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Young Adult Readers: Elements of Compositional Form

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Training Provided by Online Training Directory Provides information on elements such as: character, plot, theme, setting, POV, style, and tone.
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Young Adult Readers: Elements of Compositional Form Young Adult Readers: Elements of Compositional Form


Full Description
Provides information on elements such as: character, plot, theme, setting, POV, style, and tone. Series for young adults are listed, and the practice of booktalking is also discussed.


Outcomes:
Students will be able to: * Become familiar with elements of fiction composition. * Understand how these elements relate to the success of a work of fiction. * Understand how point of view, style, and tone contribute to the success of a work of fiction. * Get guidelines for evaluating nonfiction for young adults. * Learn reasons why young adults read nonfiction. * Learn about popular topics in young adult nonfiction. * Gain an appreciation for the importance of poetry in young adult collections. * Gain an understanding of the popularity and importance of young adult series fiction. * Be able to identify some current series for young adults. * Discover the basics of Booktalking. * Identify what elements should be included in a booktalk based on books they have read. * Examine ways to connect books to school curriculum.

This course is designed as one credit hour or 15 hours of professional development. Check with
the institution to be sure if credit is offered for this course.


Assessment:
The student will take an objective-based post exam consisting of 10 to 15 multiple choice and true or false questions. A score of 85% or higher is considered successful completion of the course.
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Elements of Compositional Form—Character, Plot, Theme, and Setting
Introduction
Elements of Compositional Form—Character, Plot, Theme, and Setting

Elements of Compositional Form: Point of View, Style, and Tone and Nonfiction and Poetry
Introduction
Elements of Compositional Form: Point of View, Style, and Tone
Nonfiction and Poetry

Series for Young Adults and Booktalking/Connections to the Curriculum
Introduction
Series Fiction for Young Adults
Booktalking/Connections to the Curriculum

Contact Hours: 1

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