Class 1 (T August 26)
Introduction. Discuss the question "What is literature and how do we teach it?" Give assignment for reader autobiography
Class 2 (TH August 28)
READ: CHAPTERS 1-3 IN HINTON TO HAMLET
Brief discussion of most commonly enacted reader-response theories.
I will also discuss the idea of the reading ladder.
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Class 3 (T September 2)
READ: A ROMANCE OR HORROR BOOK
Literature and the reader
Class 4 (TH September 4)
READ THE ANIMAL NOVEL
Literature and the reader
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Classes 5 & 6 (T September 9
READ: FAMILY LIFE AND PROBLEMS BOOKS
and TH September 11)
DUE: READER AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Literature and the adolescent reader
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Class 7 (T. September 16)
READ: PHYSICAL/EMOTIONAL PROBLEM BOOKS;
CHAPTER 5 IN HINTON TO HAMLET
Beginning discussions of literature and schooling
Class 8 (TH. September 18)
READ: Continue with PROBLEM BOOKS
First panel: STAYING FAT FOR SARAH BYRNES BY CHRIS CRUTCHER
Literature and the schools
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Class 9 (T September 23)
READ PERSONAL PROBLEM, GROWING TO MATURITY
BOOKS
Share 2 or 3 book cards in small groups of 3 or 4 people (30 minutes). I will "stroll" the room to check book cards and let you know that you are on "the right track". Discuss adolescent problem novels and their importance in YA Lit
Class 10 (TH September 25)
READ ROMANCE/SEXUAL IDENTITY NOVEL
Second panel: ANNIE ON MY MIND by Nancy Garden
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Class 11 (T September 30)
READ: A SOCIAL ISSUES NOVEL
Discussion of text selection in light of our reading of sexual identity and social issues novels. I will also be urging you to begin reading for your final project if you intend to create a unit or focus your attention on a grouping of adolescent novels.
STUDENTS WITH LAST NAMES A-L WILL HAND IN BOOK CARDS--You must turn in at least 10
Class 12 (TH October 2)
READ: A BOOK OF YOUR CHOICE READ: CHAPTER
4 IN HINTON TO HAMLET
Discussion of Contemporary Life and Problems Novels as a genre.
STUDENTS WITH LAST NAMES M-Z WILL HAND IN BOOK CARDS--You must turn
in at least 10
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Classes 13 and 14 (T October 7 & Th 12)
READ FAHRENHEIT 451
and THE GIVER
Discuss unit planning and coordinating texts using Fahrenheit 451 or
The Giver as a core text for a unit. Come prepared to discuss how you would
create a unit around F451; I will share my unit based around F451.
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Class 15 (T October 14)
READ: SPORTS NOVELS
Literature in the schools. We will use part of class time to brainstorm, in small or large group settings, ideas you are considering for your final project
Class 16 (TH October 16)
READ AN ETHNIC DIVERSITY BOOK
3rd panel: I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS by MAYA ANGELOU
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Class 17 (T October 21)
READ BOOKS OF YOUR CHOICE
2nd group book talks Literature in the classroom
NO CLASS THURSDAY OCTOBER 23-- I will be at the Midwest Regional
Reading Association Meeting
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Class 19 (T October 28)
READ FICTION SET IN OTHER COUNTRIES
4th panel: SHABANU BY SUZANNE FISHER STAPLES
Literature in the classroom followed by a discussion of the stylistic differences between adult fiction and YA Lit.
Class 20 (TH October 30)
READ A BOOK OF YOUR CHOICE
We will discuss gender specific choices in the reading of literature and consider the teacher's responsibility in this area.
STUDENTS WITH LAST NAMES A-L WILL HAND IN BOOK CARDS- -You must turn
in at least 10
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Class 21 (T November 4)
READ A NOVEL OF HISTORICAL FICTION
5th panel: THE TRUE CONFESSIONS OF CHARLOTTE DOYLE BY AVI
We will continue discussing the idea of gender in the classroom
STUDENTS WITH LAST NAMES M-Z WILL HAND IN BOOK CARDS--You must turn in at least 10
Class 22 (TH November 6)
READ: A COLLECTION OF SHORT FICTION
Preview the use of short stories in creating of instruction units
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Class 23 (T November 11)
READ: SHORT STORY FROM VISIONS
Be ready to talk about one of the short stories you read and how it might fit into a unit based on other short stories or a novel you have previously read for class.
Class 24 (TH November 13)
READ SOME HUMOR!
6th panel: DOGSONG BY GARY PAULSEN
We will also preview the use of poetry in the classroom by working through
some approaches to analysis.
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Class 25 (T November 18)
READ A COLLECTION OF POETRY
Poetry in the classroom
NO CLASS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20--I will be at the NCTE conference
in Detroit..
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Class 26 (TH November 25)
READ: A BIOGRAPHY/INFORMATION BOOK
We will discuss the use of non-fiction in literature classrooms. Be
prepared to get into small groups and consider how you might utilize the
text you read for today.
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Class 27 (T December 2)
READ SOME BANNED BOOKS
We will discussion the concept/reality of CENSORSHIP.
Class 28 (Th December 4)
TURN IN REMAINING BOOK CARDS
PROJECTS DUE IN CLASS Share PROJECTS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY (if appropriate)
with the class--you will be limited to six-seven minutes.
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