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

Legendborn
Tracey Deonn
ISBN: ³ÉÈËÊÓƵŽ9781398501874 or 9781534441613³ÉÈËÊÓƵ¯

These Violent Delights
Chloe Gong
ISBN:³ÉÈËÊÓƵŽ 9781529344554 or 9781665921763³ÉÈËÊÓƵ¯or 9781529344530

His Hideous Heart
Dahlia Alder
ISBN:³ÉÈËÊÓƵŽ 9781250302793³ÉÈËÊÓƵ¯

The Jumbies
Tracey Baptiste
ISBN:³ÉÈËÊÓƵ¯³ÉÈËÊÓƵŽ 9781616205928³ÉÈËÊÓƵ¯

Escaping Mr. Rochester
LL McKinney
ISBN: 9780062986269 or 9780062986283