Literature and Related Media for Young Adults
LIS 514
Section
001
Spring 2006
January 11 - May 5
Mondays, 4:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Location:
LCLI 359
Professor Sharon McQueen
| Office: | King Library, Room 520 |
| Office phone | (859) 257-3771 |
| E-mail: | s.mcqueen@uky.edu |
| Web site | http://www.uky.edu/~smcqu2/ |
| Mail Box | Located in King Library, Room 502 (SLIS Main Office) |
| SLIS (dept.) phone: | (859) 257-3317 |
| Office Hours: | One hour immediately following each class session, or by appointment. |
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course covers the evaluation, selection, and use of materials created to meet the educational, cultural, and/or recreational needs of Young Adults (individuals from 12 to 18 years of age). The course provides students with an opportunity to learn about many aspects of these resources, including historical aspects, issues and special topics, developmentally appropriate assessment, germinal authors and illustrators, new voices, various genre, and professional resources and organizations. This section of 514 is designed to be of greatest use to those students wishing to pursue careers in public library youth services, school library media, or those with public library orientations who wish to be prepared if they find themselves standing in for the young adult librarian in a future work environment.
REQUIRED TEXTS:
Jones, Patrick, Michele Gorman, and Tricia Suellentrop. Connecting Young Adults and Libraries, 3rd ed. NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2005.
Complete, unabridged editions of the literature. Most of these titles will be available through public and academic libraries. Many will be available in the UK Education Library or in the McConnellCenter, a reference only collection located in King Library South. All McConnellCenter books must remain in the Center.
Required reserve readings are located in the Center for Applied Information Technology (CAIT), located in King Library South, Room 504. As you enter the CAIT, reserve readings are on the shelves on the right.
RECOMMENDED TEXTS:
Donelson, Kenneth L., and Alleen Pace Nilsen. Literature for Today's Young Adults, 7th ed. NY: Longman, 2005.
Herald, Diana Tixier. Teen Genreflecting: A Guide to Reading Interests, 2nd ed. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2003.
Horning, Kathleen T. From Cover to Cover. New York: HarperCollins, 1997.
Vaillancourt, Renée J. Bare Bones Young Adult Services: Tips for Public Library Generalists. Chicago: ALA, 1999.
Recommended reserve readings are located in the Center for Applied Information Technology (CAIT), located in King Library South, Room 504. As you enter the CAIT, reserve readings are on the shelves on the right.
ATTENDANCE & PARTICIPATION:
Students are expected to attend all class sessions, arrive on time, and remain in class for the scheduled time period. Students are also expected to participate fully in class discussion and exercises. Attendance, punctuality, and participation will be reflected in course grades. A student's record in these areas can have a significant impact on a student's overall grade in the course. Excused absences are not usually approved. If, for some reason you cannot attend class, you are expected to notify the instructor in advance and make arrangements with another student to acquire any distributed hand-outs or class notes.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Assignments will consist of brief reports, reading notes, a review of a resource for young adults, a young adult interview, an exercise on censorship, and short papers and presentations. Written assignments will be due at the start of class unless otherwise noted in the syllabus. Late assignments will receive a lowered grade. Assignments will not be accepted later than one week past the due date. No assignments will be accepted past the last class session. All assignments (including Reading Notes) must be word processed, well-written, and carefully edited. For further guidance, please refer to the handout, Checklist for a Minimally Acceptable Written Paper.
Those students who need assistance with their writing should make use of:
The WritingCenter
W.T. Young Library, Thomas D. Clark Study, 5th Floor, West Wing
http://www.uky.edu/AS/English/wc/
Phone: (859) 257-1356
COURSE POLICIES:
Please see the following site for a comprehensive guide to Student Rights and Responsibilities:
As a student of the University of Kentucky, you are expected to have read and understood this document. Any suspected case of academic misconduct will be pursued as per the procedures laid down in Part II, Section 6.4 of this document. Submitting work previously submitted for another class constitutes academic misconduct.
Plagiarism and cheating refer to the use of unauthorized books, notes, or otherwise securing help in a test; copying tests, assignments, reports, or term papers; representing the work of another as one's own; collaborating, without authority, and with another student during an examination or in preparing academic work; or otherwise practicing scholastic dishonesty.
PLEASE NOTE:
It is my desire to fully include persons with disabilities in this course. Please let me know within the first two weeks of class if special accommodations are necessary to enable you to fully participate. All students requesting accommodations need to be registered with the Disability Resource Center (DRC) and have official U.K. accommodation letters to provide to each of their faculty.
GRADING:
YA Magazine Report - 5%
Professional Journal Report - 5%
ALA YALSA Report - 5%
YA Interview Assignment - 10%
Professional Resource/Topical Book Report - 10%
Award-winning Literature/Resource OR Author/Illustrator Assignment - 15%
Censorship Exercise - 10%
Review - 10%
Booktalk or Teen Advisory Assignment - 15%
Reading Notes - 15%
Attendance & Class Participation
GRADE SCALE:
A+ 97-100 A 93-96 A- 90-92 B+ 87-89 B 83-86 B- 80-82 C+ 77-79 C 73-76 C- 70-72 D+ 67-69 D 63-66 D- 60-62 F Below 60 Grades for this course will be assigned to graduate students as follows:
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 E 0-69
According to the Graduate School Bulletin:
The grading in graduate courses is done according to the following scale:
A High achievement B Satisfactory achievement C Minimum passing grade E Failure I Incomplete Grade of I (incomplete): The incomplete grade is intended ONLY for students who are not able to complete the assigned course work on schedule due to serious illness or other highly unusual personal circumstances.
SCHEDULE:
(Note:
Readings and assignments are due on the date listed. The Instructor reserves the
right to adapt to current circumstances as the semester progresses, making
changes to the syllabus if necessary.)
| January 16
Martin Luther King Birthday - Academic Holiday No Class |
| Students are strongly
encouraged to use this week to work
ahead. |
| January 23
Introduction to YA; How a Book is Made; Reviews & Reviewing Association for Library & Information Science Education (ALISE) annual conference No Class |
| Reading(s) Due: | Crowe, Chris. "Young Adult
Literature." English Journal. May 2002, p100-3.
Herald, Diana Trixier. "Serving Teen Readers." Chapter 1 in Teen Genreflecting: A Guide to Reading Interests, 2nd ed. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2003. p1-14. Horning, Kathleen T. "Introduction." & "Chapter One: A Critical Approach to Children's Books." found in From Cover to Cover. New York: HarperCollins, 1997. p ix-x & p1-21. Horning, Kathleen T. "Chapter Eight: Writing a Review." readings found in From Cover to Cover. New York: HarperCollins, 1997. p176-94. Horning, Kathleen T. et al. "Observations About Publishing in 2004." CCBC Choices 2005. Madison, WI: Friends of the CCBC, 2004. p10-20. Also found at the CCBC Site. Jones, Patrick, Michele Gorman, and Tricia Suellentrop. "Introduction: The Language of the LST (Librarian Serving Teens)." pxv-xxix. "Periodicals." p126-9. Connecting Young Adults and Libraries, 3rd ed. NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2005. Jones, Patrick, Michele Gorman, and Tricia Suellentrop "Why: The Philosophy Behind Services to Young Adults." Chapter 1 in Collections in Connecting Young Adults and Libraries, 3rd ed. NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2005. p1-15. Read one review from EACH of the
following: Examine EACH of the following: Two Hundred Years of Young Adult Library Services History |
| Recommended: | Donelson, Kenneth L., and
Alleen Pace Nilsen. "Chapter One: Young Adults and Their Reading."
p1-46. "Chapter Two: A Brief History of Adolescent Literature." p47-76.
Literature for Today's Young Adults, 7th ed. NY: Longman, 2005.
Donelson, Kenneth L., and Alleen Pace Nilsen. "Evaluating Young Adult Literature." p285-95. Found in Part III, Chapter 10 in Literature for Today's Young Adults, 7th ed. NY: Longman, 2005. Russell, David. "Chapter One: The History of Children's Literature." Literature for Children: A Short Introduction, 5th ed. p3-25. New York: Longman, 2004. |
| Assignment(s) Due: | Reading Notes
Students are expected to complete today's reading assignments, record entries in their Reading Notes, and are encouraged to work ahead. |
| January 30
Welcome & Introduction to the Course; YA Literature: Characteristics & Historical Overview; Award-winning Literature/Resources; The "Canon" & The "Classics"; Tours (Education Library & The McConnell Center) & Reference Resources Overview |
| Reading(s) Due: | Aronson, Marc. "Literary
Distinction and the Printz Award." Booklist. 96:9/10 (January 1
& 15, 2000) p894-5.
