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Semester:
Fall 2013
Course Subject:
LIB
Course #:
301
Course Section:
Course Title:
Children's Literature and Related Materials
Course Section Information:
Children's Literature and Related Materials is a course designed to help pre-service teachers acquire knowledge of characteristics of recent literature for young children, increase their knowledge of literary texts available for children, increase their knowledge of literary response and literary criticism, and become familiar with the lives and philosophies of notable authors of literature for children.
100% online
Credit Hours:
3
Special Section Registration Requirements:
Prerequisites: ENG 101 and 102 (or 105); EDF 203 and 319
Web Course Features (Students will be required to use):
Email
Discussion Boards
Online Chat/Virtual Classroom
Online Tests
PowerPoint Files
Other
Required Online Chat; Times, Dates and frequency of Online Chat Sessions: Mondays at 3 pm. First chat Monday, August 26. Watch this site for posting of other dates.
Printed Textbooks: The following list is subject to some updating. Watch this site for changes.
Textbook:
Russell, David L. (2012). Literature for children: A short introduction. (7th ed.) Allyn & Bacon. ISBN-10: 0132173794
Trade Books:
Buckley, Michael. (2007). The sisters Grimm. Harry Abrams. ISBN-10: 0810993228
Deedy, Carmen Agra. (2008). Martina the beautiful cockroach. Peachtree Publishers. ISBN-10: 1561454680
Draper, Sharon. (2010). Out of my mind. Atheneum. ISBN-10: 141697170X
Hill, Laban Carrick.. (2010). Dave the Potter: Artist, poet. Little, Brown. ISBN-10: 031610731X
Lewis, J. Patrick. (2010). Skywriting: Poems to fly. Creative Editions. ISBN-10: 1568462034
Phelan, Matt. (2011). Storm in the barn. Candlewick Press ISBN-10: 0763652903
Prineas, Sarah. (2009). The magic thief. Harper Collins. ISBN-10: 006137590X
Sandler, Martin. (2009). The dust bowl through the lens: How photography revealed and helped remedy a natural disaster. Walker Childrens. ISBN-10: 0802795471
Selzlnick, Brian. (2007). The invention of Hugo Cabret. NY: Scholastic. ISBN: 978-0-439-81378-5.
Smith, Jeff. (2005). Bone out from Boneville. Vol. 1. Scholastic. ISBN-10: 031610731X
St. John, Lauren. (2010). The elephant's tale. Dial. ISBN-10: 0803732910
Walliams, David. (2010). Mr. Stink. Razorbill. ISBN-10: 1595143327
Required Software: See Web Course Requirements above. Web-Ex will be used for chats and requires a computer with speaker or a headset.
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