Resources Abound

Teri Lesesne knows what she is talking about when it comes to YA literature. After reading her chapter (Chapter 6) I feel a combination of confidence that I have been doing some good things for kids and recharged with more tools to help me reach the kids I have struggled with in the past. Her multiple resources are amazing as well as her insight on how the evolution of YA is impacted by technology today. We are teaching in an exciting time, so many options for so many different students.

I was so impressed with her comparing multi-genre literature with synthesis and multi-narrator with collaboration. This was a very compelling discussion of how these books can challenge advanced readers while still remaining relevant to their lives. I also saw so much value in what she said about multiple narrators, truth and our democratic society. Her plethera of book examples are enough to inspire any English teacher to expand their own horizons. I will post links to the resources she suggested tomorrow for my followers to explore.

If you have not yet started to read, Adolescent Literacy Turning Promise Into Practice, you are missing out on a wave of currency that will change your classroom and practice.