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 * Welcome to the ED 616 Young Adult Literature Course Wiki!**

I am very eager to meet all of you and to begin working with all of you! Through this course we will explore the dominant issues and themes in young adult literature, discuss the history of the genre, and how this literature affects young readers. Reading young adult literature in the classroom, or independently, can make students more cognizant of themselves, their peers, their parents and other adults, as well as their world. This course provides an opportunity 1) for study and reflection upon the goals and objectives for using young adult literature; (2) to read and critique outstanding young adult novels; and (3) to develop instructional theories and practices that will help us infuse quality young adult literature into our middle and high school curricula.

You will create your own wiki, but you will also be asked to post comments, book annotations and bibliographies to this wiki as well. The end result will be a valuable resource for all of us as we continue on with our careers as educators! Thank you in advance for your contributions!

Dawn McGee