Evolution and Revolution in

Literature and Literacies

Changing Landscape of

Literature and Literacy

Blurring of lines

between adult, teen (YA), tween, and

children's lit: who IS the intended audience?

Genre boundaries shifting and blurring

hard to pigeonhole

Redefinition of reading and literacy

beyond the 3 Rs

Blurring Lines

forms and formats

Transaction, Stance, Response

All are paramount but being redefined by the

nature of the changing landscape of literature

and what it means to be literate.

And as technology advances and becomes

more accessible, the evolution will continue.

Interactive Fiction

What is it?

Who engages in it?

Dear Esther

Transliteracy (Liu, 2005)

Transmedia YAL

What is it?

Who engages in it?

New Apps that are Blurring Lines

Transmedia YAL

•Skeleton Creek

•39 Clues

•Infinity Ring

•Softwire Series

•Trackers

•3:15

•Dark Eden

Teachers' Perceptions of Teaching

with Transmedia Literature

Student Perceptions?

Crystal Ball, Anyone?