Booklists
Booklists are essential in an
English classroom. Booklists provide educators with an easy opportunity to read
overviews of books that they may wish to use in their classroom. These
booklists can come in handy when educators must select alternative novels for
students who are not allowed or able to read the class novel.
Below are
several booklists that have been compiled. They are in PDF format.
The first resource listed is titled “Bibliography of Honor List Books (1967-2003).”
This resource was compiled by Dr. Margaret Sacco,
professor of teacher education at Miami University of Ohio. This booklist
includes all the publication information about the book, the age level that the
book has been recommended, the sex of the protagonist, the genre of the text,
and a brief summary of each book.
All of Dr. Sacco’s graduate students
are required to compile booklists in order to receive graduate credit for her
class. Listed below are several booklists that her students have compiled.
Annotated Bibliography: Homosexuality (by
Stacey Hanks)
Girl
Power! Books for Young Women (by Emily Gard,
Kathy Priore, and Emily Straub)
African-American
Bibliography (by Kristina Ashton)
In addition to these booklists, there are two other resources
that are helpful to educators. The first resource is entitled “Web Resources for Literary Teachers” by
Michael McKenna of Georgia Southern University. This is annotated list of
resources for the following topics:
Children’s Literature
Children’s Book Awards
Books and E-Books
Miscellaneous Teacher Resources
Struggling Readers and Exceptional Students
Reading Processes and Strategies
Case Studies and Assessment
Interactive Sites for Kids
Search Engines
Link to Teachers and Kids
Selected Commercial Sources
Author Sites
Literary-Related Organizations
Online Journals
Government Sites
Selected Research Centers
Selected
Online References
ERIC Sites
Help for Parents
Sites for ESL and Adult Literacy
Historical Sites
Hoax Sites
The final resource is entitled “Educating For Change: Resources for Middle and High School Teachers.” This
resource was compiled by Jennifer Barth, IMC
Librarian at Miami University of Ohio. It includes resources for the following
topics:
Websites
Books for Teachers
Books for Teens
Videos