Dominican University Mission: Dominican University, a comprehensive Catholic institution
sponsored by the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters,
prepares candidates to pursue truth, to give compassionate service and to
participate in the creation of a more just and humane world. The University Motto, Caritas et Veritas, characterizes the essence of this mission.
LIS722 01: Library Materials for Young
Adults
Fall 2007
Mondays, 6-9 p.m.
Contact Info:
Janice M. Del Negro
Crown 323
708.524.6871
Office Hours (appointments strongly
suggested):
Mondays 3-4 p.m.
Thursdays 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Other times by
appointment
The goal of this course is to provide graduate library school
students with an understanding of the scope of contemporary young adult literature
in the
Reaching
this goal will enable students to achieve the following objectives:
·
To
apply the skills, techniques, and established criteria for evaluating,
reviewing, and selecting young adult books
·
To
become familiar with techniques for introducing literature to YAs
Books for
Required
You do not need to buy all the books for required reading. Many of the titles can be found in the public
library. If you wish to own the books,
nearly all are available in paperback and can be purchased at trade bookstores
or online from amazon.com. Amazon.com is convenient and less expensive,
especially if you are willing to buy used books. There is no text book for this course.
Course
Requirements/Assignments
Come to every class on time and prepared to participate in
discussions and activities related to the assigned books and any other
assignments, including the examination of assigned websites. Open discussion is
the rule in my class; any question relevant to the topic at hand is welcome.
Through discussion students will not only demonstrate that they have read and
reflected upon the materials assigned, but will contribute to an atmosphere of
open inquiry that will facilitate the learning process for all of us. Class
participation is worth 25% of your grade. Infrequent class participation will
substantially lower your overall grade.
Complete
four projects to hand in and/or present in class; an assignment sheet with
directions and expectations will be handed out for each project.
1) Book Review; 15% (due October 29)
2) Author
Presentation; 15% (sign up for date)
3) 15 item
annotated non-fiction bibliography on assigned topic; 20% (due November 12)
4) Book
discussion portfolio w/partner; 25% (due December 17)
Grading
Class participation is worth 25% of your grade.
Infrequent class participation will substantially lower your
overall grade.
All
assignments must be turned in by the due date in order to receive full
credit. Due dates are not flexible
unless an agreement is made with the instructor at least 24 hours in advance of
class time on the due date. Emergencies
will be handled on a case-by-case basis.
Oral
presentations are graded on the speaker’s ability to connect with the audience,
organization of information, use of language, fluency, volume, use of visual
aids, and adherence to stipulated time limits.
Grades for
written assignments are based on clarity of writing, comprehensive attention to
both the topic and the assignment requirements, quality of work, and visible
demonstration of effort.
Professional,
grammatically correct writing is expected.
To state this requirement plainly, spelling, punctuation, and grammar do
count. If this is a problem, find
someone whose skills you trust to proofread your written work, or go to the
Format for
Written Assignments
Written work
must be double-spaced with 1 or 1.5 inch margins and no less than 12 point
type. Exception to 12 point rule: please include your name in 10 point
type in the footer of all written assignments.
No title page
is required. Your name, the class number (LIS 722 01), and the name of the
assignment must be single-spaced on the upper left hand corner of your written
work.
Academic
Honesty and Integrity
"All
students of the GSLIS are expected to observe high standards of academic
honesty and integrity. Any student whose conduct violates such standards may be
subject to disciplinary action as determined by due process." (GSLIS Bulletin, p. 48)
Plagiarism
is unethical and unprofessional and will result in project failure. Each student is responsible for understanding
what plagiarism is and how to avoid it.
See Purdue University's "Avoiding Plagiarism," http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_plagiar.html
or Indiana University's "How to Recognize Plagiarism", http://education.indiana.edu/~istd/test.html
if you are unsure about what is and what is not considered acceptable behavior
when using other people's words and ideas.
Why do children want to grow
up? Because they experience their lives as constrained by immaturity and
perceive adulthood as a condition of greater freedom and opportunity. But
what is there today, in
Please note:
According to the GSLIS Grading
Policy, the grade for “good, solid work” that “demonstrates
strong comprehension of the course materials” is a B+, not an A. Please see the policy that follows for additional clarification.
