{"product_id":"workshopping-the-canon-for-democracy-and-justice-9780814100967","title":"Workshopping the Canon for Democracy and Justice","description":"\u003ci\u003eWorkshopping the Canon for Democracy and Justice\u003c\/i\u003e adopts and adapts foundational reading and writing workshop structures for democratic and justice teaching in the context of the middle and secondary classroom and curriculum. \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough workshopping, teachers can foster democratic dispositions and skills as they explore justice-oriented units focused around core canonical texts, or teachers may elect to disrupt and displace the canon by teaching a thematically related contemporary text. Critical essential questions interweave texts and bind units. Genres including young adult novels, short stories, informational texts, picture books, music, art, movies, and social media are included in the Appendixes. These diverse resources make current societal\/global connections, foster multiple perspectives, prompt critical thinking, and include primary voices. This book, filled with teacher voices, useful models, and helpful ideas, is written to foster agency for change in society, teachers, and students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMary E. Styslinger is an associate professor of English and literacy education at the University of South Carolina where she directs the Midlands Writing Project and has served as the secondary program coordinator. She is a past president of the South Carolina Council of Teachers of English and currently coedits South Carolina English Teacher. Her research interest includes interweaving literacy into the English curriculum and serving marginalized and at-risk youth; she has published articles in \u003cem\u003eEnglish Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVoices from the Middle\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLanguage Arts\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJournal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eKappan\u003c\/em\u003e. She is a coeditor of the recently published \u003cem\u003eLiteracy behind Bars: Successful Reading and Writing Strategies for Use with Incarcerated Youth and Adults\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"National Council of Teachers of English (Ncte","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50498196996370,"sku":"9780814100967","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2b2b0be9-b4a9-4e5b-a136-c3fca75d8f27.jpg?v=1730728588","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/workshopping-the-canon-for-democracy-and-justice-9780814100967","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}