Summer 2017 - ENGL 487W C100

Topics in Children's Literature (4)

Class Number: 4539

Delivery Method: Distance Education

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Distance Education

  • Prerequisites:

    ENGL 387 or EDUC 465. Reserved for English honors, major, joint major and minor students.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Advanced seminar in children's literature. May be organized by author, genre, or critical approach. Students with credit for ENGL 487 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.

COURSE DETAILS:

 The focus of this course in literature written for children in English will be animal stories. In particular, I am interested in issues of Self and Other in the representation of animals as sentient races: e.g., to what extent do adult authors use animal characters as surrogate children or surrogate humans? If they represent animals as alien, do they encourage readers to think/perceive in non-human ways or will human writing about animals always be human writing about humans? In choosing works which focus on cats, mice, and rats as characters, I am also hoping to explore why stereotyping is allowable in animal stories where it would not be in realist fiction.

The Writing-Intensive element of the course means that students will be getting feedback on their writing before handing in their assignments and that we will be reading several examples of academic writing in this area.

 

Grading

  • Online Participation 20%
  • Wiki Page (Draft and Feedback) 4%
  • Research Essay (Draft and Feedback) 6%
  • Wiki Page 25%
  • Essay Proposal and Outline 10%
  • Research Essay 35%

REQUIREMENTS:

Students who have credit or standing in EDUC 465 can contact the English Advisor for registration clearance.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

The Tale of Tom Kitten (2002), Beatrix
ISBN: 9780723247777

The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (2011), Pratchett
ISBN: 9780552562928

Warriors into the Wild (2003), Hunter.
ISBN: 9780062366962

The Mouse and his Child (2001), Hoban
ISBN: 9780439098267

The Cricket in Times Square (2008), Selden.
ISBN: 9780312380038

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh (1986), O'Brian
ISBN: 9780689710681

Lionboy (2004), Corder.
ISBN: 9780142402269

I Was A Rat! (2002), Pullman.
ISBN: 9780440416616

The Witches (2013), Dahl.
Not available at the SFU Bookstore. Purchasing instructions will be listed on Canvas.
ISBN: 9780141346410

Department Undergraduate Notes:

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For all On-Campus Courses, please note the following:
- To receive credit for the course, students must complete all requirements.
- Tutorials/Seminars WILL be held the first week of classes.
- When choosing your schedule, remember to check "Show lab/tutorial sections" to see all Lecture/Seminar/Tutorial times required.

Centre for Online and Distance Education Notes:

Please refer to Canvas for the most updated Take Home Midterm/Final exam times. 

Additional Course Fee: $40
Required Readings listed on the course outlines are the responsibility of the student to purchase. Textbooks are available for purchase at the SFU Bookstore on the Burnaby campus or online through the Bookstore's website. 

Exams are scheduled to be written on the SFU Burnaby campus at the noted time and date (unless noted as a take-home exam).
Students requiring accommodation as a result of a disability must contact the Centre for Students with Disabilities.
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