LIBR 265-01
Materials for Young Adults
Fall 2008 Outline
Beth Wrenn-Estes
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| WK/ | ITEM | DESCRIPTION | DATE DUE | Pts |
| Wk. 1 (8/25-8/31) | Readings | Anderson, Chapter 1 Primal Teen (Under Course Documents) Totally Wired (Intro/Ch 1) Under Course Documents |
By 8/31 | |
| Instructor Lecture | Introduction to Class – see Class Blog – Available on 8/31. | |||
| Wk. 2 (9/1-9/7) | Readings | What can parents do to protect their teens while on the Internet? Begin to research the topic and using the Internet. Findings will be discussed in the Forum for the week of 9/29-10/5 | By 9/29 | |
| Elluminate Session | Discussion will center around readings for Week 1 | 9/3 7-9 p.m. Pacific time | 5 | |
| Groups | Instructor will announce composition of groups for presentations. | By 9/7 | ||
| Wk. 3 (9/8-9/14 | Readings | Anderson, Chapter 4 Herald, Chapter 1 |
By 9/13 | |
| Groups | Groups must declare topic to instructor for approval. No duplications will be allowed so have 2 or 3 choices. | By 9/12 | ||
| Instructor Lecture | Impact of technology, development trends, radical controversial titles, adult titles. Available on September 14th | |||
| Wk. 4 (9/15-9/21 | Readings | Herald, Chapter 2 | By 9/21 | |
| Instructor Lecture | Developmental needs of this age group and the materials that help meet them. Developmental Bibliotherapy. Lecture will be available by 9/19. | |||
| Discussion Forum #1 | Visit these two sites – enter into a discussion about your reactions, opinions, comments on the subject of Internet Bullying http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/26/ education/26bully.html?ex=1251172800&en= 75fc821f51c20daf&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt http://www.slais.ubc.ca/COURSES/libr500/ 02-03-wt1/www/L_Serviss/index2.htm |
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| Wk. 5 (9/22 – 9/28) | Readings | Read the following article from the website indicated below: http://www.usdla.org/html/journal/ FEB02_Issue/article01.html |
By 9/28 | |
| Wk. 6 (9/29-10/5 | Readings | By 10/5 |
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| Discussion Forum #2 | Discussion will center around the value of graphic novels and manga. | By 10/5 | 5 | |
| Wk. 7 (10/6-10/12) | Readings | Anderson, Chapter 7 | By 10/12 | |
| Selection Tools Assignment | Compare at least five selection tools and review sources and rate them on their usefulness and coverage of materials for this age range, and emulating the style of one of them, write reviews on five items (Objectives B and C) | By 10/12 | 10 | |
| Wk. 8 (10/13 -10/19) | Digital Resources | Spend at least three hours examining and using digital resources used by older teens and at least three hours watching and interacting with teens using them, and write an informal paper based on your experiences, that compare how you and they interacted with the resources in similar and different ways (Objectives C and E) | By 10/19 | 20 |
| Elluminate Groups Present |
Working in groups students will research a topic of interest to teens or about teens and present the groups findings to the class through Elluminate using PPT presentations and other tools available via Elluminate. Examples of topics -genre fiction, nonfiction subjects, books into movies, teens then and now, teen characteristics, magazines, TV programs, websites or music for teens. There can be no duplication of topic and the instructor must approve the topic. (Objectives A, E and F) | 10/16 7-9 p.m. Pacific Time |
15 pts per person | |
| Reading | Herald, Chapter 3 Anderson, Chapter 5 |
By 10/19 | ||
| Discussion Forum #3 | Let’s talk genre – discuss your opinions about what genres are read by teens 15-18. | By 10/19 | 5 | |
| Instructor Lecture | Selection Tools and how to evaluate them. Writing Reviews and Collection Development. Lecture will be available October 19. | |||
| Wk. 9 (10/20-10/26) | Readings | Herald, Chapter 4 | By 10/26 | |
| Wk. 10 (10/27-11/2) | Elluminate Groups Present |
Working in groups students will research a topic of interest to or about teens and present the findings to the class through PPT presentations and other tools available via Elluminate.. Examples: genre fiction, nonfiction subjects, books into movies, teens then and now, teen characteristics, magazines, TV programs, websites or music for teens. There can be no duplication of topic and the instructor must approve the topic. (Objectives A, E and F) | 10/30 7-9 p.m. Pacific Time |
15 pts. per person |
| Readings | Herald, Chapter 4 | By 11/2 | ||
| Wk. 11 (11/3-11/9) |
Discussion Forum #4 | Discussion will focus on your observations you did for your Digital Resource Paper. Students will share their observations and opinions. | By 11/9 | 5 |
| Readings | Herald, Chapter 5 | |||
| Annotated Bibliography | Create a bibliography including fiction and nonfiction, on a topic of interest to this age group, and format it into a bookmark that would be attractive to older teens (Objectives A, D and F) | By 11/9 | 10 | |
| Instructor Lecture | Development trends in technology. Lecture available by November 9th. | |||
| Wk. 12 (11/10-11/16) | Readings | Visit No Flying, No Tights http://www.noflyingnotights.com/lair/index.html Visit Manga.com http://www.manga.com/ Visit Pew Internet.org http://www.pewinternet.org/ppf/r/198/ report_display.asp Gaming and Teens http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/05/ gentech/main1680744.shtml http://teen-culture.suite101.com/article.cfm/ teen_online_gamingparenting_tips |
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| Wk. 13 (11/17-11/23) | Discussion Forum #5 | From your reading for Wk. 12 pick one of the 4 topics and post a brief overview of your opinion including your reaction to the quality of the website or the article OR what you didn’t like about it. | By 11/23 | 5 |
| Wk. 14 (11/24 –11/30) | HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Keep working……… | |||
| Wk. 15 (12/1 – 12/7 | Database Project | Develop a collection of materials including at least 50 items, with detailed information on each, including both print and non-print sources that reflect your knowledge of the informational, recreational, and developmental needs of this age group (Objectives A, B, C, and F) | By 12/7 | 25 |
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