Epstein, Connie. C. "The Well-Read College-Bound Student." School Library Journal. 30:6 (February 1984) p32-5. Hogan, Patrick Colm. "Mo' Better Canons: What's Wrong and What's Right about Mandatory Diversity." College English. 54:2 (Februrary 1992) p182-92. Horning, Kathleen T. and Ginny Moore Kruse. "Appendix III: Cooperative Children's BookCenter Guidelines for Book Discussion." CCBC Choices 2004. Madison, WI: Friends of the CCBC, 2004. p128 Lyders, Josette Anne. "Children's Book Awards" Found in "Part Four: Areas and Issues." Children & Books, 9th ed. by Zena Sutherland. New York: Longman, 1997. p606-09. Read ONE or more of the following
classics: Hinton, S. E. The Outsiders. NY: Viking, 1967. Lowry, Lois. The Giver. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1993. Paterson, Katherine. Jacob Have I Loved. NY: HarperCollins, 1980. (1981 Newbery winner) Salinger, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye. Boston: Little, Brown, 1951. Wells, Helen. Cherry Ames, Student Nurse. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1943. If none of the above can be located, you may choose
from: Irving, Washington. The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon [Containing The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Rip Van Winkle, and other tales] 1917. Montgomery, L.M. Anne of Green Gables. 1908. Stevenson, Robert Louis. Treasure Island. 1883. Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. 1884. Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Little House in the Big Woods, 1932. Read ONE or more of the following Award
winners: Going, K. L. Fat Kid Rules the World. Putnam, 2003. (2004 Michael L. Printz honor) Haddon, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. NY: Doubleday, 2003. (2004 YALSA Alex Award; 2004 Dolly Gray Award) Myers, Walter Dean. Monster. Illustrations by Christopher Myers. NY: HarperCollins, 1999. (2000 Michael L. Printz winner) Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1). New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. (1995 Carnegie Award) Rosoff, Meg. how I live now. NY: Wendy Lamb Books, 2004. (2005 Michael L. Printz winner) If none of the above can be located, you may choose
from: Freedman, Russell. The Voice that Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights. Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin, 2004. (2005 Newbery honor) Pratchett, Terry. The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents. NY: HarperCollins, 2001 (2002 Carnegie Medal) Stolz, Joëlle. The Shadows of Ghadames. translated from the French by Catherine Temerson. NY: Delacorte Press, 2004. (2005 Mildred L. Batchelder winner) Schmidt, Gary D. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy. NY: Clarion Books, 2004. (2005 Michael L. Printz honor; 2005 Newberry honor) Wolff, Virginia Euwer. True Believer. NY: Simon Pulse, 2002. (2002 Michael L. Printz honor) Examine EACH of the following Web sites:
The ALAN
Award / Bill's Best Books The National Book
Foundation / National Book Awards |
| Recommended: | Aronson, Marc. Beyond the
Pale: New Essays for a New Era . Series: Scarecrow Studies in Young
Adult Literature #9. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow, 2003.
Aronson, Marc. "Slippery Slopes and Proliferating Prizes." The Horn Book. 77:3 (May/June 2001) p271-8. Butts, Peter. "The Making of the Printz." [Bibliographical essay, 2001 book titles]. Voice of Youth Advocates 25:5 (December 2002) p341-5. Darlington, Sonja. R. "Challenging the Canon of Adolescent Literature: Dorothy Allisn's Bastard Out of Carolina." The ALAN Review. 24:1 (Fall 1996) p24-7. Donelson, Kenneth L., and Alleen Pace Nilsen. "Deciding on the Literary Canon." p295-9. In Part III, Chapter 10 in Literature for Today's Young Adults, 7th ed. NY: Longman, 2005. Pinkney, Andrea Davis. "Awards that Stand on Solid Ground." The Horn Book. 77:5 (September/October 2001) p535-40. [response to Aronson's "Slippery Slopes" w/letters to the editor] Pollitt, Katha. "Why Do We Read?" In Debating P.C.: The Controversy Over Political Correctness on College Campuses, Paul Berman, ed. NY: Laurel, published by Dell Pub., 1992. |
| Assignment(s) Due: | YA Magazine Report
Reading Notes |
| February 6
Multicultural & International Materials |
| Reading(s) Due: | Crowe, Chris. "Finding
Common Ground: Multicultural YA Literature." English Journal. 88:2
(November 1998) p124-6.
Horning, Kathleen T. and Ginny Moore Kruse. "Looking into the Mirror: Considerations Behind the Reflections." p1-13. The Multicolored Mirror: Cultural Substance in Literature for Children and Young Adults, Merri V. Lindgren, ed. Fort Atkinson, WI: Highsmith Press, 1991. Howard, Elizabeth Fitzgerald. "Authentic Multicultural Literature for Children: An Author's Perspective." p91-9. The Multicolored Mirror: Cultural Substance in Literature for Children and Young Adults, Merri V. Lindgren, ed. Fort Atkinson, WI: Highsmith Press, 1991. Lipsyte, Robert. Jock Culture: Writing and Fighting. The Fourth
Annual Charlotte Zolotow Lecture. Friends of the CCBC, 2002. You may view
the lecture via videostreaming
here. Reese, Debbie. "Authenticity and Sensitivity." School Library Journal. 45:11 (November 1999) p36-7. Rochman, Hazel. "Against Borders." [excerpt from ALA, 1993] The Horn Book 71 (March/April 1995) p144-57. Read ONE or more of the following: Johnson, Angela. The First Part Last. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2003. (2004 Michael L. Printz winner; 2004 YALSA Top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers). Kadohata, Cynthia. Kira-Kira. NY: Atheneum, 2004. (Younger YA; 2004 Newbery winner; CCBC Choices; Publishers Weekly *; Booklist * Book Links *) Lipsythe, Robert. The Contender. NY: HarperCollins, 1967. Staples, Suzanne Fisher. Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind Knopf,. NY: Knopf, 1989. (1990 Newbery honor) Taylor, Mildred D. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. New York: Dial Press, 1976. (1977 Newbery winner) If none of the above can be located, you may choose
from: Mosher, Richard. Zazoo. NY: Clarion Books, 2001. Osa, Nancy. Cuba 15. Delacorte Press, 2003 (Pura Belpré 2004 honor) Park, Linda Sue. When My Name Was Keoko. NY: Clarion Books, 2002. (2003 Best Books for Young Adults) Spinelli, Jerry. Stargirl. New York: Alfred 2000. Wittlinger, Ellen. Hard Love. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1999. (2000 Printz honor; 2000 YALSA Best Books; Booklist *; CCBC Choices) Read ONE or more story(ies) from any ONE of the
following: Carlson, Lori M., ed. American Eyes: New Asian-American Short Stories for Young Adults. Holt, 1994. Cisneros, Sandra. The House on Mango Street . Houston , TX : Arte Publico Press, 1985. [Each chapter may stand alone as a short story.] Flake, Sharon. Who Am I Without Him? Short Stories About Girls and the Boys in Their Lives. NY: Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, 2004. Ortiz Cofer, Judith. An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio. NY: Orchard Books, 1995. Examine EACH of the following: ALA ALSC The Pura
Belpré Award site ALA SRRT The Coretta
Scott King Award site International Board on Book for Young People, pay particular attention to the Hans Christian Andersen Award. |
| Recommended: | Donelson, Kenneth L., and
Alleen Pace Nilsen. "Teaching Ethnic Literature." p299-303. In Part
III, Chapter 10 in Literature for Today's Young Adults, 7th ed. NY:
Longman, 2005.
Groves, Pamela E. "Coming-of-Rage: Young, Black and Female in America." Chapter Three in Mosaics of Meaning: Enhancing the Intellectual Life of Young Adults Through Story, Kay E. Vandergrift, ed. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1996. p47-56 Jenkins, Christine. "From Queer to Gay and Back Again: Young Adult Novels with Gay/Lesbian/Queer Content, 1969-1997." The Library Quarterly 68:3 (July 1998) p298-334. Kohl, Herbert. "Uncommon Differences: On Political Correctness, Core Curriculum and Democracy in Education." The Lion and the Unicorn. 16 (1992): 1-16. Kurtz, Jane. "Multicultural Children's Books: The Subtle Tug-of-War." School Library Journal. 42:2 (February 1996) p40-1. Larrick, Nancy. "The All-White World of Children's Books." Saturday Review. (September 11, 1965) p63-5, 84-5. Seto, Thelma. "Multiculturalism is Not Halloween." Horn Book. (March/April 1995) p155-69. Steele, Anitra T. "Windows and Mirrors: International Children's Books and the American Child." Found in "Part Four: Areas and Issues." Children & Books, 9th ed. by Zena Sutherland. New York: Longman, 1997. p609-11. Taxel, Joel. "Cultural Politics and Writing for Young People." In Battling Dragons: Issues and Controversy in Children's Literature. Susan Lehr, ed. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1995. Underdown, Harold. Writing and Illustrating
Multicultural Children's Books. Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature Cynthia
Leitich Smith, Multicultural Reading Reading is Fundamental, Shen's Books, Multicultural
Catalog Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award |
| Assignment(s) Due: | Professional Journal Report
Reading Notes |
| February 13
Informational Materials (Non-fiction) |
| Reading(s) Due: | Donelson, Kenneth L., and
Alleen Pace Nilsen. "Nonfiction: Information, Literary Nonfiction,
Biographies and Self-Help Books." Part II, Chapter 9 in Literature for
Today's Young Adults, 7th ed. NY: Longman, 2005. p251-84.