LIS
GRADING POLICY (Effective 12/15/2004)
The faculty of GSLIS Dominican uses the following guidelines when
grading.
|
Grade |
Numeric Equivalent |
Definition |
|
A |
4.0 |
Outstanding achievement. Student performance demonstrates full
command of the course materials and evinces a high level of originality
and/or creativity that far surpasses course expectations; nearly flawless
work. |
|
A- |
3.67 |
Excellent achievement. Student performance demonstrates thorough
knowledge of the course materials and exceeds course expectations by
completing all requirements in a superior manner. |
|
B+ |
3.33 |
Good solid work. Student demonstrates strong comprehension
of the course materials and exceeds course expectations on all tasks as
defined in the course syllabus. |
|
B |
3.0 |
Satisfactory acceptable work. Student performance meets designated course
expectations, demonstrates understanding of the course materials and performs
at an acceptable level. |
|
B- |
2.67 |
Marginal work. Student performance demonstrates
incomplete, substandard understanding of course materials, or absence of
required work; indicates danger of falling below acceptable grading standard. |
|
C+ |
2.33 |
Unsatisfactory work. Student performance demonstrates unsatisfactory understanding of course
materials and inability to meet course requirements. |
|
C |
2.0 |
Unacceptable work. Student performance demonstrates incomplete
and inadequate understanding of course materials. |
|
C- |
1.67 |
Poor work. |
|
F |
0.0 |
Failing grade. |
The young always have the same problem-
how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by
defying their parents and copying one another.
~Quentin
Crisp
Schedule
and
September
10: Introduction to course
uRead for September 10:
Daly, Maureen. Seventeenth
Summer.
Blume, Judy. Forever.
September
17: the Rise of YA Literature
uRead for September 17:
Hinton, S.E. The Outsiders. Dell, 1967.
Lipsyte, Robert. The
Contender. Harper, 1967.
Zindel, Paul. The Pigman. Bantam, 1968.
September
24:
uRead for September 24:
Belton,
Sandra. Store-Bought Baby. Greenwillow, 2006.
Cormier, Robert. The
Chocolate War. Dell, 1974.
AND (select two):
Jaramillo, Ann. La Línea. Roaring Brook Press, 2006.
Watts, Julia. Finding H. F. Alyson, 2001.
Weaver, Will. Full Service. Farrar, 2005.
Woodson, Jacqueline. Miracle’s
Boys. Putnam, 2000.
Recommended add’l reading (like you have time):
Bauer,
Mikaelson, Ben. Touching Spirit Bear. Harper, 2002.
Stratton, Allan. Chanda's Secrets. Annick, 2004
October
1: Integrity & Moral Choices
uRead for October 1:
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Speak. FSG, 1999.
Lynch, Chris. Inexcusable. Atheneum, 2005.
Trueman,
Terry. Stuck in Neutral.
HarperCollins, 2000.
Recommended add’l reading:
Alvarez, Julia . Before We Were Free. Knopf, 2002.
Deuker, Carl. Painting the Black. Houghton
Mifflin, 1997.
Johnson, Angela. The
First Part Last. Simon &
Schuster, 2003.
Naidoo, Beverley. The Other
Side of Truth. HarperCollin, 2001.
Picoult, Jodi. My Sister’s Keeper. Atria
Books, 2004.
Volponi, Paul. Black
and White. Viking, 2005.
October 8:
Intelligence/Reaching Understanding
uRead for October 8:
Koertge, Ron. Stoner & Spaz. Candlewick Press, 2002.
AND (select two):
Clarke,
Judith. One Whole and Perfect Day.
Front Street, 2007.
Jenkins, A. M. Out of Order. HarperCollins, 2003.
Recommended add’l reading:
Aidinoff, Elise. The Garden. Harper Tempest, 2004.
Grimes, Nikki. Dark Sons. Hyperion/Jump
at the Sun, 2005.
Hill, Kirkpatrick. Do
Koja, Kathe. Buddha Boy. Foster/Farrar, 2002.
Wynne-Jones, Tim. A Thief in the House of Memory. Farrar/Melanie Kroupa, 2005.
October
15: Theme IV:
Identity & A Sense of Self
uRead for October 15:
Myers, Walter. Monster. HarperCollins,
1999.
Smith,
Sherri L. Sparrow. Delacorte, 2006.
AND (select two):
Going, K. L. Fat Kid Rules the World. Putnam, 2003.
Gratz, Alan. Samurai Shortstop. Dial, 2006.
Westerfeld, Scott. Uglies. Simon & Schuster, 2005.
Yang, Gene Luen. American
Born Chinese. First Second,
2006.
Recommended add’l reading:
Clarke, Judith. Kalpana’s Dream. Front Street, 2005
De la Pena, Matt. Ball Don’t Lie. Delacorte, 2005.
Fleischman, Paul. Seek. Cricket, 2001.
Desai Hidier, Tanuja.
Born Confused. Scholastic, 2002.
Park, Linda Sue. When
My Name Was Keoko: A Novel of Korea in World War II. Clarion, 2002.
