483-355 Learning Area: Children's Literature OPT

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Pam Macintyre

Semester

Year long (view timetable)

Contact

A total of 36 hours

Subject Description

Students conduct a survey of the history of children's literature, attitudes and issues in contemporary fiction, picture books, poetry, storytelling, traditional literature, popular texts, critical sources, censorship, awards and prizes; and investigate innovative classroom literature practices.

Assessment

Class paper, essay, seminar totalling 4000 words.

Prescribed Texts

A reading list will be distributed at the start of this subject.



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