Subject: ENG 314 DISTANCE ED--SPRING 2012
PREFACE -- SOME COURSE OUTLINE CLARIFICATIONS
If you are in any way confused by this course outline the first thing I suggest that you do is to re-read the outline, in a quiet place, and out loud, taking notes as you read. If you still have a problem for which you need my advice, send me an e-mail being as specific as possible about your problem. An e-mail telling me “I don’t understand the assignment” does not help me pin point the problem you may be having. DO NOT CONTACT THE OFFICE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM. DE is an administrative clearing house, making sure registered students receive course information generated by them. The DE staff is on the telephone eight hours a day with different students with different concerns about over twenty different courses. . How do you expect them to remember all the details of whatever concerns you may have? I used this outline last semester and no one told me, or DE that they were confused by it. I know each of you is different so I don't blame you for having questions. What does trouble me, however, is that you do not contact me directly about your problems.
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ENGLISH 314YA STUDIES IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
SPRING 2012
Professor William Charles Williams
English Department
Nassau Community College
THIS COURSE IS OPERATED THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
DISTANCE EDUCATION: 516 572 7883
PROFESSOR WILLIAMS 516572 9817
NOTE: PROFESSOR WILLIAMS TELEPHONE NUMBER MAY CHANGE BEFORE OR DURING THE SEMESTER. IF THIS HAPPENS YOU WILL BE INFORMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ONCE AGAIN, THE BEST WAY OF CONTACTING ME IS VIA E-MAIL PROFESSOR WILLIAMS CONTACT E-MAIL:
Professor.William.C.Williams@gmail.com
(Note that this is not the College e-mail address)
PROFESSOR WILLIAMS ASSUMES THAT ALL CONTACTS ABOUT THIS COURSE AND ALL ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE FORWARDED TO HIM VIA E-MAIL
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WHY GMAIL? The College e-mail system only offers minimal storage space for e-mail. Gmail offers unlimited space. Because of Gmail I have been able to save all correspondence and assignments going back a number of semesters. It also lists the actual time and date an e-mail was submitted. This is quite helpful information especially if you do not submit an assignment by the deadline and claim that you did.
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HERE IS YOUR COURSE OUTLINE.
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINSVERY IMPORTANTINFORMATION ABOUT THIS COURSE,INCLUDING SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE COURSE.
READ THIS DOCUMENT SEVERAL TIMES AND VERY CAREFULLYBEFORE BEGINNING ANY WORK FOR THE COURSE!
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COURSE MATERIALS: There are course lectures on CD ROM or audio tape and two textbooks that you will need for the course.
LECTURES: The course lectures are onCD Rom (or audio tape). CD Rom (or audio tape) copies of these lectures MUST BE COLLECTED BY YOU ONLY from the DISTANCE EDUCATION Office on the Nassau Community College campus. You must obtain your own copies of these CD’s or tapes. In order to obtain the tapes or CD’s you must contact the DISTANCE EDUCATION office directly . Call them at1-516-572-7883. THERE IS A SMALL FEEL FOR USE OF THE CD ROM OR AUDIO TAPE MATERIALS. THE LAST INFORMATION I RECEIVED WAS THAT THIS FEE WAS $10.
OTHER THAN COLLECTING TEXTBOOKS AND LECTURE CD’S FOR THE COURSE THERE IS NO OTHER ON CAMPUS COURSE ACTIVITY. The English Department Writing Center is available to you (see below) but there will be no possibility of a face to face conference with me. Even though this is a distance education course we will not be using the BANNER system sometimes used by other distance learning courses.
The course lectures were prepared over a thirty year period by Professor
William C. Williams of the English Department at Nassau Community College. They continue to be broadcast on radio (WHPC-FM at 90.3 FM). However, the availability of CD Rom or audio tape copies of these lectures mean that it is no longer necessary for students taking the course to listen to the radio broadcasts. The broadcasts continue as a College outreach offering.
TEXTS AND OTHER COURSE MATERIALS:
Here is information about the two text books and the recorded lectures to be used in this course.
THERE ARE RECORDED COURSE LECTURES BY YOUR INSTRUCTOR. In connection with the CD Rom (or audio tape) lectures the textbook to use is:
Nodelman, Perry and Reimer, Mavis.PLEASURES OF CHILDREN’S LITERTURE. (3rd edition). Allyn and Bacon, 2003.
