LRC 585: Literature for Adolescents Spring 2006 Facilitator: Judi Moreillon

Choose one of the following learning experiences. You must schedule a time to share your Choice Project with the class.

1. Research Project
   Conduct a research project involving young adult literature. Develop a rubric for evaluating your project.
2. Genre Study
   Using the course (or other) reference book as a place to begin, teach the class about the genre and engage us in a hands-on learning experience.
   Historical Fiction
   Non-Fiction (Informational Books)
   Biography
   Picture Books
   Fantasy/Science Fiction
   
3. Poetry Anthology
   Create a collection on poetry to use with young adult students in a classroom or library setting. Design a format for this anthology that will make it the most useful to you. Develop a rubric for evaluating your project.
   
4. Personal Text Set
   Develop a personal text set of young adult literature. This selection of books should be chosen because they are particularly powerful to you - stories you identify with that connect with your own life experiences and world view. These titles can also share a theme or topic.
   • You will display and present these titles.
   • Provide a 2-page annotated bibliography for your classmates (one copy for each class member and one for me).
   • Orally share why you selected these titles
   • Booktalk two or three of them.
   • Develop a rubric for evaluating your project.
     
5. Professional Readings Reflection Journal
   Read articles negotiated between yourself and the course facilitator. Keep a reflection journal on your responses to the articles. Turn in your journal along with a 2-page summary of this experience.
   

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