Date	Location	Topic	Required Reading Due on Class Date	Assignment Due on Class Date
May 13	AB2, Rm. 144	Introduction and technology orientation
May 20	Griffin 109	Instructional Approaches to Literature in the Elementary Classroom	Julius Lester, To Be a Slave	Read handout given on May 13. Weekly journal entry Weekly web site review Weekly question on WebBoard Weekly book discussion
May 27	On line	Developmental literature: Infancy and Early Childhood	Martin, Snowflake Bentley Textbook: p. 69-142	Weekly journal entry Weekly web site review Weekly question on WebBoard Weekly book discussion
June 3	On line	Issues in children's literature: censorship and multicultural / transcultural literature	Staples, Shabanu Textbook: p. 149-174	Weekly journal entry Weekly web site review Weekly question on WebBoard Weekly book discussion Prepare for chat
June 10	Griffin 205	On-line conference with Julius Lester	Read listserv discussion on multiculturalism. Lester, The Long Journey	Weekly journal entry Weekly web site review Weekly question on WebBoard Weekly book discussion
June 17	On line	Literary Genres and Subgenres	Hesse, Letters from Rifka Textbook: p. 46-68	Weekly journal entry Weekly web site review Weekly question on WebBoard Weekly book discussion
June 24	On line	Focus on Contemporary Realistic Fiction: Issues in children's literature	Paterson, Bridge to Tarabithia Other as assigned	Weekly journal entry Weekly web site review Weekly question on WebBoard Weekly book discussion
July 1	On line	Folk literature and Fantasy	Works of Verna Aardema	Weekly journal entry Weekly web site review Weekly question on WebBoard Weekly book discussion
July 8	Griffin 109	Folk literature and Fantasy	From assigned anthologies	Completed reading log with 3-4 page discussion Instructional focus unit
July 15	Griffin 109	Assessing a literature program	Lowry, The Giver

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