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BEN52701 Contemporary Trends in Children’s Literature
Week 1: 2/22
- Introduction to second semester
- Views of Childhood
Week 2: 2/29
- Read article: How to Read Children’s Literature.
- The Implied Reader, Plaisir, Jouissance
Week 3: 3/7
- Read Article: What Makes a Good Book: The Pictures
- Function, Format, Media, Visual Elements of Picturebook Pictures
Week 4: 3/14
- 12 Picture Principles
Read about picture book design - Bring Scissors and glue
- Picture design and meaning
- Picture book reading log due
Week 5: 3/21
- Prepare presentation
- Picture Book Presentations in small groups
Week 6: 3/28
- The Graveyard Book, first half
- Identity, Psychoanalytic Criticism
Week 7: 4/4
- Holiday, Spring Break
Week 8: 4/11
- The Graveyard Book, second half
- Graveyard Book response due
- Gender, Sexuality, Horror
Week 9: 4/18
- El Deafo, first half
- Graphic Novels, Heroes
Week 10: 4/25
- El Deafo, second half
- Diversity
- Danger of the Single Story-Video
- El Deafo response due
Week 11: 5/2
- Lecture
- War and Peace in Children’s Literature
- 12:00 in R0101 (Puren Auditorium)
Week 12: 5/9
- ICEE week. No Class. Please join some of the many special activities
Week 13: 5/16
- Keesha’s House, first half
- Lecture response due
- Adolescent Literature
Week 14: 5/23
- Keesha’s House, second half
- Keesha’s House response due
- Poetry, Narration
Week 15: 5/30
- Review and prepare final presentation
- Writing
- Term Paper due, first draft
Week 16: 6/6
- Review and Prepare Final Presentation
- Non-fiction
- Term Paper due (Include 1. cover sheet, 2. first draft with comments, and 3. final draft)
Week 17: 6/13
- Final Presentations: Compare and contrast one children’s story from class this semester with another work of literature, not meant for children.
Week 18: 6/20
- Individual Consultations