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- Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades 6 – 12 | Podcast Episode
A Roundup of Teen Book Awards
In the wake of the American Library Association's annual announcement of Youth Media Awards, tune in for a roundup of top young adult literature award winners from the past year. Jennifer will report on her favorite titles drawn from lists of the year's most distinguished books for teens - Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades 6 – 12 | Podcast Episode
A Second Look at The Hunger Games
With a new movie version of The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins' story of a dystopian world where children are forced to fight to the death on live television is set to reach an even broader audience. Tune in to hear about the seeds for The Hunger Games story, themes that distinguish the series as an important work of literature, and what the books have to offer teen readers.
- Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Assessing Cultural Relevance: Exploring Personal Connections to a Text
As a class, students evaluate a nonfiction or realistic fiction text for its cultural relevance to themselves personally and as a group. - Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades 6 – 12 | Podcast Episode
A Tribute to Patty Campbell
Today's YA readers benefit from knowing the wise elders of our field: those who promoted, defended, and celebrated young adult literature when doing so was far less popular than it is now. Tune in to hear about Patty Campbell: teen services librarian, writer/critic, and significant influence on the field. - Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Audio Listening Practices: Exploring Personal Experiences with Audio Texts
Students keep a daily diary that records how and when they listen to audio texts, then analyze the details and compare their results to published reports on American radio listeners. - Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Authentic Persuasive Writing to Promote Summer Reading
Turn summer reading lists from a teacher-centered requirement to a student-driven exploration by asking students to create brochures and flyers that suggest books to explore during the summer months. - Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Beyond "What I Did on Vacation": Exploring the Genre of Travel Writing
After reading and analyzing short examples of travel writing and discussing conventions of the genre, students write their own travel articles. - Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
"Blind Date with a Book": Creating Lifelong Readers
This multi-lesson learning project encourages students to read engaging texts at their grade level and also works to promote habitual, independent reading in all students. - Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Blogtopia: Blogging about Your Own Utopia
Students work together to create their own utopias, using blogs as the primary source of publication. - Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades 6 – 12 | Podcast Episode
Books about Bullying
Tune in to hear insights on bullying from bullying expert CJ Bott, author of The Bully in the Book and the Classroom and More Bullies in More Books. You'll also hear about a variety of fiction and nonfiction books for teens that explore the problem of bullying.