Thompson, Craig. Blankets: An Illustrated Novel. Top Shelf
Productions, 2003.
October
22: Theme V: Intimacy:/Relationships and
Romance
uRead for October 22:
Burgess, Melvin. Doing It. Holt,
2004.
Cohn,
Rachel. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. With David Levithan.
Knopf, 2006.
AND (select two):
Block, Francesca Lia. Weetzie Bat. Harper, 1989.
Green, John. Looking for
Levithan, David. Boy Meets Boy. Knopf, 2003.
Zusak, Markus. Getting the Girl.
Scholastic, 2003.
Recommended add’l reading:
Acito, Mac. How I Paid for College. Broadway Books, 2004.
Bates, Judy Fong. Midnight at the Dragon Café.
Counterpoint, 2005.
Brashares, Ann.
The Sisterhood of the Traveling
Pants. Delacorte, 2001.
Dessen, Sarah. Someone Like You. Viking 1998.
Hartnett, Sonya. Surrender.
Candlewick Press, 2006.
Telling a teenager the facts of life
is like giving a fish a bath. ~
October
29: Biography, Autobiography, & a Little Non-Fiction
uRead for October 29, Part I: Bio and AutoBio
Gantos, Jack. Hole in My Life.
FSG, 2002.
Engle,
Margarita. The Poet Slave of
AND (select one):
Bernier-Grand, Carmen. Frida: ¡Viva la vida! Long Live Life! Marshall Cavendish, 2007
Bruchac, Joseph. Bowman's Store: A
Journey to Myself. Dial, 1997.
Marsalis,
Wynton. Jazz A
B Z: An A to Z Collection of Jazz Portraits. Candlewick, 2005.
Rappaport, Doreen. The Flight of Red
Bird: The Life of Zitkala-Sa. Dial,
1997.
Satrapi, Marjane.
Recommended add’l reading:
50 Cent. From Pieces to Weight: Once Upon a Time in
Southside,
Bruchac, Joseph. Jim Thorpe: Original All-American. Dial/Walden Media, 2006.
Fleischman, Sid. Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini. Greenwillow, 2006.
Freedman, Russell. The Voice that Challenged a Nation. Clarion, 2004.
Greenberg, Jan & Sandra Jordan. Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of
an Artist. Delacorte, 2001.
Lobel, Anita. No Pretty Pictures: A Child of
War. Greenwillow 1998
McClafferty, Carla. Something Out of Nothing: Marie Curie and Radium. Farrar, 2006.
Myers, Walter Dean. Bad Boy: a Memoir. HarperCollins,
2001.
Partridge,
uRead for October 29, part II: Non-Fiction
Nelson, Marilyn. A Wreath for Emmett Till. Houghton, 2005.
Harris, Robie. It’s Perfectly Normal. Candlewick, 1994.
AND (select one):
Feelings, Tom. The Middle
Passage: White Ships/Black Cargo. Dial, 1995.
Jacobson, Sid and
Philbrick, Nathaniel. Revenge
of the Whale: The True Story of the Whaleship
St.
Stephen’s Community House. The Little
Black Book for Girlz: A Book on Healthy
Sexuality. Annick Press, 2006.
Winick, Judd. Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss, and What I Learned. Holt, 2000.
Recommended add’l reading:
Bartoletti, Susan. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow. Scholastic, 2005.
Bausum, Ann. Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on
the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement. National Geographic, 2006
Boese,
Alex. Hippo Eats Dwarf: a Field Guide to
Hoaxes and Other B.S. Harvest Books, 2006.
Bruchac, Joseph. Our Stories Remember. Fulcrum, 2003.
Farrell, Jeanette. Invisible
Allies: Microbes that Shape Our Lives. Farrar, 2005.
Davis,
James. Skateboarding is not a Crime: 50
Years of Street Culture. Firefly Books, 2004.
DiClaudio, Dennis. The Hypochondriac’s
Pocket Guide to Horrible Diseases You Probably Already Have.
Fleischman,
John. Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain
Science. Houghton, 2004.
Frank, Mitch. Understanding
the
Freedman, Russell. Freedom
Walkers: The Story of the
Gaskins,
Giblin, James Cross. Good Brother, Bad Brother: The Story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes
Booth. Clarion, 2005.
Hamanaka, Sheila. In Search of
the Spirit. Morrow, 1999.
Marsalis,
Wynton. Jazz A
B Z: An A to Z Collection of Jazz Portraits. Candlewick, 2005.
Nelson,
Peter. Left for Dead: A Young Man’s
Search for Justice for the USS
O'Donnell, Joe.
