EDUC 252 - Children's Literature

Institution:

Point Park University

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Description:

The course emphasizes human communications and creative techniques for developing the skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Special attention is given to such areas as creative storytelling, sequence of language development, language stimulation, mass media, dramatic interpretation, applied and performing arts and poetry. Students in this course will read a variety of classic and contemporary children's literature. These genres will include traditional literature (folktales, fables, fairy tales, myths, legends), novels, picture books, modern fantasy, poetry, contemporary realistic fiction, historical fiction, biographies, and informational books. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to: (1) Discover, analyze, prepare, and articulate projects that illustrate the various genres of children's literature. (2) Explore the history of children's literature and how it influences today's literature. (3) Identify the standards for evaluating children's literature and use them to evaluate a series of children books. (4) Analyze a children's book for its literary elements and write a short essay for one of those literary elements. (5) Conduct a character study from a children's book and develop interview questions to ask that character. (6) Identify and evaluate the contributions of authors and illustrators of children's literature. (7) Examine the issues and reasons involved in censorship and the procedures of dealing with censorship. (8) Explore the multicultural impact on children's literature, especially in historical fiction texts.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pointpark.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 391-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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