ENGLISH 2200 Children's Literature Community College of Rhode Island

INSTRUCTOR

Robin Medeiros
Office: Room 3250
401.825.2351
ccrienglish@yahoo.com
http:/test.ccri.edu/facultyweb/romedeiros
Office Hours by Appointment

REQUIRED TEXT
Norton, Donna E.  Through the Eyes of a Child: An Introduction to Children's Literature, 5th ed., Merrill/Prentice Hall, 1999.    

COURSE DESCRIPTION

At the completion of this course, the student should be able to:

• Appreciate the value of good literature for children.
• Understand and apply the criteria for evaluating the myriad genres of literature written for children.
• Recognize techniques in illustration and format of children’s books.
• Evaluate the interest levels and reading levels of selections of children.
• Understand the historical influences in children’s literature and examine current and future trends in this field.

REQUIREMENTS

• Attendance/participation    
• All reading assignments in the text and otherwise are required
• It is expected that you will read several children's books during the course and be prepared to discuss them in class at the appropriate time.      
• Assigned and supplementary readings
• Quizzes
• Oral and written reports
• The construction of an original children’s book
• 5-7 page paper (MLA format)
• 2 major in-class exams, combined multiple choice and short-answer essay questions.
• Final exam

TENTATIVE SCHEDULING

ATTENDANCE
Regular attendance is required.  In-class assignments are an essential part of the classroom experience. Students are not allowed to make up in-class assignments.   If the student misses more than 3 classes, their grade may be reduced by a letter grade (ten points).

DUE DATES
Assignments are due at the beginning of each class, unless otherwise specified.

EVALUATION POLICY
The following considerations are applied in the grading process:

• Letter grades (A-F) will be assigned to students based on their ability to meet the above requirements, which may be weighed according to course emphasis and importance.

• Did the student follow all of the criteria for each specific assignment?

• Was all work submitted?

• Was it submitted in a timely manner?

• Did the student address and apply the concepts discussed in the textbook or class which may apply to this specific assignment?

• Was the work error free?

• Did the work have appropriate grammar and language usage, and use the expressive range of the language?

LATENESS  
Each student is allowed one late assignment, if you have contacted me before the assignment is due.  Work is considered to be late if it is not submitted at the beginning of class.   Late assignments which have not been received within a week of the due date, will NOT be accepted.  

CCRI’S POLICY ON PLAGIARISM
8.27.17 Instructors shall have the explicit duty to take action in known cases of cheating and plagiarism.  The instructor shall have the right to fail a student on the assignment on which the instructor has determined that a student has cheated or plagiarized.  The circumstances of this failure shall be reported to the student’s academic dean.  The student may appeal the matter to the instructor’s dean, and the decision by the dean shall be expeditious and final.  The Dean of the College of Continuing Education shall be the instructor’s dean only in cases of courses.

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