Complete Children’s Literature and Storytelling 7 WEEK COURSE. All assignments completed on time on individual due dates. WITH AT LEAST A GRADE OF B IN THE COURSE.

Week 1: Intro. to Children’s Literature; Holes and Literary Terms & Concepts; Setting • Week 1 Introduction (15 minutes) • Post an introduction on the (ungraded) "introduce yourself" forum and read and respond to colleagues' posts. (30 minutes) • Read “Introduction to Children’s Literature” lessons (1 hour) • Read “setting” lesson materials (30 minutes) • Read Sachar’s Holes (4.5 hours) • Read “Holes and Literary Terms and Concepts” lessons (2 hours) • Participate in the Literary Analysis discussion forum (2.5 hours): Initial posts due by Friday, 11:59 p.m. CST; responses to colleagues due by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. CST. • Take the Week 1 Quiz (30 minutes); Due by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. • Complete the Week 1 Exploration: Award-Winning Children’s Books; survival books (2 hours); Due by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. • Week 1 Wrap-Up (10 minutes) Week 2: Words and Pictures: Picture Books and Graphic Novels; Plot • Week 2 Introduction (15 minutes) • Read/take notes on “plot” lesson materials (30 minutes) • Read/view and take notes on picture book, listening readers, and reading aloud lesson materials (2 hours) • Read assigned picture books from The 20th-Century Children’s Book Treasury (1.5 hours) • Read graphic lesson materials (1.5 hours) • Read Roller Girl (3 hours) • Participate in the Literary Analysis / Close Reading discussion forum (2.5 hours): Initial posts due by Friday, 11:59 p.m. CST; responses to colleagues due by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. CST. • Take the Week 2 Quiz (30 minutes); Due Date by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. • Complete the Week 2 Exploration: picture books; books for the very young; graphic novels (2.5 hours); Due Date by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. • Week 2 Wrap-Up (5 minutes) Week 3: Realistic Fiction; Characterization; Early Readers; Chapter Books • Week 3 Introduction (15 minutes) • Read the realistic fiction lesson (20 minutes) • Read and take notes on the “characterization” lesson materials (30 minutes) • Read Becoming Naomi Leon (4.5 hours) • Read/view and take notes on the Becoming Naomi Leon lesson materials (1 hour) • Read / view “early readers and transitional books” lesson materials (1 hour) • Read / view early reader selections from The 20th-Century Children’s Book Treasury and videos (1.5 hours) • Participate in the Literary Analysis / Close Reading discussion forum (2.5 hours): Initial posts due by Friday, 11:59 p.m. CST; responses to colleagues due by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. CST. • Take the Week 3 Quiz (30 minutes); Due Date by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. • Complete the Week 3 Exploration: children with exceptionalities; early readers; chapter books (2 hours); Due Date by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. • Week 3 Wrap-Up (5 minutes) Week 4: Historical Fiction; Narrative Perspective; Cultural Diversity • Week 4 Introduction (15 minutes) • Read and take notes on the “narrative perspective” lesson materials, including part of an article on narration in The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 (45 minutes) • Read The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 lesson 1 (45 minutes) • Read The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 (5 hours) • Read The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 lesson 2 and interview with the author (45 minutes) • Read “cultural diversity” lesson materials & videos (1 hour) • Read / view culturally diverse stories from The 20th-Century Children’s Book Treasury and videos (1 hour) • Participate in the Literary Analysis / Close Reading discussion forum (2.5 hours): Initial posts due by Friday, 11:59 p.m. CST; responses to colleagues due by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. CST. • Take the Week 4 Quiz (30 minutes); Due Date by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. • Complete the Week 4 Explorations: cultural diversity for younger readers and for middle grade readers; (2 hours); Due Date by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. • Week 4 Wrap-Up (5 minutes) Week 5: Folktales; Light Fantasy; Style, Symbolism, and Figurative Language; Poetry • Week 5 Introduction (15 minutes) • Read folktales lesson materials and assigned folktales, linked from the lesson (2 hours) • Read and take notes on fantasy lesson materials (30 minutes) • Read and take notes on Where the Mountain Meets the Moon lesson materials (45 minutes) • Read Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (5 hours) • Read and take notes on the “style” and “symbolism” lesson materials (30 minutes) • Read/view and take notes on the poetry lesson materials (1.5 hours) • Read poetry selections (45 minutes) • Participate in the Literary Analysis / Close Reading discussion forum (2.5 hours): Initial posts due by Friday, 11:59 p.m. CST; responses to colleagues due by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. CST. • Take the Week 5 Quiz (30 minutes); Due Date by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. • Complete the Week 5 Exploration: folktales/fractured fairy tales; poetry / verse novels (2 hours); Due Date by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. • Week 5 Wrap-Up (5 minutes) Week 6: Fantasy; Theme • Week 6 Introduction (15 minutes) • Read Gregor the Overlander and the Fantasy Tradition lesson materials (45 minute) • Read Gregor the Overlander (6.5 hours) • Read the fantasy picture books lesson (20 minutes) • Read fantasy picture books from The 20th-Century Children’s Book Treasury and view read-aloud fantasy picture book videos (1 hour) • Participate in the Literary Analysis / Close Reading discussion forum (2.5 hours): Initial posts due by Friday, 11:59 p.m. CST; responses to colleagues due by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. CST. • Take the Week 6 Quiz (30 minutes); Due Date by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. • Complete the Week 6 Exploration: fantasy; notable recent books; (2 hours); Due Date by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. • Week 6 Wrap-Up (5 minutes) Week 7: Q & P paper; Nonfiction for Children • Week 7 Introduction (15 minutes) • Review the Q & P Paper instructions (1 hour) • Plan, write, revise, and edit your Critical Analysis Questions and Projects (Q & P) Paper (10 hours); Due Date by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. CST. • Read/view the “nonfiction” lesson materials (1 hour) • Read Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp (2 hours) • Participate in the Nonfiction discussion forum (1 hour): Initial posts due by Saturday, 11:59 p.m. CST; responses to colleagues due by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. CST. • Take the Week 7 Quiz (20 minutes); Due Date by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. • Complete the Week 7 Exploration: Nonfiction (2 hours); Due Date by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. • Week 7 Wrap-Up (5 minutes)