EDU6270 CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT LITERATURE
3 Credit Hours
Student Level:
This course is open to students on the college level in either Freshman or Sophomore year.
Catalog Description:
EDU6270 - Children and Adolescent Literature (3 hrs)
[KRSN EDU2010]
This course will increase knowledge of the importance of quality literature to the overall development of children and adolescents. Students will examine components of quality literature while reviewing various genres and styles of literature appropriate for reading development. An in-depth study of the various influences on literature such as historical evolution and trends, cultural responsiveness, areas of development of the child/adolescent, and societal changes will offer the student an understanding of our responses to literature. Students will design content specific lessons to meet state curricular standards while addressing the various learning needs of today’s students.
Course Classification:
Lecture
Prerequisites:
None
Controlling Purpose:
This course will increase knowledge of the importance of quality literature to the overall development of children and adolescents. Students will examine components of quality literature while reviewing various genres and styles of literature appropriate for reading development. An in-depth study of the various influences on literature such as historical evolution and trends, cultural responsiveness, areas of development of the child/adolescent, and societal changes will offer the student an understanding of our responses to literature. Students will design content specific lessons to meet state curricular standards while addressing the various learning needs of today’s students.
Core Outcomes:
The learning outcomes and competencies detailed in this course meet, or exceed the learning outcomes and competencies specified by the Kansas Core Outcomes Project for this course, as sanctioned by the Kansas Board of Regents.
Learner Outcomes:
- Trace the evolution of children’s literature
- Analyze various influences impacting children’s literature
- Identify and evaluate elements of literary and visual style
- Explain how children’s development influences their response to literature
- Choose quality literature in planning instruction to meet state standards and various learning needs
- Identify and interpret the intersection of text, author/illustrator, and reader
- Identify quality literature for elements of diversity, equity, and inclusiveness
Unit Outcomes for Criterion Based Evaluation:
The following outline defines the minimum core content not including the final examination period. Instructors may add other material as time allows.
UNIT 1: HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
Outcomes: Upon Completion of this unit, students will be able to successfully:
- Describe the first types and styles of children’s literature
- Outline the historical influences on literature developed for children
UNIT 2: ANALYZE VARIOUS INFLUENCES WHICH IMPACT CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
Outcomes: Upon Completion of this unit, student will be able to successfully:
- Identify themes within children’s literature and the historical or current influences on those themes.
- Review the criteria for awards and analyze children’s literature based on those criteria
- Discuss the impact of censorship and social contexts on the development of children’s literature or the accessibility to children’s literature.
UNIT 3: EVALUATE THE NEW LOOK OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
Outcomes: Upon Completion of this unit, students will be able to successfully:
- Identify books that help children manage various family or social situations of today.
- Choose literature that mirrors today’s families or society.
- Categorize books that deal with stressors, character building such as personality and social development.
- Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of eBooks.
UNIT 4: EXPLAIN CHILDREN’S DEVELOPMENT ON REPONSE TO LITERATURE
Outcomes: Upon the Completion of this unit, students will be able to successfully:
- Explain the influences on how children respond to literature (cultural, development).
- Choose literature options which expand children’s language development at various stages and ages.
- Choose literature options which contributes to the cognitive development at various stages and ages.
- Choose literature options which promote physical development in children at various stages and ages.
- Choose literature options which address character development (morals, personality, emotional)
UNIT 5: IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE ELEMENTS OF LITERARY AND VISUAL STYLE
Outcomes: Upon Completion of this unit, students will be able to successfully:
- Explain the importance of illustrations in children’s picture books.
- Recognize and appreciate quality illustrations in picture books.
- Analyze books on their use of the literary elements in narrative text while considering age and developmental appropriateness. (plot, types of conflict, setting, character, etc.)
- Outline the components of various styles within and across children’s literature (stories, poems, prose, drama)
- Outline the components and criteria for various genres and evaluate children’s literature for use by age or development level.
- Contemporary Realism/Modern Fantasy
- Explore both authentic and imaginary stories
- Analyze and demonstrate how modern fantasy reflects characters in high and light fantasy.
- Historical Fiction
- Explain the values of historical fiction in learning from the past.
- Compare the characters and setting of the past to those of today.
- Nonfictional/Informational Text
- Compare with other books of its kind to evaluate organization, writer’s point of view, and literacy distinctions.
- Analyze biographies to determine the extent to which the biographer contributes insight into that person.
- Plan lessons that utilize informational books as teaching tools combined with fiction books on similar topics.
- Traditional Literature
- Encourage play with words in devices such as metaphor, alliteration and other figurative language.
- Compare/contrast literary elements in retellings of like tales.
- Evaluate cultural influences on illustrations in like stories and tales.
- Poetry
- Outline the criteria for various genres of poetry.
- Compare and contrast poem structures to create new works.
- Develop artistic approaches for poem read aloud or presentation to guide children in understanding sensory imagery in poetry
UNIT 6: INDENTFY AND INTERPRET CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEXT
Outcomes: Upon Completion of this unit, students will be able to successfully:
- Discuss what culturally responsive teaching and literature is.
- Compare cultural responsiveness to multicultural education.
- Evaluate literature on elements of diversity, equity, and inclusiveness (past and present)
- Recognize similarities and differences in various cultures.
- Identify literature which represents various family structures, exceptionalities, regional cultural beliefs, and gender roles
UNIT 7: PLAN INSTRUCTION TO MEET STANDARDS IN CONTENT AREAS
Outcomes: Upon Completion of this unit, students will be able to successfully:
- Choose quality literature to introduce or expand upon concepts from curricular content areas.
- Create lessons which address state standards within curricular content areas.
- Utilize literature appropriate to reading development (emergent through critical thinking) in lesson plan development.
- Practice and evaluate read aloud and oral presentation of children’s literature while considering audience, learning environment, and overall development of children.
Projects Required:
Textbook:
Contact Bookstore for current textbook.
Materials/Equipment Required:
Attendance Policy:
Students should adhere to the attendance policy outlined by the instructor in the course syllabus.
Grading Policy:
The grading policy will be outlined by the instructor in the course syllabus.
Maximum class size:
Based on classroom occupancy
Course Time Frame:
The U.S. Department of Education, Higher Learning Commission, and the Kansas Board of Regents define credit hour and have specific regulations that the college must follow when developing, teaching, and assessing the educational aspects of the college. A credit hour is an amount of work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement that is an institutionally-established equivalency that reasonably approximates not less than one hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out-of-class student work for approximately fifteen weeks for one semester hour of credit or an equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time. The number of semester hours of credit allowed for each distance education or blended hybrid courses shall be assigned by the college based on the amount of time needed to achieve the same course outcomes in a purely face-to-face format.
Refer to the following policies:
402.00 Academic Code of Conduct
263.00 Student Appeal of Course Grades
403.00 Student Code of Conduct
Disability Services Program:
Cowley College, in recognition of state and federal laws, will accommodate a student with a documented disability. If a student has a disability which may impact work in this class which requires accommodations, contact the Disability Services Coordinator.
DISCLAIMER: THIS INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. FOR THE OFFICIAL COURSE PROCEDURE CONTACT ACADEMIC AFFAIRS.
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