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June 2017 #NCTEchat: YA Lit – Complex Texts, Complex Lives

Join Jennifer Buehler @ProfBuehler and members of #NCTEreads聽tonight, Sunday, June 25 at 8 pm ET, for a conversation around 鈥淵A Lit – Complex Texts, Complex Lives.鈥

Jennifer Buehler is the author of Teaching Reading with YA Literature: Complex Texts, Complex Lives. In this text, Jennifer Buehler shows how to implement a YA pedagogy鈥攐ne that revolves around student motivation while upholding the goals of rigor and complexity.

Here鈥檚 what we鈥檒l discuss during the chat:

Q1: Why do you teach YA lit?

Q2: How do you engage students in the study of YA as complex literature?

Q3: What are some texts that lend themselves to unpacking and analysis of complexity?

Q4: What classroom tasks do you use to cultivate agency and autonomy in teen readers?

Q5: What forms of assessment blend both personal and analytical responses to YA lit?

Q6: How do you advocate for YA lit in your school and the wider world?

We hope to see you tonight at #NCTEchat!

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