Week 1 |
1/15--Introduction to the Course and the
Projects |
1/17--Meet at TMC |
Week 2
Thinking about Children and Children's Literature |
1/22 Nodelman, Chapter 5
Meet with groups. |
1/24 Nodelman,
Chapter 2 |
Week 3
Myths and Folklore |
1/29 Nodelman,
12, Illustrated
Book of Myths, Creation Myths |
1/31 Illustrated
Book of Myths, Gods and People |
Week 4
American Fairy Tales |
2/5 American
Fairy Tales, 7-80
Work in groups. |
2/7 American
Fairy Tales, 81-end |
Week 5
Fairy Tales Meet Picture Books |
2/12 Nodelman,
11 |
2/14 Bring
a fairy tale picture book to class with you. |
Week 6
More Picture Books |
2/19 Nodelman,
8
Bring a picture book of your
choice to class. |
2/21 Bring
a picture book of your choice to class. |
Week 7
Poetry |
2/26 Nodelman,
10
Work in groups. |
2/28 Children's
Poetry |
Week 8
Classics of Children's Lit. |
3/5 Treasure
Island |
3/7 Nodelman,
7 |
Week 9
More Classics |
3/19 The
Secret Garden |
3/21 Nodelman,
9 |
Week 10
Classics |
3/26 Little
House on the Prairie
Work in groups. |
3/28 Nodelman,
6 |
Week 11
Best of Contemporary Fiction |
4/2 The
Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963: A Novel |
4/4 Nodelman,
4 |
Week 12 |
4/9 Holes |
4/11 Final Group work
day in class. |
Week 13 |
4/16 Tangerine |
4/18 Project
presentations |
Week 14 |
4/23 Project
presentations |
4/25 Project
presentations |
Week 15
|
4/30 Project
presentations |
5/2 Project
presentations |
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