Spring 2019 Course Syllabi

Thatcher Addition 2207 Office Hours: 11:00 – 11:50 Mon, Wed, Friday Phone: 701 228 5602 Email: gary.albrightson@dakotacollege.edu Lecture/Lab Schedule: On campus and IVN with an online BlackBoard shell Textbook(s): Norton Anthology of Children’s Literature edited by Jack Zipes and others The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Potter/McPhail Charlotte’s Web by EB White The Turn of the Screw by Henry James available online https://www.gutenberg.org/files/209/209-h/209-h.htm Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone by JK Rowling The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum https://www.gutenberg.org/files/55/55-h/55-h.htm Rhetorical Grammar Kolln/Gray 8 ed. Course Requirements:  Literacy Narrative and a progress report  Final essay: in-class writing that identifies and analyzes the “literary characteristics which determine age-appropriateness” in the course readings  Short in-class essays on terms and concepts  Short in-class essays on nature, technology, and beyond in children’s books  Quizzes on readings assigned  Demonstrate the ability to use a composing process to read college-level textbooks  Demonstrate the ability to do an introductory level stylistic analysis.