Journal 1

Coming into this class I was not sure what to expect. Would we be reading books like Harry Potter and the Hunger Games, or looking at pieces of literature that were for a younger audience? Would it be a discussion based class, or a class about how to teach these books to former students? So far I very much enjoy the discussion aspect of the class. It seems to be mostly discussion based with some comments given and some discussion on how we may approach teaching these books to students. I would not enjoy a class that was primarily based on how to go about teaching these books. Like others in the class I do not plan on going straight into teaching after college and I would much rather have a class where discussion of the books as a whole is the primary objective. I look forward to all the books we will read this semester and look forward to getting insight from the other students. I have enjoyed most of my literature classes while in college as it is a relief to have other students that actually completed the reading. I also look forward to writing the first chapter of my own young adult novel. I have some ideas brewing and after a full semester working on it I think the final outcome will be solid.