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. 