(ISBN: 0-7513-3248-6). THIS WILL OFTEN BE REFERED TO AS THE NODELMAN TEXT IN THIS DOCUMENT.
You will use this text along with the CD Rom (or audio tape) lectures when you write the FOUR course assignments.
THERE IS ALSO A TEXT BOOK CONTAINING CHILDREN’S STORIES.
In connection with the specific children’s stories, the textbook to use is:
ZIPES, Paul, Vallone, Hunt, Avery. THE NORTON ANTHOLOGY OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE. W. W. Norton, 2005. (ISBN 0-393-97538-X(pbk.).
THIS WILL OFTEN BE REFERED TO AS THE NORTON ANTHOLOGY IN THIS DOCUMENT.
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YOU ARE ALSO STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO SUPPLEMENT YOUR EXPLORATIONS FOR PART TWO OF EACH OF YOUR TWO COURSE ASSIGNMENTS. YOU SHOULD DO THIS BY INVESTIGATING THE CHILDREN’S LITERATURE SECTION IN YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC LIBRARY AND IN THE NASSAU COMMUNITY COLLEGE LIBRARY. IF YOU FIND A STORY IN EITHER OF THESE LOCATIONS WHICH YOU WOULD PREFER USING IN PART TWO OF EACH OF YOUR TWO COURSE ASSIGNMENTS YOU SHOULD USE THAT STORY. YOU SHOULD DO THIS EVEN IF THE STORY YOU SELECT DOES NOT APPEAR IN THE NODELMAN OR ZIPES TEXTS.
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Both of the text books should be available in the Nassau Community College bookstore. The textbook reserve room in the College Library should also have a copy for use in the Library only. You may be able to find used copies of the text in the College bookstore. You may also be able to obtain them via the web at bookstores like amazon.com. Amazon sometimes offers college texts at a discounts and in other manners reducing the list price. The markup on the text by the NCC bookstore is small. The NCC bookstore also will buy back texts at the end of a semester, though for less than you originally paid for them. AS THIS COURSE HAS RUN BEFORE, BE SURE TO ASK THE BOOKSTORE IF THEY HAVE ANY USED EDITIONS OF THE TEXTS. THESE ARE SOLD AT A PRICE REDUCED FROM THE ORIGINAL PRICE FOR A NEW BOOK.
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E-MAIL YOUR ASSIGNMENTS TO
Professor.William.C.Williams@gmail.com
REMINDER: AS THIS IS A DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE AND NO WORK WILL BE DONE ON CAMPUS, ALL OF YOUR ASSIGNMENTS WILL SENT VIA E-MAIL. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO DO THIS YOU MUST INFORM ME VIA E-MAIL. PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU DO NOT FEEL YOU HAVE THE SKILLS TO SEND E-MAIL IT IS REALLY SOMETHING THAT YOU SHOULD LEARN. THE ACADEMIC COMPUTER CENTER IN THE COLLEGE LIBRARY HAS STAFF WHO CAN ASSIST YOU. REMEMBER THAT THE COLLEGE NOW SENDS ALL INFORMATION TO STUDENTS VIA YOUR COLLEGE E-MAIL ACCOUNT. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES TRY TO WRITE AN ASSIGNMENT VIA AN iPHONE, BLACKBERRY, OR OTHER SUCH DEVICE. ALSO DO NOT SEND ASSIGNMENTS AS ATTACHMENTS TO AN E-MAIL. SUCH ATTACHMENTS CANNOT BE OPENED TO AVOID POSSIBLE VIRUS CONTAMINATION OF COMPUTERS. IF YOU ARE USING A WINDOWS SYSTEM MANY RECOMMEND THAT YOU INSTALL AND FREQUENTLY UPDATE AND RUN AT LEAST THESE THREE FREE SYSTEMS:
ZONE ALARM (FREE)
AVG ANTI-VIRUS (FREE)
ADVANCED SYSTEM CARE (FREE)
I AM SURE WINDOWS USERS HAVE SIMILAR FREE SYSTEM PROTECTORS. (EACH OF THE ABOVE HAVE PAID SYSTEMS BUT THE BASIC DIFFERENCE IS THAT THEY UPGRADE AUTOMATICALLY WHERE THE ABOVE DO NOT.)