Owen,
David. Hidden Evidence: Forty True Crimes
and How Forensic Science Helped Solve Them. Firefly, 2000.
Perel, David. Bat Boy Lives!
Roach,
Mary. Stiff: the Curious Lives of Human
Cadavers. W.W. Norton, 2004.
Szpirglas, Jeff. Gross Universe: Your Guide to All Disgusting Things Under the Sun.
Maple Tree, 2006.
Hoye,
Jacob, ed. Tupac: Resurrection. With Karolyn Ali. Atria
Books, 2006.
Zimmerman,
Keith. Mythbusters: The Explosive Truth Behind 30 of the Most
Perplexing Urban Legends of All Time. Simon Spotlight, 2005.
November
5: Supernatural/Horror/Mystery
uRead for November 5:
Simmons, Michael. Finding Lubchenko.
Razorbill, 2005.
Smith,
Cynthia Leitich. Tantalize.
Candlewick Press, 2007.
AND (select 2):
Clement-Moore, Rosemary. Prom
Dates from Hell. Delacorte, 2007.
Giles, Gail. What Happened to Cass McBride? Little,
Brown, 2006.
Kennen, Ally. Beast.
Push/Scholastic, 2006.
Meyer, Stephanie. Twilight: A Novel. Little,
Brown/Megan Tingley, 2005.
Recommended add’l reading:
Anderson, M.T. Thirsty. Candlewick, 2005.
Bloor, Edward. Crusader. Harcourt, 1999.
Cormier, Robert. Tenderness. Delacorte, 1997.
Galloway, Gregory. As
Simple as Snow. Putnam, 2005.
Glassman,
Peter, comp. Scary Stories. Chronicle
Books, 2006.
Glenn, Mel. The Taking of Room 114: A Hostage Drama in Poems. Lodestar, 1997.
Gordon,
John. The Burning Baby and Other Ghosts. Candlewick,
1993.
Haddon, Mark. The Curious
Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Doubleday, 2003.
Klause, Annette Curtis. Blood and Chocolate. Delacorte, 1997.
Moriarty, Jaclyn. The
Murder of Bindy Mackenzie. Arthur A. Levine, 2006.
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Jade Green:
A Ghost Story. Atheneum, 2000.
Plum-Ucci,
Carol. The Body of Christopher Creed. Harcourt, 2000.
VandeVelde, Vivian. Companions of the Night. Harcourt,
1995.
Werlin, Nancy. The Killer’s Cousin. Delacorte, 1998.
Westall, Robert. The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral. Farrar, 1991.
Wynne-Jones, Tim. The Boy in the
Burning House. Kroupa/Farrar, 2001.
Don't laugh at a youth for his
affectations; he is only trying on one face after another to find a face of his
own. ~
November 12:
War/Survival/Adventure
uRead for November 12:
Monninger, Joseph. Baby. Front
Street, 2007.
Horowitz,
Anthony. Stormbreaker. Philomel, 2001.
AND (select two):
Anderson,
M.T. The Astonishing Life of Octavian
Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1: The Pox Party. Candlewick, 2007.
Butcher,
A. J. Spy High:
Lester, Julius. Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue. Hyperion/Jump at the Sun, 2005.
McCaughrean, Geraline. The White Darkness. HarperTempest, 2006.
Marsden, John. Tomorrow
When the War Began. Houghton, 1995.
Soto,
Recommended add’l reading:
Arakawa, Hiromu. Fullmetal Alchemist. Viz, 2005
Bagdasarian, Adam. Forgotten
Fire. Kroupa/DK
Ink, 2000.
Coleman,
Janet Wyman. Secrets, Lies, Gizmos and
Spies. Abrams, 2006.
Flowers,
Pam. Alone Across the
Meyer,
Pausewang, Gudrun. The Final Journey. Viking,
1996.
Rosoff, Meg. How I Live Now. Lamb, 2004.
Salisbury, Graham. Eyes of the
Emperor. Random/Wendy Lamb, 2005.
Vaughan, Brian K. Pride of
Waid, Mark, et al. Superman: Birthright. DC Comics,
2004.
Wulffson, Don. Soldier X. Scholastic, 2002.
November
19: Summer Reading Program Prep Night
November 26:
Science Fiction & Fantasy
uRead for November 26, part I:
SciFi
Anderson, M.T. Feed.
Candlewick Press, 2002.
Stephenson,
Neil. Snow Crash. Spectra, 2000.
AND (select one):
Card,Orson Scott. Ender’s Game. Doherty, 1985.
Shinn,
Sharon. Jenna Starborn.
Ace, 2002.
Westerfeld, Scott. Peeps. Razorbill, 2005.