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Monday, November 24, 2008
Professor Hearts "Twilight" As Middle School Girls Crush On Brooding Dead Boys
Posted by Greg Hambrick on Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 12:45 PM
Emily Skinner, an assistant professor at the College of Charleston who works in teacher education, says that Twilight provides an opportunity to get young girls interested in reading.
“In my dissertation research with seventh grade girls, I found that adolescent girls often prefer to read books that are “issue” driven," Skinner says. "The 'Twilight' series is packed with issues about relationships, sacrifice, love, desire, emotional dependency, and sexual tension.”
Skinner believes it is important to recognize, validate and draw upon texts such as TWILIGHT that adolescents enjoy outside of school in the classroom in order to engage them in school-based literacy learning.
I'd add a that this engagement with students must include offering comparisons with other literature. My niece reread Twilight three times before she went to see the movie, and she's read the other books in the series twice. It's great that young people are reading, but they need to be encouraged to open their palate a little. Project number one for a teacher should be offering other books that students will like if they liked Twilight.
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Dr Skinner is a fabulous, she is so right! She is so right. Books like Twilight get kids to read. You can promote children to read by giving them something interesting!!!
Dr Skinner is a fabulous, she is so right! She is so right. Books like Twilight get kids to read. You can promote children to read by giving them something interesting!!!
Right on Dr Skinner. And I think the books could get adults to read, too. Dr Skinner, what's your take on the religious angle?
Right on Dr Skinner. And I think the books could get adults to read, too. Dr Skinner, what's your take on the religious angle?
I agree with laura in florida, that the Twilight books can get adults to read. I've seen a ton of adults reading these books on the subway. Dr. Skinner, what are your thoughts on this phoenomenon?
I agree with laura in florida, that the Twilight books can get adults to read. I've seen a ton of adults reading these books on the subway. Dr. Skinner, what are your thoughts on this phoenomenon?
I agree with laura in florida, that the Twilight books can get adults to read. I've seen a ton of adults reading these books on the subway. Dr. Skinner, what are your thoughts on this phenomenon?
I agree with laura in florida, that the Twilight books can get adults to read. I've seen a ton of adults reading these books on the subway. Dr. Skinner, what are your thoughts on this phenomenon?
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