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Literature That Breaks Gender Stereotypes In A Primary Classroom, Alexis Wash
Literature That Breaks Gender Stereotypes In A Primary Classroom, Alexis Wash
Education Masters Papers
How can literature that breaks gender stereotypes impact attitudes, interests, and interaction in a primary classroom? This action research was conducted in the researcher’s classroom with 16 first grade participants. The researcher observed participants’ disengagement towards literature that is traditionally stereotyped towards the opposite gender. This research was done to further understand how literature that breaks gender stereotypes can impact participants’ attitudes and interests towards traditional gender stereotypes with occupations, toys, colors, interaction, sports, and literature. A focus group of participants were exposed to several storybooks that broke gender stereotypes over the course of four weeks. Data collected suggests that …
Think Beyond The Literary Canon: The Potential For Young Adult Literature Within A High School Classroom, Megan Mayle
Think Beyond The Literary Canon: The Potential For Young Adult Literature Within A High School Classroom, Megan Mayle
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
This research project will evaluate and build upon existing research on the use of young adult (YA) literature in high school curriculum. The project will include researching what is currently read in high school classrooms, examining studies on the use of YA literature, and presenting examples and models of implementing three major YA novels into high school curriculum. The three novels that will be looked at in-depth are The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, and Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. The goal for this research …