http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/-t1.htm Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:21:57 GMT 10 http://hitskin.com/themes/11/27/78/i_logo.png http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/-t1.htm http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/more-of-the-same-t157.htm Admin Again. ought really to be collated into some sort of book. Very fascinating, very honest, very varied. Very very. ]]> Children's Literature Commentary Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:21:57 GMT http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/more-of-the-same-t157.htm#292 http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/more-of-the-same-t157.htm http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/teenage-fiction-t146.htm angiehirst Teenage Fiction Entry into adolescence can be a time when the whole world seems to be overflowing with new information. For most it can be time of almost overwhelming realisations and the discovery of a whole stream of never ending questions and choices, many of which often seem to have come all at once, almost like some sort of epiphany towards your existence and the existence of the world around you. This might sound a bit elaborate but I know it was certainly true of my entry into adolescence. ... Children's Literature Commentary Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:37:11 GMT http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/teenage-fiction-t146.htm#280 http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/teenage-fiction-t146.htm http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/teenage-literature-and-the-issues-surrounding-it-t144.htm pratiksha1 How have all the above developed your understanding of children’s literature and the issues surrounding it? Teenage fiction is certainly an area which I’d never even considered as being so full of controversy - and yet it’s so obvious given the turbulent emotions and developments which occur during adolescence. I have now gained an appreciation for teen fiction and understand the importance of such literature for today’s young adults. However, I still have ambivalent feelings ... Children's Literature Commentary Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:59:34 GMT http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/teenage-literature-and-the-issues-surrounding-it-t144.htm#277 http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/teenage-literature-and-the-issues-surrounding-it-t144.htm http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/teenage-kicks-t143.htm Fi How have all the readings developed your understanding of children’s literature and the issues surrounding it? “in actual fact, the numbers of people who seriously think that young people 14 and up can’t handle this sort of material are actually an odd minority holding an extreme opinion that is hardly shared by the rest of society.” (Melvin Burgess on “Junk”) According to Burgess I am a minority with an extreme view but I do not believe that most people think that Junk ... Children's Literature Commentary Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:10:02 GMT http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/teenage-kicks-t143.htm#276 http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/teenage-kicks-t143.htm http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/teenagers-and-fiction-t142.htm Jon Maybe I listen to too many radio phone-ins, but it appears that the division between adults and teenagers is getting wider and increasingly complex. We as adults are generally never satisfied with what teenagers are - either telling them to 'grow-up' as teachers, or trying to trap them into permanent childhood as parents. As illustrated by both Appleyard and the podcast, the concept of the teenager is a relatively new one. Before compulsory education, mass attendance at university and modern ... Children's Literature Commentary Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:17:22 GMT http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/teenagers-and-fiction-t142.htm#275 http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/teenagers-and-fiction-t142.htm http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/developing-understanding-of-teen-childrens-literature-t141.htm robloaring Warning: may contain rambling............... Teenage fiction, to my now fading memory of school and of being a teenager I’m pretty sure our school had a ‘young adult’ (YA) reading section rather than ‘teenage fiction’ that would have been to obviously directed at us and we wanted to be young adults above teenagers, when this distinction came I’m not sure but I do remember the books in the YA sections were certainly not the teen fiction Burgess mentions, somehow point horror ... Children's Literature Commentary Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:11:26 GMT http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/developing-understanding-of-teen-childrens-literature-t141.htm#274 http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/developing-understanding-of-teen-childrens-literature-t141.htm http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/teenage-fiction-and-the-issues-around-it-t139.htm liane.klingbeil@bathspa.o How have all the readings developed your understanding of children’s literature and the issues surrounding it? Teenage fiction appears to be a big grey area in my eyes and there does seem to be a select few who actually address this genre specifically, I have to agree with Burgess on this that there does seem to be a gap in the market here. This often troublesome time as a teen Appleyard (1991) identified as accompanied by a want for freedom without the want for responsibility. This is ... Children's Literature Commentary Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:53:55 GMT http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/teenage-fiction-and-the-issues-around-it-t139.htm#272 http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/teenage-fiction-and-the-issues-around-it-t139.htm http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/teen-fiction-and-the-issues-surrounding-it-t137.htm amandawoo How have all the readings developed your understanding of children’s literature and the issues surrounding it? Teenage fiction is the category of books which is written by adults for teenagers and is usually read by teenagers. These books move on from the imaginative fiction that attracted children, to more realistic topics concerned with adolescent problems such as body changes with puberty and relationships with boyfriends/girlfriends. Some good books for teenagers are written by adults ... Children's Literature Commentary Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:05:51 GMT http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/teen-fiction-and-the-issues-surrounding-it-t137.htm#269 http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/teen-fiction-and-the-issues-surrounding-it-t137.htm http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/teenage-fiction-t138.htm Immalee How has my understanding of children’s literature and the issues surrounding it developed through our recent focus on teenage fiction? I have become aware that there is a huge range of material encompassed by the term ‘children’s literature’ – from Peepo! to Junk. Children vary enormously from three to seventeen, and therefore what they read varies, but also how and why they read. I have become conscious that I read differently now from how I did as a teenager – that is I respond ... Children's Literature Commentary Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:31:57 GMT http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/teenage-fiction-t138.htm#270 http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/teenage-fiction-t138.htm http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/my-thoughts-on-teen-fiction-t135.htm Melissa Ricketts One of the most amazing things about reading is that it can transport you to different times and places, events and experiences that you may never encounter, it is a form of escapism, which can educate as well as improve literacy. Defining teenage literature is a difficult task. These individuals are in a state of transition, they are not children but are not yet adults; as the girl in Stephen’s pod-cast states, they want the freedom of adulthood without the responsibility. This group ... Children's Literature Commentary Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:48:07 GMT http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/my-thoughts-on-teen-fiction-t135.htm#266 http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/my-thoughts-on-teen-fiction-t135.htm http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/thoughts-on-teen-fiction-t134.htm Alice Walker Thoughts on teen fiction I must admit that I thought that being a teenager was pretty hard at the time. Now as a supposed adult, I’m finding the definition of a teenager even harder. We all understand what we think an adolescent is and would certainly be able to pick one out in the street. We also all know what we would like teenagers to be like, as a teacher somewhere between Hermione Granger and Jane Bennett would suit me! Hunt (1994) suggests that “perhaps the most satisfactory ... Children's Literature Commentary Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:58:56 GMT http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/thoughts-on-teen-fiction-t134.htm#265 http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/thoughts-on-teen-fiction-t134.htm http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/childrens-literature-and-the-issues-surrounding-it-t133.htm Joanna Moan Children’s Literature and the Issues Surrounding it It’s a minefield! Parents want to protect their children, teachers want to get teens reading and most teens could not care less about books. Are we going too far in wrapping them up in cotton wool? Are they as Burgess claims already exposed and desensitised to a world of sex, drugs and violence. Why are books sanctified as a form of entertainment, yet film and television can explore issues that are taboo in teen literature freely? ... Children's Literature Commentary Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:23:04 GMT http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/childrens-literature-and-the-issues-surrounding-it-t133.htm#264 http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/childrens-literature-and-the-issues-surrounding-it-t133.htm http://thehomeofsir.forumotion.net/children-s-literature-commentary-f10/teen-fiction-t131.htm Venetia How has research developed my understanding of children’s literature and the issues surrounding it? As the main focus of my recent research has been on teenage fiction, that is the area of children’s literature that I am going to talk about. One issue that I was aware of prior to embarking on this course was the changing status of ‘adolescents’. Erikson may have high-lighted the plight of the teenager back in the 1960s, but my perception of teenagers today shows a remarkably different ... 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