ALSO:
I PLAN FOR YOU TO RECEIVE E-MAIL MESSAGES FROM ME ABOUT THE COURSE. THESE WILL ONLY BE SENT TO YOUR STUDENT E-MAIL ACCOUNT PROVIDED FREE BY THE COLLEGE. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO EASILY ACTIVATE THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT ON THE WEB THROUGH A LINK FROM THE COLLEGE HOME WEB PAGE WWW.NCC.EDU
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ASSIGNMENT DUE DATES:
THE FIRST ASSIGNMENT SHOULD ACTUALLY BE RECEIVED BY ME BY FEBRUARY 7, 2012. If they are not actually received by me no later than FEBRUARY 7 the highest grade you can receive on the assignment is “B”.
THE SECOND ASSIGNMENT SHOULD ACTUALLY BE RECEIVED BYME BY MARCH 7, 2012. If it is not actually received by me no later than MARCH 7 the highest grade you can receive on the assignment is “B”.
THE THIRD ASSIGNMENT MUST ACTUALLY BE RECEIVED BY ME BY APRIL 9, 2012. If the third assignment is not actually received by me by APRIL 9 the highest grade you can receive on the assignment is “B”.
THE FOURTH ASSIGNMENT MUST ACTUALLY BE RECEIVED BY ME BY MAY 7, 2012. If the fourth assignment is not actually received by me by MAY 7 the highest grade you can receive on the assignment is “B”.
NO ASSIGNMENT WILL BE RETURNED IF RECEIVED AFTER MAY 7. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT THERE WILL BE NO TIME TO GRADE ANY ASSIGNMENT RECEIVED AFTER MAY 7. THE COLLEGE REQUIRES ME TO SUBMIT FINAL COURSE GRADES SOON AFTER THAT.
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MINIMUM LENGTH FOR ASSIGNMENTS:
ALL ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE AT LEAST 800 WORDS IN LENGTH. THE WORD COUNT CAN BE DONE WITH YOUR WORD PROCESSOR AND SHOULD ONLY START WITH THE FIRST WORD OF THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF EACH ASSIGNMENT. SHORT ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSIGNMENTS CONTAINING MORE THAN FIVE BASIC GRAMMATICAL ERRORS WILL NOT PASS. (BASIC ERRORS ARE SENTENCE FRAGMENTS, RUN ON SENTENCES, IMPROPER CAPITALIZATION, PUNCTUATION, AND SPELLING.)
WHEN DISCUSSING A STORY OR TEXT
BE SURE THAT WHEN YOU CITE THE NAME OF A STORY OR A BOOK CHAPTER YOU EITHER PUT IT IN QUOTATION MARKS OR UNDERLINE IT. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. WHEN YOU QUOTE A TEXT BE SURE TO PUT THE PAGE NUMBER WHERE YOU FOUND THE QUOTE IN PARENTHESES ( ) AFTER EACH QUOTE.
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INFORMATION ABOUT E-MAIL DELIVERY OF ASSIGNMENTS:
SEND ALL E-MAIL ASSIGNMENTS TO THIS
E-MAIL ADDRESS
Professor.William.C.Williams@gmail.com
REMEMBER -- DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS TO E-MAIL MESSAGES AS THEY CANNOT BE OPENED.
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INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO PREPARE YOUR ASSIGNMENT FOR SUBMISSION BY E-MAIL.
1. WRITE YOUR ASSIGNMENTS ON YOUR REGULAR WORD PROCESSOR. BE SURE TO CHECK SPELLING AND DO A WORD COUNT.
2. HIGHLIGHT THE TEXT OF THE ASSIGNMENT AND USE THE COPY COMMAND ON YOUR WORD PROCESSOR.
3. OPEN YOUR E-MAIL PROGRAM, BE SURE TO TYPE IN THE PROPER ADDRESS.
4. USE THE PASTE COMMAND TO LOAD YOUR ASSIGNMENT INTO THE BODY OF YOUR E-MAIL DOCUMENT.
5. BE SURE TO PUT THE PROPER E-MAIL ADDRESS ON THE E-MAIL AND THE INFORMATION BELOW AS THE SUBJECT OF YOUR E-MAILED ASSIGNMENTS:
ASSIGNMENTS ARE REFERED TO AS
ASSIGNMENT A
ASSIGNMENT B
ASSIGNMENT C
ASSIGNMENT D
THEY DO NOT HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED IN ORDER. THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO SUBMIT ALL ASSIGNMENTS ON TIME. (WORK ON ASSIGNMENTS AS YOU FEEL DRAWN TO THEM IN ANY ORDER YOU CHOOSE.)
