ENG 271: Literature for Young Children
Spring 2008
Section 01
Section 02
T,H 9:35-10:50
T, H 12:35-10:50
STV 216
FEL 162
(The calendar is tentative. Check here frequently for changes and updates in reading, assignments, due dates.)
Required Texts:
Picture This, by Molly Bang
Stellaluna, by Janell Cannon
Folk
and Fairy Tales, 3rd ed.,
Edited by Hallett and Karasek
Charlotte's Web, by E. B. White
Other Readings:
You will need to have sustained access to
many, many picture books. This means a lot of library or bookstore
browsing time.
You must also read articles on digital reserve that
are linked to the syllabus. You must be logged on through your ilstu
account and through a VPN client (if you are off-campus) in order to access
these readings.
Course Description:
In this course, we will study literature produced for children up to age
8. Primarily, we will be relating developmental issues to aesthetic practices in the
production of such literature, in order to better understand some of the connections
between what children read, view, and listen to, and the people they become. We will learn
a bit of art theory, a bit of literary theory, a bit of child development theory, and a
bit of psychoanalytic theory in order that we may become more adept at appreciating
appropriate, quality literature for children.