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Peer reviewedWatts, Elizabeth L. – ALAN Review, 1999
Discusses (1) a rationale for using young adult literature with adolescent English-as-a-Second-Language learners; (2) an approach to teaching the novel "Make Lemonade" by Virginia Euwer Wolff; (3) activities in which students engaged and samples of their work; and (4) implications for teachers who explore young adult literature with…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedLubar, David – ALAN Review, 1999
Discusses motivation for writing young adult horror books. Gives examples of where and how the author gets ideas. Illustrates several suggestions for classroom application. Suggests paying special attention to puns and other wordplays that flit through the mind. Suggests writing a random list of words and phrases given by brainstorming students…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Peer reviewedAmmon, Richard – ALAN Review, 1993
Describes a unit taught in two middle school English classes, in which students wrote and illustrated their own adventure/journey folktales. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, English Instruction, Folk Culture, Intermediate Grades