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YOUR SUBJECT LINE FOR EACH E-MAIL SHOULD READ
314 ASSIGNMENT A (FOR ASSIGNMENT A)
314 ASSIGNMENT B (FOR ASSIGNMENT B)
314 ASSIGNMENT C (FOR ASSIGNMENT C)
314 ASSIGNMENT D (FOR ASSIGNMENT D)
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IF YOU KNOW YOU CANNOT COMPLETE THE COURSE:
1. YOU MAY GO TO THE OFFICE OF THE DISTANCE EDUCATION (TELEPHONE516-572-7883) AND COLLECT A "DROP/ADD" FORM. HAVE THIS SIGNED BY A DISTANCE EDUCATION REPRESENTATIVE IN THAT OFFICE AND IMMEDIATELY TAKE THE FORM TO THE REGISTRAR FOR PROCESSING. INFORM ME BY E-MAIL THAT YOU HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM THE COURSE.. IF YOU FORMALLY WITHDRAW FROM THE COURSE AND I AM INFORMED BY MAY 7 YOU WILL RECEIVE A ‘W’ FOR THE COURSE. IF YOU DO NOT DO THIS AND SUBMIT NO ASSIGNMENTS, OR IF YOUR ASSIGNMENTS DO NOT AVERAGE TO A PASSING GRADE YOU WILL RECEIVE THE FINAL GRADE OF ‘F’ FOR THE COURSE.
NO GRADES OF INCOMPLETE WILL BE GIVEN FOR THIS COURSE.
IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO COMPLETE YOUR COURSE WORK I STRONGLY ADVISE YOU TO CONSULT AN EDUCATIONAL COUNSELOR IN NASSAU HALL.
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INFORMATION ABOUT GRADING:
GRADES WILL BE AVERAGED AS FOLLOWS TO DETERMINE YOUR FINAL COURSE GRADE:
A=4
B=3
C=2
D=1
F OR NO ASSIGNMENT = 0
ADD THE TOTAL NUMBER OF GRADES FOR THE NUMBER OF ASSIGNMENTS YOU HAVE SUBMITTED AND DIVIDE THE NUMBER BY 4. CONVERT THIS TO THE LETTER GRADE NOTED ABOVE AND THIS WILL APPROXIMATE YOUR FINAL COURSE GRADE.
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MORE SPECIFICS ABOUT ASSIGNMENT CONTENT:
FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE NODELMAN TEXT.
THESE ARE THE PARTS OF THE NODELMAN TEXT YOU SHOULD EVALUATE OR REVIEW BEFORE YOU WRITE ASSIGNMENTS A AND B. YOU MAY READ THEM IN ANY ORDER.
STUDY AND EVALUATE THE IDEAS FOUND IN SECTONS, REVIEW AGAIN THE SECTION HEADINGS NOTED BELOW AND SEE WHAT MATERIALS YOU CAN FIND THAT WILL ASSIST YOU IN WRITING YOUR ASSIGNMENTS:
"Children's Literature in the Marketplace"
"The World of Children's Culture"
"Strategies for Reading a Literary Text"
"Teaching Children Literature"
"How to Read Children's Literature".
"The World of Children's Literature"
"Literature and Ideology"
"Poetry"
"The Repertorie Theory" and "Literature and Ideology"
"Picture Books"
"Common Assumptions About Childhood"
"Fairy Tales and Myths".
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Here is detailed information about
ASSIGNMENT A--
For ASSIGNMENT A write an essay presenting your own questions and reflections about information FROM TWO TO FOUR OF THE FIRST SEVEN CD ROM OR AUDIO TAPE LECTURES
AND YOUR CHOICE OF ONE OR MORE SECTIONS FROM THE NODELMAN/REIMER TEXT..
All questions for reflection and parts of the NODELMAN/REIMER TEXT are listed below.
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For ASSIGNMENT Bwrte an essay presenting your own questions and reflections about information found in the CD Rom (or audio tape) course lectures AND THE NODELMAN/REIMER TEXT. The assignment must explore BETWEEN TWO AND FOUR of the final seven CD Rom (or audio tape) lectures and the noted parts of the NODELMAN/REIMER TEXT. All questions for reflection and parts of the NODELMAN/REIMER TEXT are listed below.
