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TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE

EACH WEEK ADDITIONAL ASSIGNMENTS AND REMINDERS WILL BE POSTED ON OUR BLOG. It will be your responsibility to check weekly assignments and projects.

#1 SATURDAY, August 30

Meet at Octavia Fellin Public Library 1-3pm to discuss Book GENRES

Introductions, E-mail addresses; Story Relay; Orality & literacy; brain; review syllabus; assignments on diskettes/paper

Handouts: Story Quotes, Orality & Literacy; Dramatic Structure of stories; Brain

Story:Frog's Tale; House Story; Gem Story

Activity: /Reading Survey

Lateness Policy: a story-fabrications, exaggerations, elaborations – anything BUT the truth!

Assignment: Read story quotes and record reflections/response on BLOG at https://unm-childlit.tripod.com/unmchildlit/

Assignment: Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4; review syllabus

Assignment: Read 14 books for your BOOKLIST, Review Syllabus & Promise.

Register for Four Corners Storytelling Festival in Farmington/Berg Park

#4 SATURDAY, Sept. 20

Video Maurice Sendak

Literature Circle-“The Birds” by Mark Richard

Reader's Theater

Book Sell/Awards

Be ready to discuss Chapters Chapters 1-4

Literature Sharing Journal

Be ready to discuss Chapters 5, 6 & 8 for discussion

Add to your BOOKLIST (28 books total due)

#7 SATURDAY, Oct. 11

Mid-term at the Four Corners Storytelling Festival in Farmington/Berg Park

BOOKLIST (32 books due)

#8 SATURDAY, Oct. 18

POETRY CELEBRATION; Author/Illustrator Focus DUE (no late ones accepted)

Web page design - UNM Children’s Literature Class Collection -creating literature and storytelling web pages - Computer Lab Rm. 152

Video: Maurice Sendak, author illustrator (Ray Rodenberry-Star Trek)

Book Sell/Awards

Literature Sharing Journal

Be ready to discuss Chapters 7, 8, 9 & 10 for discussion

BOOKLIST (56 books due)

#13 SATURDAY, Nov. 22

TELLEBRATION - in Farmington or Albuquerque

OPTIONAL-Extra Credit

Literature Sharing Journal

BOOKLIST completed (84 books due)

#15 SATURDAY, Dec. 6

FINAL CLASS CELEBRATION

Presentations of Author/Illustrator Focus

Premier of UNM Children’s Literature Class Collection

Storytelling Awards & Potluck

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