Freedman, Russell. "Bring 'Em Back Alive: Writing History and Biography for Young People." School Library Journal. 40:3 (March 1994) p138. Jones, Patrick, Michele Gorman, and Tricia Suellentrop. "Nonfiction - Recreational and Informational" p122-4. "Nonfiction - Educational and Reference." p124-6. in Connecting Young Adults and Libraries, 3rd ed. NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2005. Sullivan, Ed. "Some Teens Prefer the Real Thing: The Case for Young Adult Nonfiction." English Journal (high school edition) 90:3 (January 2001) p43, 5pgs. Read ONE or more of the following and examine at least two
more: Armstrong, Jennifer. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance. NY: Crown, 1998. Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2001. (2002 Sibert winner; 2002 Orbis Pictus winner; 2002 Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies; 2002 ALA Notable Book for Children; 2002 NYPL Books for the Teen Age List; 2003 YALSA Best Books for YA) Crowe, Chris. Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case. NY: Phyllis Fogelman Books, 2003. (2004 YALSA Best Books for YA) Gantos, Jack. Hole in My Life. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002. (2003 Sibert honor; 2003 YALSA Best Books for YA) Katz, Jon. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho. NY: Villard, 2000. (2001 YALSA Best Books for YA) Murphy, Jim. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793. NY: Clarion, 2003. (2004 Sibert winner; 2004 Orbis Pictus winner) Partridge, Elizabeth. This Land Was Made for You and Me: The Life & Songs of Woody Guthrie. NY: Viking, 2002. Sacco, Joe. The Fixer: A Story from Sarajevo. Montréal, Quebec, Canada: Drawn & Quarterly; San Francisco, CA: Distributed in the USA by Chronicle Books, 2003. AND Palestine. Seattle, WA: Fantagraphic Books, 2001. Winick, Judd. Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss, and What I Learned. NY: Henry Holt, 2000. [Graphic Novel] If none of the above can be located, you may choose
from: Fleischman, John. Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story about Brain Science. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2002. (2003 YALSA Best Books for YA) Freedman, Russell. Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery. NY: Clarion, 1993. (1994 Newbery honor; younger YA) Freedman, Russell. Lincoln: A Photobiography NY: Clarion, 1987. (1988 Newbery winner; younger YA) Hoose, Phillip. The Race to Save the Lord God Bird. NY: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2004. (2005 YALSA Best Books for YA) Murphy, Jim. Blizzard: The Storm That Changed America. NY: Scholastic Press, 2000. (2001 Sibert honor) Roach, Mary. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. NY: W. W. Norton, 2003 (2004 YALSA Best Books for YA) Examine each of the following: ALA YALSA Best
Books for Young Adults Orbis Pictus Nonfiction Award (NCTE) |
| Recommended: | Carter, Betty. "A Universe
of Information: The Future of Nonfiction." The Horn Book Magazine.
76:6 (November/December 2000) p697, 15 pages.
Collins, C. "African-American Young Adult Biography: In Search of Self." In African-American Voices in Young Adult Literature: Tradition, Transition, Transformation, Karen Patricia Smith, ed. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow, 1994. p1-30. Horning, Kathleen T. "Chapter Two: Books of Information." From Cover to Cover. New York: HarperCollins, 1997. p22-45. Kerper, R.M. "Young Adult Nonfiction: Not Just for Homework Anymore." In Young Adults and Public Libraries: A Handbook of Materials and Services, M.A. and C. A. Nichols, eds. Library Management Collection. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1998. Sutton, Roger. "An Interview with Russell Freedman." The Horn Book Magazine. 78:6 (Nov/Dec 2002) p695, 10 pgs. |
| Assignment(s) Due: | ALA YALSA Report
Reading Notes |
| February 20
Developmental Stages; Reading Interests; Reader Response; Special Populations (e. g. reluctant readers, incarcerated youth, ESL, physically challenged, gender) |
| Reading(s) Due: | Collins, Carol Jones. "The
Way We Do the Things We Do: Required Reading Lists and Girls."
Knowledge Quest. 26:4 (May/June 1998) 34-7.
Donelson, Kenneth L., and Alleen Pace Nilsen. "Stages of Literary Appreciation." In Part I, Chapter 1 p38-43; "Chapter 3," p77-99 ONLY in Literature for Today's Young Adults, 7th ed. NY: Longman, 2005. [Skim to familiarize, paying particular attention to the chart.] Jones, Partrick. "Reaching Out to Young Adults in Jail." YALS Fall 2004 p14-7. Jones, Patrick, Michele Gorman, and Tricia Suellentrop. "Who: Understanding the Audience" Chapter Two in Connecting Young Adults and Libraries, 3rd ed. NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2005. p17-46. Jones, Patrick, Michele Gorman, and Tricia Suellentrop "What are the Reading Interests of Teens?" p100-108; "What are the Reading Interests of Boys?" p108; "Collection Development Concerns." p153-60 in Chapter Five in Connecting Young Adults and Libraries, 3rd ed. NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2005. Read ONE or more of the following: Davis, Sampson, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt with Sharon M. Draper. We Beat the Street: How a Friendship Pact Led to Success. NY: Dutton Children's Books, 2005. Lubar, David. Hidden Talents. NY: TOR, 1999. (2000 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers; 2000 YALSA Best Book for Young Adults) Mackler, Carolyn. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things. Candlewick, 2003. (YALSA, 2004 Teen's Top Ten) Paolini, Christopher. Eragon. [Inheritance, Book 1] NY: Alfred A. Knopf: Distributed by Random House, 2003. ((YALSA, 2004 Teen's Top Ten; 2003 Booklist starred review) Pierce, Tamora. Trickster's Choice. NY: Random House, 2003. (YALSA, 2004 Teen's Top Ten) Von Ziegesar, Cecily. Gossip Girl. NY: Warner Books, c2002. Watase, Yuu. Imadoki! Nowadays. vol. 1: dandelion, Vol 2 Magnolia, Vol 3 Daffodil. San Francisco, CA: Viz Communications, 2004. [Graphic Novel] Woodson, Jacqueline. Behind You. NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2004. (Older YA; CCBC Choices; 2005 Best Books for YA) If none of
the above can be located, you may choose from: Brooks, Martha. True Confessions of a Heartless Girl. U.S. edition: Melanie Kroupa Books / Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2003. (2003 Teen's Top Ten; 2004 YALSA Top 10; CCBC Choices) Choldenko, Gennifer. Al Capone Does My Shirts. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2004. (Younger YA; 2004 Newbery honor; CCBC Choices) Jacques, Brian. Redwall: The Legend Begins! NY: Philomel Books, 1986. (YALSA Best Books for Young Adults; SLJ Best Book of the Year) Konigsburg, E.L. The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2004. Wulffson Don L. The Kid Who Invented the Trampoline: More Surprising Stories About Inventions. NY: Dutton Children's Books, 2001. Examine the
following: ALA, YALSA, Teen
Read Week, Teens' Top Ten Linda Lucas Walling Collection: Materials for and/or about Children with Disabilities |
| Recommended: | Anderson, Sheila B.
Serving Older Teens. Wesport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2004.
Aronson, Marc. "Coming of Age." Publishers Weekly. 249:6 (February 11, 2002 ) 82, 5pgs. Aronson, Marc. Exploding the Myths: The Truth About Teenagers and Reading . Latham, MD: Scarecrow, 2001. Aronson, Marc. "Teenagers and Reading : A Generational Neurosis." Journal of Youth Services in Libraries. 12:2 (Winter 1999) 29-30. Fetterly, J. "Introduction: On the Politics of Literature." in Feminisms: An Anthology of Literary Theory and Criticism, rev ed. R.R. Warhol and D. P. Herndl, eds. New Brunswick, NJ: RutgersUniversity Press, 1997. Lewis, M. K. "Loss of Voice in Women's Coming of Age Stories." In Mosaics of Meaning: Enhancing the Intellectual Life of Young Adults Through Story. Latham, MD: Scarecrow, 67-90. McCaffery, Laura Hibbits. Building an ESL Collection for Young Adults: A Bibliography of Recommended Fiction and Nonfiction for Schools and Public Libraries. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1998. Newman, Joan. "Adolescents: Why They Can Be So Obnoxious." Adolescence. 20 (Fall 1985) 635-46. November, Sharyn. "I'm Not a Teenager - I just Read Like One." The Horn Book Magazine. 74:6 (Nov/Dec 1998) 775, 6pgs. Tobin, Lad. "Car Wrecks, Baseball Caps, and Man-to-Man Defense: The Personal Narratives of Adolescent Males." College English. 58:2 (February 1996) 158-75. |
| Assignment(s) Due: | YA Interview Assignment
Reading Notes |
| February
27 Book Art (Illustration): Graphic Novels, Comic Books, Picture Books for YA; Magazines and Zines. |
| Reading(s) Due: | Block, Francesca Lia and
Hillary Carlip. "Intro," "A What? What it izzzzz," and "So, Where?" in
Zine Scene. [ Los Angeles]: Girl Press, 1998. p1-18.
