Some Teens Prefer the Real Thing: The Case for Young Adult Nonfiction

2001/01/01 by Ed Sullivan
Arts and Humanities · #Comics and Graphic Narratives #Literacy, Media, and Education #Themes in Literature Analysis

paper · doi:10.58680/ej2001714

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Abstract

Argues that English teachers should remember that nonfiction is the preferred reading choice of many of their students, and can be a “good read” and have superb aesthetic qualities. Offers guidelines to help educators design strategies to elicit student responses about nonfiction in the classroom. Describes 25 recently published outstanding nonfiction titles for young adults.

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