice Golden

Publisher: Walch Publishing

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 9780825138539

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A collection of activities including reproducible pages, teacher notes, synopses, discussion questions, and comprehension assessments, designed to help students understand five works by author Gary Paulsen.

Robert Cormier: Daring to Disturb the Universe
Robert Cormier: Daring to Disturb the Universe

Author: Patty Campbell

Publisher: Delacorte Press

Published: 2012-02-29

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0307544354

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Beginning with the publication of The Chocolate War in 1974, and continuing throughout the entirety of his career, Robert Cormier dared to disturb the universe. The moment Jerry Renault refused to sell his first chocolate bar Robert Cormier began a life-long career that would push the boundaries of traditional young adult literature. He would go on to prove again and again that a YA novel could be both realistic and unflinchingly honest. And that fiction for teens could be great literature. In this book YA librarian and Cormier biographer Patty Campbell explores each of Cormier's books for young readers. From the boundary breaking modern classic The Chocolate War and the award-winning I Am the Cheese, to the tender Frenchtown Summer and the shocking and disturbing Tenderness, Campbell's literary analysis illuminates why Robert Cormier has been called the single most important writer in young adult literature. And how his work has touched generations of young readers' hearts and minds, daring them again and again to disturb their own universe.

Robert Cormier
Robert Cormier

Author: Patricia J. Campbell

Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0385730462

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Explore Robert Cormier's writings for young adults.

Robert Cormier
Robert Cormier

Author: Adrienne E. Gavin

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2012-11-01

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1137284889

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This compelling New Casebook is the first essay collection devoted to the work of groundbreaking American author Robert Cormier. Written by a team of international children's literature experts, the volume offers a variety of critical and theoretical approaches to the range of Cormier's controversial young adult novels. The newly-commissioned essays explore the author's earlier best-known writings for teenagers as well as his later less critically examined texts, focussing on key issues such as adolescence, identity, bullying and child corruption. Recognizing Cormier's achievement, this long-overdue critical resource is essential reading for anyone with an interest in his influential work and lasting impact on young adult fiction.

Literacy Program Evaluation and Development Initiatives for P-12 Teaching
Literacy Program Evaluation and Development Initiatives for P-12 Teaching

Author: Lawrence, Salika A.

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2016-09-01

Total Pages: 331

ISBN-13: 1522506705

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Teacher leadership is a critical component of effective curriculum assessment and professional development. With teacher-led inquiry being utilized, schools can better improve their learning programs. Literacy Program Evaluation and Development Initiatives for P-12 Teaching is a pivotal resource for the latest research on the benefits of using teacher educators to facilitate the assessment and improvements of school literacy programs. Highlighting a range of relevant topics on professional learning and teacher leadership, this book is ideally designed for school administrators, teachers, researchers, and academics.