Wednesday, March 23, 2011

imaginary class planning

New class theme for my imaginary children's/YA lit class. it's an obvious one but I think I could make it work.

and that theme?  Friendship.

Books to be read include:

A Little Friendly Advice by Siobhan Vivian
How to Say Goodbye in Robot by Natalie Standiford
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

Film:
The Goonies

Possibles include:
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan

Considerations:
add in at least one animal-as-friend text (ie, Shiloh, except not Shiloh because it depresses me)
at least one adult-as-friend
add at least one broken-friendship-that-isn't-repaired story
at

2 comments:

  1. Unknown3:59 PM

    Fun.
    I really like the idea of at least one adult friendship and at least one broken, non-repaired, friendship.

    I feel like often adults are missing or untrustworthy in youth fiction.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Jonathan Auxier5:38 PM

    For adult-as-friend, what about JACOB HAVE I LOVED by Katherine Patterson? It's a wonderful and complicated relationship.

    ReplyDelete