| Description |
xv, 223 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-214) and index. |
| Contents |
Becoming critically conscious: theoretical understandings -- Learning the critical: moving from theory to practice -- Conflicts and comparisons: using literary theory with middle-level learners -- Identity and representation: becoming critical of the connection -- Power and critical literacy: gaining understanding of how power works -- Oppression and critical literacy: becoming conscious, becoming concerned -- Multiple perspectives: addressing and understanding differences -- Critical contextualization: using historical fiction to understand change -- Where do we go from here? critical consciousness, critical literacy, and the questions that remain -- Appendix A: Social justice unit -- Appendix B: Over 100 books that encourage critical consciousness. |
| Subject |
Critical pedagogy.
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Children's literature Study and teaching (Middle school)
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Language arts (Middle school)
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| Added Author |
Freedman, Lauren, 1946-
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| ISBN |
0872075710 |
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