Spring 2017 Course Syllabi

Phone:

701 228 5602

Email:

Lecture/Lab Schedule:

On campus and IVN with an online moodle shell

Textbook(s):

A Critical Handbook of Children’s Literature

by Rebecca J. Lukens

Norton Anthology of Children’s Literature

edited by Jack Zipes and others

Charlotte’s Web

by E. B. White

Narratology: Introduction to the Theory of Narrative

by Mieke Bal 3E

Rhetorical Grammar

Kolln/Gray 7E

Course Requirements:

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Midterm essay to be written in class doing comparative analysis of a recent Caldecott

winner, Charlotte’s Web, and readings from Zipes’s anthology

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Final essay to be written in class doing comparative analysis of a recent Newbery winner,

Charlotte’s Web, and readings from Zipes’s anthology

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In class essays on terms and concepts

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In class essays on nature, technology, and beyond in children’s books

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Learn to use a composing process to read college-level textbooks

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Learn to do an introductory level stylistic analysis.