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This year\u2019s Adolescents\u2019 Literature course is structured differently than in the past. In order to make the class feel a bit smaller and to help highlight a larger breadth of texts, I\u2019ve divided the class into three cohorts of students that will read thematically linked books each week. For instance, next week is \u201cJohn Green Week\u201d and we\u2019ll read Looking For Alaska, Paper Towns, and The Fault in Our Stars (so that a third of the class gets in a good cry before the semester is too far along). As there is a mix of English education students, creative writing students, and this-class-sounded-fun-so-I-signed-up-and-now-I’m-in-a-class-with-thousands-of-pages-of-required-reading-oh-well students, this approach will help meet the more specific needs of the class. I may regret this as the instructor as I effectively tripled the reading I’ll<\/em> be doing for the class (any teachers that run book circles probably knows what I’m going through).<\/p>\n As always, I\u2019m encouraging anyone to follow along and join us. If you\u2019re interested in participating in our online conversations, please join this Figment group<\/a> (things are quiet for now, but we\u2019ll be using the site starting next week). The full reading list is here<\/a>. And for those that are feeling a little lazy, you can see the entire list of authors below.<\/p>\n\n
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