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Theme: Description – What are the themes of the text? The themes of The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon is teen love, fate, passion and immigration.   Analysis: What values, beliefs, or ideas about youth are conveyed through the themes in the text? Natasha and Daniel come from different worlds, while heContinue reading “YAL Blog Post #6: The Youth Lens – The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon”

What is the role of sequential art, graphic novels, and comics in the English Language Arts (ELA) classroom? It is crucial that our students be exposed to all types of written pieces in an English Language Arts classroom. They should be given the opportunity to read whatever they enjoy, whether that be novels (fiction andContinue reading “YAL Blog Post #5: Sequential Art, Graphic Novels, and Comics”

OPTION 2:  Three Quotations “There are two kinds of people in the world. Male and Female. Gay and Straight. Black and White. Normal and Weird. Cis and Trans. There are two kinds of people in the world. Saints and Sinners. Victims and Villains. Cruel and Kind. Guilty and Innocent. There are two kinds of peopleContinue reading “The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater – Choice Reader Response”

One of the strategies that I would use when teaching “All American Boys.” by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely would be shared reading. I have had teachers in high school who have used this method to give their students a chance to interact with the text. Not only does this give the students a chanceContinue reading “YAL Blog Post #2:”

Spooney – (Legal Name Randolph) Saturday Police brutality is alive and well, if you are black then best believe that they will drag you through the mud just for the color of your skin. When I got that call from mom saying that Rashad was in the hospital, I was mad slash that I wasContinue reading “YAL Blog Post #1:”

This is difficult Young Adult Literature Opens your eyes too

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”