Children's+Literature+Seminar

Children's Literature Seminar PRP11 2010-2011

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Daily Schedule
 * Introduction || Day 1 M 5/2

LT:Recognize a variety of pre-reading and previewing strategies to make conscious choices about how to approach reading based on purpose, genre, level of difficulty, text demands and features.

Activity: of reading for young children.
 * Discuss the importance
 * Begin Research projects || Day 2 T 5/3

LT: Review the importance of early reading.

Activity:Discuss picture books, counting and alphabet books.

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|| Day 3 W 5/4

LT:Compare/Contrast myths and hero tales, legends, & folk tales.

Activity: View PP Presentations:



|| Day 4 Th 5/5

FIELD TRIP TO BIG RAPIDS ||
 * Day 5 F 5/6

LT: Continue working on projects.

Activity:Work on projects, readings, etc.

BASEBALL TOURNAMENT || Day 6 M 5/9

LT:Compare/Contrast myths and hero tales, legends, and folk tales.

LT:Discuss "Language Play" in Children's Literature.

Activity:
 * Work on Activities relating to children's experiences.
 * Beauty and the Beast comparisons. || Day 7 T 5/10

LT: Compare/Contrast children's literature. LT:Evaluate children's literature for readability.

Activity:
 * Continue Beauty and the Beast comparisons.
 * Determine age/grade levels of children's literature using books on WWII. || Day 8 W 5/11

LT:Evaluate children's literature for readability.

Activity:Determine age/grade levels of children's literature using books on WWII. || Day 9 Th 5/12

LT: Evaluate children's literature presented as a read-aloud activity.

LT:Construct discussion questions for children's literature.

Activity:
 * View Storyline Online!
 * Discuss Bloom's Taxonomy using Snipp, Snapp, Snurr book.
 * Formulate questions utilizing the Taxonomy. ||
 * Day 10 F 5/13

LT:Discuss a variety of formats for presenting children's literature.

Activity: View the film of Charlotte's Web. || Day 11 M 5/16

LT: Demonstrate knowledge of children's literature.

Activity: Review articles regarding difficult issues in children's literature, and summaries. || Day 12 T 5/17

LT:Demonstrate knowledge of a children's author.

Activity:
 * Multi-genre presentations. || Day 13 W 5/18

LT:Demonstrate knowledge of children's literature.

Activity:
 * Continue presentations on
 * children's authors
 * Langauge Play Activities
 * Discuss readings (book cards, articles, literature, etc.) || Day 14 Th 5/19

LT:Review course expectations.

Activity:


 * Article summaries DUE
 * Course Wrap-up
 * Surveys ||