LRC 585: Literature for Adolescents
Course Schedule - 12 January - 23 February
The course schedule is a work in progress.
As we negotiate our course goals and as students' develop their inquiry
projects,
their course contributions will be added to this syllabus.
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Readings Due |
Assignments Due |
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January 12 Welcome |
Who are we? What do we know and want to learn about young adult literature? |
* Chapter 1: Reader Response… (in class) |
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January 19 Literature and Technology Meet in the ITF! |
How can we utilize students' outside of school literacies in support of their in-school learning? |
Review the Online Syllabus The Crossing by Gary Paulsen Article: "Immigrant Impasse" (Tucson Weekly) IRA Position Statement on Adolescent Literacy IRA Position Statement on Supporting Young Adolescents' Literacy Learning |
Sign up on Click Mail Inside-Outside Portrait of Yourself as an Adolescent |
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January 26 Poetry YA Lit in the Classroom |
How can poetry invite adolescents into rich reading and writing learning experiences? |
Poetry (to share orally) Novel (in poetry format) Elliott and Dupuis: Article:
"Young Adult Literature in the Classroom - |
Response Journal (#1) |
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February 2 No Class |
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Course Facilitator in Albuquerque Skim and/or read in order to select titles for recent YA books (2004-2006) booktalks! Check out the LRC Colloquy Web site. (The Colloquy will be held on February 16 from 3:00 to 9:00 p.m.) |
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February 9 International Literature |
International Novel |
Response Journal (#2) Post to Polis Discussion: Possible Author Studies |
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February 16 The Reading and Writing Connection |
How does writing about books deepen students' connections, comprehension and commitment to reading? Guest Speaker:
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Elliott and Dupuis: Chapter 2: Thinking About Books on Paper The House of the Scorpion (Farmer) SWCL Runs with Horses and Billy the Kid: Read and respond to students' Polis postings |
Response Journal (#3)
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February 23 Critical Literacy Library-Classroom Collaboration (Dr. M.) |
How can young adult readings - from multiple genres representing diverse voices - be utilized to empower all students? Guest Speakers: |
Two Novels for Booktalks Elliott and Dupuis: Chapter 3: Read a novel by Jacqueline Woodson
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Response Journal - #4 - Group A Turns In Course Goals Due Reading Records - Group B Turns In Sign Up for Author Study Presentations |
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Course Schedule
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