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COURSE SYLLABUS 1. TITLE OF COURSE: Children’s Literature PREFIX/NUMBER: LIT 255 CREDIT HOURS: 3 2. PREREQUISITE: ENG 090 or equivalent assessment test score 3. RESOURCES NEEDED: TEXT: Norton, Donna. Through the Eyes of a Child. 7th ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2007. SUPPLIES: Dictionary 4. COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course examines the criteria for selecting appropriate literature for children. Discussion topics explore age levels, values taught through literature, and literary and artistic qualities. 5. COURSE GOAL: Students will explore and utilize children’s resources, including multi-media materials. 6. COURSE OBJECTIVES: By the end of the course, the students will (A) Demonstrate an understanding of basic elements of children’s literature. (B) Recognize the value that literature holds for children and its impact on children’s cognitive and psychosocial development. (C) Apply specific criteria for evaluating the various types of children’s literature. (D) Demonstrate the ability to children’s study and selection of literature. (E) Develop motivational and interpretive activities in connection with literature. (F) Identify and evaluate the contributions of contemporary authors of children’s literature. (G) Demonstrate an understanding of issues in children's literature, including but not limited to controversial topics, bibliotherapy, sexism, racial stereotypes, teaching of values through literature, and censorship. (H) Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of genre and identify genres in children's literature. 7. EVALUATION PROCEDURES: All assignments will be worth a specified number of points. These grades/points will be added, and a grade will be given according to the Raw Score Range. Grading ScaleRaw Score Range Letter Grade 90 to 100 A 80 to 89 B 70 to 79 C 60 to 69 D 0 to 59 F Special Remarks: a. To receive full credit, all work must be submitted on time. Late work will receive one grade cut for each day beyond the due date of the assignment and will not be accepted during final exam week. b. Attendance: College policy states that students may be dropped from enrollment when absent 20% of the scheduled class meetings. If enrolled from the beginning of the term, 9 hours will usually constitute 20% of a three-credit semester course which meets three hours per week. After missing the fourth instructional hour of a class, students may have points or a percentage deducted from their final grade for further absences. The specific number of points or percentage will be left to the instructor's discretion. c. Tardy Policy: Students are to be ready to begin classes at the scheduled start of the classes. It is considered unprofessional and disruptive behavior for students to arrive late and/or leave early. Three tardies or early exits may be counted as one absence. d. Assignments/Missed Exams: It is the student's responsibility, whether present or absent, to obtain all material presented and to complete all course assignments. If prior arrangements are made or extenuating circumstances exist, makeup of tests may be allowed. Late homework papers will not be accepted unless those same extenuating circumstances exist. Makeup of quizzes is to be at the instructor's discretion. e. Students are expected and encouraged to spend two to three hours outside of class for every contact hour in class. f. Respect for others and for the teaching-learning situation is the key to successful interaction in the class. Therefore, instructors will manage the classroom environment to promote a positive learning experience for all students. 8. COURSE OUTLINE See handout. 9. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION: To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, readings, in-class writing, and peer review activities. The instructor may assign point values to such activities. 10. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: The English Department supports and adheres to the following policy on academic integrity. Students should refer to their PCC Student Handbook for the complete policy statement. "Pueblo Community College is committed to providing a superior educational experience for all students who attend the college. Academic integrity and honesty in all educational classrooms and programs are critical in providing this high level of education. . . . Academic Dishonesty is any form of cheating and plagiarism which results in students giving or receiving unauthorized assistance in an academic exercise or receiving credit for work which is not their own. . . . Plagiarism is the deliberate adoption or reproduction of ideas or words or statements of another person as one’s own without acknowledgment." Penalties for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor. However, if a student submits as his or her own work a paper that has been purchased, borrowed, or copied from the internet, a published work, or another person’s work, the student will receive an F for the course. 11. ADA NOTICE: Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.
COURSE SYLLABUS
1.
TITLE OF COURSE:
Children’s Literature
PREFIX/NUMBER:
LIT 255
CREDIT HOURS:
3
2.
PREREQUISITE:
ENG 090 or equivalent assessment test score
3.
RESOURCES NEEDED:
TEXT:
SUPPLIES:
Dictionary
4.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
5.
COURSE GOAL:
Students will explore and utilize children’s resources, including multi-media materials.
6.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the course, the students will
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
7.
EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
Grading ScaleRaw Score Range
Letter Grade
90 to 100
A
80 to 89
B
70 to 79
C
60 to 69
D
0 to 59
F
Special Remarks:
a.
To receive full credit, all work must be submitted on time. Late work will receive one grade cut for each day beyond the due date of the assignment and will not be accepted during final exam week.
b.
8.
COURSE OUTLINE
9.
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, readings, in-class writing, and peer review activities. The instructor may assign point values to such activities.
10.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
"Pueblo Community College is committed to providing a superior educational experience for all students who attend the college. Academic integrity and honesty in all educational classrooms and programs are critical in providing this high level of education. . . . Academic Dishonesty is any form of cheating and plagiarism which results in students giving or receiving unauthorized assistance in an academic exercise or receiving credit for work which is not their own. . . . Plagiarism is the deliberate adoption or reproduction of ideas or words or statements of another person as one’s own without acknowledgment."
Penalties for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor. However, if a student submits as his or her own work a paper that has been purchased, borrowed, or copied from the internet, a published work, or another person’s work, the student will receive an F for the course.
11.
ADA NOTICE:
Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.