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Advanced placement; Comprehension; Engagement; Honors; Lesson plan; Twelfth grade; Unit schedule; Young adult literature

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Techniques For Improving Student Engagement And Comprehension Through The Pairing Of Young Adult Literature With Classic Literature In Advanced Placement Or Honors Twelfth Grade Classrooms, Julie Kopp Aug 2013

Techniques For Improving Student Engagement And Comprehension Through The Pairing Of Young Adult Literature With Classic Literature In Advanced Placement Or Honors Twelfth Grade Classrooms, Julie Kopp

HIM 1990-2015

Classics remain important to high school curriculum; however, they are also not palatable to today's students. This problem can be addressed by the use of young adult literature to help engagement and comprehension when paired with classic literature. By connecting the two, a student has the chance to learn something they will enjoy before moving on to what would be seen as efferent reading This thesis contains a review of literature on integrating young adult literature in the classroom in order to view its effects on the students' engagement and comprehension. This study focuses on twelfth grade students taking Advanced …