LITR 306: Children's Literature (CRN 106)
MWF 12:00-12:50, SCHU 102

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

  17 Jan—Intro to Class 19 Jan—Defining children’s literature; read Babbitt essay (handout)
22 Jan—Picturebooks; Read Morales, and Morales and Nikolajeva and Scott articles (handouts) 24 Jan—Picturebooks; Read Crews, and Sarland article (handout); Blackboard post due by 5 26 Jan—Introduction to picturebook essay; in-class reading and discussion; Blackboard response due by 5
29 Jan—Picturebooks; Read Nelson, and Wilkins article (handout) 31 Jan—Picturebooks; Read Waboose, and Quigley article (handout); Blackboard post due by 5 2 Feb—Picturebooks; Read Shraya, and Sciurba (handout); Sign up for presentation: groups, topics, dates; Blackboard response due by 5
5 Feb—Read Smith; Blackboard post due by 5 7 Feb—Read Rochman article (handout) 9 Feb—Smith discussion continued; Blackboard response due by 5
12 Feb—Read Lai; Blackboard post due by 5 14 Feb—Read Tuon article (handout) 16 Feb—Read Wolff article (handout); sample presentation; Blackboard response due by 5
19 Feb—Read Lin chapters 1-36 21 Feb—Read Lin chapters 37-43; Blackboard post due by 5 23 Feb—Read Lin chapter 44-end; Blackboard response due by 5
26 Feb—Read Machado; Blackboard post due by 5 28 Feb—Read Ortolano article (handout) 2 Mar—Read Pinto-Bailey article (handout); picturebook essay due by 5; Blackboard response due by 5
5 Mar—Break 7 Mar—Break 9 Mar—Break
12 Mar—Read Yang; Blackboard post due by 5 14 Mar—Read Smith article (handout) 16 Mar—Read Hammond article (handout); Blackboard response due by 5
19 Mar—Read Yoon 1-149 (last chapter is “More Than This”) 21 Mar—Read Yoon 150-201(last chapter is “Reward If Found”) 23 Mar—Read Yoon 202-250 (last chapter is “Life Is Short”) McIntyre article (handout)
26 Mar—Read Yoon to end of novel, and Diaz article (handout); Blackboard post due by 5 28 Mar—PCA (work on presentation) 30 Mar—PCA (work on presentation); Blackboard response due by 5
2 Apr—Read Bruchac chapters 1-19 4 Apr—Read Bruchac chapters 20-24 6 Apr—Read Bruchac chapters 25-28
9 Apr—Read Bruchac chapter 29-end; Blackboard post due by 5 11 Apr—Read James article (handout) 13 Apr—Bruchac discussion continues; Blackboard response due by 5
16 Apr—Read Okorafor, and Whitted article (handout); Blackboard post due by 5 18 Apr—Read Couzelis article (handout) 20 Apr—Okorafor discussion continues; presentations (if necessary) ; Blackboard response due by 5
23 Apr—Presentations 25 Apr—Presentations 27 Apr—Presentations
30 Apr—Presentations; Last day of class; Blackboard post due by 5 2 May—Study Day 4 May—Blackboard response due by 5

Final Exam: Monday, May 7, 11-1:30

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