LITR 306: Children's Literature (CRN 729)
MWF 9:00-9:50, HECO 217

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This syllabus is subject to change, and you are responsible for changed announced in class.

  16 Jan—Intro to class 18 Jan—Defining children’s literature—Read Babbitt handout
21 Jan—Read Where the Wild Things Are and Nikolajeva handout 23 Jan—Read Lewis handout; Angel post due Tues 22 Jan by noon 25 Jan—Sign up for presentation groups, topics, and dates
28 Jan—Read The Jungle Book 30 Jan—Angel post due Tues 29 Jan by noon 1 Feb—Read P. Hunt “Passing” handout; last day to change presentation topic
4 Feb—Read Moominland Midwinter 6 Feb—Read Happonen handout; Angel post due Tues 5 Feb by noon 8 Feb—Sample presentation
11 Feb—Folktales—Read Cenrillon and Crago handout 13 Feb—Read Just a Minute! 15 Feb—Read Doughty handout; Angel post due Thurs 14 Feb by noon
18 Feb—Break 20 Feb—Break 22 Feb—Break
25 Feb—Read My Name Is Seepeetza 27 Feb—Read Sarland handout; Angel post due Tues 26 Feb by noon 1 Mar—Article Comparison due by 5
4 Mar—Read Keeping You a Secret chapters 1-21 6 Mar—Read Keeping You a Secret chapters 22- end; Angel post due Tues 5 Mar by noon 8 Mar—Read Wickens handout
11 Mar—Read The Year of the Dog 13 Mar—discussion; Angel post due Tues 12 Mar by noon 15 Mar—Read Dong handout
18 Mar—Read Crossing Bok Chitto and Rochman article 20 Mar—Read And Tango Makes Three 22 Mar—Angel post due Thurs 21 Mar by noon
25 Mar—Break 27 Mar—Break 29 Mar—Break
1 Apr—Break 3 Apr—Read Camping with the President 5 Apr—Read Wagner-Lawlor handout; Angel post due Thurs 4 Apr by noon
8 Apr—Read Once Dead, Twice Shy 10 Apr—Read C. Hunt handout; Angel post due Tues 9 Apr by noon 12 Apr—discussing YA lit
15 Apr—Read One Crazy Summer 17 Apr—Read handout TBA; Angel post due Tues 16 Apr by noon 19 Apr—Discussion
22 Apr—Read P. Hunt “Authors” handout 24 Apr—Presentations 26 Apr—Presentations
29 Apr—Presentations 1 May—Presentations; Angel post due Tues 30 Apr by noon 3 May—Presentations
6 May—Presentations 8 May—Review for final exam; Angel post due Tues 7 May by noon

 

Final Exam: Monday, 13 May, 8:00-10:30

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