This proposal is part of a Paranormal Activity panel with Tiffany Bryant and Charles Hoge.
In this presentation I will discuss how I use the first Paranormal Activity film in the literature classroom to help students better connect literature and popular culture to explore universal themes. I will also discuss my use of cryptozoology and the paranormal in teaching argumentation. Both of these course structures allow students to engage with the curriculum in a new way and form clearer understandings of how they perceive the world around them.
About the presenterAntares Russell Leask
Antares Russell Leask is an English Ph.D. candidate at the University of Texas at Arlington. She holds a BA in English from the University of Georgia and Master’s Degrees in Secondary Education and Gifted Education, both from the University of North Texas. She lives in Virginia with her husband, two children, two dogs, one cat, and a carnivorous plant.