YOU MAY WRITE MORE ABOUT SOME LECTURES THAN OTHERS. BEGIN YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT EACH LECTURE YOU SELECT WITH THE WORDS “LECTURE ONE:", FOR LECTURE ONE), “LECTURE TWO:” (FOR LECTURE TWO), ETC.
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HERE ARE SPECIFIC CD ROM (OR AUDIO TAPE) LECTURES TO EXAMINE FOR ASSIGNMENTS A AND B:
NOTE THAT EACH CD ROM OR AUDIO TAPE CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE LECTURE
LECTURE ONE -- THE NEW AND THE OLDER
Before you write your reflections about this audio-taped lecture read and review the section “How to Read Children’s Literature” in the Nodelman and Reimer text.
LECTURE TWO -- THE POWER OF READING
Before you write your reflections about this audio-taped lecture read and review the section “Teaching Children’s Literature” in the Nodelman and Reimer text. Before you write your reflections about this audio-taped lecture read and review the section “Strategies for Reading a Literary Text” in the Nodelman and Reimer text. Before you write your reflections about this audio-taped lecture read and review the section “Strategies for Reading a Literary Text” in the Nodelman and Reimer text. Please note that you are being asked to review some of the same chapters in the NODELMAN OR ZIPES TEXTS more than one time during the semester. You should listen to each CD Rom (or audio tape) lecture several times as well.
LECTURE THREE -- MOTIVATION: GETTING STARTED
Before you write your reflections about this audio-taped lecture read and review the section “How to Read Children’s Literature” in the Nodelman and Reimer text. Before you write your reflections about this audio-taped lecture read and review the section “Teaching Children’s Literature” in the Nodelman and Reimer text. Before you write your reflections about this audio-taped lecture read and review the section “Strategies for Reading a Literary Text” in the Nodelman and Reimer text. Please note that you are being asked to review some of the same chapters in the NODELMAN OR ZIPES TEXTS more than one time during the semester. You should listen to each CD Rom (or audio tape) lecture several times as well.
LECTURE FOUR -- WERE KIDS ALWAYS KIDS? Before you write your reflections about this audio-taped lecture read and review the section “Common Assumptions About Childhood” in the Nodelman and Reimer text.
Before you write your reflections about this audio-taped lecture read and review the section “The World of Children’s Culture” in the Nodelman and Reimer text.
Before you write your reflections about this audio-taped lecture read and review the section “Literature and Ideology” in the Nodelman and Reimer text. Please note that you are being asked to review some of the same chapters in the NODELMAN OR ZIPES TEXTS more than one time during the semester. You should listen to each CD Rom (or audio tape) lecture several times as well.
LECTURE FIVE -- LEARNING TO BE A CHILD
Before you write your reflections about this audio-taped lecture read and review the section “Common Assumptions About Childhood” in the Nodelman and Reimer text.
Before you write your reflections about this audio-taped lecture read and review the section “Children’s Literature in the Marketplace” in the Nodelman and Reimer text.
Before you write your reflections about this audio-taped lecture read and review the section “The World of Children’s Culture” in the Nodelman and Reimer text.
Before you write your reflections about this audio-taped lecture read and review the section “Literature and Ideology” in the Nodelman and Reimer text. Please note that you are being asked to review some of the same chapters in the NODELMAN OR ZIPES TEXTS more than one time during the semester. You should listen to each CD Rom (or audio tape) lecture several times as well.
LECTURE SIX -- START WHERE YOU ARE
Before you write your reflections about this audio-taped lecture read and review the section “Common Assumptions About Childhood” in the Nodelman and Reimer text.
Before you write your reflections about this audio-taped lecture read and review the section “Children’s Literature in the Marketplace” in the Nodelman and Reimer text.
Before you write your reflections about this audio-taped lecture read and review the section “The World of Children’s Culture” in the Nodelman and Reimer text.
Before you write your reflections about this audio-taped lecture read and review the section “Literature and Ideology” in the Nodelman and Reimer text. Please note that you are being asked to review some of the same chapters in the NODELMAN OR ZIPES TEXTS more than one time during the semester. You should listen to each CD Rom (or audio tape) lecture several times as well.
LECTURE 7—“CHILDREN BY DESIGN”. Before you write your reflections about this audio-taped lectu LECTURE 8—“READING BEGINS”. Before you write your reflections about this audio-taped lecture find, read, and review the section in the Nodelman text you feel most closely relates to the idea expressed in the title of this lecture. You may use parts of more than one section if you desire. If you want to, you may use some of the same parts of the Nodelman text you have used in your reflections upon other lectures.
