CanKidLit
SEPT. : starting places
M 5 Intro to course & class. Short History. Exploring books.
M 12 Alphabets & Concept books; Major: Eh? to Zed; Lunn & Wynne Jones and Solomon in Windows & Words
M 19 Major: Hold Fast; Ch. VI in Considering Children’s Literature (CCL), esp. quotations & Macleod (205)
M 26 Budge Wilson talk/reading 1pm + Class on Wilson’s Oliver’s Wars & “The Metaphor” pdf on Acorn
OCT. : histories
M 3 Doyle: Mary Ann Alice ESSAY PROPOSAL DUE
Thanksgiving
M17 Porter: The Crazy Man
M24 Campbell: Stories of the Road Allowance People; article for ABC presentations
M31 All ‘bout Canada presentations & Pbk Gallery
NOV. : further complications
M 7 Fitch: Pluto’s Ghost; Intro to Ch. IV in CCL and Styles (147)
M 14 Gingras: Pieces of Me; Schmidt-Dumont in CCL (217) RESEARCH ESSAY DUE
M 21 Dinn: Peg Bearskin--meet in KCIC Auditorium for presentation
M 28 Review & Evaluations
Exam tba
Syllabus
Assignments
Acorn Journal 9 entries: 3 pre-class, 3 post-class, 3 close readings 20%
Research Essay (Nov. 14) 9-12 page, double-spaced, 12 pt font, MLA style, minimum 3 scholarly sources, open CanKidLit topic (proposal due Oct. 3) 30%
All ‘bout Canada picturebook presentation (Oct. 31) Choose a Canadian picturebook not on the course that represents a particular place, concept, issue, or style to present to the class in 5-7 minutes 10%
Picturebook Gallery (Oct. 31) Poster, powerpoint, or webpage showcasing & analyzing one page spread from your All ‘bout Canada presentation. 15%
Exam 3 hour synthesis of course materials. 25%
Events
Budge Wilson Talk Sept 26 1 pm Fountain Commons
Philip Dinn’s Peg Bearskin, Nov. 21,
7 pm KCIC Auditorium
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