Skip to content
Cart
Teachers College Press
  • Blog
  • Permissions
  • About
  • Catalogs
  • Series
  • Contact
  • New Releases
  • Browse Books
  • Authors
  • ERS
  • Upcoming Events
  • Resources
  • New Releases
  • Browse Books
  • Authors
  • ERS
    • ERS Overview
    • ERS News
    • ITERS
    • ECERS
    • FCCERS
    • SACERS
    • PAS & BAS
    • ERS Resources
    • Training
    • Links
    • Purchase orders
  • Upcoming Events
  • Resources
    • For Customers
    • For Authors
    • For Booksellers
    • For Librarians
  • Blog
  • Permissions
  • About
    • Our Staff
  • Catalogs
  • Series
    • Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies Series
    • Disability, Culture, and Equity Series
    • Early Childhood Education Series
    • International Perspectives on Education Reform Series
    • Language and Literacy Series
    • Multicultural Education Series
    • Practitioner Inquiry Series
    • Research and Practice in Social Studies Series
    • School : Questions
    • Speculative Education Approaches Series
    • Spaces In-between Series
    • STEM for Our Youngest Learners Series
    • Teaching for Social Justice Series
    • Technology, Education—Connections
    • Visions of Practice Series
  • Contact
‹ Browse Books

Bring It to Class

Unpacking Pop Culture in Literacy Learning

Margaret C. Hagood, Donna E. Alvermann, Alison Heron-Hruby

Publication Date: May 19, 2010

Pages: 112

Series: Language and Literacy Series

Available Formats
PAPERBACK
ISBN: 9780807750612
$27.95
EBOOK
ISBN: 9780807770702
$27.95
Bring It to Class 9780807750612
Google Preview
  • Description
  • Author
  • Reviews

Description+

Students’ backpacks bulge not just with oversize textbooks, but with paperbacks, graphic novels, street lit, and electronics such as iPods and handheld video games. This book is about unpacking those texts to explore previously unexamined assumptions regarding their usefulness to classroom learning. With a strong theoretical grounding and many practical examples, the authors speak to both skeptical instructors who favor traditional canonical literature and to technology enthusiasts who already use popular music or video in their classrooms. Each chapter includes teacher, administrator, media specialist, librarian, and student voices; classroom activities; adaptable lessons; and professional study-group questions.

Bring It to Class features:

  • A researched rationale for using pop culture in middle school and secondary classrooms as well as school libraries and media centers.
  • Field-tested teaching approaches that will connect adolescents with school-based learning and motivate their literacy practices in and out of class.
  • An easy-to-use format that includes classroom vignettes, sample lessons, and a glossary of key terms.

Author+

Margaret C. Hagood teaches courses in 21st-century literacies in the Department of Teacher Education at the College of Charleston. Donna E. Alvermann is a distinguished research professor in Language and Literacy Education at the University of Georgia. Alison Heron-Hruby is an assistant professor of English education at George Mason University.

Reviews+

“Recommended.”

—Choice

“Bring It to Class offers a ‘how-to’ guide about new ways to educate that offer new results.”
—From the Foreword by Kylene Beers, president, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

“Bring It to Class is just what English teachers need to build confidence using new instructional approaches, as it offers fresh and engaging strategies for meeting students where they live!”
—Renee Hobbs, founder, Media Education Lab, Temple University

“A must-read for teacher educators who have a responsibility to prepare present and future teachers to deliver instruction that capitalizes on their students’ rich, diverse experiences with popular culture texts.”
—Shelley Hong Xu, California State University, Long Beach

$27.95

Professors: Request an Exam Copy

Print copies available for US orders only. For orders outside the US, see our international distributors.

Books In This Series
Educating Emergent Bilinguals
Educating Emergent Bilinguals
Teaching Beyond Spoken Words
Teaching Beyond Spoken Words
Amplifying the Curriculum
Amplifying the Curriculum
Reading, Writing, and Talk
Reading, Writing, and Talk
When Teaching Writing Gets Tough
When Teaching Writing Gets Tough
Reading and Relevance, Reimagined
Reading and Relevance, Reimagined
Equitable Literacy Instruction for Students in Poverty
Equitable Literacy Instruction for Students in Poverty
A Cyclical Model of Literacy Learning
A Cyclical Model of Literacy Learning
Teaching With Arts-Infused Writing Pedagogies
Teaching With Arts-Infused Writing Pedagogies
Sign Up & Save!

Join our e-newsletter to stay current with voices from the field and receive discounts on all new releases.


Sign Up ›
Teachers College Press

Administrative Office
1234 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, NY 10027
Phone: (212) 678-3929

Customer Service
phone 1-800-575-6566
tcporders@presswarehouse.com

Copyright 2025 Teachers College Press|
Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Sitemap | Return Policy | Contact
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram
  • Youtube