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Young Adult Canon And Lois Lowry

Young Adult Canon And Lois Lowry . By: Michelle Kiernan . Invention of the Teenager. Dr. Stanley Hall (1904) 1920’s Great Depression and WWII Labor Laws for children Average number of years in schools increase High School Impact of the Automobile

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Young Adult Canon And Lois Lowry

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  1. Young Adult Canon And Lois Lowry By: Michelle Kiernan

  2. Invention of the Teenager • Dr. Stanley Hall (1904) • 1920’s • Great Depression and WWII • Labor Laws for children • Average number of years in schools increase • High School • Impact of the Automobile • School Athletics and Extracurricular Activities • 1935= “Teenager” is introduced into the dictionary

  3. Young Adult Canon • Why have a young adult canon? • Allows children to relate to characters and plot • Characteristics of Characters • Offers hope to young adults • Relatively New • Still forming • Literary vs. Popularity • Controversy • Awards: Newberry Medal and Alex Award

  4. Books in Young Adult Canon • Books that are often • banned in the 21st Century • Adventures of Huckleberry Finn • Catch 22 • Fahrenheit 451 • Grapes of Wrath • The Awakening • Slaughterhouse-Five • The Giver • Diary of Anne Frank • To Kill a Mocking Bird • Romeo and Juliet • The Sun Also Rises • A Separate Peace • Scarlet Letter • Harry Potter Series

  5. Lois Lowry • March 1937- Present • Started as a photographer and began writing in 1970’s • Attended Brown University and dropped out to get married and start a family • Military wife • B.A. in English from University of Southern Maine • Won Newberry Medal twice • Number of Stars- 1989 • The Giver- 1993 • Controversial Writer

  6. The GiverSummary • Published in 1993= Newberry Medal Winner • 8th Grade Reading • Dystopian Society • Eliminates Choice • “Release” • Jonas • Selected to become the Receiver of Memory • Escapes from his community to gain freedom and all his memories are experienced by the community when he leaves

  7. The Giver Analysis • Importance of Memory or Freedom • Relationship between Pain and Pleasure • Importance of the Individual • Controversy with The Giver • Seen as a less harsh mix of 1984 and Brave New World • One of the most frequently banned/censored books in school libraries and curricula • Irony • Assisted Suicide • Euthanasia • Sexuality • Oppressive Government

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