Are We Postmodern Yet? Reading "Monster" with 21st-Century Ninth Graders

Autor/inn/en	Groenke, Susan Lee; Youngquist, Michelle
Titel	Are We Postmodern Yet? Reading "Monster" with 21st-Century Ninth Graders
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 54 (2011) 7, S.505-513 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1081-3004
DOI	10.1598/JAAL.54.7.4
Schlagwörter	Grade 9; Adolescents; Postmodernism; Novels; Life Style; Influence of Technology; Adjustment (to Environment); Media Literacy; Intermode Differences; Learning Modalities; Literary Genres; Literary Devices; Time Perspective; Self Concept; Suburban Schools; Teacher Expectations of Students; Adolescent Development; Reader Text Relationship; Barriers; Teacher Responsibility + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Postmoderne; Novel; Roman; Lebensstil; Media skills; Medie competence; Medienkompetenz; Lernumgebung; Literarische Form; Literaturarbeit; Zeitbezug; Selbstkonzept; Suburban area; Outskirts; Suburb; School; Schools; Vorort; Vorstadt; Schule; Lehrverpflichtung
Abstract	When the authors taught Walter Dean Myers's postmodern young adult novel "Monster" to ninth graders, they assumed the students would like the text, as its format and style resemble that of popular television crime shows. The authors also assumed the students would be savvy readers of the text, capable of understanding and integrating postmodern elements to make thematic connections. Yet, the authors' classroom research revealed that students were confused by the novel's format, and some students seemed to bring traditional narrative expectations to their reading of the text. In the article, the authors share excerpts from the students' online chat discussions to highlight where much of the students' reading confusion occurred. The authors end with suggestions for future teaching and implications. (Contains 1 table and 4 excerpts.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10