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- Title
Critical Book Clubs: Reimagining Literature Reading and Response.
- Authors
Jocius, Robin; Shealy, Samantha
- Abstract
Abstract: Literature circles, or book clubs, are a long‐standing pedagogical tradition designed to support students' reading and response to literature. However, critics of these student‐led literature discussions have argued that this format can limit opportunities for students to engage meaningfully with political, social, and cultural issues. The purpose of this article is to provide readers with a framework for designing critical book clubs that support students' development as empowered readers and writers who critique the world around them and advocate for social change. Drawing on findings from a yearlong study in which third‐grade students interrogated representations of disability, difference, and stereotypes, the authors describe a four‐phase model for scaffolding critical book clubs, as well as instructional strategies for supporting students' navigation of new forms of critical interactions with texts and their peers.
- Subjects
BOOK clubs (Discussion groups); CRITICAL literacy; BOOKS &; reading in literature; SCAFFOLDED instruction; SOCIAL change in literature
- Publication
Reading Teacher, 2018, Vol 71, Issue 6, p691
- ISSN
0034-0561
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/trtr.1655