"Study as if you were to live forever, live as if you were to die tomorrow." (Maria Mitchell)

"How will I run my literature classroom?" is definitely an open ended question and I can forsee my answer ever-changing as I learn new research about the way students learn, explore different literature genres, and actually get to know my students from year to year.
However, there are a few fundamental things that I can say will probably remain constant. One of the most engaging ways to get kids to become interested in reading is to not only presenting literature in an exciting way (i.e with podcasts, movie trailers, author interviews....) but offering multiple choices of readings. Every student is different, so it is important to have several options for them to choose from. While the class may be studying a specific theme together, there are still many many peices of literature from varying authors that would fit the particular subject being studied.
Also, I might design a sort of group workshop at times so students don't get bored. I would split the classroom up into perhaps 4 or 5 groups and each group would pick the same literature together. As a brief explanation of this, they would discuss it as a group, offer different perspectives, and design their own project as a way of introducing what they read to the rest of the class.
In addition, I believe it is important to research how other professionals run their literature classrooms. In an article by Leola Phillips, she explains how she uses peer-led discussions to expose students to issues that they may be encountering themselves. While she uses literature in her classroom of young single mothers, I see a parallel. It is difficult sometimes to get students interested in school, just as hard as it is to keep them motivated. Students often struggle with issues in their lives that distract their concentration. Leola Phillips argues that literture can be a catalyst for discussion of sensitive subjects in class, which I also agree with. This is why it is key to expose students to meaningful literature that can relate to their own lives.