Goldsmith, Francisca. "Comic Books and Graphic Novels." Entry in The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. NY: Continuum, 2001. p189-91. Jones, Patrick and Joel Shoemaker. "Listen to Your Customers: Buy More Magazines." Chapter 10 in Do it Right!: Best Practices for Serving Young Adults in School and Public Libraries introduction by Mary Kay Chelton. NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2001. p145-61. Jones, Patrick, Michele Gorman, and Tricia Suellentrop "Graphic Novels" p129-34. in Chapter Five and "Collections: Graphic Novel Booklists." P368-9 in Core Documents. Collections in Connecting Young Adults and Libraries, 3rd ed. NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2005. Read EACH of the following: Feelings, Tom. The Middle Passage: White Ships/Black Cargo. NY: Dial, 1995. Gaiman, Neil. The Wolves in the Walls. Illustrated by Dave McKean. NY: HarperCollins, 2003. (New York Times best Illustrated Books winner) Sis, Peter. Starry Messenger: A Book Depicting the Life of a Famous Scientist, Mathematician, Astronomer, Philosopher, Physicist, Galileo Galilei. NY: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1996. Van Allsburg, Chris. The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1984. Read ONE or more of the following: Hart, Christopher. Manga Mania: How to Draw Japanese Comics. NY: Watson-Guptill Publications, 2001. (2002 Top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers) Moore, Alan. Watchmen. NY: DC Comics, 1987. Satrapi, Marjane. Persepolis. NY: Pantheon Books, 2003. Soryo, Fuyumi. Shirley Kubo. Mars. Los Angeles: Tokyopop, 2002. Sturm, James. The Golem's Mighty Swing. Montreal, Quebec: Drawn and Quarterly, 2003. Ueda, Miwa. Peach Girl. Los Angeles: Tokyopop, 2001. If none of the above can be located, you may choose
from: Spiegelman, Art. Maus: A Survivor's Tale. NY: Pantheon, 1986. (1992 Pulitzer prize winner) Takahashi, Rumiko. Ranma ?, v1. San Francisco, CA: Viz Communications, 2003 [2005]. Talbot, Bryan. The Tale of One Bad Rat. Milwaukie, OR: Dark Horse Books, 1995. Ware, Chris. Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth. NY: Pantheon, 2000. Vittorio, Giardino. A Jew in Communist Prague: Loss of Innocence, v1. NY: NBM Comics, 1997. Examine the following: Great
Graphic Novels for Teens The Librarian's Guide to
Anime and Manga What Parents, Teens, Teachers and Librarians Want to Know about Graphic Novels |
| Recommended: | Bruggeman, Laura. "ZAP!
WHOOSH! KERPLOW!: Build High-Quality Graphic Novel Collections with
Impact." [at Downers Grove Public Library; bibliographical essay].
School Library Journal. 43 (January 1997) 22-7.
Gagnier, Richard S. "A Hunger for Heros: Comics Feed a Need for Heroism at an Unstable Time of Life." School Library Journal. 43 (September 1997) 143. McCloud, Scott. Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art. Northampton, MA: Kitchen Sink Press, 1993. Mazzarella, Sharon R. "The 'Superbowl of All Dates': Teenage Girl Magazines and the Commodification of the Perfect Prom." Chapter 5 in Growing up Girls: Popular Culture and the Construction of Identity, Sharon R. Mazzarella and Norma Odom Pecora, eds. NY: P. Lang, 1999. p97-112. Raiteri, Steve. "Graphic Novels." [Bibliographical essay]. Library Journal 128:14 (1 September 2003) 138. [Raiteri has many previous such articles in LJ] Reid, Calvin. "Got Teen Readers? Manga Does" Publishers Weekly. 250:1 (6 January 2003) 28. Weiner, Stephen. "Beyond Superheroes: Comics Get Serious." 127:2 (1 February 2002) Library Journal. 55-8. Weiner, Stephen. "Creating a Graphic Novel Collection for the Public Library." Voice of Youth Advocates. 15 (December 1992) 69+. Weiner, Stephen. The 101 Best Graphic Novels: A Guide to This Exciting New Medium. NY: Nantier, Beall, Minoustchine, 2001. |
| Assignment(s) Due: | Award-winning
Literature/Resources/Papers & Presentations Professional
Resource/Topical Book Report
Reading Notes |
| March 6
Censorship, Intellectual Freedom, and YA Materials. |
| Reading(s) Due: | Conable, Gordon M. "Public
Libraries and Intellectual Freedom." Intellectual Freedom
Manual, 5th ed. Chicago: ALA, 1996. [On ALA Web site; 6th ed. out
since 2001]
Donelson, Kenneth L., and Alleen Pace Nilsen. "Censorship: Of Worrying and Wondering" Part III, Chapter 12 in Literature for Today's Young Adults, 7th ed. NY: Longman, 2005. p360-404. Hopkins, Dianne McAfee. "School
Library MediaCenters and Intellectual Freedom." ALA, Office for
Intelectual Freedom. Intellectual Freedom Committee, ALSC, a Division of The American Library Association [written and compiled by]. Intellectual Freedom for Children: The Censor is Coming. Chicago, IL: ALA, 2000. [Located in Reading Box; Skim to familiarize] Jones, Patrick, Michele Gorman, and Tricia Suellentrop "Issues in Young Adult Services." Chapter 12 in Collections in Connecting Young Adults and Libraries, 3rd ed. NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2005. p335-50. Read ONE or more of the following: Blume, Judy. Forever: A Novel. Scarsdale, NY: Bradbury Press, 1975. (Any complete, unabridged edition) Garden, Nancy. Annie on My Mind. NY: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1982. (Any complete, unabridged edition) Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. NY: Harper & Row, 1960. (1960 Pulitzer Prize winner) Myers, Walter Dean. Fallen Angels. NY: Scholastic, 1988. (1989 Coretta Scott King Award). Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Alice on Her Way. NY: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2005. If none of the above can be located, you may choose
from: Collier, James Lincoln and Christopher Collier. My Brother Sam is Dead. NY: Scholastic, 1974. (1975 Newbery honor) Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. NY: Arthur A. Levine Books, 1998 (Am. Ed.), 1997. Salinger, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye. Boston: Little, Brown, 1951. (If not previously read for January 30) Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. 1885. (Any complete, unabridged edition) Walker, Alice. The Color Purple. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982. (1983 Pulitzer Prize). Examine the following: ALA, YALSA Professional DevelopmentCenter ALA, The
100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000 |
| Recommended: | Alberti, John. "The Nigger
Huck: Race, Identity, and the Teaching of Huckleberry Finn." College
English. 57:8 (December 1995) 919+
Broz, William J. "Hope and Irony: Annie on My Mind." English Journal. 90:6 (July 2001) 47-53. Curry, Ann. "Where Is Judy Bloom?: Controversial Fiction for Older Children and Young Adults." Journal of Youth Services 14:3 (Spring 2001) 24-33. Hit List: Frequently Challenged Books for Young Adults . Prepared by the Intellectual Freedom Committee of the YALSA, with the assistance of Merri M. Monks and Donna Reidy Pistolis. Chicago : ALA, 1996. Lesesne, Teri S. Rosemary Chance, Chris Crutcher, YALSA. Hit List for Young Adults 2: Frequently Challenged Books. Chicago : ALA , 2002. Mazer, Norma Fox. "Shhhh!" The ALAN Review. 24:2 (Winter 1997) 46-8. Schulten, Katherine. "Huck Finn: Born to Trouble." English Journal (High school edition) 89:2 (November 1999) 55-9. |
| Assignment(s) Due: | Award-winning
Literature/Resources/Papers & Presentations
Professional Resource/Topical Book Report Midterm: Submit Reading Notes (including this week's readings) for instructor comment |
| March 13
Spring Break No Class |
| March
20 2005 Titles; Short Story; Collection Building/Management |
| Reading(s) Due: | Colburn, Nell. "Ten Tips for
an Outstanding Children's Collection." School Library Journal.
(September 1994) p130-3.
