MEJ Editor 2019, American Literature, General, Peer Reviewed, Tanya Stafsholt Miller

Opposites Attract: Binary Opposites in Alice Sebold’s Lucky by Tanya Stafsholt Miller

The cover of Alice Sebold’s memoir reads, “In the tunnel where I was raped, a girl had been murdered and dismembered. I was told this story by the police. In comparison, they said, I was LUCKY.”  By juxtaposing the incongruous words “rape” and “lucky,” Sebold invites readers to ask, what does it mean to be … Continue reading Opposites Attract: Binary Opposites in Alice Sebold’s Lucky by Tanya Stafsholt Miller

MEJ Editor 2017, American Literature, Best Practices & Teaching Tips, Literature, Peer Reviewed, Poetry, Secondary, Sharon Rudnicki, Young Adult Literature

Addressing Racial Injustice Through Allyship: Teaching to See by Using Poetry by Sharon Rudnicki

(Note: The editors have chosen to partially redact a form of the n-word that appears when quoting Kendrick Lamar's lyrics.) Introduction     In 2016, America was treated to two excellent television series that focus on the life of O.J. Simpson, FX’s American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson and ESPN’s O.J.: Made in … Continue reading Addressing Racial Injustice Through Allyship: Teaching to See by Using Poetry by Sharon Rudnicki

MEJ Editor 2016, American Literature, Authors, Barbara Lehman, Elementary, Jongsun Wee, Literature, Post-Secondary, Secondary, World Literature, Young Adult Literature

Read Them Together: Paired Book Reading for Global Literature by Jongsun Wee & Barbara A. Lehman

[pdf version here: Wee-Lehman-ReadThemTogether] Abstract:  The need for global literature is growing as the society rapidly becomes more diverse. This study documented American children’s responses to global literature when it was paired with a home country book. The data were collected in a third grade classroom in a midwestern state. The results showed that in paired … Continue reading Read Them Together: Paired Book Reading for Global Literature by Jongsun Wee & Barbara A. Lehman

MEJ Editor 2015, American Literature, Elisa Malinovitz, Humanities, Literature, Secondary

Meyer Wolfsheim in The Great Gatsby by Elisa Malinovitz

[pdf version here: Malinovitz-Wolfsheim in Gatsby] Introduction: The Great Gatsby is included in the Common Core exemplars for literature, it’s rare to find a high school or university in the United States that doesn’t teach it, making it one of the most analyzed novels in modern American literature. Students examine and often re-examine the novel … Continue reading Meyer Wolfsheim in The Great Gatsby by Elisa Malinovitz