Children’s Literature (H-810F) Kindergarten–4th Grade Instructor Lolly Robinson (Charlotte Robinson) Larsen 613 Teaching Fellow Christina Dobbs Larsen G10 Teaching Fellow? Jennifer DiBara Larsen 406

Children’s Literature (H-810F) Kindergarten–4th Grade  Evaluate books  Find books  Learn about book creators  (Use books)

Children’s Literature (H-810F) Mondays September 2–October 19 5:00–8:00 p.m. Longfellow 308 (here!)

Children’s Literature (H-810F) September 2 to October 19

Children’s Literature (H-810F) GUEST SPEAKERS September 21: censorship discussion Sarah Brannen Author/illustrator of Uncle Bobby’s Wedding October 5: picture book creators panel Molly Bang, Robie Harris, Grace Lin

Children’s Literature (H-810F) Enrollment  Limited to 30 enrollees  Submit a statement via by 8 p.m. tomorrow night (8/28)  Language & Literacy students have priority  Will notify via and post list Monday morning at JCRL (Larsen G10)  Auditing option

Reading assignments  Required reading 19 assigned children’s books picture books, easy readers, chapter books, poetry, traditional literature, information books From Cover to Cover by K. T. Horning Assorted blogs, short articles  All books in JCRL, on reserve at Gutman, and available at Coop (and Amazon, etc.)

Reading assignments  Recommended reading The Pleasures of Children’s Literature by Perry Nodelman Using Multiethnic Books in the K–8 Classroom edited by Violet Harris The Essential Guide to Children’s Books and Their Creators edited by Anita Silvey The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease  All books on reserve at Gutman; all but Harris and Trelease at JCRL and available at Coop (and Amazon, etc.)

Written assignments and grading  Annotated bibliography (40%)  Picture Book paper (20%)  Group presentation (20%)  In-class and online book discussion (20%)

Annotated bibliography (40%) Come to first class having chosen a specific focus for your bibliography. Examples might be: Books about the environment for 1 st grade Books for 2 nd and 3 rd graders dealing with cultural identity and understanding Books about dance and music, K–4 visit for ideashttp://

Annotated bibliography (40%)  Picture books and chapter books in a range of reading levels (up to Grade 4)  Introductory paragraph  25 books with short annotations 20 must be in your focus topic 5 may be on other related topics  Bibliography shared with class on website  Exemplar available on website At least twenty of the titles must be books you had not read before this course.

Picture book paper (20%)  Three pages  Analyze and evaluate a picture book  Exemplar available on class website

Group presentation (20%)  Sign up for author/illustrator at first class  Groups of three students  5–7 minute oral presentation Share sample of his/her work Biographical information, career highlights Resources  Christina will demonstrate at first class

Class and online discussions (20%)  Discussion board on class website In lieu of book journal Password protected Submit a posting about one reading or add to an existing string every week (by 5 p.m. Sunday) Respond to reading, recommend other books, continue topics from previous classes  In-class discussion in small groups Three diverse groups Moderated by instructor or TF

Assignment for first class  Bring topic for bibliography  Read three picture books (on reserve, in JCRL, at Coop)

Course website

Background  Studio Art, English Literature  M.A. in children’s literature  Worked in publishing since 1985  Freelance writing, reviewing, research, graphic design, illustration  Horn Book Magazine, Horn Book Guide  Taught at Lesley University  Book award committees  Speak on new books, history of children’s literature, Beatrix Potter  Exhibits at Eric Carle Museum, SBMA

Horn Book  Receives new books/year  Horn Book Magazine 6 times a year (bimonthly) articles about children’s books in-depth reviews of top 10%  Horn Book Guide 2 times a year Short reviews of all trade books Rated 1 to 6 Print (6 months of books) and online (20 years)

Horn Book  Notes from the Horn Book 12 times a year Free e-newsletter Targeted toward teachers and parents  Read Roger Editor in Chief’s blog Opinionated, feisty, lots of readers/comments  Websites and

Horn Book office

Horn Book: incoming books

Horn Book Guide: spring 2008 books

Horn Book editors (editing review section)

Recent covers

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