LECTURE 8—“WHY MOTHER GOOSE?”. Before you write your reflections about this audio-taped lecture find, read, and review the section in the Nodelman text you feel most closely relates to the idea expressed in the title of this lecture. You may use parts of more than one section if you desire. If you want to, you may use some of the same parts of the Nodelman text you have used in your reflections upon other lectures.
LECTURE 9—“THE INVISIBLE DISABLED”. Before you write your reflections about this audio-taped lecture find, read, and review the section in the Nodelman text you feel most closely relates to the idea expressed in the title of this lecture. You may use parts of more than one section if you desire. If you want to, you may use some of the same parts of the Nodelman text you have used in your reflections upon other lectures.
LECTURE 10—“LET THEM BE SEEN”. Before you write your reflections about this audio-taped lecture find, read, and review the section in the Nodelman text you feel most closely relates to the idea expressed in the title of this lecture. You may use parts of more than one section if you desire. If you want to, you may use some of the same parts of the Nodelman text you have used in your reflections upon other lectures.
LECTURE 11—“CHILDREN’S TV”. Before you write your reflections about this audio-taped lecture find, read, and review the section in the Nodelman text you feel most closely relates to the idea expressed in the title of this lecture. You may use parts of more than one section if you desire. If you want to, you may use some of the same parts of the Nodelman text you have used in your reflections upon other lectures.
LECTURE 12—“HARMFUL TV”. Before you write your reflections about this audio-taped lecture find, read, and review the section in the Nodelman text you feel most closely relates to the idea expressed in the title of this lecture. You may use parts of more than one section if you desire. If you want to, you may use some of the same parts of the Nodelman text you have used in your reflections upon other lectures.
LECTURE 13—“BACK TO BASICS”. Before you write your reflections about this audio-taped lecture find, read, and review the section in the Nodelman text you feel most closely relates to the idea expressed in the title of this lecture. You may use parts of more than one section if you desire. If you want to, you may use some of the same parts of the Nodelman text you have used in your reflections upon other lectures.
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INFORMATION ABOUT ASSIGNMENT C :
ABOUT THE VALUE OF SPECIFIC STORIES
FOR ASSIGNMENT C , FIND THE ONE STORY OR COMMENTARY (A DIFFERENT STORY FOR EACH TYPE OF CHILD) FOUND IN THE ZIPES TEXTTHAT YOU FEEL IS MOST APPROPRIATE FOR AT LEAST THREE OF THE TYPES OF CHILDREN LISTED BELOW.USE STORIES OR COMMENTARIES FOUND IN THE PAGES OF YOUR ZIPES TEXT OR FROM OTHER SOURCES OF YOUR OWN CHOOSINGD FOR EACH TYPE OF CHILD. THE PAGES FROM THE ZIPES TEXT AND THE TYPES OF CHILDREN ARE LISTED UNDER INFORMATION ABOUT ASSIGNMENT D.
INFORMATION ABOUT ASSIGNMENT D:
FOR ASSIGNMENT FOUR, FIND THE ONE STORY OR COMMENTARYTHAT YOU FEEL IS MOST APPROPRIATE FOR AT LEAST THREE MORE THE TYPES OF CHILDREN LISTED (YOUR CHOICE).USE STORIES OR COMMENTARIES FOUND IN THE PAGES OF YOUR ZIPES TEXT OR FROM OTHER SOURCES YOU HAVE CHOSEN. FIND ONE STORY THAT YOU FEEL WOULD BE MOST BENEFICIAL FOR EACH TYPE OF CHILD.
REMEMBER TO SELECT THREE STORIES AND THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHILDREN.
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HERE ARE THE CATEGORIES AND TEXT LOCATIONS FOR STORIES TO USE FOR BOTH ASSIGNMENTS C AND D : (REMEMBER YOU MAY USE OUTSIDE SOURCES IF YOU NEED TO.)
1. -- Find the story or commentary most appropriate for a child raised by a single parent (selected from pages 87-170 of your text). Write in essay form the reasons why you believe this story or commentary is most appropriate for this particular type of child.
