Course Description

An opportunity to read, analyze, compare, and contrast a wide range of literature intended for adolescent readers.

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Athena Title

Adolescent and Young Adult Lit

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Non-Traditional Format

This course will be taught 95% or more online.

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Semester Course Offered

Offered summer semester every year.

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Course Objectives

1. To read a wide variety of adolescent literature and adult literature appropriate for young readers 2. To read multicultural fiction 3. To read graphic texts 4. To read standard adolescent fictional texts 5. To read adolescent fiction featuring issues of sexual identity 6. To read non-fiction 7. To compare/contrast adolescent fiction with canonical fiction 8. To analyze at least three adolescent novels

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Topical Outline

1. Adult contemporary literature 2. Contemporary adolescent literature 3. Multi-cultural adolescent literature 4. 'Classic' adolescent fiction 5. Non-fiction 6. Sexual identity themes in adolescent literature 7. Graphic texts

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