Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Education (Parkville Campus) (Volume 5 page 83)
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Credit points: 16.7
Coordinator: Pam Macintyre.
Prerequisite: 33.3 credit points in Language and Literature, or Children's Literature at B-level.
Contact: Individual consultations and group seminars equivalent to at least a 2-hour seminar each week.
Timetable: Second semester.
Objectives:
On completion of the subject the student should be able to:
- critically assess the strengths of a particular author; and
- identify and apply essential elements of literary criticism.
Content:
An individual research project into the work of a single author, including an examination of the author's development, the strengths and weaknesses of the writing, cultural influences and characteristic concerns. Exploration of children's responses to the author's books.
Assessment:
A 6000-word literary essay including a comprehensive report on children's responses to the author's work, based on practical work with children (100 per cent).
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Education (Parkville Campus) (Volume 5 page 83)
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