Teaching with Harry Potter

Essays on Classroom Wizardry from Elementary School to College

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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The Harry Potter phenomenon created a surge in reading with a lasting effect on all areas of culture, especially education. Today, teachers across the world are harnessing the power of the series to teach history, gender studies, chemistry, religion, philosophy, sociology, architecture, Latin, medieval studies, astronomy, SAT skills, and much more.These essays discuss the diverse educational possibilities of J.K. Rowling's books. Teachers of younger students use Harry and Hermione to encourage kids with disabilities or show girls the power of being brainy scientists. Students are reading fanfiction, splicing video clips, or exploring Rowling's new website, Pottermore. Harry Potter continues to open new doors to learning.

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Utgivningsdatum2013-03-07
Mått152 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt386 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor288
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786472017

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Table of ContentsIntroductionPart I: Reaching Kids—A New Wave of Young ReadersFrom Hogwarts Academy to the Hero’s Journeydelete delete Lana A. WhitedThe Nuances of Rule-Breakingdelete delete Tenille NowakHarry Potter and the Child with Autismdelete delete Denise Dwyer D’ErricoStrange Apostle: Assessing the Conﬂict Between Today’s delete Christianity and Modern Culturedelete delete J. Malcolm StewartBoy Wizards and Girl Scientists: Rowling’s Contributionsdelete Science Outreachdelete delete Kristine LarsenPart II: Innovative Approaches for the Internet GenerationTwo Boy Heroes (and a Sparkly Vampire) Teach thedelete delete Valerie Estelle FrankelFan Fiction, Remix Culture, and the Potter Gamesdelete delete Jen Scott CurwoodThe Battle to Save Australian Teen Spiritualitydelete delete Clare DivinyJ.K. Rowling’s Innovative and Authoritative Online Presencedelete delete Savannah SharpExploring eNotes.com: A Grounded Theory of Harry’s Placedelete Language Arts Pedagogydelete delete James B. KelleyPart III: Meaning in Children’s Books Within the UniversityLegit Lit: Of Spells and Serious Scholarshipdelete delete J. Steve LeeScribere Paedegogia: The Magical Art of Teaching Compositiondelete delete Cynthia K. O’MalleyGetting Medieval in the Classroomdelete delete Reneé WardTo Grow Up Blake in a Potter World: Teaching Songs of Innocence delete and of Experiencedelete delete Whitney E. Jones FrancisCasting Lumos on Critical Cultural Studies: Gender, delete Hegemony and Other Social Stereotypesdelete delete Amanda FirestoneIntroducing English Literature in Pakistandelete delete Asma MansoorPortkey to the Scholarly Disciplinesdelete delete Elisabeth C. GumniorThe Queen City Muggles: Town and Gown Go to Hogwartsdelete delete Susan JohnstonAppendix: Worksheets and Supplemental MaterialsBibliographyAbout the ContributorsIndex