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Spring 2022
Nov 21,2024 |
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| ENG 100 - Children's Literature |
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Associated Term:
Spring 2022
Learning Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to: 1. Gain familiarity with a variety of texts for young readers across genres and historical periods 2. Learn to identify various genres and sub-genres within Children’s Literature and gain familiarity with some of the criteria used by teachers, publishers, and librarians for evaluating Children’s Literature 3. Critically consider a variety of texts such as cartoons, TV shows, movies, and advertisements aimed at children as part of the larger scope of the study of Children’s Literature 4. Critically consider how social, political, cultural, economic, geographic, and historical factors affect the lived experiences of children, as well as the norms and expectations of childhood in various places and times 5. Identify how social, political, cultural, economic, and historical factors influence the creation, publication, and interpretation of literature for young children 6. Critically read and engage with texts written for children, paying careful attention to issues related to diversity (or lack thereof) within these texts 7. Identify some of the major motifs and archetypes in Children’s Literature 8. Craft and present coherent arguments about both the Children’s Literature texts and the theory covered in this course in written assignments, in-class discussions, and oral presentations 9. Examine the role children’s literature plays in the literacy process Required Materials: Technical Requirements: |
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