2. -- Find the story or commentary most appropriate for a child in Foster Care (selected from pages 185-287 of your text). 1. -- Find the story or commentary most appropriatefor an eager, interested "normal" child (selected from pages 453-501 of your text). Write in essay form the reasons why you believe this story or commentary is most appropriate for this particular type of child.
3. -- Find the story or commentary most appropriate fora handicapped child (selected from pages 511-589 of your text). Write in essay form the reasons why you believe this story or commentary is most appropriate for this particular type of child.
4. -- Find the story or commentary most appropriate for anabused child (selected from pages 511-589 of your text). Write in essay form the reasons why you believe this story or commentary is most appropriate for this particular type of child.
5. -- Find the story or commentary most appropriate for achild from a racial minority (selected from pages 387-444 of your text). Write in essay form the reasons why you believe this story or commentary is most appropriate for this particular type of child.
6. -- Find the story or commentary most appropriate for achild from a religious minority (selected from pages 511-589 of your text). Write in essay form the reasons why you believe this story or commentary is most appropriate for this particular type of child.
7. -- Find the story or commentary most appropriate for a child raised by two same sex partners (selected from pages 291-336 of your text). Write in essay form the reasons why you believe this story or commentary is most appropriate for this particular type of child.
8. -- Find the story or commentary most appropriate for a child with one parent deceased (selected from pages 342-386 of your text). Write in essay form the reasons why you believe this story or commentary is most appropriate for this particular type of child.
9. -- Find the story or commentary most appropriate for an orphaned child (selected from pages 394-439 of your text). Write in essay form the reasons why you believe this story or commentary is most appropriate for this particular type of child.
(NOTE: DO NOT FOCUS ON THE PLOT SUMMARIES OF THE STORIES YOU SELECT. WRITE ONLY ABOUT WHY YOU SELECTED A PARTICULAR STORY FOR A PARTICULAR TYPE OF CHILD.)
FOR EACH STORY ANSWER THE QUESTION: Why you believe this story or commentary is most appropriate for each particular type of child you selected.
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BASIC REMINDERS:
SHORT ASSIGNMENTS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE AND WILL BE RETURNED WITH THE GRADE OF “F”AND WITHOUT COMMENT. THE FIRST THREE ASSIGNMENTS RECEIVING A GRADE BELOW “C” MAY BE REVISED ONCE SO LONG AS THE REVISION IS RECEIVED BYJULY 7, 2012. THIS ONLY APPLIES TO ASSIGNMENTS RECEIVED ON TIME. THERE WILL NOT BE TIME TO CORRECT AND RETURN YOUR FOURTH ASSIGNMENT BEFORE THE END OF THE SEMESTER. HENCE, ASSIGNMENT FOUR CANNOT BE REVISED.
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT GRADES AND ASSIGNMENT REVISIONS:
I encourage you to begin your work for this course immediately and to work steadily. If you feel you have problems with English style/usage you should purchase the book Rules of Thumb by Hughes, Silverman, Wienbroer (available in the college bookstore). THE GRAMMAR, FORM, AND STYLE IN RULES OF THUMB WILL BE CONSIDERED THE PROPER NORM FOR THE GRAMMAR, FORM, AND STYLE OF YOUR ASSIGNMENTS.
If you have ever had problems with assignments, you should contact our Writing Center, building Y. The most recent telephone number for the Writing Center is1-516-572-7195. If that number has changed call 516 572 5185 for the new number.
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INDIVIDUAL CD ROM (OR AUDIO TAPE) LECTURE TOPICS:
LECTURE ONE -- THE NEW AND THE OLDER
LECTURE TWO -- THE POWER OF READING
LECTURE THREE -- MOTIVATION: GETTING STARTED
LECTURE FOUR -- WERE KIDS ALWAYS KIDS?
LECTURE FIVE -- LEARNING TO BE A CHILD
LECTURE SIX -- START WHERE YOU ARE
LECTURE SEVEN -- CHILDREN BY DESIGN
LECTURE EIGHT -- "READING" BEGINS
LECTURE NINE -- WHY MOTHER GOOSE?
LECTURE TEN -- THE INVISIBLE DISABLED
LECTURE ELEVEN -- LET THEM BE SEEN!
LECTURE TWELVE -- CHILDREN'S TV
LECTURE THIRTEEN -- HARMFUL TV?
