ENGL 1675 - Children’s Literature
3 Credits
Students will study and evaluate literature (picture books, fables, fairy tales, fantasy fiction, realistic fiction, historical fiction, and more) written for children from first years to preteen years. Topics covered in this course include (but arenot limited to) how to study, analyze, and discuss literature; how to engage children in reading and to encourage thoughtful and creative responses to literature; how to evaluate the literary and educational merits of a text; how to introduce childreto a variety of cultural and historical perspectives through literature; how to promote the overall joy of reading; and personal reflections on various modern-day concerns with literature.
Learning Outcomes
Formulate concise, critical commentaries/analyses as well as creative responses on the children’s literature studied throughout the course. Identify and describe genres of literature. Analyze and interpret children’s literature for educational and literary elements.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals
06 - Humanities/Fine Arts
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