Literary practices as social acts : power, status and cultural norms in the classroom /

Literary practices as social acts : power, status and cultural norms in the classroom /

Examines how the social and cultural contexts of classroom and community shape four classroom practices involving literature - read aloud, peer-led literature discussions, teacher-led literature discussions, & independent reading.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lewis, Cynthia (Cynthia J.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, �2001.
Subjects:
Literature > Study and teaching (Elementary) > Social aspects > United States > Case studies.
Reading (Elementary) > Social aspects > United States > Case studies.
EDUCATION > Elementary.
Reading (Elementary) > Social aspects.
United States.
Electronic books.
Case studies.
Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=63125
Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Foreword; I Contexts; 1 The Social Politics and Performance of Literature; 2 A Social Geography of the Classroom and Surrounding Community; II Literary Practices; 3 Enacting Classroom Culture Through the Ritual of Read-Aloud: What Do We Have in Common?; 4 Negotiating Classroom Culture in Peer-Led Literature Discussions: What Are Our Social Roles?; 5 Probing Cultural Norms in Teacher-Led Literature Discussions: Why Do We Believe What We Believe?; 6 Appropriating Cultural Norms Through Independent Reading: What Will We Accept, Reject or Reinvent?

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