YA Texts Review by Michelle Broderick https://padlet.com/mmb26/g88n7jzy79gnrc7c Michelle Broderick en-us 2020-06-11 15:05:54 UTC 2020-06-17 16:21:26 UTC hello@padlet.com Book List mmb26 https://padlet.com/mmb26/g88n7jzy79gnrc7c/wish/622693129 The following are books that are being read by Canandaigua Academy and Victor High school students. Of Mice and Men is a favorite of a Victor student and To Kill a Mockingbird was a favorite of mine. The rest of the books are what are being read in English classes for high school credit. ]]> 2020-06-11 15:42:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mmb26/g88n7jzy79gnrc7c/wish/622693129 The Hunger Games mmb26 https://padlet.com/mmb26/g88n7jzy79gnrc7c/wish/622696395 This is a very popular book among young adults. A teacher said some of the class at Canandaigua Academy are reading it at the junior and senior level.
Description
   The Hunger Games is about a young girl, Katniss, who sacrifices herself for her younger sister when she is picked for the Hunger Games. The society she lives in picks two people from each district to fight to the death each year. The reader follows Kantniss' adventure through the hunger games and how it effects her family and friends.
   Students think critically about the sacrifice Katniss makes for her sister and how it affects her family. Students also critique the society that Katniss is a part of and in what ways it can compare to our society. ]]> 2020-06-11 15:44:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mmb26/g88n7jzy79gnrc7c/wish/622696395 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks mmb26 https://padlet.com/mmb26/g88n7jzy79gnrc7c/wish/622700043 According to a teacher at Canandaigua Academy, this is a book that students are reading. This book is especially important in light of the social justice issues going on in our world.
Description:
   The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is such a vital part of the curriculum for English students at the Academy. The author of the book, Rebecca Skloot, is a reporter who recalls her interactions with Henrietta Lacks. Henrietta Lacks is an African American who contracted cervical cancer during a time of extreme racism within a very well known hospital, John Hopkins. Skloot walks readers through Henrietta's fight with cancer, her family heritage, and how her blood cells created something called HeLa, which lead to many medical discoveries in the 21st century.
   A teacher at Canandaigua Academy states that "there are parts that are overly technical and hard to read for the kids, but they are moved and disturbed by the story and it prompts a lot of discussions". A great literature response for this book would be to block off time to allow those discussions to happen, and for the teacher to simply facilitate the discussion, rather than lead them. You could also assign students parts in the discussion, some could write down questions they or their classmates come up with, as well as have a few summarize the discussion that is happening. ]]> 2020-06-11 15:46:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mmb26/g88n7jzy79gnrc7c/wish/622700043 Of Mice and Men mmb26 https://padlet.com/mmb26/g88n7jzy79gnrc7c/wish/622705539 A junior at Victor high school said this was his favorite book that he read this year.
Description:
   Of Mice and Men is a story of two men who travel across Californian finding work on ranches. The one man, Geroge, acts as a caretaker for the other, Lennie. Lennie tends to find himself in trouble due to his infatuation with petting soft things. George does his best to look after Lennie and keep him out of trouble, however that is not always easy to do. 
   Students contrast the differences between George and Lennie and what life lessons can be learned from the friendship between them. Students also think critically about the choices Lennie makes, as well as Georges choice to keep an eye on Lennie. ]]> 2020-06-11 15:49:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mmb26/g88n7jzy79gnrc7c/wish/622705539 To Kill a Mockingbird mmb26 https://padlet.com/mmb26/g88n7jzy79gnrc7c/wish/622706347 Students at Canandaigua Academy read this book as a part of their curriculum.
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   To Kill a Mockingbird is another story that ties in with social issues that are happening in the world today. The story is about a lawyer, Atticus Finch who lives in the south in the 1960s. Atticus is tasked with defending a wrongfully accused  African American man of raping a white woman. Atticus receives multiple threats from the people of his community for agreeing to defend an African America man. To Kill a Mockingbird follows Atticus' children Jem and Scout as they navigate around the society they live in. Jem and Scout meet Dill who is very adventurous and get them to talk to their neighbor, Boo Radley, who everyone is afraid of.
   While reading To Kill a Mockingbird, students are asked to think critically about the actions people in the town take against Atticus Finch for his decision to defend an innocent man. The misconception of who Boo Radley is, creates caution for the read to not judge people based on what they hear about that person without getting to know them first. ]]> 2020-06-11 15:49:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mmb26/g88n7jzy79gnrc7c/wish/622706347 The Great Gatsby mmb26 https://padlet.com/mmb26/g88n7jzy79gnrc7c/wish/622710770 Students at Canandaigua Academy read The Great Gatsby in their sophomore year of high school.
Description:
   The Great Gatsby is a book that teaches students about corruption. The book is about a man, Jay Gatsby, who moves to West Egg, to live across from a woman, Daisy Buchanan, whom he met five years ago and has loved ever since. Gatsby is a mystery to everyone in East and West Egg, no one knows how he became so rich. It is later discovered that Gatsby made his money by selling alcohol after the prohibition laws went into effect. 
