"Change" as an Interdisciplinary Theme: YA Literature in the Content Areas

Change is central to adolescents' ability to answer "Who am I?" Change is something high school students are expected to do quickly as they travel from class to class wearing hats that vary from artist to historian to scientist. Because of the hectic nature of their school day, adoles...

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Published in:English journal 2013-01, Vol.102 (3), p.121
Main Authors: Bull, Kelly Byrne, Dulaney, Margaret, North-Coleman, Cheryl, Kaplan, Jeffrey, Stover, Lois
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent Literature
Adolescents
Alexie, Sherman (1966- )
American literature
Artists
Bacigalupi, Paolo
English language
Females
Fiction
Hesse, Karen
High School Students
Interpersonal Relationship
Language arts
Literacy
Literary Criticism
Musicians & conductors
Native literature
Novels
Reading Difficulties
Secondary school students
Social History
Stork, Francisco X
Teachers
Teaching Methods
Teenagers
Theme
War
Young adult literature
Young adults
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Summary:Change is central to adolescents' ability to answer "Who am I?" Change is something high school students are expected to do quickly as they travel from class to class wearing hats that vary from artist to historian to scientist. Because of the hectic nature of their school day, adolescents often struggle with and are rarely encouraged to see how these subjects have cross-curricular themes. Knowing that adolescents need time and opportunity to investigate who they are and who they want to become, we English language arts teachers can offer highquality young adult literature as a vehicle through which adolescents learn more about themselves and their changing world. [...]change" is the perfect basis for an interdisciplinary thematic unit that can be approached from multiple perspectives, helping students better understand the concept of change through the lenses of literature, fine arts, history, and science.
ISSN:0013-8274
2161-8895