Deschamps, Leanne M.

English

University of Montana

University of MontanaScholarWorks at University of MontanaSyllabi Course SyllabiFall 9-1-2018ENT 439.01: Studies in Young Adult LiteratureLeanne M. DeschampsUniversity of Montana, MissoulaLet us know how access to this document benefits you.Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/syllabiThis Syllabus is brought to you for free and open access by the Course Syllabi at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted forinclusion in Syllabi by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contactscholarworks@mso.umt.edu.Recommended CitationDeschamps, Leanne M., "ENT 439.01: Studies in Young Adult Literature" (2018). Syllabi. 8114.https://scholarworks.umt.edu/syllabi/8114                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ENT 439 Studies in Young Adult Literature  Fall  2018 Tuesdays, 5:00-7:50 p.m. – LA 336 Instructor: Leanne Deschamps Office Hours: Tuesdays (7:50-8:45 p.m. and by appointment) – LA 126 Leanne.deschamps@mso.umt.edu -- 406-240-5559 (call or text) Course Description and Purpose: Throughout this course we will navigate the waters of young adult literature by gaining knowledge andappreciation of this vast literary world. We will read representative texts covering the history, genres, authors,themes, literary theories, and issues of literature for students in the middle school and high school. We willengage in literature circles, book talks, and large and small group discussions, and integrated language artsactivities as we respond to and reflect upon our reading processes and preferences. This course is designed forbeginning English language arts teachers, library media specialists, reading specialists, and other individualsinterested in middle school and high school literature.The Montana Common Core Standards (MCCS) and Indian Education for All (IEFA) will be integratedthroughout the course.  This course embodies the UM College of Education’s Professional Behaviors and Dispositions of diversity,equity, fairness, and personal integrity. This course also embodies the UM College of Education’s ConceptualFramework through the three essential elements of learning communities: Integration of Ideas, Cooperative Endeavors, and Respect for Individual Worth.This course is a prerequisite or co-requisite for ENT 441 Teaching Reading and Literature.Course Objectives and Topics: 1. To provide beginning teachers with knowledge of and experience with young adult literature,including an understanding in the following:•	 history of young adult literature•	 themes and genres of young adult literature•	 major authors, texts, and awards in young adult literature•	 literary analysis and literary criticism/theories in young adult literature•	 reading process and reader responses to young adult literature•	 selection and censorship issues in young adult literature•	 media, interdisciplinary, and multicultural connections in young adult literature•	 relationship between young adult literature and traditional/classic literature•	 Montana’s Indian Education for All and Native American young adult literature and authors2. To provide beginning teachers with opportunities to practice and develop the following abilities:•	 plan and lead discussions and integrated language arts activities on young adult literature•	 research and present information on texts, authors, themes, genres, theories, and issues in young adultliterature                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          •	  write rationales for selecting and teaching young adult texts •	  reflect and evaluate their teaching presentation skills 3. To develop in beginning teachers the following attitudes: •	  All readers have value and worth. •	  Teachers need to know how to develop, extend, accept, and respect all responses to literature. •	  Teachers need to encourage all readers to value their own and others’ ideas. •	  Teachers need to help students become critical, creative readers. •	  Teachers need to be lifelong readers and learners who model good reading habits. •	  Teacher candidates will recognize and respect that all readers come to texts from various backgrounds and they take different things away from texts as they read. •	  Teacher candidates will know how to teach young adult literature to students including selecting and utilizing appropriate resources and making effective instructional decisions. •	  Teacher candidates will demonstrate professional behaviors and dispositions (diversity, equity, fairness, and personal integrity). •	  Teacher candidates will engage with and become familiar with representative texts of current young adult literature. Requirements and Assignments: 1. Regular class attendance:Students are expected to attend every class on time, to actively participate in each week’s discussions andactivities, and to complete weekly assigned readings and homework. Excessive absences are considered in thefinal grade. If you must be absent, please inform the instructor (see contact information above). Also contact twoother classmates to learn what was covered in your absence and what is expected for the next class meeting.2. Weekly written response papers for each young adult text:For each of the whole-class texts, submit your 1-page, single-spaced response paper to Moodle by 5:10 p.m. onthe day the text is presented. You will be required to submit 1-2 papers each week (see reading schedule). Thesepapers should demonstrate your engagement, analysis and/or evaluation of the text (refer to Characteristics ofGood Response Papers). Additionally, bring a paper or electronic copy of your response paper to class so thatyou may share your thoughts with your colleagues; this paper copy will also serve as a review for you when you begin your final course