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Date
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Topics
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Readings and Assignments
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Wed.,
8/25
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Course
introduction; What is literature?
What is YA literature? Why teach literature?
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No readings due today
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Wed.,
9/1
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Who
are you as a reader? Discussing literature with a class
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Read The Giver
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Read one YA novel of your choice
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Post one annotated bibliography entry
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Wed.,
9/8
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Writing
about literature
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Read Athletic Shorts
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Read another YA novel with a male protagonist
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Post one annotated bibliography entry
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Wed,
9/15
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Assessing
knowledge of literature
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Read Sisterhood of the Traveling
Pants
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Read another YA novel with a female protagonist
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Post one annotated bibliography entry
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Wed.,
9/22
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Teaching
with literature textbooks/curriculum
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· Working draft of reading autobiography due--bring three copies of your paper for a conference
with your peers
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Read two YA novels of your
choice
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Post one annotated bibliography entry
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Wed.,
9/29
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Banned
Books Week—how to teach controversial literature?
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· Final Draft of reading autobiography due to turn in to me (one copy)
· Read a book that has been challenged (see http://www.ala.org/bbooks/bbwdatabase.html
for a list of 100 most frequently challenged books)
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Read Of Mice and Men
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Post one annotated bibliography entry |
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Wed.,
10/6
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Teaching literature through critical lenses; Teaching the canon
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Read Appleman, chapters 1 & 2
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Read Stargirl
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Read another YA novel of your choice
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Post one annotated bibliography entry
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Wed.,
10/13
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Teaching
poetry & short stories
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Read Am
I Blue
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Read one YA book: either a collection of stories or a collection of
poetry
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Post one annotated bibliography entry
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Read
Appleman, chapter 3
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Wed.,
10/20
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Teaching
Shakespeare and drama
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Read A Step from Heaven
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Read another YA novel of your choice that is considered multicultural
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Post one annotated bibliography entry
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Read
Appleman, chapter 4
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Wed.,
10/27
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Planning
for literature—daily lessons and overarching goals; graphic
novels
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Read Maus
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Read a YA historical novel or graphic novel
of your choice
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Post one annotated bibliography entry
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Read
Appleman, chapter 5
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Wed.,
11/3
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Race/culture
and literature
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Read Our America
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Read There Are No Children Here
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Post one annotated bibliography entry
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Read
Appleman, chapter 6
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Wed.,
11/10
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Gender/sexuality
and literature
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Read Rainbow
Boys
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Read a YA novel of your choice dealing with
issues of sexuality
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Post one annotated bibliography entry
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Read
Appleman, chapter 7
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Wed.,
11/17
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Non-fiction
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Read Fast-Food
Nation
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Read teen magazine of choice
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Post one annotated bibliography entry
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Read
Appleman, chapter 8
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Wed.,
11/24
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Thanksgiving
break—no class
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Wed.,
12/1
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No class--Michelle at National Reading Conference
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Wed.,
12/8
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Poster presentations of final teaching project
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Final teaching project due
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Poster presentations
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Upload assignments to e-portfolio
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