Bringing Sports Culture to the English Classroom Philip Wales From the Land of Shadows

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Bringing Sports Culture to the English Classroom Philip Wales From the Land of ShadowsLearn how to use literature and informational texts related to sports as an alternative or a supplement to a canon centric English classroom. This practical book promotes an instructional approach that honors students' knowledge of, interests in, and experiences with sports culture to advance literacy learning. Informed by his own experiences in high school classrooms, the author documents the distinct methods employed by four secondary English