Encouraging Activism in Secondary English
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activism
Author_Beth Spinner
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critical inquiry
critical reading strategies
English teaching
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reading
real world writing
social justice
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writing for change
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- ISBN 9798765152126
- Weight: 300g
- Dimensions: 152 x 226mm
- Publication Date: 11 Dec 2025
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Encouraging Activism in Secondary English: Reading and Writing for Social Justice outlines a framework to encourage social justice teaching in the secondary English classroom by providing teachers with valuable materials for designing a curriculum that fosters social justice and strategies that can be taught to encourage reading and writing that empower students to take action on social issues that matter to them. Each chapter focuses on a potential anchor text, along with possible pairings, and offers specific suggestions for ways to teach and create potential activities and assignments that foster social justice. Anchor texts include works such as The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton, Night by Elie Wiesel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, and 1984 by George Orwell. The chapters include information about historical and contemporary social movements such as the Occupy Movement, protests of the Dakota Access Pipeline, and Greta Thunberg’s climate crisis movement. Each chapter then offers specific suggestions for helping students to engage in critical inquiry, discussions, and reflection on their own experiences while reading.
Beth Spinner is a professor of English Education. She taught middle and high school English before becoming a teacher educator. Her research focuses on ways to promote social justice in the English classroom, especially in ways that work to make curriculum meaningful and engaging for students. She lives and teaches in Michigan.
