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

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

Children’s Literature (H-810F) Tuesdays September 18–October 23 5–8 p.m. Longfellow 308?

Children’s Literature (H-810F) Guest speaker Molly Bang Author-illustrator of The Gray Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher, etc. October 25

Children’s Literature (H-810F) Enrollment  Limited to 30 enrollees  Submit a statement via by 7 p.m. tonight (9/12)  Language & Literacy students have priority  Will notify via late tonight and post list tomorrow morning  Auditing option

Reading assignments  Required books 17 assigned children’s books (picture books, easy readers, chapter books, poetry, traditional literature, information books) From Cover to Cover by K. T. Horning  Recommended books 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  All books in JCRL, on reserve at Gutman, 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 in your focus topic 5 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 book or add to an existing string every week (by 5 p.m. Monday) Respond to reading, recommend other books, continue topics from previous classes  In-class discussion Small groups first General discussion

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  2005 Caldecott Committee  Exhibits at Eric Carle Museum

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  Websites and

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