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Rowell, Rainbow.(2013). Eleanor & park. New York: St. Martin's Press.

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A Michael L. Printz Honor Book

A New York Times Notable Book

Indies Choice, Young Adult Book of the Year

Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction

Goodreads Choice Award, Best Young Adult Book of the Year

Amazon Editors’ Top 10 Books of the Year

Amazon’s Best Teen and Young Adult Book of the Year

Audible’s Best Teen Audiobook of the Year

An Odyssey Honor Audiobook

International Reading Association Award for Young Adult Fiction

Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award

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                              Image Citations

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                              Image Citations

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Book Cover
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15745753-eleanor-park
Park Ave and Eleanor St
http://www.rainbowrowell.com/eleanor-park
"She never..."
https://natashastander.wordpress.com/2015/04/15/the-iconic-book-scene-eleanor-and-park-rainbow-rowell/
Eleanor & Park artist depiction
https://twistinthetaile.com/tag/eleanor-park/
Mixtape quotation
https://www.haikudeck.com/eleanor--park-art-and-design-presentation-oTgH6kOyQl
Modern Eleanor and Park
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/187954984427700261/

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                                     Source Citations

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Accolades
http://www.rainbowrowell.com/eleanor-park
Playlist
https://8tracks.com/evieoneill/live-for-you-an-eleanor-and-park-mix

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Eleanor and Park is modern adaptation of a classic concept. This twist on the typical bildungsroman seamlessly integrates the universality of music, the fragile conscience of a social outcast, and a timeless tale of unsuspecting love, friendship, and the quest for identity.
A book for every misfit, for every teenager that seeks self acceptance, for every lover of classic punk-rock, and for every young person that has ever been in love. This book is a MUST read.

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"I don't like you, Park," she said, sounding for a second like she actually meant it. "I..." - her voice nearly disappeared - "think I live for you."

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                  Eleanor and Park Playlist

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                  Eleanor and Park Playlist

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Music is major motif of the novel. Both Eleanor and Park use music as a medium to escape the mundane life of a teenager. The following tracks are referenced in the novel.

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                Justification for Classroom Use

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                Justification for Classroom Use

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Eleanor and Park would be an excellent addition to any secondary classroom because of its gritty, honest, and unique approach to what it means to be a teenager in modern times. It lends itself for a variety of extension activities including a comparison of the song lyrics that are emphasized in the novel, the non-fiction and persuasive reflections about censorship, and the purposeful syntactical decisions made by the author to create engagement.

1) Censorship and Young Adult Literature https://readingspark.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/rainbow-rowell-and-eleanor-park/
This website tackles the criticisms of the novel by including links to the controversial discourse. This would be an excellent introduction to the HOWS and WHYS of censorship, evaluating the use of persuasion, analyzing sources for bias, while at the same time serving as a modification to a traditional anticipatory activity.
2) Social Criticism and the Art of Syntax
http://www.unleashingreaders.com/?p=642
This website offers suggestions for close reading and analysis with special emphasis on the purposeful diction and syntax that work together to create a meaningful literary experience for readers. In addition, the author's include insightful discussion questions.
3) Equity and Social Justice
https://books.google.com/books?id=xoTvDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA205&lpg=PA205&dq=eleanor+and+park+methods+for+teaching&source=bl&ots=G8b4p0uWM-&sig=KD6AHFPVndCIZF7LyJBmptt8eJE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiekYahq6XWAhWIqVQKHY5-Cj44ChDoAQglMAA#v=onepage&q=eleanor%20and%20park%20methods%20for%20teaching&f=false
This review analyzes the race relations and representations of the novel. In addition, it provides resources for educations to tackle difficult questions in the classroom, in depth analysis of the themes, and unique observations regarding characterization.

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                 Applications in the Classroom

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                 Applications in the Classroom

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1) Anticipation Activity
In this application, students would analyze the purpose of censorship by reading and analyzing the NPR article "True Love, Book Fights, And Why Ugly Stories Matter". Students will work collaboratively to critique the article for structure of non-fiction/persuasive texts, author's purpose, and construct a well-developed thesis that either supports or challenges the argument of the article.
SUBSTANTIATION
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/sites/ala.org.yalsa/files/content/2013.11.21Webinar_AnnotatedBibliographyx.pdf
2) Listening/Speaking Activity
Students will analyze the lyrics of the song There is Light that Never Goes Out by The Smiths. They will pay close attention to the imagery, structure, tone, theme, and symbolism. As an extension activity, students will create their own lyric that mimics the structure while maintaining the integrity of the aforementioned literary devices.
SUBSTANTIATION
https://www.edutopia.org/blog/using-music-strategies-language-arts-classroom-heather-wolpert-gawron
3) Reading and Writing
Students will read the picture book Cinderella by K.Y. Craft and analyze the author's adaptation of theme, characterization, and imagery. Students will have a choice board of project options for this appliction:
- Create their own picture book analysis of Eleanor and Park
- Use technology to critique how the novel does/does not follow the stereotypical fairytale "rules"
SUBSTANTIATION
http://dspace.library.uvic.ca/bitstream/handle/1828/6705/Steeves_Nicole_MEd_2015.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y
4) Writing
Students will create Chapter 59 using key components of the novel and maintaining the integrity of the story.
SUBSTANTIATION
http://teachingreadingandla.pbworks.com/f/How_to_Teach_a_Novel_45_pp.pdf

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                              Teacher Interview

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                              Teacher Interview

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I interviewed my esteemed colleague and Department Head with over 19 years of teaching experience about the novel Eleanor and Park. Before I could finish saying the title she said "I love that novel." This surprised me because she is notorious for choosing classic literature in place of modern young adult novels. She stated that she could see many applications of the novel in the secondary ELA curriculum, but specifically stated that that she felt it spoke the language of freshman and sophomore students.
We discussed its impact as a modern day bildungsroman in relation to novels such as A Separate Peace, and The Chosen.

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Ryan High School had a unique situation occur at the beginning of the 2018 school year. Both of our experienced secondary school librarians relocated to different cities and were replaced with librarians that had only elementary school librarian experience. They have spent the course of the last year familiarizing themselves with young adult literature and the needs of the student demographic.
Our conversation about how literature is integrated and purchased for the library focused on primarily award winners. I was surprised to discover that they were unfamiliar many multicultural young adult awards such as the American Indian Young Adult Literature Award and awards and the Stonewall award. We discussed how we can ensure that all student populations are represented on the shelves of our school library.

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                                      TEKS for Justification

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                                      TEKS for Justification

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E2.2
Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about theme and genre in different cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence to support their understanding.
E2.5
Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence to support their understanding.
E2.7A
Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about how an author's sensory language creates imagery in literary text and provide evidence to support their understanding.
E2. 3A
Students understand, make inferences, and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of poetry and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding.
E2.10
Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about persuasive text and provide evidence to support their understanding.