The value of using literature across the curriculum and as a basis for instruction is essential in the middle and secondary curriculum, but
a. it is also important to determine the feasibility of using literature with a particular topic before planning literature-based instruction.
b. individual teachers should work alone (rather than in collaboration with the library media specialist) to decide whether the curriculum should be integrated.
c. literature should be integrated only about one time per year, due to rigid curricular standards.
d. contrived approaches are sometimes the most effective because teachers are showing their determination at curricular integration.
Question 2
One of the goals of using young adult literature in the English/language arts classroom would be to:
a. use quality booksthose books that have received favorable reviews in journals and publishers' catalogs.
b. incorporate as much young adult literature as possible into the curriculum and to use young adult books to make curriculum connections across disciplines.
c. provide instruction that reflects textbook standards for what should be included in a literature program.
d. provide rigid instructional experiences that reflect the high standards of a classical curriculum.