Literature for Children
Spring 2009
ENGL355: Literature for Children
Section A: MWF 10:30; Section B: MWF 11.30 --E. Hateley
Permission obtained from English Department, ECS 108, beginning 20 October 2008. In this course we will read a variety of children’s texts, including fairy tales, novels, picture books, and films, in order to consider how our culture imagines childhood and its meaning. We will consider the intersections and competition between education and entertainment in: a selection of classic fairy tales and modern versions of them, texts will include stories by Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, Anthony Browne, Jon Scieszka, Terry Pratchett; school stories such as Frindle and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone; fantasies from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to Disney’s Meet the Robinsons; Easy Readers including The Cat in the Hat and “Frog and Toad” stories; and, non-fiction for children. Assessment will include quizzes, exams, and papers.
Enrolment is by permission only (for info, see <http://www.ksu.edu/english/courses/>). Priority is given to junior and senior Elementary Education majors, who should have passed a college-level literature course prior to taking this one; spaces gladly given to non-Education majors if available. English 355 is a General Education course.
The booklist can be found at: http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/listmania/fullview/R3VXCFZTUPLKRK/ref=cm_lm_pthnk_view?ie=UTF8&lm_bb=
Please note, I do NOT profit from this list, I have compiled it via Amazon.com because several of the texts we will be reading are much cheaper second-hand than brand new.
Closer to the Spring Semester, there will be a Course Pack available from the Arts & Sciences Copy Center (Eisenhower).
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