Donelson, Kenneth L., and Alleen Pace Nilsen. "Focus Box 11.2" in Part III, Chapter 11 in Literature for Today's Young Adults, 7th ed. NY: Longman, 2005. p339. Jones, Patrick, Michele Gorman, and Tricia Suellentrop "What Are the Best Methods for Doing Readers' Advisory Work with Teens?." In Chapter 4 in Collections in Connecting Young Adults and Libraries, 3rd ed. NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2005. p79-82. Jones, Patrick, Michele Gorman, and Tricia Suellentrop "Collections." Chapter 5 in Collections in Connecting Young Adults and Libraries, 3rd ed. NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2005. p97-99 & 109-22 & 148-52. Jones, Patrick, Michele Gorman, and Tricia Suellentrop "Core Documents." Collections in Connecting Young Adults and Libraries, 3rd ed. NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2005. p366-7. VOYA Article: TBA Read ONE or more of the following: Gardner, Sally. I, Coriander. NY: Dial Books, 2005. (Publisher's Weekly Best Children's Books of 2005) [Historical Fiction] Meyer, Stephanie. Twilight. NY: Little, Brown and Co., 2005. (Publisher's Weekly Best Children's Books of 2005; SLJ*) [Fiction] Nelson, Marilyn. A Wreath for Emmett Till. illustrated by Philippe Lardy. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 2005. . (Publisher's Weekly Best Children's Books of 2005; SLJ*; Booklist*) [Poetry] Riordan, Rick The Lightning Thief. Miramax/Hyperion, 2005. (2005 NY Times Notable; SLJ*) [Fiction] Wynne-Jones, Tim. A Thief in the House of Memory. NY: Straus and Giroux, 2005. (Publisher's Weekly Best Children's Books of 2005; SLJ*) [Fiction] Zusak, Markus. I Am the Messenger. NY: Knopf, 2005. (Publisher's Weekly Best Children's Books of 2005; Booklist*) [Fiction] If none of the above can be located, you may choose
from: Green, John. Looking for Alaska: A Novel. NY: Dutton Books, 2005. (2005 YALSA Teen's Top 10) [Fiction] Jacobson, Jennifer. Stained. NY: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2005. (Publisher's Weekly Best Children's Books of 2005) [Fiction] Lynch, Chris. Me, Dead Dad, & Alcatraz. NY: HarperCollins, 2005. [Fiction] Partridge, Elizabeth. John Lennon: All I Want is the Truth. NY: Viking, 2005. (Publisher's Weekly Best Children's Books of 2005) [Non-fiction] Winerip, Michael. Adam Canfield of the Slash. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2005. [Fiction] Yancey, Richard. The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp. NY: Bloomsbury Pub. : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers, 2005. (Publisher's Weekly Best Children's Books of 2005) [Fiction] Read ONE or more story(ies) from any ONE of the
following: Gallo, Donald R., ed. No Easy Answers: Short Stories About Teenagers Making Tough Choices. NY: Delacorte, 1997. Gallo, Donald R., ed. Sixteen: Short Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young Adults. Dell, 1984. Gallo, Donald R. and Lauri Hornik, eds. On the Fringe. Dial, 2001. Holt, David. The Exploding Toilet: Modern Urban Legends. collected and retold by David Holt and Bill Mooney; illustrated by Kevin Pope. Little Rock, Ark: August House Publishers, 2004. Howe, James, ed. The Color of Absence: 12 Stories About Loss and Hope. NY: Atheneum, 2001. Mazer, Harry, ed. Twelve Shots. NY: Delacorte, 1997. Examine the following: ALA, Evaluating Library Collections: An
Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights Beloit Public Library, Materials Selection Policy |
| Recommended: | Donelson, Kenneth L., and
Alleen Pace Nilsen. "Using Young Adult Literature in the Library"
in Part III, Chapter 10 in Literature for today's Young Adults, 7th
ed. NY: Longman, 2005. p303 & 305.
Jones, Dolores Blythe. Building a Special Collection of Children's Literature in Your Library: Identifying, Maintaining, and Sharing Rare or Collectible Items. Chicago : ALA , 1998. |
| Assignment(s) Due: | Censorship Exercise
Reading Notes |
| March
27 Non-book Materials |
| Reading(s) Due: | Everhart, Nancy. Web Page
Evaluation Worksheet, 1996.
Jones, Patrick, Michele Gorman, and Tricia Suellentrop "Audiovisual Formats," p134-40. "Movies," p141-3. "Audibooks," p143-6. "Computer Games/Video Games," p146-8. all in Collections, Chapter 5 in Connecting Young Adults and Libraries, 3rd ed. NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2005. Jones, Patrick, Michele Gorman, and Tricia Suellentrop "Technology." Chapter 10 in Connecting Young Adults and Libraries, 3rd ed. NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2005. p269-95. Jones, Patrick, Michele Gorman, and Tricia Suellentrop "Customer Service: Information Literacy Handout for Teens." In "Core Documents," in Connecting Young Adults and Libraries, 3rd ed. NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2005. p358-9. Jones, Patrick, Michele Gorman, and Tricia Suellentrop "Learning How to Evaluate a Web Site." In "Core Documents" in Connecting Young Adults and Libraries, 3rd ed. NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2005. p363-4. Meulen, K. "Niche Resources for the Electronic Collection." Voice of Youth Advocates. 27:1 (April 2004) p. 30-1 Neary, Lynn. "Heard
Any Good Books Lately? An Industry Booms." National Public Radio,
Audio Books Nielsen, Jakob. "Usability of Websites for Teenagers." Alertbox, January 31, 2005: Watch ONE or more of the following
(video/DVD): NOTE: All 2004 titles, with the exception of Hellboy, were in the top 5 (as of 3-10-05) at: http://teenmovies.student.com/ Fahrenheit 9/11, The Notebook and Shrek 2 are still in the top 5 (as of 12-29-05). All other titles, with the exception of Edward Scissorhands and Grave of the Fireflies, are listed in Jones, Fig 5-17, p142. Listen to
ONE or more of the following books (on tape,
etc): Brashares, Ann. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. read by Angela Goethals, Listening Library, 2001, 4 cassettes, 6 hours and 35 mins. (YALSA 2002 Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults) Choldenko, Gennifer. Al Capone Does My Shirts: A Novel. narrated by Johnny Heller, Recorded Books, 2004, 5 cassettes, 5.75 hours (YALSA 2005 Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults) Creech, Sharon. Walk Two Moons. read by Mary Stuart Masterson. HarperChildren's Audio, 1998, 2 cassettes, 3 hours. (YALSA 1999 Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults) Donnelly,Jennifer. A Northern Light. read by Hope Davis, Listening Library, 2003, 6 cassettes, 9 hours 2 minutes. (YALSA 2004 Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults) Ellis, Deborah. Breadwinner. read by Rita Wolf, Listening Library, 2002, 2 cassettes 3 hours (YALSA 2004 Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults) Fleischman, Paul. Seek. dramatized by Ben Fred, David Minnick, Kari Wishingrad, Vonya Morris, Richard Goodman, Randi Merzon, Anne Galjour, and Clark Taylor, Listening Library, 2002, 2 cassettes, 2 hours and 42 minutes. (YALSA 2003 Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults) Frost, Helen. Keesha's House, narrated by multiple readers, Recorded Books, 2004, 2 cassettes, 2.25 hours. (YALSA 2005 Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults) Gantos, Jack. Hole in My Life. read by the author, Listening Library, 2002, 3 cassettes, 4 hours, 20 minutes. (YALSA 2004 Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults) Hiaasen, Carl. Hoot. read by Chad Lowe, Listening Library, 2002, 4 cassettes, 6 hours and 30 minutes. (YALSA 2003 Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults) Holt, Kimberly Willis. My Louisiana Sky, read by Judith Ivey, Listening Library, 1998, 3 cass., 4 hrs. (YALSA 2000 Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults) Johnson, Angela. First Part Last. narrated by Khalipa Oldjohn and Kole Kristi, Listening Library, 2004, 1.75 hours, 1 cassette. (YALSA 2005 Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults) Martel, Yann. Life of Pi, narrated by Jeff Woodman, HighBridge Audio, 2003, 7 cassettes, 11.5 hours. (YALSA 2005 Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults) National Film Board of Canada . Showa Shinzan. 13 min. Ages 10-14. (ALSC, 2004 Notable Children's Videos) Paolini, Christopher. Eragon. read by Gerard Doyle, Listening Library, 2003, 10 cassettes, 16 hours 23 minutes. (YALSA 2004 Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults) Peck, Richard. The River Between Us. narrated by Lina Patel with Daniel Passer, Listening Library, 2004, 3 cassettes, 4 hours. (YALSA 2005 Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults) Peck, Richard. The River Between Us, narrated by Lina Patel with Daniel Passer, Listening Library, 2004, 3 cassettes, 4 hours. (YALSA 2005 Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults) Peck, Richard. A Year Down Yonder. read by Lois Smith, Randon House Audio: Listening Library, 2000, 2 cassettes, 3.5 hours. Pratchett, Terry. The Wee Free Men, narrated by Stephen Briggs, Harper's Children Audio, 2003, 7 cassettes, 9 hours. (YALSA 2005 Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults) Pullman, Phillip. Ruby in the Smoke, narrated by Anton Lesser, Listening Library, 2004, 4 cassettes, 6.5 hours. (YALSA 2005 Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults) Spinelli, Jerry. Milkweed. narrated by Ron Rifkin, Listening Library, 2003, 3 cassettes, 5 hours 5 minutes. (YALSA 2004 Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults) Wolff, Virginia Euwer. Make Lemonade. read by Heather Alicia Simms, Listening Library, 2002, 3 cassettes, 3 hours and 33 minutes. (YALSA 2003 Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults) Listen to
ONE song by THREE or more of the
following: Play a few
games: Addicting
Games: Shockwave: Miniclip: Teagames.com: Examine the
following: KYVL (The Kentucky Virtual Library -- Kentucky's information source) YALSA, Selected
Videos and DVDs for Young Adults YALSA, Audiobooks for Young Adults |
| Recommended: |
None |
| Assignment(s) Due: | Author/Illustrator: Papers
& Presentations
Reading Notes |
| April 3
Booktalking, Programming, Advisory Boards, and Other Teen Activities |
| Reading(s) Due: | Jones, Patrick, Michele
Gorman, and Tricia Suellentrop "Booktalking." Chapter 6 in Connecting
Young Adults and Libraries, 3rd ed. NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.,
2005. p167-91.
