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Education 465-4?
Children's Literature
Fall, 1986
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Instructor: Prof. Meguido Zola
Wednesdays. 4:30 - 8:20
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Location: MPX 8620
OBJECTIVES:
The course will introduce you to: a survey of the scope and selected aspects
of literature of 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 (e.g. the examination of
children's comics, magazines and annuals throughout
the
English-
speaking world during the last century)
- the genre approach (e.g. the examination of oral tradition, myth,
legend, fable, folk and fairy tales, etc.)
- the theme and issue approaches (e.g. 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 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 a broad 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 fulfillment of a selection of
assignments.
- The purpose of the assignments, of which
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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.
* ommuniclating - You will engage in a variety of experiences in
communicating literature with your peers or with children (e.g.
storytelling, reading aloud, readers theatre, improvisation, etc.)
with or without accompanying media and visual aids as
appropriate.
* Creating - You will create an original work (e.g. 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.
* Evaluating - You will prepare a professional review for publication
in a professional journal (e.g. Canadian Materials. In Review.
Canadian Children's Literature. Quill and Quite, etc.)
* 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.
