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The Young Adult Literature
Elective: Challenging the CanonSarah Andersen
Fenton High School
@yaloveblog
http://yaloveblog.com
Where It Began
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ENG 580
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Creating the Elective
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Why the YA Elective Works
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Why the YA Elective Works cont.
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Course Breakdown
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First Few Days of Class
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The Trimester Project
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Trimester Project Options
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Author Study
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Banned Books Campaign
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Books to Movies
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Similar Theme/Topic
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Assessments
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Breathing Underwater by Alex Flinn
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Looking for Alaska by John Green
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Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
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What else took place?
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Points of Pride
● Most students read 6+ books in 12 weeks● Culture of literacy● “Literacy Lockers”● Author Skype chats● Book Club
Some Pitfalls
● Open to grades 9-12○ Better for 11-12th grade students
● Counselors “dumped” students into class○ A positive challenge
● Students finished books quickly ○ A good problem to have!
● Expensive○ Class library
● Reluctance to participate
YA in the Core Class
● New district, no YA elective○ Opening up discussions w/department &
administration○ District finances
■ Reframe class?■ Grant writing■ Donors Choose
YA in the Core Class cont.
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