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Educ. 465-4 Children's Literature
SUMMER SESSION 1982
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INSTRUCTOR: Jon C. Stott
Professor of English
Univ. of Alberta
Tuesday
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Friday 1:00 - 4:50
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LOCATION: on campus
OJBECTIVES:
1. To acquire an ability to analyze, select, and evaluate works
of children's literature.
2.
To understand the major genres of children's literature: myth,
hero tale, folktale, fantasy, realism, and poetry.
3.
To acquire strategies for developing a literature curriculum
for grades 4-7.
4.
To develop methods for presenting stories and poems in the
classroom.
ASSIGNMENTS:
1.
2 essays of about 1000 words each, worth approximately 25% each.
2.
1 midterm exam, worth approximately 25%.
3.
Class reports and discussion, worth approximately 25%.
REQUIRED TEXTS: (all in paperback)
McDermott. Arrow to the Sun. Penguin.
Sendak. Where the Wild Things Are. Scholastic.
Richler. Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang. Bantam.
White. Charlotte's Web. Harper ?
Row.
Lewis. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Penguin.
Odell. Island of the Blue Dolphins. Dell.
L'Engle. A Wrinkle in Time. Dell.
Norton, Mary. The Borrowers. Harcourt Brace.
Lang, Andrew. The Blue Fairy Book. Dover Press.