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    EDUCATION 65-4 Children's Literature
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    Instructor: M.S. O'Connell
    Summer Semester: May 8 - Aug. 4, 1978
    Grp. 01 W. 10:30 - 12:20;
    R. 13:30 - 15:20
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    Intersession: May 8 - June 1, 1978
    Grp. 02 ?
    T.R. 16:30 - 20:20.
    TEXTS: Egoff, Sheila. The Republic of Childhood (A Critical Guide to
    Canadian Children's Literature in English), Second Edition.
    Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1975.
    Lukens, Rebecca J' A Critical Handbook of Children's Literature.
    Agiricourt: Gage Educational Publishers Ltd., 1976.
    OBJECTIVES:
    A. That students become farñiliar with the scope of children's literature
    through a survey of:
    1.
    fiction, fantasy, poetry, lore
    2.
    the resources and criticism in the field
    3.
    award-winning books, evaluative criteria,
    B. That students have in-depth knOwledge of one genre (fantasy,
    poetry, ...) within the field of children's literature.
    C. That students know ways of integrating children's literature with
    an elementary school program.
    REQUIREMENTS:
    1.
    Write a paper on one genre within the field of children's literature.
    Your paper should be one that you could share with a teacher who
    has expressed a wish to know more about the selected genre (e.g.
    fantasy for pre-teen children; Canadian fiction for older children;
    Indian legends; ...). List references used in order of their value
    to you.
    2.
    Plan and present with a group of four (approx.) a workshop that
    illustrates a way or ways of either integrating children's literature
    with a class project or generating a class project as an outcome
    of reading a book or several books.
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    Outline (on no more than two pages) the books you would use and the
    points you would make if you were invited to give a "book talk" to
    the parents of children in a selected age range.
    TOPICS: In addition to the literary elements discussed by R. Lukens in
    Chapters Two through Eight, and the Canadian children's literature
    (in English) discussed by S. Egoff, the following topics will be
    considered:
    1. Children'
    t
    s Literature as a way of knowing.
    2.
    Books of yesterday - an historical perspective.
    3. Censorship and children's books.
    . Storytelling.
    5. Creative Writing
    6.
    Films and filmstrips as resources in Children's Literature.
    7.
    Children's books from the perspective of a' publisher, an author
    and an illustrator.
    8.
    Other topics requested by students.
    EDUCATION 465-4 Children's Literature
    Instructor: M. S.
    O'Connell
    Summer Semester (flay
    8 -
    August 4) and Summer Session (July
    3 -
    August 11)
    1978
    TEXTS: Egoff, Sheila. The Republic of childhood (A Critical Guide to
    Canadian Children's Literature In English), Second Edition.
    Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1975.
    Lukens, Rebecca
    J.
    A Critical Handbook of Children's Literature.
    Agincourt: Gage Educational Publishers Ltd., 1976.
    OBJECTIVES:
    A. That students become familiar with the scope of children's literature
    through a survey of:
    1.
    the fiction, fantasy, poetry, lore...
    2.
    the resources and criticism in the field
    3.
    award-winning books; evaluative criteria
    B. That students have in-depth knowledge of one genre (fantasy,
    poetry...) within the field of children's literature.
    C. That students know ways of Integrating children's literature with
    an.elementary school program.
    REQUIREMENTS:
    1. Write a paper on one
    Your paper should be
    has expressed a wish
    fantasy for pre-teen
    Indian legends;...).
    to you.
    genre within the field of children's literature.
    one that you could share with a teacher who
    to know more about the selected genre (e.g.
    children; Canadian fiction for older children;
    List references used in order of their value
    2.
    Plan and present with a group of four (approx.,a workshop that
    illustrates a way or ways of either integrating children's literature
    with a class project or generating a class project as an outcome
    or reading a book or several books).
    3.
    Outline (on no more than two pages) the books you wou'ld use and
    the points you would make if you were invited to give a "book talk"
    to the parents of children in a selected age range.
    TOPICS: In addition to the literary elements discussed by R. Lukens in
    Chapters Two through Eight, and the Canadian children's literature
    (in English) discussed by S. Egoff, the following topics will be
    considered:
    1.
    Children's Literature as a way of knowing.
    2.
    Books of yesterday - an historical perspective.
    3.
    Censorship and children's books.
    4. Storytelling.
    5.
    Creative writing.
    6.
    Films and filmstrips as resources in Children's Literature.
    7.
    Children's books from the perspective of a publisher, an
    author and an illustrator.
    8.
    Other topics requested by students.

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