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Adolescent Literature (H-810G)Middle school, high school
Instructor
Lolly Robinson(Charlotte Robinson)
Larsen 613
Teaching Fellow
Christina [email protected]
Larsen G10 (JCRL)
Teaching Fellow
Michelle [email protected]
Adolescent Literature (H-810G)Middle school, high school
Evaluate books Find books Learn about book creators Use books
Adolescent Literature (H-810G)
“Mondays”
September 1–October 18
5:00–8:00 p.m.
Longfellow 319 (?)
Adolescent Literature (H-810G)
Adolescent Literature (H-810G)
Film premier:Library of the Early Mind
(recommended but not required)
Askwith Education Forum
October 19, 2010
5:30 p.m.Book sale, film, Q&A,
book signing, reception
Panel: Lois Lowry, Lesléa Newman, Jerry Pinkney, Roger Sutton, Padma Venkatraman
Adolescent Literature (H-810G)
GUEST SPEAKER
October 20
Mitali Perkinsauthor of Bamboo People
Adolescent Literature (H-810G)
Enrollment Limited to ~30 enrollees Submit a statement via e-mail by 8 p.m.
tomorrow night (8/27) Language & Literacy students have priority Will notify via e-mail Friday night or
Saturday morning Auditing option
Reading assignments
Required reading• 11 assigned children’s
and YA books realism, fantasy, historical fiction, nonfiction, graphic novel
• From Cover to Cover by K. T. Horning
• Assorted blogs, articles All books in JCRL, on
reserve at Gutman, and available at Coop (and Amazon, etc.)
Written assignments and grading
Annotated bibliography (40%)
Chapter Book paper (20%)
Group project (20%)
In-class and online book discussion (20%)
Annotated bibliography (40%)
Come to first class having chosen a specific focus for your bibliography.
Some topics that have worked well in the past:
• Books depicting life in other countries• Families in tough economic situations• Women during the American Civil War• Basketball (or any sport)• Books about LGBTQ youth• Boston (or any geographic area)
See syllabus or visit http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/current.html for more ideas
Annotated bibliography (40%)
Fiction and nonfiction in a range of reading levels
Introductory paragraph 15 books with short annotations• 12 in your focus topic • 3 on other related topics
Bibliography shared with class on website
At least twelve of the titles must be books you had not read before this course.
Chapter book paper (20%)
Three pages Re-read a book you enjoyed as a child
aged ~11 to 15 Describe and analyze the difference
between your two readings
Group project (20%)
Sign up for topic at first class Censorship and book challenges Unconventional narratives Accuracy in historical fiction Unconventional narratives Violence YA books in other media
Group project (20%)
Groups of ~five students Explore an issue relevant to the field• Create a page on the course iSite • Show your page to the class• Tell us about your process
Class and online discussions (20%)
Discussion board on class website• In lieu of book journal• Password protected• Submit a posting about one reading or add to an
existing string every week (by 5 p.m. Sunday)• Respond to reading, recommend other books,
continue topics from previous classes
In-class discussion
Assignments for first class
Bring topic for bibliography
Read How I Live Now(on reserve, at JCRL, at Coop and other areabookstores)
Course website
http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k72476
Lolly’s background Studio Art, English Literature M.A. in children’s literature Worked in publishing since 1985 Freelance writing, reviewing, research, graphic
design, illustration Horn Book Magazine, Horn Book Guide Taught at Lesley University Book award committees Speak on new books, history of children’s
literature, Beatrix Potter Exhibits at Eric Carle Museum, SBMA
Horn Book Receives 4000+ new books/year Horn Book Magazine• 6 times a year (bimonthly)• articles about children’s books• in-depth reviews of top 10%
Horn Book Guide• 2 times a year• Short reviews of all trade books• Rated 1 to 6• Print (6 months of books) and online (20 years)
Horn Book Notes from the Horn Book• 12 times a year• Free e-newsletter• Targeted toward teachers and parents
Read Roger• Editor in Chief’s blog• Opinionated, feisty, lots of readers/comments
Websites www.hbook.com and www.hornbookguide.com
Horn Book office
Horn Book: incoming books
Horn Book Guide: books from one 6-month publishing season
Horn Book editors (editing review section)
Horn Book covers
Natalie Babbitt2000
Horn Book covers
Art Spiegelman2001
Horn Book covers
E. L. Konigsburg2002
Horn Book covers
Christopher Myers2008
Horn Book covers
Brian Selznick2010
Other images: Joan Aiken with her mother and children
Other images: Stephen Roxburgh and Roald Dahl
Questions?