synthesis and reflection paper. Presenters do not have to complete a response paper for thetext on which they are presenting.3. Presentations and discussion of young adult texts:Each person will work with classmates to present one text during the first half of this course and a different textduring the second half of this course. You will have 60 minutes for your presentations (refer to Guidelines forPresenting Young Adult Literature). Each team will turn in to the instructor a packet of resources used toresearch, prepare, and present the text.After each presentation, each person in your group will write a confidential 1-2 page, single-spaced self-assessment/reflection on your ability to promote critical, creative thinking about the book and to engage classmates in thoughtful, respectful discussion and to collaborate with classmates on this project (refer toReflection/Self-Assessment questions). Turn in 1 copy of this self-reflection paper to Moodle by 5:10 p.m. theTuesday following each presentation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           4. Final course synthesis and reflection paper:At the conclusion of the course, you will turn in a Final Course Synthesis and Reflection Paper. Throughoutthe semester, be sure to keep all course materials to use as you write this synthesis paper. A description of thispaper will be provided for planning purposes after the course begins.Ø GRADUATE STUDENTS: Students enrolled for graduate credit must plan and present an additionalyoung adult text or issue. Please consult with the instructor regarding this project.Late Work Policy  Late work will be assessed a full letter grade per day it is late (including weekends). After four days (includingweekends), late work will not be accepted. Please contact the instructor in writing through email in advance ofany planned absences to discuss accommodations.Criteria for Final Grade: Your course grade will be determined in the following way:Weekly Young Adult Text Response Papers 20%First YAL presentation and packet of resources 25%Second YAL presentation and packet of resources 25%Final course synthesis and reflection paper 20%Attendance, Participation, and Strategies Classwork/ Homework 10%Course Grading Scale:93-100% A  77-79%  C+ 90-92%  A-  73-76%  C 87-89%  B+  70-72%  C- 83-86%  B  60-69%  D 80-82%   B-  0-59%   F Required Core Course Text:   Literature for Today’s Young Adults, 9th ed., by Alleen Nilsen, James Blasingame, and Kenneth Donelson (pleasebring this text to each class meeting).Required Young Adult Texts:Ashes of Roses – MJ AuchsThe Big Burn – Jeannette IngoldCaraval – Stephanie GarberCinder – Marissa MeyerCode Talkers – Joseph BruchacEsperanza Rising – Pam Munoz RyanFalling over Sideways – Jordan SonnenblickFlash Point – Sneed B. Collard, IIIFlush – Carl HiaasenThe Hate U Give – Angie ThomasHow I Became a Ghost: A Choctaw Trail of Tears Story – Tim Tingle                                                                                                                                                                                      The Miseducation of Cameron Post – Emily M. DanforthMy Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece – Annabel PitcherRed Scarf Girl – Ji-Li JiangThe Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen – Susin NielsenShabanu Daughter Of The Wind – Suzanne Fisher StaplesThe Smell of Other People’s Houses – Bonnie-Sue HitchcockSpeak – Laurie Halse AndersonTurtles all the Way Down - John GreenWhale Talk – Chris CrutcherA Wizard of Earthsea - Ursula Le GuinYummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty – G.NeriAdditional Resources The Expanding Canon: Teaching Multicultural Literature in High School with Beverly Ann Chin, Scholar andEducator (Annenberg Media and Thirteen WNET in collaboration with NCTE, 2003): Annenberg LearnerMontana Common Core StandardsIndian Education for AllRead, Write, ThinkCourse Policies •	  Academic Policy – Academic honesty is expected. Students should complete their own work. Students should not turn in parts of other scholars’ publications. References should be cited in APA or MLA format for all written work submitted for this class. Plagiarism, whether intentional or unintentional, will be addressed directly by the instructor. Please see the section on Academic Conduct from the University of Montana Student Conduct Code - UM Student Conduct Code •	  You must elect to take this course for a traditional letter grade. •	  A grade of “Incomplete” may be assigned at the instructor’s discretion when a student has petitioned in writing to receive an incomplete grade. The instructor may consider an incomplete grade only when a student has been in regular attendance, has participated fully in class, and is currently passing the course. Please refer to the section titled “Incomplete Grade Policy” in the University of Montana Catalog for more information - Academic Policies and Procedures •	  Students with disabilities may obtain support for classes through Disability Services in the Lommasson Center 154. Please consult with me at the start of class if you have accommodations for your classes. I want to ensure all students receive the necessary support to be successful in this course.  •	  Please note this semester’s calendar for fee payment and drop/add deadlines, as well as other important dates.  Professional Membership Students in the English Teaching Program are required to join National Council of Teachers of English as studentmembers - National Council of Teachers of EnglishStudents are also encouraged to join NCTE’s state affiliate, Montana Association of Teachers of EnglishLanguage Arts as student members - MATELAENT 439 Studies in	  Young Adult Literature LA 336 5:00-­‐7:50	  P.M. Fall 2018

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