Jones, Patrick, Michele Gorman, and Tricia Suellentrop "Sample Booktalk Evaluation." In "Core Documents," in Connecting Young Adults and Libraries, 3rd ed. NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2005. p370. Jones, Patrick, Michele Gorman, and Tricia Suellentrop "Programming." Chapter 8 in Connecting Young Adults and Libraries, 3rd ed. NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2005. p219-52. Jones, Patrick, Michele Gorman, and Tricia Suellentrop "Youth Involvement." Chapter 11 in Connecting Young Adults and Libraries, 3rd ed. NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2005. p297-334. Jones, Patrick, Michele Gorman, and Tricia Suellentrop "Sample Programming Survey" & "Sample Teen Program Evaluation." In "Core Documents," in Connecting Young Adults and Libraries, 3rd ed. NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2005. p375-6. Jones, Patrick, Michele Gorman, and Tricia Suellentrop "Sample T.A.G." & "Sample Teen Volunteer Job: Working With Collections" & "Sample Teen Volunteer Job: Working With Online Collections" & "Sample Teen Volunteer Management Document" & Sample Teen Volunteer Success Story Form." All in "Core Documents," in Connecting Young Adults and Libraries, 3rd ed. NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2005. p378—83 Examine the following: |
| Recommended: | Chelton, Mary K., ed.
Excellence in Library Services to Young Adults: The Nations Top
Programs, 3rd ed. Chicago: ALA, 2000.
Edward, Kirsten. Teen Library Events: A Month-By-Month Guide. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2002. Honnold, Rosemary. 101 Teen Programs That Work. NY: Neal-Schuman, 2003. Jones, Patrick, Michele Gorman, and Tricia Suellentrop. " Chapter 6 - Booktalking" in the Bibliography in Connecting Young Adults and Libraries, 3rd ed. NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2005. p413-4. [Anything found here.] Jones, Patrick, Michele Gorman, and Tricia Suellentrop. " Chapter 11 - Youth Involvement" in the Bibliography in Connecting Young Adults and Libraries, 3rd ed. NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2005. p425-7. [Anything found here.] |
| Assignment(s) Due: | Author/Illustrator: Papers
& Presentations
Reading Notes |
| April 10
Genre: Contemporary Realism; Poetry; Drama |
| Reading(s) Due: | Adams, Lauren. "Disorderly
Fiction." The Horn Book. 78:5 (September/October 2002) 521-8.
Brown, Margie K. "Silverstein and Seuss to Shakespeare: What Is in Between?" in the column "Young Adult Literaure." Chris Crowe, ed. English Journal. 90:5 (May 2001) p150-6. Donelson, Kenneth L., and Alleen Pace Nilsen. "Poetry, Drama, and Humor." Part II, Chapter 5 in Literature for today's Young Adults, 7th ed. NY: Longman, 2005. p143-72 Herald, Diana Trixier. "Issues." Chapter 2 in Teen Genreflecting: A Guide to Reading Interests, 2nd ed. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2003. p15-43. Nye, Naomi Shihab. "Introduction." From What Have You Lost? photographs by Michael Nye. NY: Greenwillow Books, 1999. pxi-xiii Sullivan, Ed. "Fiction or Poetry? " School Library Journal. 49:8 (August 2003) p44-5. Read ONE or more of the following from EITHER of the two categories below (Contemporary Realism & Poetry/Drama): Contemporary Realism: Chambers, Aidan. Postcards from No Man's Land. U.S. Edition: Dutton, 2002. (2003 Printz winner; 2000 Carnegie Medal; CCBC Choices) Cohn, Rachel. Gingerbread. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2002. (2003 YALSA Top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers; 2003 CCBC Choices) Marchetta, Melina. Saving Francesca. NY: Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2004. (Older YA; 2005 YALSA Top 10; CCBC Choices; BCCB Blue Ribbon; 2004 Australian Children's Book of the Year winner) Trueman, Terry. Stuck in Neutral. HarperCollins, 2000. (2001 Printz honor; CCBC Choices) Zusak, Markus. Fighting Ruben Wolfe. NY: Arthur A. Levine Books, 2001. 1st American ed. (2001 Australian Children's Book of the Year honor) If none of the above can be located, you may choose
from: Flake, Sharon. Begging for Change. NY: Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, 2003. (2004 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers; 2004 CCBC Choices) Hautman, Pete. Godless. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2004. (CCBC Choices; BookList *) Giff, Partricia Reilly. Pictures of Hollis Woods. Wendy Lamb Books / Random House, 2002. (Younger YA: 2003 YALSA Best Books; CCBC Choices) Henkes, Kevin. Olive's Ocean. Greenwillow / HarperCollins, 2003. (Younger YA: 2004 Newbery honor; 2004 YALSA Best Books; CCBC Choices) McCormick, Patricia. Cut. Asheville, NC : Front Street, 2000. Na, An. A Step From Heaven. Asheville, NC: Front Street, 2001. (2002 Printz winner; NY Times Notable Books; Publisher's Weekly Best Children's Books; SLJ Best Books of the Year) Poetry/Drama Grimes, Nikki. What is Goodbye? Illustrated by Raúl Colón. NY: Hyperion, 2004. (Younger YA; 2005 CCBC Choices) Hesse, Karen. Out of the Dust. NY: Scholastic, 1997. (Younger YA; 1998 Newbery winner) Hovey, Kate. Voices of the Trojan War. Illustrated by Leonid Gore. NY: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2004. (Older YA: 2005 CCBC Choices) Nelson, Marilyn. Carver, a Life in Poems. Asheville, NC: Front Street, 2001. (Younger YA; 2002Newbery honor) Nelson, Marilyn. Fortune's Bones: The Manumission Requiem; notes and annotations by Pamela Espeland. Asheville, NC: Front Street, 2004. (2005 CCBC Choices) Shakespeare, William. Twelfth Night or King Lear. Thomas, Dylan. A Child's Christmas in Wales. Illustrated by Chris Raschka. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2004. Read one or more poems from at least THREE of the
following: Grandits, John. Technically, It's not My Fault: Concrete Poems. NY: Clarion, 2004. (Younger YA; 2005 CCBC Choices) Greenberg, Jan, ed. Heart to Heart: New Poems Inspired by Twentieth-century American Art. NY: Harry N. Abrams, 2001. (2002 Printz honor) Nye, Naomi Shihab. What Have You Lost? photographs by Michael Nye. NY: Greenwillow Books, 1999. Nye, Naomi Shihab and Paul B. Janeczko. I Feel a Little Jumpy Around You: A Book of Her Poems & His Poems Collected in Pairs. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1996. Myers, Walter Dean. Here in Harlem : Poems in Many Voices. Holiday House, 2004 (2005 CCBC Choices) Smith, Charles R., Jr. Rimshots: Basketball Pix, Rolls, and Rhythms. NY: Dutton, 1999 (2000 YALSA Qucik Picks; 2000 CCBC Choices) Thoms, Annie, ed. Created by Taresh Batra. With Their Eyes : September 11th: The View From a High School at Ground Zero. NY: HarperTempest, 2002. Examine the following: |
| Recommended: | Bridges, Jan. "Making Your
Teen Poetry Contest a Winner." Voice of Youth Advocates. 27:1
(April 2004) p24-5.
Coleman, Betsey. "Poetry is Contagious": How I Teach My Students to Write Award-Winning PoetryVoice of Youth Advocates v. 27 no. 1 (April 2004) p. 17-21. Donelson, Kenneth L., and Alleen Pace Nilsen. "Contemporary Realistic Fiction: From Tragedies to Romances." Part II, Chapter 4 in Literature for today's Young Adults, 7th ed. NY: Longman, 2005. p111-42. Herald, Diana Trixier. "Poetry and Verse Novels." found in Chapter 11 in Teen Genreflecting: A Guide to Reading Interests, 2nd ed. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2003. p175-6. Kline, N. "Thoughts on the Adolescent Novel." Top of the News. (Summer 1981) 352-9. Lynch, Chris. "If You Show Me Yours, I'll Show You Mine." The Alan Review. 24:1 (Fall 1996). Nobles, Susanne. " 'Why Don't We Ever Read Anything Happy?' YA Literature and the Optimistic Ending." The Alan Review. 26:1 (Fall 1998). O'Neal, Amy. "Calling It Verse Doesn't Make It Poetry." YoungAdult Library Services 2:2 (Spring 2004) p39-40. "Pure Poetry: VOYA's Poetry Picks for 2003." Voice of Youth Advocates. 27:1 (April 2004) p16. Russell, David L. "The City Speads Its Wings": The Urban Experience in Poetry for Children. Children's Literature in Education. 29:1, 1998. Woodson, Jacqueline. "Who Can Tell My Story." The Horn Book. 74:1 (Jan/Feb 1998) 34 (5 pages). |
| Assignment(s) Due: | Review
Reading Notes |
| April 17
Genre: Traditional Literature (Folklore, Fairy Tales, Fables, & Myths); Fantasy & Science Fiction; Romance |
| Reading(s) Due: | Herald, Diana Trixier.
"Contemporary Life." Chapter 3, "Fantasy" Chapter 6, "Science Fiction"
Chapter 7, "Paranormal" Chapter 8 in Teen Genreflecting: A Guide to
Reading Interests, 2nd ed. Westport, CT: Libraries
Unlimited, 2003. [Located in
Reading Box; Skim to familiarize]
Horning, Kathleen T. "Classification of Traditional Literature." p48-52. found in "Chapter 3: Traditional Literature" in From Cover to Cover. New York: HarperCollins, 1997. Pierce, Tamora. "Fantasy: Why Kids Read It, Why Kids Need It." School Library Journal. (October 1993) 50-1. Read ONE or more of the following from ANY of the categories below (Traditional Literature; Fantasy & Science Fiction; Romance): Traditional Literature: McKinley, Robin. Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty & the Beast. NY: Harper & Row, 1978. (1966-1988 ALA Best of the Best Books for Young Adults;1979 Horn Book Fanfare Honor List; 1979 NY Public Library Books for the Teen Age; 2000 List of Popular Paperbacks for YA) Napoli, Donna Jo. Zel. NY: Dutton, 1996. Levine, Gail Carson. Ella Enchanted. NY: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1997. Fantasy & Science Fiction: Adams, Richard. Watership Down. NY: Macmillan, 1972. Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. illustrated by Joe Mugnaimi. NY: Ballantine Books, 1953. Card, Orson Scott. Ender's Game. NY: T. Doherty Associates, 1985. (Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards) Dickinsin, Peter. Eva. NY: Delacorte Press, 1989. Dickinsin, Peter. The Ropemaker. U.S. edition: Delacorte, 2001. (2002 Printz honor; 2002 CCBC Choices) Farmer, Nancy. The Ear, the Eye and the Arm. NY: Orchard Books, 1994. (1995 Newbery honor) Goodman, Alison. Singing the Dogstar Blues. Viking, 2002 (1998 Aurealis Award short list; 2004 CCBC Choices) Gurney, James. Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time. Atlanta: Turner Pub., 1992. Le Guin, Ursula. A Wizard of Earthsea. Berkeley, CA: Parnassus Press, 1968. McCaffrey. The Dragonflight. NY: Ballantine Books, 1978. Mignola, Michael. Hellboy. (Eisner award-winning author/illustrator) Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass [His Dark Materials, Book 1; Originally published as Northern Lights]. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. (If not read for January 30) Romance: Klause, Annette Curtis. The Silver Kiss. NY: Delacorte, 1990. Korman, Gordon. Son of the Mob. Hyperion, 2002. (2003 YALSA Top 10) Levithan, David. Boy Meets Boy. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. Watase, Yuu. Priestess (Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play, Vol. 1, 2, & 3) English adaptation by Yuji Oniki. San Francisco, CA: Viz Communications, 1999. [Graphic Novel] Westerfeld, Scott. So Yesterday. Razorbill, 2004. (2005 YALSA Best Books; CCBC Choices) Weyr, Garret. My Heartbeat. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002. (2003 Printz honor) Woodson, Jacqueline. If You Come Softly, NY: Putnam, 1998. (YALSA 1998 Top Ten; CCBC Choices) Read ONE or more story(ies) from any ONE of the
following: Cart, Michael, ed. Love & Sex: Ten Stories of Truth. Simon & Schuster, 2001. Cart, Michael. Tomorrowland: 10 Stories About the Future. NY: Scholastic, 1999. Datlow, Ellen and Terri Windling, eds. A Wolf at the Door: And Other Retold Fairy Tales. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2000. Hamilton, Virginia. Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales. Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. NY: Blue Sky Press, 1995. McLaren, Clemence. Aphrodite's Blessings: Love Stories from the Greek Myths. NY: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2002. Noyes, Deborah, ed. Gothic! Ten Original Dark Tales. Candlewick, 2004. Vande Velde, Vivian. Being Dead. San Diego: Harcourt, 2001. Examine the following: Haverhill Public Library, YA Romance Booklist |
| Recommended: | Carter, Betty. "A Second
Look: Eva." The Horn Book Magazine 77:5 (September/October 2001)
541-8.
Donelson, Kenneth L., and Alleen Pace Nilsen. "Fantasy, Science Fiction, Utopias, and Dystopias." Part II, Chapter 7 in Literature for today's Young Adults, 7th ed. NY: Longman, 2005. p199-224. Greenway, Betty. "The Morphing of Mollie Hunter or Folklore as the Root of All Fantasy." ALAN Review. 23:3 (Spring 1996) Napoli, Donna Jo. "Fairy Tales, Myths, and Religious Stories." The ALAN Review. 25:1 (Fall 1997). Platzner, Rebecca. "Collage in Francesca Lia Block's Weetzie Bat Books." The ALAN Review. 25:2 (Winter 1998) 23-6. Sanders, Lynn Moss. " 'Girls Who Do Things': The Protagonists of Robin McKinley's Fantasy Fiction." The ALAN Review. 24:1 (Fall 1996) |
| Assignment(s) Due: | Booktalk or Teen Advisory:
Papers & Presentations
Reading Notes |
| April 24
Genre: Mystery; Adventure; Historical Fiction |
| Reading(s) Due: | Brown, Joanne. "Historical
Fiction or Fictionalized History? Problems for Writers of Historical
Novels for Young Adults." The ALAN Review. 26:1 (Fall 1998)
Herald, Diana Trixier. "Historical Novels" Chapter 9, in Teen Genreflecting: A Guide to Reading Interests, 2nd ed. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2003. p139-58. Herald, Diana Trixier. "Adventure." Chapter 4, "Mystery and Suspense" Chapter 5, in Teen Genreflecting: A Guide to Reading Interests, 2nd ed. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2003. [Located in Reading Box; Skim to familiarize] Read ONE or more of the following from ANY of the categories below (Mystery, Adventure, Historical Fiction): Mystery: Crew, Gary. Strange Objects. U.S. edition: NY: Simon & Schuster, 1993. Duncan, Lois. I Know What You Did Last Summer. Boston: Little Brown, 1973. Hiaasen, Carl. Hoot. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. (2003 YALSA Best Books for YA; 2003 CCBC Choices) Nixon, Joan Lowery. Whispers from the Dead. NY: Delacorte, 1989. Plum-Ucci, Carol. The Body of Christopher Creed. San Diego: Harcourt, 2000. (2001 Printz honor) Adventure: Oppel, Kenneth. Airborn. NY: Eos / HarperCollins, 2004. (Younger YA; 2005 CCBC Choices) Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet. NY: Bradbury Press, 1987. (Younger YA) Pullman, Philip. The Ruby in the Smoke. U.S. edition: NY: Knopf, 1987. Sachar, Louis. Holes. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998. Voigt, Cynthia. On Fortune's Wheel. NY: Atheneum, 1990. Historical Fiction: Chotjewitz, David. Daniel Half Human: And the Good Nazi. Translated from the German by Doris Orgel. U.S. edition: Atheneum, 2004. (Older YA; 2005 Batchelder honor; 2005 CCBC Choices) Cushman, Karen. Catherine, Called Birdy. NY: Clarion, 1994. (Younger YA; 1995 Newbery honor; 1995 YALSA Best Books for YA; YALSA Reluctant Readers) Hausman, Gerald and Loretta. Escape from Botany Bay: The True Story of Mary Bryant. Orchard Books / Scholastic, 2003. (2003 Parents Choice honor; CCBC Choices) Napoli, Donna Jo. Daughter of Venice. Random House, 2002. |
| Recommended: | Donelson, Kenneth L. and
Alleen Pace Nilsen. "Adventure, Sports, Mysteries, and the
Supernatural." Part II, Chapter 6 in Literature for today's Young
Adults, 7th ed. NY: Longman, 2005. p173-98.
Donelson, Kenneth L. and Alleen Pace Nilsen. "History and History makers: Of People and Places." Part II, Chapter 8 in Literature for today's Young Adults, 7th ed. NY: Longman, 2005. p225-50. MacLeod, Anne Scott. "Writing Backward: Modern Models in Historical Fiction." The Horn Book Magazine. 74:1 (January/February 1998) 26-33. Sullivan, Michael. "Robert Newton Peck and Shaker Beliefs: A Day the Truth Would Die." The ALAN Review. 25:1 (Fall 1997). |
| Assignment(s) Due: | Booktalk or Teen Advisory:
Papers & Presentations
Submit Reading Notes (including this week's readings) for final grade |
ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS:
Reading Notes - 15% of grade; Due: March 6 and April 24
This course creates an environment in which the student may become immersed in young adult resources and experiences related to those resources. The reading notes are a record of that immersion and a bibliographic tool created to assist the student in future professional work.
A brief entry is to be made for each item read or examined (including web sites) and for selected events experienced. Entries must appear in the order in which they are listed in the syllabus. Include class dates as headings for each section of entries. For literature and/or resources examined, begin each item entry with a complete citation; including author, illustrator, title, publisher, and copyright date (see Horning p184 for further clarification). Include other useful information, such as appropriate age range or grade level (generally a three year span), category or genre (along with subjects, topics, or themes), plot summary, writing style, and assessment of quality or utility. Other titles that relate to the entry may also be mentioned. Personal responses may be recorded where appropriate, but should be kept brief. Entries should not be merely plot summaries. Primarily, the entry should include information that might prove useful in the writing of a review, the development of a library program, or in otherwise presenting this resource to young adults. Reading Notes may be single-spaced and double-sided. A ?" 3-ring binder is the preferred method of organization. Reading Notes will be turned in at midterm for review and commentary by the instructor. They are due for final grading on the last day of class.
