The Vietnam War in Young Adult Literature: Practical Approaches That Foster Response.

Autor/in	Johannessen, Larry R.
Titel	The Vietnam War in Young Adult Literature: Practical Approaches That Foster Response.
Quelle	(1993), (48 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Adolescent Literature; Class Activities; Discussion (Teaching Technique); Higher Education; Homeless People; Novels; Reader Response; Reading Material Selection; Secondary Education; Student Reaction; Vietnam War; Writing Assignments + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Adolescent; Adolescents; Literature; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; literatur; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Homeless person; Homeless persons; Obdachloser; Novel; Roman; Leserbrief; Sekundarbereich; Schülerkritik
Abstract	Suggesting that literature dealing with the Vietnam War can have a dramatic impact on students, this paper assists teachers in selecting young adult literature on the war, discusses a variety of assignments, and presents student responses to the literature. The paper begins with a discussion of the three main types of young adult literature: combat narratives; the war at home; and the legacies of the war--the refugee experience, and the impact of the war on the children of the generation that came of age during the war. The paper then discusses designing instruction that engages students, including key questions for discussion and study, writing assignments, discussion questions for a particular work (an oral history of the war), and follow-up writing assignments. The paper next considers an approach to use with Mary Downing Hahn's "December Stillness"--having students complete and discuss the results of an "opinionnaire" about homelessness which can then be used as a framework for studying some key aspects of the novel. The paper also discusses five writing assignments based on the novel. Examples of how some students have responded to literature of the Vietnam War are also provided. Thirty-five references, a 21-item annotated bibliography, two lists of discussion questions, writing assignments, a small group assignment, and the opinionnaire form on homelessness are attached. (RS)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC