Getting Acquainted with Young Adult Lit

This blog has been created for Merton Williams'staff members, in Hilton, New York, to share their thoughts about Young Adult Literature.

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

code talkers

How would you align Code Talkers to the curriculum?

posted by Mrs. Boccuzzi-Reichert @ 1:07 PM  1 comments

Blue

How do you think Blue can be aligned to the curriculum?

posted by Mrs. Boccuzzi-Reichert @ 1:07 PM  3 comments

The Eyes of the Emperor

How do you think the book The Eyes of the Emperor could be aligned to curriculum?

posted by Mrs. Boccuzzi-Reichert @ 1:07 PM  4 comments

Homefront

How do you think the book, Homefront can be aligned with curriculum?

posted by Mrs. Boccuzzi-Reichert @ 1:07 PM  1 comments

Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Gender specific titles?

Often I hear, "that is a a girl book," or "that is a boy book." Do you think books are gender specific? If so, what are some characterisitics of girl and boy books? Do you think giving them such a classification would inhibit students from reading a specific title?

posted by Mrs. Boccuzzi-Reichert @ 8:16 AM  4 comments