YA Magazine Report - 5% of grade; Due: January 30
Select a YA magazine and examine it carefully. The magazine may also be online. If so, include the online version in your evaluation. A magazine published only in an online format is also acceptable. Evaluate the magazine for organization, content, and utility (usefulness). Write a paragraph or two (no more than one page) and include a complete citation. Be prepared to discuss your selection in class.
Professional Journal Report - 5% of grade; Due: February 6
Select a professional journal and examine it carefully. The journal may also be online. If so, include the online version in your evaluation. A journal published only in an online format is also acceptable. Evaluate the journal for organization, content, and utility (usefulness). Write a paragraph or two (no more than one page) and include a complete citation. If the journal includes reviews, pay special attention to who writes the reviews, how they are arranged, and what sort of rating system the journal uses (stars to designate outstanding books, etc). Email your report to the class electronic list prior to the class session for which it is due. Be prepared to discuss your selection in class.
ALA YALSA Report - 5% of grade; Due: February 13
During these first few weeks of class, take some time to explore the Web site of the American Library Association's (ALA) Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Familiarize yourself with the resources available at the site and record your experiences. Write a paragraph or two (no more than one page) and include the date and time of your visit(s). http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/yalsa.htm
YA Interview Assignment - 10% of grade; Due: February 20
Understanding young adults is central to the provision of services and programs developed for them. The purpose of this assignment is to begin to raise your awareness of this population, especially in the context of library and information services.
Talk with a young adult to attempt to determine the factors that influence her/his reading, viewing, listening, and library use. Analyze the data you gather and prepare a short (2-4 page) report of your findings. Approach the young adult as the expert on her/himself and on young adults in general. Your role is to learn from the expert. In your paper, be sure to include information about your relationship with the young adult. Use the following items as an interview guide:
Young Adult
Experiences
- home
- school
- library
- other
Format of Resources:
- print (books, magazines, newspapers, other)
- computer (internet, games, databases, other
- movies/video/DVD
- audio
- otherResource Selection Process & Influences:
- need (school assignment, personal issue, etc.)
- popular media (TV/cable, radio, magazines, newspapers, internet sites/chat, online bookstores)
- personal recommendations (friends, parents, librarians, teachers, etc)
- browsing (if so, where?)Source of Materials
- library
- bookstores
- personal network
Professional
Resource/Topical Book Report - 10% of grade; Due: Feb 27 or March
6
Select a YA professional resource or select a topical book as a
professional YA resource and examine it carefully. The intended users of the
resource should be librarians themselves, rather than the young adults they
serve. Evaluate the work for organization, content, and utility (usefulness).
Write a paragraph or two (no more than one page) and include a complete
citation. Email your report to the class electronic list prior to the class
session for which it is due. Be prepared to discuss your selection in
class.
Books not found on either of the following two lists must be approved by the instructor:
Award-winning
Literature/Resource Assignment - 15% of grade; Due: Feb 27 or March
6
Select a book or non-book resource not listed on this syllabus that has won
a major award. (Do not use state award-winning titles unless they have also won
a national award - or unless the state award is from Kentucky.) Once selected,
post your choice to the class electronic list. Do this AT LEAST one week prior
to the due date. Do not select a title previously posted to the list. Look for
reviews, articles, author interviews and any other information you can find.
(Many award-winner's acceptance speeches are published.) Do not rely solely on
the web. Write a short (no more than three pages) paper. Include an evaluation
and response to the resource, as well as citations. Prepare a five-minute
presentation for the class. Instructional technology (such as PowerPoint or
overhead transparencies) may be used.
Censorship
Exercise - 10% of grade; Due: March 20
Choose one of the
following:
You are a school library media professional at a junior high school. You are aware that a seventh grade teacher at your school is building a classroom unit around The Midwife's Apprentice (Karen Cushman). You've just learned that the book is being challenged by a community member who heard it is required reading at your school. Pull together all the necessary documents to help the teacher defend her choice for using the book in the classroom. Compile a list of reviews, including the suggested age level recommended by each review and a list of the awards/honors/citations the book has received. The teacher has also just learned that the book she had previously allowed as an alternative (What Happened in Hamelin by Gloria Skurzynski) is no longer in print. Compile a list of five titles she might want to consider as new alternatives.
The same community member from the assignment above has also learned that the public library also has a copy of The Midwife's Apprentice (Karen Cushman) in their young adult collection, as well as a copy of The First Part Last (Angelica Johnson ). She'd like to see both books removed from the library collection or, at the very least, moved to the adult section. Using the materials selection policy of the Beloit Public Library as your surrogate policy, write a letter to the community member, thanking her for her concern and explaining why the library selected those two books for the young adult collection. http://als.lib.wi.us/BPL/materialsselectionpolicy.htm
A parent contacts you to
express concern regarding the Adventures in the Northwoods series (Lois
Walfrid Johnson). His daughter checked one of the books out of the library and
he was shocked by what he calls its "Christian proselytizing." You know that the
first book in the series was originally donated to the library as a gift from a
local homeschooling family, and that circulation was so high the library
purchased the other titles in the series. Using the materials selection policy
of the Beloit Public Library as your surrogate policy, write a letter to the
parent, thanking him for his concern and explaining why the library selected
these books for the young adult
collection.
http://als.lib.wi.us/BPL/materialsselectionpolicy.htm
Based on an assignment from Kathleen T. Horning's course, Evaluating & Selecting Literature for Children, The University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Library & Information Studies (LIS 848).
Author/Illustrator
Assignment - 15% of grade; Due: March 27 or April 3
Select an
award-winning author or illustrator who has published at least six titles. This
may be an author or illustrator included on the syllabus. Once selected, post
your choice to the class electronic list. Do this AT LEAST one week prior to the
due date. Do not select a title previously posted to the list. Look for reviews,
articles, author interviews and any other information you can find. (Many
award-winner's acceptance speeches are published.) Do not rely solely on the
web. Write a short (no more than three pages) paper, including citations, and
prepare a five-minute presentation for the class. Instructional technology (such
as PowerPoint or overhead transparencies) may be used.
Review -
10% of grade; Due: April 10
Write a critical review for a book, Web site or
some other non-book resource. If you have previously read a title, and an audio
or video version is now available, you may review the audio or video version.
Include citations to published reviews below your review. Try to be as
comprehensive as possible. (Note: Published reviews sometimes appear on
Amazon.com and bn.com. Do not, however, list these sites as citations. They may
only be used to guide you to the actual published review.) The published reviews
may be read but the assignment review must differ substantially in wording,
though not necessarily in evaluation. For books with illustrations, be sure to
include the art work in your evaluation.
Head your review with the author's name (last name first), title (in italics), the illustrator's name (if applicable), place of publication, publisher's name, date of publication, number of pages, price, age or grade level, and ISBN. The actual review must be 300 words or less. The body of the review must be well-written and concise. It should contain a brief synopsis of the reviewed item, an evaluation of the item, and an implicit or explicit recommendation. If you are not recommending the item, you should cite alternative titles that you would recommend that fill the same need in a library collection. You may compare titles with other similar titles.
For Web sites, consider choosing a recommended site from such sources as School Library Journal or YALSA. Head the review with the name of the site and the URL (Web address). In addition to content, the information architecture and design are important. Is the site user friendly? Below the review, include the date and time of your visit.
Booktalk or Teen
Advisory Assignment - 15% of grade; Due: April 17 or April 24
Select
a topic and materials for a booktalk or plan a teen advisory group. Write a few
pages giving a brief description of your program. Include mention of all planned
activities. In addition, include complete citations to all selected resources.
Prepare a five-minute presentation for the class. If a booktalk is selected,
actually booktalk at least one book. Distribute the bibliography to your student
colleagues, electronically or in person on the day of presentation.
Poetry
Reading
Select one reasonably short poem, assess age
appropriateness, and bring it to class to share with your colleagues. We will
enjoy these readings throughout the semester.
Attendance & Participation
Students are expected to complete all required reading and contribute intelligently to class discussions. Insight gained from instructor lectures and the comments, questions, and other input of student colleagues is fundamental to the educational process of this course. If a student is not present, the student is not participating.
Extra Credit
Join a young adult literature or services online discussion list. Monitor the list for the entire semester. Notify the class from time to time regarding important information gained. Possible discussion lists include those found listed at the following URLs:
YALSA's electronic discussion lists:
TeachYAL, YALSA-BK,
YALSA-L, YAL-OUT, YA-URBAN, or YA-YAAC
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/electronicresourcesb/websitesmailing.htm
ALISE Youth Services
SIG
http://www.uky.edu/~smcqu2/alise/youth_services/
http://www.uky.edu/~smcqu2/alise/youth_services/discuss.htm
Iowa Association of
School Librarians
http://www.iema-ia.org/
http://www.iema-ia.org/IEMA133.html
CCBC-Net is
recommended:
http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/ccbcnet/default.asp
NOTE: I am obliged to many senior colleagues for their guidance and generosity in the development of this course, including: Kathleen T. Horning, Annette Y. Goldsmith, Dr. Rebecca Platzner, Dr. Kay E. Vandergrift, Dr. Mary K. Chelton, Dr. Anne Lundin, Dr. Madge Hildebrandt Klais, Dr. Don Latham, Dr. Melissa Gross, Dr. Eliza Dresang and Dr. Nancy Everhardt.
Last update 2006 January 4
? 2006 Sharon McQueen