LITR 206: Children's Literature in the Classroom (CRN 144)
MWF 12:00-12:50, SCHU 201

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

  15 Jan—Intro to class; defining children’s literature 17 Jan—Read Wolf Introduction
20 Jan—Read Wolf chapter 1 and Charlotte’s Web chapter I-XII 22 Jan—Read Charlotte’s Web chapters XIII-XVII 24 Jan—Read Charlotte’s Web chapters XVIII-end; Blackboard Post due by 5
27 Jan—Responses to Blackboard posts due by 5 29 Jan—Critical Perspectives 31 Jan—Critical Perspectives
3 Feb—Read Wolf chapter 2 and Watsons Go to Birmingham chapters 1-10 5 Feb—Finish Watsons Go to Birmingham; Blackboard post due by 5 7 Feb—Literary Elements
10 Feb—Responses to Blackboard posts due by 5; last day to give me a draft for your paper 12 Feb—Literary Elements 14 Feb—Sign up for Diversity Panel; Paper due by 5 to dropbox on Blackboard
17 Feb—Read Wolf chapter 3 and Joey Pigza Loses Control; Blackboard post due by 5 19 Feb—Talking about Literature 21 Feb—Responses to Blackboard posts due by 5
24 Feb—Read Wolf chapter 4 and The Birchbark House start-chapter 10 26 Feb—Finish The Birchbark House; Blackboard posts due by 5 28 Feb—Responses to Blackboard posts due by 5
2 Mar—Read Wolf chapter 5 and The Paper Bag Princess; Blackboard post due by 5 4 Mar—Gender 6 Mar—Responses to Blackboard posts due by 5
9 Mar—Break 11 Mar—Break 13 Mar—Break
16 Mar—Diversity Panels 18 Mar—Diversity Panels 20 Mar—Diversity Panels
23 Mar—Read Chapter 6 and Love That Dog; sign up for picturebook presentation; Blackboard post due by 5 25 Mar—Interpreting through Writing 27 Mar—Responses to Blackboard posts due by 5
30 Mar—Read Wolf chapter 7 and Because of Winn-Dixie; Blackboard post due by 5 1 Apr—Interpreting through Visual Arts 3 Apr—Responses to Blackboard posts due by 5
6 Apr—Picturebook Presentations 8 Apr—Picturebook Presentations 10 Apr—Picturebook Presentations
13 Apr—Picturebook Presentations; write-ups for Picturebook Assignment due by 5 in Blackboard dropbox 15 Apr—no class 17 Apr—no class
20 Apr—Read Wolf chapter 8 and Out of the Dust; sign up for dramatic option; Blackboard post due by 5 22 Apr—Interpreting through Drama 24 Apr—Read Wolf epilogue; Responses to Blackboard posts due by 5
27 Apr—Dramatic Performances 29 Apr—Study Day Final Exam: Mon, May 4, 11-1:30—Dramatic Performances; Written option drama assignment due

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