Why Literature Matters

2016 Volume 2

Preface
Introduction
1.
Reading for Craft through an Author Study
Guide Entry
Debra Titus
2.
William Butler Yeats Meets an Eighth Grader from West Philadelphia
Guide Entry
Kathleen Radebaugh
3.
Connecting it All: How Connecting Students to a Text Increases Motivation to Read
Guide Entry
Carla Jones
4.
Learning Social Skills and Problem Solving with Winnie-the-Pooh
Guide Entry
Amandeep Khosa
5.
Frederick Douglass and Harriett Beecher Stowe: Two Sides to the Abolitionist Narrative
Guide Entry
Tim Smith
6.
Creating Connections to Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire
Guide Entry
Maureen Becker
7.
Using Art-Based Research to Explore Metaphors in Romeo and Juliet with English Language Learners
Guide Entry
Sara Stillman
8.
Reading One Another: Fostering Passion and Identity Growth through African-American Literature
Guide Entry
Robert Schwartz
9.
Who Am I?: Culturally Relevant Text and American Identity
Guide Entry
Mark Holston