Adolescent Literature (H-810G) Middle school, high school Instructor Lolly Robinson (Charlotte...

Adolescent Literature (H-810G)Middle school, high school

Instructor

Lolly Robinson(Charlotte Robinson)

robinslo@gse.harvard.edu

Larsen 613

Teaching Fellow

Christina Dobbscld403@mail.harvard.edu

Larsen G10 (JCRL)

Teaching Fellow

Michelle Bellinomjb033@mail.harvard.edu

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?