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TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE

#1 Tuesday, July 2

Introductions, E-mail addresses; Orality & literacy; brain; review syllabus; assignments on diskettes/paper; Frog's Tale; House Story; Gem Story

Watchdog and the Coyote

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

Video excerpts: Wizard of Oz/ Resevoir Dogs

Activity: Illustrate story; setting/character & conflict activity / Reading Survey

Literature Response Journal: reaction to story quotes and class discusion

Book Focus: p. 28 questions #1 - Early reading experiences with books & influence now

Read:Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4 and for discussion next week; review syllabus

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

Assignment: Read 6 books for your BOOKLIST, Review Syllabus & Promise.

#2 Thursday, July 4

NO CLASS MEETING

16 books due for your BOOKLIST

# 3 Tuesday, July 9

Meet at Octavia Fellin Public Library

Octavia Fellin Public Library Field Trip: an opportunity to check out books to read for your BOOKLIST

Guest Speaker: Priscilla Diaz (Book Genres)

Story: Watchdog and the Coyote

Reading Activity: Blanket Story; Queen’s Drum; Abiyoyo & Foolish Frog & name activity

Book Sell/Awards

Literature Website Query

Literature Learning Journal: Storytelling: Sunny Dooley at 2PM

Read: Chapter 5 & 6 for discussion next week

Book Focus: CHILDREN’S LITERATURE & PICTURE BOOKS

Add to your BOOKLIST (24 books total due)

#4 Thursday, July 11

Story: Watchdog and the Coyote

Literature Sharing Session: King with the Terrible Temper (Alexander T. Wolf or Juniper Tree)

Book Sell/Awards

Reading Activity: Web page design - UNM Children’s Literature Class Collection & searching for literature and storytelling links - Computer Lab Rm. 268

Literature Website Query

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

Literature Learning Journal

Read: Chapters 7 & 8 for discussion in two weeks

Book Focus: TRADITIONAL FOLK LITERATURE & FANTASY

Add to your BOOKLIST (32 books due)

#5 Tuesday, July 16

Mid-term

Story: Watchdog and the Coyote

Video: Ray Golarz, storyteller

Guest Visitor: Coila King, “For the Love of Ice Cream” 10-12Noon

Literature Circle-“The Birds” by Mark Richard

Book Sell/Awards

Literature Website Query

Literature Learning Journal

Read: Chapters 9 & 10 for discussion

Book Focus: REALISTIC FICTION & HISTORICAL FICTION

Add to your BOOKLIST (40 books due)

#6 Thursday, July 18

2PM Octavia Fellin Library – Rainbow Goblins & Maxime, the French Chef

Story: Watchdog and the Coyote

Guest Visitor: Jean Whitehorse, cultural sensitivity 10am-12pm

Literature Learning Journal

Activity: Molly Bang: an illustrator’s perspective

Read: Chapters 5 & 11

Book Focus: B/AUTOBIOGRAPHY & NONFICTION; FANTASY & POETRY

Literature Learning Journal

Add to your BOOKLIST (48 books due)

Poetry, Author/Illustrator Focus & Celebrations due (no late ones accepted)

#7 Tuesday, July 23

Catch up day!

(Optional) Arrange to visit Anthony Chee Emerson in Farmington

Add to your BOOKLIST (56 books due)

#8 Thursday, July 25

FINAL CLASS CELEBRATION

Story: Watchdog and the Coyote

Graduate level-Presentations

Reader’s Theater

Book Sell/Awards

Presentations of Author/Illustrator Focus

Premier of UNM Children’s Literature Class Collection

BOOKLIST (Total 60 books due)

Storytelling Awards & Potluck

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