Library Science (LIBR)

LIBR 470     Literature for Young People     3 Credit Hours

Surveys and develops criteria for appropriate literature for young people in grades 5-9 and 7-12. Fiction, non-fiction, folklore, poetry and fantasy are considered with reference to the interests, needs and abilities of adolescents.

Restriction(s):
Can enroll if Class is Undergrad Certification only or Post-baccalaureate Cert only or Sophomore or Junior or Senior

LIBR 475     Issues in Middle Grade and Young Adult Literature for Grades 5-12     3 Credit Hours

Surveys and develops criteria for appropriate literature for young people in grades 5-9 and 7-12. Fiction, non-fiction, folklore, poetry and/or fantasy are considered with reference to the interests, needs and abilities of adolescents. This course is designed to heighten the awareness and sensitivity of teachers to the treatment of issues in modern and traditional middle-grade and young-adult literature. Among these issues will be justice, ethics, abuse, conformity, aging, death, sibling problems, alienation, friendship, prejudice, gender, and other areas of concern. Techniques and activities for fostering discourse and open inquiry in the classroom, relative to the literature, will be explored and presented. (F, AY).

Restriction(s):
Can enroll if Class is Junior or Senior
Can enroll if Level is Undergraduate
Can enroll if College is Education, Health, and Human Services