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Becoming Political, Too : New Readings and Writings on the Politics of Literacy Education by Patrick Shannon (2001, Perfect)

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PublisherHeinemann

ISBN-100325003386

ISBN-139780325003382

eBay Product ID (ePID)1935359

Product Key Features

Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School

Number of Pages286 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameBecoming Political, Too : New Readings and Writings on the Politics of Literacy Education

Publication Year2001

SubjectEducational Policy & Reform / General, Educational Policy & Reform / Federal Legislation, Political Process / Political Advocacy, Literacy, Teaching Methods & Materials / General

TypeStudy Guide

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, Education

AuthorPatrick Shannon

FormatPerfect

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight14.4 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceElementary/High School

LCCN2001-024565

Reviews"The current climate of high-stakes testing and scripted curricula makes Pat Shannon's premise more timely than ever. The essays included here provide strong measures of theory, strategy, and hope for all of us who struggle to support literacies that liberate rather than limit." Gloria Pipkin, Coauthor of At the Schoolhouse Gate, "Shannon's work is a rare combination of rigorous thinking, lucid writing, and political savvy. Becoming Political, Too is a must read for anyone wishing to understand the past, present, and likely future of literacy education."-Jeff McQuillian, Author of The Literacy Crisis, "The current climate of high-stakes testing and scripted curricula makes Pat Shannon's premise more timely than ever. The essays included here provide strong measures of theory, strategy, and hope for all of us who struggle to support literacies that liberate rather than limit."- Gloria Pipkin, Coauthor of At the Schoolhouse Gate, "Shannon's work is a rare combination of rigorous thinking, lucid writing, and political savvy. Becoming Political, Too is a must read for anyone wishing to understand the past, present, and likely future of literacy education." Jeff McQuillian, Author of The Literacy Crisis, "The current climate of high-stakes testing and scripted curricula makes Pat Shannon's premise more timely than ever. The essays included here provide strong measures of theory, strategy, and hope for all of us who struggle to support literacies that liberate rather than limit."-Gloria Pipkin, Coauthor of At the Schoolhouse Gate

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromKindergarten

Dewey Decimal371.1

Grade ToEighth Grade

Table Of ContentContents: 1. What Is Literacy? 2. Turn, Turn, Turn 3. Multiple Literacies and Critical Pedagogy in a Multicultural Society 4. Genre and the Changing Contexts for English Language Arts 5. Street Scripts 6. And I Want to Thank You Barbie 7. The Artist as Public Intellectual 8. "What's My Name?" 9. Empowerment as a Pedagogy of Possibility 10. Putting Language Back into Language Arts 11. Every Step You Take 12. We Gotta Get Out of This Place 13. If You Ain't Got the ABCs 14. What Is to Be Done? 15. Social Formations and the Politics of Literacy Education 16. Get Ghetto on Us 17. Phish Is! 18. Reflexive Agency 19. Identity and Difference in Textbooks and Life 20. What's a Fellow to Do?

Synopsis"The current climate of high-stakes testing and scripted curricula makes Pat Shannon's premise more timely than ever. The essays included here provide strong measures of theory, strategy, and hope for all of us who struggle to support literacies that liberate rather than limit." - Gloria Pipkin, Coauthor of "At the Schoolhouse Gate""Shannon's work is a rare combination of rigorous thinking, lucid writing, and political savvy. "Becoming Political, Too "is a must read for anyone wishing to understand the past, present, and likely future of literacy education." - Jeff McQuillian, Author of "The Literacy Crisis""Unless, like Rip Van Winkle, you have been asleep for the last decade, you are aware that literacy education is political." So wrote Patrick Shannon more than a decade ago in the introduction of "Becoming Political," At that time, Shannon was worried about teachers' political naivete. Now, at every level, from preschool to postsecondary, the explicit signs of the politics of literacy education are all too clear.With "Becoming Political, Too," a follow-up to "Becoming Political," Shannon presents twenty more articles on topics of vital importance to today's literacy educators. The contributors all begin by asking questions: Why are the dominating sides of literacy, teaching, and schooling practiced more often than the liberating sides? Why do participants in literacy education have so little voice in matters of consequence in their teaching? Who is served by the current organization of schools and the popular representations of school reform?, "Unless, like Rip Van Winkle, you have been asleep for the last decade, you are aware that literacy education is political." So wrote Patrick Shannon more than a decade ago in the introduction of Becoming Political . At that time, Shannon was worried about teachers' political naivete. Now, at every level, from preschool to postsecondary, the explicit signs of the politics of literacy education are all too clear. With Becoming Political, Too , a follow-up to Becoming Political , Shannon presents twenty more articles on topics of vital importance to today's literacy educators. The contributors all begin by asking questions: Why are the dominating sides of literacy, teaching, and schooling practiced more often than the liberating sides? Why do participants in literacy education have so little voice in matters of consequence in their teaching? Who is served by the current organization of schools and the popular representations of school reform?, "Unless, like Rip Van Winkle, you have been asleep for the last decade, you are aware that literacy education is political." So wrote Patrick Shannon more than a decade ago in the introduction of Becoming Political . At that time, Shannon was worried about teachers' political naiveté. Now, at every level, from preschool to postsecondary, the explicit signs of the politics of literacy education are all too clear. With Becoming Political, Too , a follow-up to Becoming Political , Shannon presents twenty more articles on topics of vital importance to today's literacy educators. The contributors all begin by asking questions: Why are the dominating sides of literacy, teaching, and schooling practiced more often than the liberating sides? Why do participants in literacy education have so little voice in matters of consequence in their teaching? Who is served by the current organization of schools and the popular representations of school reform?

LC Classification NumberLB2844.1.P6B432 2001