YA Fiction and Intermediate Composition

Authors

  • Kelly Blewett Indiana University East

Keywords:

literacy, diversity, literature, curriculum design, first-year composition

Abstract

This essay makes a case for including novels in general-education composition courses on occasion, arguing that the identificatory posture of the reader of fiction can be useful. In this case, Sherman Alexie’s Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian was used in a literacy unit. Short quotations from student work included.

Author Biography

Kelly Blewett, Indiana University East

Kelly Blewett is assistant professor of English at Indiana University East, where she also directs the writing program. Her research explores reading pedagogy and teacher feedback in the writing classroom.

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Published

2021-06-17

Issue

Vol. 49 No. 1 (2021): Winter/Spring 2021

Section

Columns

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