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ENG 428A - Children’s Literature

(3 units)
History, genres, traditions, and illustrations of children’s books in England and America from 1697 to the present.

Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior standing OR ENG 303 

Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. write a lucid and coherent textual analysis that relies on and integrates textual evidence.
2. analyze a literary work in its cultural and historical contexts.
3. articulate the premises and assumptions of different critical approaches and apply them to children’s literature using literary-critical vocabulary.
4. identify and discuss the role of ideology in children’s texts.


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