Name: Developing Contemporary Literacies Through Sports: A Guide for the English Classroom
Brand: National Council of Teachers of English
SKU: 127698323
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Developing Contemporary Literacies Through Sports

A Guide for the English Classroom

By Alan Brown (Edited by), Luke Rodesiler (Edited by), Peter Smagorinsky (Foreword by), Robert Lipsyte (Foreword by)

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Paperback, 253 pages

Published

United States, 30 September 2016

Love them or loathe them, the prominence of sports in schools and society is undeniable. The emphasis on sports culture presents teachers with countless possibilities for engaging students in the English language arts. Whether appealing to students' passion for sports to advance literacy practices or inviting students to reconsider normalized views by examining sports culture through a critical lens, teachers can make sports a pedagogical ally.

This book, a collection of lessons and commentaries from established teachers, teacher educators, scholars, and authors, will support teachers in turning students' extracurricular interests into legitimate options for academic study. With seven interrelated sections - facilitating literature study, providing alternatives to traditional novels, teaching writing, engaging students in inquiry and research, fostering media and digital literacies, promoting social justice, and developing out-of-school literacies - this collection and its companion website provide numerous resources that support teachers in developing students' contemporary literacies through sports.

Each section includes:

(1) Four lesson plans written by practicing English teachers and teacher educators that focus on a specific topic and/or method of instruction.
(2) A brief introduction from a leading scholar in the field of English education, including Wendy Glenn, Chris Crowe, Joan F. Mitchell, Jeffrey D. Wilhelm, Carl A. Young, Lisa Scherff, and Thomas Newkirk.
(3) A closing "author connection" in which contemporary authors of sports-related young adult literature - Alan Lawrence Sitomer, Ann E. Burg, Chris Lynch, Rich Wallace and Sandra Neil Wallace, Lisa Luedeke, Bill Konigsberg, and Chris Crutcher - offer reflections on and connections to the ongoing conversations.
- In giving voice to so many literacy educators and authors, including forewords by English teacher educator Peter Smagorinsky and acclaimed sports journalist and fiction and nonfiction writer Robert Lipsyte, as well as an afterword by professor emeritus Joseph O. Milner, editors Alan Brown and Luke Rodesiler have made a giant first step in their call to make public the practice of promoting critical sports literacy as a way of reaching all students in the middle and high school classroom.

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(1) Four lesson plans written by practicing English teachers and teacher educators that focus on a specific topic and/or method of instruction.
(2) A brief introduction from a leading scholar in the field of English education, including Wendy Glenn, Chris Crowe, Joan F. Mitchell, Jeffrey D. Wilhelm, Carl A. Young, Lisa Scherff, and Thomas Newkirk.
(3) A closing "author connection" in which contemporary authors of sports-related young adult literature - Alan Lawrence Sitomer, Ann E. Burg, Chris Lynch, Rich Wallace and Sandra Neil Wallace, Lisa Luedeke, Bill Konigsberg, and Chris Crutcher - offer reflections on and connections to the ongoing conversations.
- In giving voice to so many literacy educators and authors, including forewords by English teacher educator Peter Smagorinsky and acclaimed sports journalist and fiction and nonfiction writer Robert Lipsyte, as well as an afterword by professor emeritus Joseph O. Milner, editors Alan Brown and Luke Rodesiler have made a giant first step in their call to make public the practice of promoting critical sports literacy as a way of reaching all students in the middle and high school classroom.

EAN

9780814110959

ISBN

0814110959

Writer

Alan Brown, Luke Rodesiler, Peter Smagorinsky, Robert Lipsyte

Publisher

National Council of Teachers of English

Dimensions

17.5 x 25.2 x 1.5 centimeters (0.52 kg)

Part 1: Facilitating Literature Study
Chapter 1: Developing Critical Literacy through Basketball, Barriers, and Books
Chapter 2: Beneath the Surface: Ideologies of Multicultural Sports Literature
Chapter 3: Mapping the Emotional Lives of Characters in The Scorpio Races
Chapter 4: The Games People Play: Gatsby and the Golden Age of Sports
Part 2: Providing Alternatives to Traditional Novels
Chapter 5: Baseball and Graphic Novels: An Effective Approach to Teaching Literature
Chapter 6: Ball Is Life
Or Is It? Examining Thematic Perspectives of Basketball in Poetry
Chapter 7: In the Spotlight: Using Aesthetic Experiences to Unpack “Amigo Brothers”
Chapter 8: Power, Authorship, and Identity in Texts by and about High-Profile Athletes
Part 3: Teaching Writing
Chapter 9: Writing Sports Fiction to Build Empathy and Understanding
Chapter 10: Cards with Classmates: Writing and Presenting through Trading Cards
Chapter 11: Teamwork: Collaborative Engagement with Sports Argumentation
Chapter 12: A Flair for Sports: Teaching Journalistic Writing Using a 3-2-1 Column Approach
Part 4: Engaging Students in Inquiry and Research
Chapter 13: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner: Thematic Comparisons across Media
Chapter 14: “Reel” Stories vs
“Real” Stories: Uncovering Sports History Fact and Fiction
Chapter 15: Searching and Synthesizing: Researching Cultural Context in Sports
Chapter 16: Is Skateboarding a Sport? Inquiring into Nonschool Sports
Part 5: Fostering Media and Digital Literacies
Chapter 17: Replicating Research as a Pathway to Digital Literacy Learning
Chapter 18: Telling Our Own Stories: Using Documentary Film to Profile School Sports Narratives
Chapter 19: Podcasting Responses to Social Issues in Sports and Popular Culture
Chapter 20: Satiric Remixes: Crafting Commentaries about Sport and Society
Part 6: Promoting Social Justice
Chapter 21: Exploring Racial Stereotypes through Sports-Related Film
Chapter 22: Disability and Athletics: (Re)Defining “Typical”
Chapter 23: Using YAL to Interrogate the Heteronormative, Transphobic Culture of School Sports
Chapter 24: Rewriting for Justice: Breaking Down Bullying in Openly Straight
Part 7: Developing Out-of-School Literacies
Chapter 25: Being the Expert: Recognizing and Developing Students’ Insider Sports Knowledge
Chapter 26: Promoting Democracy through Sports, Community, and Dialogue with The Crossover
Chapter 27: eSports as We-Sports: Exploring Writing Practices through Videogaming
Chapter 28: Inside Athletes’ Writing: The Words behind the Wins (and Losses).

About the Author

Alan Brown is an assistant professor of English education in the Department of Education at Wake Forest University.

Luke Rodesiler, a former high school English teacher and coach, is an assistant professor of secondary education at Purdue University Fort Wayne.

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