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Children's Literature
SPRING, 19814
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INSTRUCTOR: Prof. Meguido Zola
Wednesday,
14:30 - 8:30
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LOCATION: on campus
OBJECTIVES:
The course will introduce you to: a survey of the scope and selected aspects of
literature for children; the use of literature with children.
OUTLINE OF TOPICS:
The study of the scope and selected aspects of literature will exemplify a variety of
approaches, viz.
- the historical and cross-cultural approach (eg. the examination of children's
comics, magazines and annuals throughout the English-speaking world during
the last century)
- the genre approach (eg. the examination of oral tradition, myth, legend, fable,
folk and fairy tales, etc.)
- the theme and issue approaches (eq. the exploration of such themes as the
family, friendship, school, etc., and of such issues as old age, death, war,
etc.)
The use of literature with children will focus on ways of planning for learning, creating
learning environments, and developing strategies, techniques and materials in the use of
children's literature in the school curriculum.
TYPICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The course will comprise of abroad range of experiences (lectures, seminars, discussion
groups, etc.) organized in such a way as to model a student-centered approach and to
maximize individualization of learning. The general requirements are as follows:
Attendance and participation in all parts of the program.
Completion of readings, completion of journal cum resource book, completion of assignments.
Demonstration of competency in the fulfilment of a selection of assignments.
The purpose of the assignments, of which only a selection is required, is to initiate
you into some of the roles, processes, and activities that a teacher of literature
engages in, namely:
Reading - You will read, study, and annotate a broad range of children's literature
according to criteria determined by your personal and professional needs and
interests.
* Evaluating - You will prepare a professional review for publication in a professional
journal (eg. Canadian Materials, In Review, Canadian Children's Literature,
Quill and Quire, etc.).
Creating - You will create an original work (eg. a picture book, a concept book, and
ABC, a collection of verse, a short story, a play, a factual book, etc.)
with or without accompanying illustrations.
Communicating - You will engage in a variety of experiences in communicating literature
with your peers or with children (eg. storytelling, reading aloud,
reader's theatre, improvisation, etc.) with or without accompanying
media and visual aids as appropriate.
* Teaching - You will plan and prepare a teaching unit focusing on a genre, a theme,
an issue, an author or a book.
ELIGIBILITY: Pre-requisite: 60 semester hours of credit or permission of instructor.
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REQUIRED TEXT:
Trelease, Jim. The Read-Aloud Handbook. Penguin,
1982.
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(ISBN
014 046 534 0)
RECOMMENDED TEXTS:
NCTE Committee on Literature in the Language Arts: Lamme, Linda Leonard et. al.
Raising Readers: A Guide to Sharing Literature with Children. Walker,
1980.
(ISBN
0-8027-0654-1)
Norton, Donna E. Through the Eyes of a Child: An Introduction to Children's
Literature. ?
Charles E. Merrill,
1983. ?
(ISBN
0-675-09832-7)
OR
Glazer, Joan I. et. al.
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Introduction to Children's Literature. ?
McGraw Hill,
1979. ?
(ISBN
0-07-023380-2)
Donelson, Kenneth L. & Nilsen, Alleen'Pace. Literature for Today's Young Adults.
Scott Foresman,
1980. ?
(ISBN
0-673-15165-4)