Station+2+-+Choosing+YA+Literature

In keeping with our Big Questions for the course ("what literature should be taught to young adults? why?"), how might you choose a YA novel for a group of adolescents to read? This is the question you might face if you've opted for the online journal exchange, if you're planning to be a teacher, or if you're simply interested in the political, practical, and sociological implications of choosing certain texts for certain readers (e.g., what do middle school girls like to read?)

To help you address this issue, please follow the steps below

1. For the members of your group, EITHER answer the questions from the survey we composed OR refer to the information already on our personal pages. Based on this information, what might be some common interests or points of connection that could help you choose a novel to read together?

2. Browse through the following links to annotated lists of YA novels. What might be a text your group would choose? Why?:
 * [|YALSA] (Young Adult Library Services Association - scroll down to annotated lists by year) [|www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists]
 * [|Goodreads] (an online social network for readers - click a title for synopsis) www.goodreads.com
 * [|Amazon] (a list compiled within Amazon by readers' ratings - click a title for more info) www.amazon.com

3. What would the Lexile (reading comprehension level) of this book be? Find out more at http://lexile.com/ (use the search box at the top right).