ENG 216 - Children's Literature

Institution:

Orange County Community College

Subject:

English (ENG)

Description:

Survey of children's literature: What makes it last? How did it develop? What does it show about the culture and age that produce it? How does it connect to a child's developmental stages? An adult's? What are representative types of the literature, writers and works? How does it handle special issues like multiculturalism, bias, censorship? Readings include picture books, fairy/folk tales, to fiction (historical, realistic, fantasy); representative writers like "Mother Goose" and Brothers Grimm to Sendak, Potter, Carroll, Lowry. Group and individual projects further explore the field. Some research required. Prerequisite: ENG 101 and ENG 102

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sunyorange.edu/

Phone Number:

(845) 344-6222

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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