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Shopping for two modules
H-810G & H-810F (Adolescent Literature) (Children’s Literature)
Instructor
Lolly Robinson(Charlotte Robinson)
Teaching Fellow
Michelle [email protected]
Larsen 611
A second TF?
Children’s Literature (H-810F)
Kindergarten–4th Grade
Evaluate books Find books Learn about book creators Use books
Adolescent Literature (H-810F)
Middle school & high school
October 24–November 28
Children’s Literature (H-810F)
Kindergarten–4th Grade
Adolescent Literature (H-810G)
Middle school & high school
August 31–October 17
Mondays from 5-8 p.m.Gutman 305 (?)
Reading assignmentsH-810G H-810F
Reading assignments
Required reading each week• Trade books• An article or other resource
Availability• On 2-hour reserve at Gutman• In JCRL (Jeanne Chall Reading Lab)• At bookstores (Coop, Amazon, etc.)• Some available in libraries or as free audio
downloads
Book discussion In-class discussion — last 50 minutes of class,
possibly in a different room
Self-moderated groups of 6-8 students
Begins at second class
Discussion questions due Sunday evening
Each group submits play-by-play of discussion to online discussion board so instructors can check in
The next week class may begin with a follow-up discussion
Written assignments and grading
H-810F:
Picture Book paper (30%)
H-810G:
Reader response paper (15%)
Group project (15%)
Both modules:
Annotated bibliography (50%)
Book discussion and attendance (20%)
Both modulesAnnotated bibliography (50%)
Come to first class having chosen a specific focus for your bibliography.
Some topics that have worked well in the past:
• Immigration to the US• Baseball (or other sport)• Music (or other art)• Boston (or other major city)• Teen pregnancy (H-810G)• LGBTQ adolescents (H-810G)• New siblings (H-810F)• Ecology (H-810F)
Both modulesAnnotated bibliography (50%)
Variety of books (fiction and nonfiction) in a range of reading levels
Introductory paragraph Short annotations for each book Bibliography shared with class on website Exemplar available on website
H-810GReader response paper (15%)
Three pages Re-read a book you enjoyed as a
child aged ~11 to 15 Describe and analyze the difference
between your two readings
H-810GGroup project (15%)
Groups of three to five students Explore a topic relevant to the field• Create a page on the course iSite • Show your page to the class• Tell us about your process
H-810G
Group project (15%)
Sign up for topic at first class Censorship Discourse styles Violence YA and other media Etc. (see syllabus)
H-810FPicture book paper (30%)
Three pages Analyze and evaluate a picture book Exemplar available on class website
Typical class meeting
Follow up on previous week’s book discussions
Powerpoint lecture Short booktalks Break/browse Book discussion in small groups Preview of next week’s topic
Guest speakersH-810G
September 19:
Mitali PerkinsAuthor of Bamboo People
H-810FOctober 31:
Grace LinAuthor-illustrator of Ling & Ting
Both modulesAssignment for first class
Have topic for bibliography Fill out online Personal Information Survey (may be
done at end of class) Reading assignment (see syllabus)
Course iSites
http://isites.harvard.edu/k81394http://isites.harvard.edu/k81395
Michelle’s background
M.A. in cultural anthropology D4 in Culture, Communities, & Education
• Human rights education• Post-conflict history education• Historical understanding and cultural "texts"
YA writer... (always in progress)
Lolly’s background B.A. in studio art (painting concentration) M.A. in children’s literature Worked in publishing since 1985 Freelance writing, reviewing, research, graphic
design, illustration Horn Book Magazine, Horn Book Guide Taught at Lesley University Book award committees Speak on new books, history of children’s
literature, Beatrix Potter Exhibits at Eric Carle Museum, SBMA Calling Caldecott blog
Horn Book Receives 4000+ new books/year Horn Book Magazine• 6 times a year (bimonthly)• articles about children’s books• in-depth reviews of top 10%
Horn Book Guide• 2 times a year• Short reviews of all trade books• Rated 1 to 6• Print (6 months of books) and online (20 years)
Horn Book Electronic publications• Hbook.com (company website, lots of free
articles)• HornBookGuide.com (paid subscription, 25
years of reviews)• Notes from the Horn Book (free monthly
newsletter for teachers and parents)• Read Roger (editor’s blog)• Out of the Box (blog for everything we don’t
review in print publications)• Calling Caldecott (blog discussing the year’s
picture books, contenders for Caldecott Medal)
Horn Book office
Horn Book: incoming books
Horn Book Guide: books from one 6-month publishing season
Horn Book editors (editing review section)
Horn Book covers
Art Spiegelman2001
Horn Book covers
E. L. Konigsburg2002
Horn Book covers
David Wiesner2002
Horn Book covers
Maira Kalman2004
Horn Book covers
Mordicai Gerstein2004
Horn Book covers
Lynne Rae Perkins2005
Horn Book covers
Kevin Henkes2005
Horn Book covers
Chris Raschka2006
Horn Book covers
Lois Ehlert2007
Horn Book covers
Brian Selznick2008
Horn Book covers
Lane Smith2009
Horn Book covers
Jerry Pinkney2010
Horn Book covers
Anita Lobel2010
Horn Book covers
Tomie dePaola2011
Questions?
