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Smells Like Teen Spirit: What’s New in Young Adult Texts (6 Day Event)
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Title: Smells Like Teen Spirit: What’s New in Young Adult Texts (6 Day Event)
Date(s): January 13, 20, February 3, 17 and March 3, 17, 2021
Time(s): 3:30 - 4:30 PM
Location: Virtual
Cost: $30.00
Presenter(s): Jenelle Williams, Megan Kortlandt, and Andrea Zellner
Class Limit: 75
Prerequisite
Knowledge: None
Grade Level: 6-12
Audience: Middle and high school ELA teachers, school librarians, literacy coaches, reading specialists, and intervention teachers
SCECHs: Pending. Check the status of this course at:
https://mdoe.state.mi.us/MOECS/ProfessionalLearning/Reports/CatalogSearch
Questions? Please contact ashley.chase@oakland.k12.mi.us
 
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REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT CLOSES ON DECEMBER 18, 2020

Are you trying to meet the varied reading needs of the students in your class? To invite new perspectives into your discussions? To help students grapple with today’s tough topics? To find ways to partner with a school or local librarian? Young Adult Literature can be a powerful force for doing all this and more.

This six session series is your chance to dive into the What, Why, and How with the latest young adult texts. What books are new and flying off the shelves? Why is representation important in the texts we offer students? And How--how do we navigate the many instructional decisions involved in offering great book choices to our students?

Each person can choose two books from the list below.  Book descriptions can be found HERE.

Middle school:

  • The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf
  • Redwood and Ponytail by K.A. Holt
  • Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
  • Three Keys by Kelly Yang

High school:

  • Birthday by Meredith Russo
  • Butterfly Yellow by Thanhha Lai
  • The Silence Between Us by Alison Gervais
  • Slay by Brittney Morris