English 4017/5017: Children’s Literature
Dr. Phyllis Thompson
East Tennessee State University
Summer 2009
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Tentative Course Schedule
Please note that this daily schedule is tentative.
Reading selections and due dates
may be revised in order to meet the specific needs and interests of
this class.
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I. Oral
Traditions – Myth, Fable, and Rhyme |
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7/14 |
Introductions, Syllabus Review, Course Content, and
Course Requirements
Aesop’s Fables—online at
http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=winter&book=aesop&story=_contents
Classical Mythology—Theseus online at
http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=kingsley&book=heroes&story=_contents
The Pleasures of Children's Literature,
chapter 1 and pages 324-327 |
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II.
Fairy Tales |
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7/16 |
Tales: “Little Red Riding Hood” CFT 3-24; Shavit’s
“The Concept of Childhood and Children’s Folktales” 317-332;
Discussion
Leader:
Tales: “Snow White” CFT 74-100; Gilbert and Gubar’s
“Snow White and Her Wicked Stepmother”
CFT 291-297;
Discussion
Leader:
Bruno Bettelheim’s “The Struggle for Meaning” CFT
269-273; Darnton’s “Peasants Tell Tales” CFT 280-291,
Pleasures, chapter 2 (review), chapter 13: 302-323
Chart: SW
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7/18 |
Tales: The Grimm’s “Rapunzel “ (handout)
Tales: Shannon Hale’s
Rapunzel
Chart: Grimm/Hale/Bush—bring to theatre
Catherine Bush’s adaptation of
Rapunzel, The Barter Theatre, Abingdon, Virginia |
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7/21 |
Tales. “Cinderella” CFT 101-137; Haase’s “Yours,
Mine, or Ours? Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, and the Ownership of Fairy
Tales” CFT 353-364
Discussion
Leader:
Tales. “Hansel and Gretel” CFT179-211; Bettelheim’s
“Hansel and Gretel” CFT 2743-280; Tatar’s “Sex and Violence: The Hard
Core of Fairy Tales” CFT 364-373; Propp’s “Folklore and Literature” CFT
378-387
Discussion
Leader:
Tales. “The Beauty and the Beast” “The Little
Mermaid” Zipes’ “Breaking
the Disney Spell” CFT 25-73, 212-245, 332-52; Fairy Tales and Film
Adaptations
Discussion
Leader:
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III.
Early Instructional Literature (18th Century), Children, and the Novel |
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7/23 |
The Rise of
Children’s Books: excerpt from Sarah Fielding’s
The Governess
E.B. White’s
Charlotte’s Web, Pleasures, chapters 3-4
Discussion
Leader:
Pleasures, chapter 10—short theory assignments
I, due today |
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IV.
Golden Age Children’s Literature (Late 19th and early 20th
centuries)
MidTerm Exam due by Sunday, 8/1/09, 11:59PM
Drop Box in D2L |
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7/28 |
Lewis Carroll’s
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Pleasures, chapter 8: 151-168
Discussion
Leader:
Pleasures, chapter 10—short theory assignments
II, due today |
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7/30 |
J.M. Barrie’s
Peter Pan and Wendy
Pleasures, chapter 9
Discussion
Leader:
Want feedback on your semester paper?
Make an appointment to see me and bring in a rough draft. |
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V. Later
20th & 21st Centuries |
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8/4 |
Robert Cormier’s
The Chocolate War;
Pleasures, chapter 5-6
Discussion
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8/6 |
Christopher Paul Curtis’
The Watson’s Go to Birmingham, 1963;
Pleasures, chapter 8: 168-180
Discussion
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8/11 |
Neil Gaiman’s
The Graveyard Book
Pleasures, chapter 7
Discussion
Leader:
Show n’ Share n’ Analysis: Bring a toy, doll, movie,
or game & your analysis!
Final Project due |
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VI. Poetry and Picture Books |
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8/13 |
Poetry: Pleasures, chapter 11,
Bring in five poems or a collection of poetry for children
Picture Books: Pleasures,
chapter 12
*Instruction: Fun with Dick
and Jane; Seuss, Dr.
Seuss’s ABC; Lo-bel, Frog
and Toad Are Friends
*Deconstruction: Maurice Sendak’s
Where the Wild Things Are,
David Macaulay’s Black and
White, David
Wisener’s Tuesday
(other samples will also be analyzed in class)
BYOPB: Bring a favorite picture book with your Show n’ Share n’ Analysis
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THE FINAL EXAMINATION IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE IS DUE ON AUGUST 13,
2009. |
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