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    'EDUCATION 465-4 Children's Literature
    Instructor: M.S. O'Connell
    Summer Session, 1980
    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. Glenview:
    Scott, Foresman, 1976.
    OBJECTIVES:
    A. That students become familiar 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 friends, parents or teachers who
    have 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 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.
    3.
    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 within 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.
    Books of yesterday - an historical perspective
    2.
    Children's literature as a way of knowing
    3.
    Old Tales, Folklore
    4.
    •Fantasy
    S. Storytelling
    6.
    Death and War in children's books
    7.
    Censorship and children's books
    8.
    Films and filmstrips as resources in children's literature
    9.
    Children's books from the perspectives, of a publisher, an author and
    an illustrator
    10.
    Other topics requested by students

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