   Although this book may seem fit for a more mature audience, as it references, alcohol and affairs, the lessons that students can learn from it are impressive. Students learn from Daisy Buchanan that being rich and having luxuries does automatically make you happy. From Jay Gatsby, students learn that just because your house is full of people, it doesn't mean those people care about you, or vice versa. Students have to think critically about this book and infer aspects of the book and characters. ]]> 2020-06-11 15:52:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mmb26/g88n7jzy79gnrc7c/wish/622710770 The Curcible mmb26 https://padlet.com/mmb26/g88n7jzy79gnrc7c/wish/622711513 This is a play that juniors at Canandaigua Academy and Victor high school are reading in their English classes.
Description:
   The Crucible is a story of a tragedy that takes place during the Salem Witch trials. Abigail, the mistress of the protagonist, John Proctor, is accused of being a witch, along with many other woman villagers. The play is a fictional piece of literature that depicts real events of the witch trials.
   Within the classroom, students are assigned parts to read aloud to the class. This engages the students on a higher level with the play. Students can also engage in journal entries related to the play. ]]> 2020-06-11 15:52:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mmb26/g88n7jzy79gnrc7c/wish/622711513 The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass mmb26 https://padlet.com/mmb26/g88n7jzy79gnrc7c/wish/622713095 This book is being read by students at Canandaigua Academy.
Description:
   The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a biography of an American slave named Frederick Douglass. Douglass discusses what life was like as a slave and the difference between being a slave on a plantation and a slave in the city, he had experience with both. Douglass does not go into detail about how he was able to escape because he did not want it to help masters recapture their slaves. Douglass finishes his biography about how he changed his name, got married to his fiance whom he was engaged to while he was still enslaved and speaking to the members of the William Lloyd Garrison's American Anti-Slavery Society.
   While reading The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass students can engage in keeping a journal. Students can journal about what is going on in their own life, and connect it to Frederick Douglass, or students can keep journal entries based on what they read. Students can take on the persona of Frederick Douglass and make journal entries based on what they read. Students will work to take on feelings of Douglass and put them into their journal entries.   ]]> 2020-06-11 15:53:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mmb26/g88n7jzy79gnrc7c/wish/622713095 The Things They Carried mmb26 https://padlet.com/mmb26/g88n7jzy79gnrc7c/wish/622715587 The Things They Carried are read by upperclassmen at Canandaigua Academy.
Description:
   The Things They Carried is an intense work of fiction based on events he encountered while fighting in Vietnam. The Things They Carried consists of twenty two stories that O'Brien remembers from his time in Vietnam.
   From reading the book The Things They Carried students will understand better what life was like during the Vietnam war, and how the soldiers felt upon their return to the United States. From this book students are taught themes of social obligation and mortality and death. ]]> 2020-06-11 15:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mmb26/g88n7jzy79gnrc7c/wish/622715587 Young Adult Literature mmb26 https://padlet.com/mmb26/g88n7jzy79gnrc7c/wish/623890392 YA literature has the power to open up a whole new world for young adults. These books are a place where middle and high school aged students and college students con go to escape reality. As I was researching what books students are reading in high school today, I noticed that all but two books were written in the 1900s. ]]> 2020-06-12 11:54:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mmb26/g88n7jzy79gnrc7c/wish/623890392 Literature Response mmb26 https://padlet.com/mmb26/g88n7jzy79gnrc7c/wish/623897316 The Crucible
  • Objective: Students will participate in reading aloud parts in The Crucible.
  • Rationale: Students will be actively engaged in the happenings of the story. Students will work on acting out parts, as well as listening to a performance.
  • Follow-up activities: 
    • Watch The Crucible movie following reading the play
    • Write a critical lens about an act of the students choosing 
    • Pick one character to critically analyze 
    • Compare the setting and plot to another work of fiction that was read earlier in the class
]]> 2020-06-12 12:01:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mmb26/g88n7jzy79gnrc7c/wish/623897316 References mmb26 https://padlet.com/mmb26/g88n7jzy79gnrc7c/wish/623930334 Atwood, A. (1985). The Handmaid's Tale. Toronto, ON: McClellan & Stewart

Collins, S. (2008). The Hunger Games. New York, NY: Scholastic Corporation. 

Douglas, F. (1845). The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas: An American Slave. Boston, MA: Anti-Slavery Office 

Fitzgerald, F.S, (1925). The Great Gatsby, New York, NY: Charles

Lee, H. (1960). To Kill a Mockingbird. Philidelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott & Co. 

Miller, A. (1953). The Crucible. New York, NY: Dramatics Play Service. 

O'Brien, T. (1990). The Things They Carried. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Skloot, R. (2010). The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Manhattan, NY: Crown Publishing Group

Steinbeck, J. (1973). Of Mice and Men. New York, NY: Penguin Publishing
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