(EDR 625) Literature for Adolescents
Syllabus of Record
Catalog Description: Course examines the role of the young adult reader in appreciating literature, the instructional practices involving the integration of a variety of genre across content areas, and the issues associated with using literature in the middle and high school classroom. Three Credits.
Unit Mission, Philosophy, Values:
Our Mission:
“Teaching, Leading and Learning in a Democratic Society”
The College of Education prepares candidates who enhance the individual growth of their students while working to establish policies and practices that promote the principles of democratic education. The College articulates this mission as Teaching, Leading, and Learning in a Democratic Society.
Philosophy:
Student Potential, Ethical Implications
Believing that schools function as social and political entities as well as for the growth of individuals, the College of Education prepares teachers and leaders
a) to enhance the academic and personal potential of their students
b) to evaluate the social and ethical implications of educational policies and practices.
Values:
“Expertise, Equity, Liberal Education, Social Responsibility”
The College of Education values expertise to guide our practice, equity to guide our interactions, liberal education to guide our perspectives, and social responsibility to guide our commitment to democratic education. We value these ideals in our preparation of candidates, our development of faculty, and our relationships with the larger community we serve.
Unit and Program Standards:
Unit Standards: Michigan Department of Education (MDE), National Association for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
Advanced Program Standards:National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS, Propositions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Specialty Program Standards:International Reading Association (IRA, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4)
Course Standards and Assessments:
Course Standards: National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, Proposition #3
Teachers are Responsible for Managing Student Learning
§ Orchestrate learning in group settings
§ Place a premium on student engagement
§ Regularly assess student progress
§ Are mindful of their principal objectives
Common Course Assessment: Literature Circles
Major Topics:
§ Reading of a broad spectrum of literature
§ Writing in response to literature
§ Poetry
§ History of books
§ Censorship
§ Elements of literature
§ Junior Great Books discussion technique
§ Literature circles
Course Knowledge Base:
Carroll, P.S. (1999). Using literature to help troubled teenagers cope with societal issues. Greenwood Publishing Group.
Children's Literature/Young Adult Literature Book Review Source for K-12 http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/childbookreviews.htm
Hazard, P. (1958). Books, children and men, 4th ed. Boston: Horn Book.
Kaywell J. (Ed.) (1997). Adolescent literature as a complement to the classics vol.3. Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon Publishers.
Langer, J. A. (1995). Envisioning literature: Literary understanding and literature instruction. Newark, DE: International Reading Association; New York: Teachers College Press.
McCallum, R., & Zipes, J. (1999). Ideologies of identity in adolescent fiction: the dialogic construction of subjectivity. Garland Publishing.
Schlick Noe, K.L. Johnson, N.J. (1999). Getting started with literature circles. Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc.
Stringer, S. A. (1997). Conflict and connection: The psychology of young adult literature. Boynton/Cook.
Townsend, J. (1996). Written for Children, 6th ed. Scarecrow Press.
Trites, R.S. (2000). Disturbing the universe: power and repression in adolescent literature. University of Iowa Press.