College of Arts and Humanities
IMF 62003 YA-MG: Retellings for Young Adult & Middle Grade Readers L W
Instructor
Shana Youngdahl
Class Type
Workshop & Literature
Course Description
This course will look at texts that retell famous tales for the contemporary Young Adult and Middle-Grade reader. We will consider why authors choose retellings, what makes a strong retelling, and why readers keep returning to updates of classic tales. Students will read extensively and then compose a retold short story. Readings may include retellings of Edger Allen Poe, Shakespeare, myths, and more.
Textbook
These Violent Delights
Chloe Gong
ISBN:鈥� 9781529344554 or 9781665921763鈥痮r 9781529344530
His Hideous Heart
Dahlia Alder
ISBN:鈥� 9781250302793鈥�
The Jumbies
Tracey Baptiste
ISBN:鈥�� 9781616205928鈥�
Sisters of the Never Sea
Cynthia Leitich Smith
978-0062869982
Cinder
Marissa Meyer
978-1250768889
The Secret Garden on 81st Street
Ivy Noelle Weir
978-0316459709
Meg Joe Beth and Amy
Ray Terciero
978-0316522885
Joe Baumann
Department Head
English, Language, and Interdisciplinary Studies