This class combines distance learning with some on campus meetings. Note that class meets at several different locations during the semester, depending on the activity. Please consult the course calendar or this syllabus to insure that you come to class on the designated days at the designated location. Green shaded dates below indicate off campus classes.

May 13	Campus meeting - First Class - Meet in AB 2-144 for instructions on procedures and resources. Introduction to literature as it relates to literacy and life. Overview of genres; literary elements; focus on poetry. Class Activities - Click here for more information. URLs: Site for Kids' poetry: http://mgfx.com/kidlit/kids/artlit/poetry/index.htm Children's Literature Electronic Resources: http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/journals.html
May 20	Campus meeting - Griffin 109 - Instructional Approaches to Literature in the Elementary Classroom: Focus on Non fiction Class Activities - Click here for more information. URLs: Caroline Arnold: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1264/ Vicki Cobb: http://www.vickicobb.com/ Biographies/Autobiographies: http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biograph.htm Strategies: http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/drama.htm#C Julius Lester: http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/lester.htm
May 27	On line - Developmental literature: Infancy and Early childhood: Easy Reader and Transitional books; Picture books, illustration styles and media, Caldecott Awards. Choose an easy to read book and a transitional book. Read them and evaluate them using the information in chapter in the Horning book. URLs: Caldecott Awards: http://www.ala.org/alsc/caldecott.html Picture books: http://www.nypl.org/branch/kids/gloria.html Ezra Jack Keats Multimedia: http://www.lib.usm.edu/~degrum/keats/main.html Patricia Polacco: http://www.patriciapolacco.com/ Jan Brett: http://www.janbrett.com/ Bedtime stories: http://the-office.com/bedtime-story/
June 3	On line - Issues in children's literature: censorship and multicultural/transcultural literature- Focus on multicultural literature. Discussion of Little Black Sambo and Sam and the Tiger. URLs: Latino literature: http://latino.sscnet.ucla.edu/Latino_Bibliography.html Multi-racial families: http://deeptht.armory.com/~web/fambooks.html Native American literature: http://indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/~isk/books/bookmenu.html Virginia Hamilton: http://www.virginiahamilton.com/ Gerald Hausman: http://www.romanceweb.com/ghausman/ Banned books: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/People/spok/most-banned.html
June 10	Online or on campus - On-line conference with Julius Lester . Griffin 205 computer classroom is reserved. You may log on from home or come to campus. If you are an AOL user, it is recommended that you come to campus due to technical issues with AOL and the FGCU chat program. Professors will be on line in the computer classroom and technical assistance for your getting on line will be available. URLs: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/show-interview/l-j-esterulius/002-7533848-4493009 Focus on Historical Fiction: http://raven.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/histfic.htm
June 17	On line - Literary Genres and Subgenres URLs: Genres: http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/childlit.htm#E Kay Vandergrift: http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/special/kay/kayhp2a.html
June 24	On line - Focus on Contemporary Realistic Fiction: Issues in children's literature: reflections of society; appropriate uses of bibliotherapy URLs: Katherine Paterson: http://www.terabithia.com/ Jean Craighead George: http://www.jeancraigheadgeorge.com/ Ageism: http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/ageism.htm Newbery Awards: http://www.ala.org/alsc/newbery.html
July 1	On line - Folk literature and Fantasy URLs: Science fiction data base: http://libnt1.lib.uoguelph.ca/SFBib/index.htm Madeline L'Engle: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/8838/ C. S. Lewis: http://cslewis.DrZeus.net/ Anne McCaffrey: http://members.aol.com/dragnhld/ Traditional Literature: http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/tradlit.htm Another site: http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/special/kay/tradi.html Subgenres: http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/form2.htm Greek Myths: http://www.math.utk.edu/~vasili/GR_link/Greek_myth/story.html Using folk literature: http://www.oryxpress.com/scripts/book.idc?acro=GFL&sect=excerpt Cinderella Tales: http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/cinderella.html Fractured Fairy Tales: http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/fft.html
July 8	Campus meeting- Griffin 109 - Folk literature and Fantasy Class Activities - Click here for more information.
July 15	Campus meeting- Griffin 109 - Assessing a literature program Class Activities - Click here for more information.

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