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3.00 Credits
Advisory: ENGWR 102 or 103; or placement through the assessment process. General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C Course Transferable to CSU Hours: 54 hours LEC This course is a survey of the best literature, past and present, created for children, and of the criteria for selecting, evaluating, and discussing children's literature. It includes discussion of the history of children's literature and of current issues such as censorship, literacy, and multicultural diversity. The course is intended for prospective teachers, preschool teachers, early childhood education (ECE) majors, parents, and anyone who is or will be in frequent contact with children. It includes reading to children in a formal group setting, which may include an off-campus location.
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1.00 Credits
Advisory: ENGLT 370, ENGWR 102, or ENGWR 103; or placement through the assessment process. General Education: AA/AS Area I; AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area C Course Transferable to CSU Hours: 18 hours LEC This course offers further studies in children's literature, emphasizing the principal types and sources of oral literature for children. Students will study the theories of ways in which storytelling develops cognitive and language skills, social growth, self-esteem, and aesthetic appreciation in children. Studies will include multiculturally diverse story sources of oral literature such as folktales, legends, dramatic poetry, and family and community histories. Practice in storytelling is included. May be repeated twice for credit.
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1.00 Credits
Advisory: ENGLT 370, ENGWR 102, or ENGWR 103; or placement through the assessment process. General Education: AA/AS Area I; AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area C Course Transferable to CSU Hours: 18 hours LEC This course surveys fi ction and non-fi ction written for children about racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States. Readings will include literature written by and about Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans. Books written in non-English languages will also be reviewed. Study will emphasize literary analysis and the values of multicultural literature in the development of children's cultural and aesthetic sensitivity. May be repeated twice for credit.
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1.00 Credits
Advisory: ENGLT 370, ENGWR 102, or ENGWR 103; or placement through the assessment process. General Education: AA/AS Area I; AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area C Course Transferable to CSU Hours: 18 hours LEC This course offers further studies in children's literature with emphasis on selecting and adapting children's literature to group writing and reading aloud dramatically in group situations. Criteria for selection and adaptation will be applied to folk literature, plays, short novels, and storybooks. The emphasis will be on using reader's theater preparation to develop the child's understanding and appreciation of literary aesthetics, language skills, and cultural diversity. May be repeated twice for credit.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ENGWR 300 with a grade of "C" or betterGeneral Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C; IGETC Area 3B Course Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 54 hours LEC This course is a study of works which have earned merit as classics written for both young adult and general audiences. Representative writers may include Shakespeare, Dickens, London, Stevenson, Twain, Tolkein, C.S. Lewis, and contemporary, multiculturally diverse writers such as J. D. Salinger, Jamake Highwater, Alice Walker, Maya Angelou, and Amy Tan. It includes a discussion of literary form and style, with emphasis on the contributions of such works to the development of literacy and aesthetic appreciation in young readers.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ENGWR 300 with a grade of "C" or betterGeneral Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C; IGETC Area 3B Course Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 54 hours LEC This course is a survey of eight to ten representative dramatic works of Shakespeare and related literary criticism. It includes an examination of the Elizabethan worldview as a context for the plays. Attendance at live Shakespearean performances may be required.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ENGWR 300 with a grade of "C" or betterAdvisory: ENGWR 301 General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C; IGETC Area 3B Course Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 54 hours LEC The study of drama of a variety of periods and cultures as they refl ect recurring themes in literature. Attendance at live theater productions will be required.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ENGWR 300 with a grade of "C" or betterGeneral Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C; IGETC Area 3B Course Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 54 hours LEC This course covers the study of mystery and detective fi ction from beginning to the present. Represenative authors are Dickens, Poe, Conan Doyle, Chesterton, Sayers, Hammet, Hillerman, Eco, Graft, Forrest, James, Paretsky, Jance.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ENGWR 300 with a grade of "C" or betterGeneral Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C; IGETC Area 3B Course Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 54 hours LEC This course explores the realm of science fi ction and fantasy. It begins with an examination of the roots of these literatures and then journeys through the rich and diverse territory that contemporary works offer. The offerings may include selections from television, fi lm, anime, short stories, and novels.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ENGWR 300 with a grade of "C" or better.General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B Course Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 54 hours LEC This course examines the processes, problems, and successes of adapting literary, stage, and previous fi lm material into fi lms. It discusses faithful and unfaithful adaptations through reading the original texts and viewing the adapted fi lms with an awareness of their historical and cultural contexts. The course analyzes intention, creative distinctions, and the limits and strengths of each medium.
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