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- Title
Embracing the Other in Gothic Texts: Cultivating Understanding in the Reading Classroom.
- Authors
Del Nero, Jennifer Renner
- Abstract
This case study explores the understandings that seventh graders constructed with Gothic texts in a reading unit designed by the researcher. Gothic is a fictional genre defined by horror and mystery. The stories' protagonists are often marginalized individuals. The genre was selected due to its popularity with adolescents. Qualitative data were collected and reviewed using thematic analysis. The results of the study reveal that as a result of grappling with the societal other, participants gleaned meaningful knowledge that enriched them personally and socially.
- Subjects
READING (Middle school); GOTHIC language literature; LITERARY form; LITERACY education; GOTHIC writing
- Publication
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2018, Vol 61, Issue 4, p391
- ISSN
1081-3004
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jaal.697