ENGL 200 Children's Literature
Children’s Literature examines the historical background and development of works written for young people. Students are presented with criteria for selecting and assessing both text and illustrations of classic and contemporary works written for diverse audiences of children and young adults with a strong focus on terminology and a variety of genres.
Hours Weekly
3 hours weekly
Course Objectives
- Identify and apply appropriate literary terminology and literary criticism (perspectives) in order to evaluate and analyze ideas within children’s literature.
- Generate ideas, explore possibilities, and consider economic, historical, political, and cultural issues in children’s literature.
- Use evidence from literary texts and secondary texts to compose original and insightful literary analysis.
- Analyze literary works for an academic audience.
- Organize ideas and source material in order to make clear, cohesive arguments about literature.
- Communicate effectively an understanding of the literature and present it to others.
Course Objectives
- Identify and apply appropriate literary terminology and literary criticism (perspectives) in order to evaluate and analyze ideas within children’s literature.
Learning Activity Artifact
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric
- Rubric for Writing Assignments
- Generate ideas, explore possibilities, and consider economic, historical, political, and cultural issues in children’s literature.
Learning Activity Artifact
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric
- Use evidence from literary texts and secondary texts to compose original and insightful literary analysis.
Learning Activity Artifact
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric
Program Goal(s)
Degree: English - A.A. Degree (Transfer)
4. Compose and present creative and original projects of literary analysis supported by scholarly research and documentation.
- Analyze literary works for an academic audience.
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Presentation
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Oral Communication Rubric
- Organize ideas and source material in order to make clear, cohesive arguments about literature.
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Presentation
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Oral Communication Rubric
- Communicate effectively an understanding of the literature and present it to others.
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Presentation
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Oral Communication Rubric
- Rubric for Writing Assignments
Program Goal(s)
Degree: English - A.A. Degree (Transfer)
4. Compose and present creative and original projects of literary analysis supported by scholarly research and documentation.