LECTURE FOURTEEN -- BACK TO BASICS
(NOTE: Very rarely a slightly older version of one of the early lectures is sent to a student. This tape mentions a "research paper" and final exam for the course. There is no research paper for the course. All of the course assignments are specified in this document. If you happen to receive a tape of a lecture mentioning a research paper, ignore that part of the lecture. You may request the newer version of the lectures by informing the DISTANCE EDUCATION that you have the older version of the lectures.)
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ADDITIONAL REFLECTIONS:
Some students have expressed uncertainty about how to approach selecting a story for one or more of the types of children noted in Part Two of the assignments. I have suggested to them that they approach the task this way. Let's use the "child in Foster Care" as an example. Suppose a person who was either a Foster Parent, knew a child in Foster Care, or a child who is in Foster Care approached you. Suppose this person gave you a book that only contained the pages you need to research in order to find a story most suitable for a child in Foster Care. Suppose this person then said to you, "Can you find a story here that you feel would be most useful for this person in Foster Care? Would you also explain to me in some detail why you believe this story is the most appropriate story for such a person?" IT IS YOUR DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE REASON WHY YOU FEEL A PARTICULAR STORY IS MOST IMPORTANT THAT SHOULD BE THE FOCUS,
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COURSE “BLOG”
I have set up on the internet a course “Blog” where you can exchange ideas with me and other students about the course – thus developing more of a “learning community”.
The web address of the blog is:
314COA.blogspot.com
(The material was posted over many semesters. All of it is relevant to this semester.)
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TO VERIFY THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS MATERIAL CAREFULLY YOU MUST ADD THE FOLLOWING TO YOUR COURSE ASSIGNMENTS.IF YOU DO NOT ADD THIS IT WILL INDICATE TO ME THAT YOU HAVE NOT READ THIS MATERIAL CAREFULLY. THEREFORE, IF YOU DO NOT ADD THIS THE GRADES ON EACH ASSIGNMENT WHERE THIS IS NOT ADDED WILL BE REDUCED BY ONE-HALF LETTER GRADE EVEN IF THE ASSIGNMENTS ARE RECEIVED ON TIME.
HERE IS WHAT TO ADD TO YOUR ASSIGNMENTS, INDICATING TO ME THAT YOU HAVE CAREFULLY READ THIS COURSE OUTLINE:
ABOVE YOUR NAME ON THE FIRST PAGE OF YOUR FIRST ASSIGNMENT WRITE THE WORDS
WHAT IS A CHILD ANYWAY?
ABOVE YOUR NAME ON THE FIRST PAGE OF YOUR SECOND ASSIGNMENT WRITE THE WORDS
DO CHILDREN LOVE LEARNING MORE THAN WE DO?
ABOVE YOUR NAME ON THE FIRST PAGE OF YOUR THIRD ASSIGNMENT WRITE THE WORDS
IS IT BETTER NOT TO ‘GROW UP’?
ABOVE YOUR NAME ON THE FIRST PAGE OF YOUR FOURTH ASSIGNMENT WRITE THE WORDS
WHO AM I?
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PLEASE BE AWARE OF HOW I EVALUATE YOUR ASSIGNMENTS.
I read each assignment at least three times.
The first time I read I COUNT THE LINES. IF THE ASSIGNMENT IS SHORTER THAN THE MINIMUM REQUIRED LENGTH IT RECEIVES AN ‘F’ GRADE, THE WORD ‘SHORT’ AND NO FURTHER COMMENT. I also check for correct letter size and margin width during this reading.
The second time I read I see if there are MORE THAN FIVE ERRORS (spelling, punctuation, sentence fragments, run-on sentences, paragraphing, etc.) on any part of the assignment. If I find more than five errors on any part of an assignment I note this on the assignment and return it with the grade of "F" and without further comment.
If the lengths of assignments (or parts of assignments) is adequate and contains fewer than five errors the third time I read the assignment I evaluate the content (how clearly and fully you answer each question) and grade the assignment accordingly.
BE SURE TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH ME. DISTANCE EDUCATION IS THE WAVE OF BOTH THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE. BOTH COLUMBIA AND HARVARD UNIVERSITIES HAVE POSTED THEIR COURSE OFFERINGS AND MANY LECTURES FOR OPEN ACCESS ON THE WEB. I KNOW THIS KIND OF COURSE IS NEW TO MANY. STAY IN TOUCH WITH ME. LET’S EXPLORE THIS ADVENTURE TOGETHER.
I sincerely hope that you enjoy the course.
THIS CONCLUDES THE COURSE OUTLINE.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
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