RLL 522 Adolescent Literature

This course is designed to provide an overview of young adult literature for ages 12-18 with an emphasis on the evaluation, selection, and implementation of books and other literary resources in middle and high school classrooms and library programs. It explores standard selection criteria for print and nonprint materials in all formats. The course also focuses on gender-fair, multicultural, international, and "classic" materials, as well as texts for students with special needs and abilities. The implementation of adolescent literature in the classroom will also be explored. NOTE to be applied to course in the online schedule: Students may only register for one semester hour online. Students will need to send a note to the Registrar's Office from their NLU student email account, asking to be registered for the additional one semester hour. Prerequisite(s): Basic children's literature course such as RLL520 within the last five years or consent of instructor. 2-3 semester hours

Credits

2 TO 3