The Syllaby
Children’s Literature II
chair: widyastuti purbani. mejing kidul rt02/rw 08, ambarketawang gamping, 797164/081328193342
widyastuti_purbani@yahoo.com
This class is an advancement of an introductory to children’s literature being
delivered in Children’s Literature 1. It aims at familiarizing students with essential
issues in Children’s Literature and have analytical practices on how these issues are
perceived in texts. Applying student-centered approach this is meant to be an active
class in which every student is expected to be involved in the discussions.
WEEK
1-2
3-4
AGENDA
Introduction
Review on the previous
lectures
Moral an Message
5-6
Pleasure
7-8
Fantasy and Imagination
9
10-11
Midterm evaluation
Trust
12-13
Orientalism
NOTES
Theory: Give Them Wings
Work: Nancy Jewell’ Five Little Kittens,
Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry
Caterpillar
Theory: Perry Nodelman’s article on
“The Pleasure of CL”
Work: Joe Kulka’s Wolf’s Coming,
Roald Dahl’s George Marvellous
Medicine
Theory: Considine’s “Imagine That”
Works: David Wiesner’s The Three
Pigs, Anthony Browne’s King Kong
Minor paper due
Theory: “Trust Your Children”
Judy Blume’s Are You There God, It’s
Me Margaret”
Theory: Nodelman’s “The
Other:Orientalism, Colonialism in CL”
Work: Katerine Paterson’s Bridge to
Terabithia
14-15
Ideology
Theory: Hollindale’s “Signal 55”
John Stephens Language and Ideology
in C L
Work: Si Leungi
16
Final Exam
Assessment:
Class participation
Minor essay
Creating/rewriting children’s story
Major essay
Final exam
Major paper due
15%
20%
20%
20%
25%
COURSE POLICY
Plagiarism Policy: Academic dishonesty (plagiarism) is punishable by university and
academic rules around the world. In simple terms you commit plagiarism if you fail
to cite the sources of all the words and ideas you take from others, thus presenting
them as if they were your own. If you commit plagiarism you will automatically fail
from the course.
For lack of attention a thousand forms of loveliness elude us every day.
—Evelyn Underhill