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published in partnership with National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
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Paying attention to subtext is a crucial component of literacy. However, the concept of peritextual analysis takes such examination much further, teaching readers how to evaluate information and sources using elements that precede or follow the body of the text. A work’s Preface, Afterword, index, dust jacket, promotional blurbs, and bibliography are only some of the elements that can be used to help readers connect with and understand the main text. Speaking directly to librarians and educators working with K-16 students, this important book
- outlines the Peritextual Literacy Framework and explains its unique utility as a teaching and thinking tool;
- defines components such as production elements, promotional elements, navigational elements, intratextual elements, supplemental elements, and documentary elements, offering examples drawn from both print and non-print texts;
- presents several case studies showing peritextual analysis in action, ranging from young adult nonfiction in the classroom to strengthening students’ visual literacy skills by critically comparing and contrasting two graphic novel covers; and
- examines how the functions of peritext and the Peritextual Literacy Framework exist within online news articles, film and media packaging, and other non-print texts.
The creative and engaging approaches to providing, highlighting, and teaching the peritext of a text showcased in this collection will help students learn how to judge a book by its cover ... and everything else.
Foreword, by Donna Alvermann
Acknowledgments
Introduction—More Than White Noise: Mining the Peritext for Literacy Engagement, by Shelbie Witte
I An Overview of Peritextual Analysis
- Chapter 1 Grounding Our Work Theoretically: The Peritextual Literacy Framework, by Melissa Gross
- Chapter 2 Peritext and Young Adult Nonfiction: A Case Study of “The President Has Been Shot!,” by Don Latham
II Strengthening Visual Literacy through Peritextual Analysis
- Chapter 3 Peritextual Bridges: Predicting Plot and Theme in Boxers & Saints, by Crag Hill
- Chapter 4 Book Speed Dating and the Art of Making Lasting Connections, by Jill Slay
- Chapter 5 Critiquing, Resisting, and Remixing Promotional Peritextual Elements of Young Adult Fiction, by Sean P. Connors and Erin Daugherty
- Chapter 6 Navigating Kafka’s The Metamorphosis Using Visual Peritextual Elements, by Katie Rybakova
III Providing Critical Thinking Opportunities through Peritextual Analysis
- Chapter 7 A Sense of Time and Place: Using the Author’s Note in a Historical Fiction Novel to Introduce Primary Sources and Teach Critical Thinking, by Rebecca Weber and Kevin Dyke
- Chapter 8 Discourse about Illustrated Book Dust Jackets in a First-Grade Classroom, by Luciana C. de Oliveira, Loren Jones, and Sharon L. Smith
- Chapter 9 Cathy’s Book and the Boundaries of Books in a Participatory Age: Exploring Pedagogies and Paratexts in Expansive Contexts, by Antero Garcia and Bud Hunt
IV Peritextual Analysis of Nonprint Texts
- Chapter 10 Analyzing Online News Articles Using Peritextual Elements, by Hyerin Bak and Josey McDaniel
- Chapter 11 (Re)Covering Disney: Media Peritexts and Media Literacy in the Classroom, by Peter C. Kunze
- Chapter 12 Leading Students to Exit through the Gift Shop: Reading Banksy’s Public Art through Documentary Film and Director’s Cuts, by Jennifer S. Dail, W. Kyle Jones, and Glenn Chance
About the Editors and Contributors
Index
"The collection of essays clearly demonstrates the variety of settings in which 'peritextual literacy' can increase one’s ability to understand and interpret texts of many kinds. Given that this is a relatively new field within both education and literary analysis, the volume will be an excellent starting point. Teachers, future teachers, and education administrators will benefit from the studies included here. Libraries serving these populations should consider this title.”
— ARBA
"One of the main strengths of this book is its readability. Each chapter is well laid out supported by clear signposting as to the reasons for the study, the researchers involved, a statement of the problem, literature review and the main study itself. Good use is made of supporting transcripts, pictures and surveys as appropriate ... Witte, Latham and Gross clearly demonstrate to both librarians and teachers throughout this title the importance and relevance of their Peritextual Literacy Framework as a teaching tool and the importance of developing a range of literacy skills.”
— Journal of Information Literacy
"An invaluable resource for teachers, librarians, and education administrators as a tool to teach young readers how to connect with and understand the main text in reading materials.”
— Catholic Library World