| Originator: | Tara Dagres Status: Approved Department: EDU Education |
| Date Created: | 08/10/2019 Submitted: 08/15/2019 Completed: 09/27/2019 |
| Course Information: | Course Modification to an existing course |
| Course Full Title: | Children's Literature |
| Course Number: | 200 |
| Catalog Course Description: | A survey of children's literature focused on grades pre-k-8. This course includes the study of a variety of popular children's authors, illustrators, and genres and is designed to enhance students' appreciation and analysis of literature with a focus on how to effectively choose and implement children's literature in educational contexts. This course requires additional and outside reading of a variety of children's literature titles.
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| Previous Credit (Total): | 3 |
| Previous Lecture Hours: | 3 |
| Previous Lab Hours: | 0 |
| Prerequisite(s): | ENG 101 or permission of academic chair |
| Explanation of proposed modifications to course: | Streamlining the course goals and objectives to make them more relevant, clear, and concise to the course's purpose. |
| Contact person/email: | tdagres@mohave.edu |
| Effective Academic Year: | AY20-21 |
| SUN Course?: | No |
| If yes, please provide the established SUN number: | |
| Is this course identified as a Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) course?: | No |
| Course Competencies and Objectives OR Course Competencies and Outline: | Competency 1: Develop an understanding of quality literary works designed for children.
Objective 1.1: Define the key literary elements of children's literature including plot, characters, setting, and theme Objective 1.2: Distinguish elements of fiction and non-fiction. Objective 1.3: Identify the importance of theme and how multiple elements of a story work together to contribute to its meaning. Objective 1.4: Research the various awards given to authors, illustrators, and texts and what standards in quality these awards represent Competency 2: Evaluate children's literature for the purpose of selecting and integrating quality works across the curriculum Objective 2.1: Analyze and select high quality and developmentally appropriate literature for children in a range of genres and age levels from preschool to 8th grade. Objective 2.2: Identify quality contributing authors and illustrators of children's literature. Objective 2.3: Recognize the importance of illustrations in children's literature. Objective 2.4: Utilize quality literature as a means for encouraging children to read and respond in ways that enhance their academic and social-emotional skills Competency 3: Demonstrate knowledge of suggested methods for teaching and learning through children's literature Objective 3.1: Design and present age-appropriate activities designed to stimulate and extend children's literary experiences and reading enjoyment. Objective 3.2: Analyze the factors that influence the responses of children to literature. Objective 3.3: Develop lesson plans that integrate literature throughout the curriculum. Competency 4: Promote diversity through implementing quality children's literature in the curriculum Objective 4.1: Examine critically how children's literature reflects and promotes society's views of childhood, gender roles, etc., from early books to current publishing trends. Objective 4.2: Encourage reading as a means of introducing children to the diversity in the world and the classroom. Objective 4.3: Survey books and assess goals for creating a climate of understanding and appreciation for diverse cultures and ethnic heritages. Competency 5: Differentiate between the multiple genres of children's literature and their purpose in teaching and learning Objective 5.1: compare and contrast genres and their purpose in the curriculum Objective 5.2: Examine how specific genres help illustrate meaning in historical and modern contexts Objective 5.3: Identify the different characteristics of the main genres and sub genres of children's literature including, fantasy, early childhood books, traditional literature, contemporary fiction, non fiction/informational texts, and poetry |
| Is this an AGEC course: | Yes |
| Course Learning Outcomes: | 1. Demonstrate an understanding of the elements of quality children's literature
2. Develop familiarity with the body of literature available to children, including classic and modern works. 3. Recognize how works of children's literature reflect the human condition, promote diversity, and function as a record of human experience 4. Research the history, relevance, and the cultural context of children's literature 5. Evaluate the quality of texts by identifying specific characteristics within them 6. Analyze various works of children's literature and genres in relation to their usefulness in educational settings 7. Integrate quality children's literature appropriately into lessons and activities |
| Previous Clinical Hours: | 0 |
| New Credit Hours (Total): | 3 |
| New Lecture Hours: | 3 |
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| New Clinical Hours: | |
| Reason for Evaluation: | Description Change Objectives, Outcomes, and/or Competencies changes |
| Articulated?: | Yes |
| Transfer?: | ASU NAU UA |
| Program Modification Required?: | No |
| If yes, list the degree or certificate: | |
| Course Impact?: | No |
| If yes, list the degree or certificate: | |
| New Internship Hours: | |
| Corequisite(s): | |
| Mode of Instruction: | traditional |
| If other, please explain: | |
| Purpose of Submission: | Change to an Established Course |