Daily Schedule
This is a tentative schedule, subject to change, due to class pace, unexpected class cancellations, and other factors.
We will follow this daily course outline pretty closely, and it provides you with a sense of what to expect each 
week, so you can manage your time accordingly.  You are expected to come to class with assigned reading 
for each day completed, and have prepared any portfolio entries, annotations, etc. , due on that day, unless I specify
otherwise in class.
T Jan. 24 Syllabus review and definition of Children's Literature.
TH Jan. 26 Essentials chapters 1-2, pp. 1-31, Handbook, pp. 3-10, 13-35.
T Jan. 31 Development in children with language, cognition, personality, socialization, and 
morality, Course packet, pps. 28-64.  Read the following articles in the Course Packet,  
pp. 2-24, 44-51:  "Wired forThought," "Our Window to the Future," "The Stages of Read Aloud,"  
"Babies and Books," "Baby Talk," and "Fertile Minds," articles on Social and Personality Development.   
You should also have read the recent Newsweek article, "Reading Your Baby's Mind" (handout).
TH Feb. 2 Handbook, Review of Fiction Elements, 75-95, 97-125, 129-43, 147-164, 167-182,
185-202, 205-228.  Course Packet, p. 74.
T Feb. 7 Annotation on E.B. White's Charlotte's Web due.  Read the following articles in 
The Course Packet, pps. 75-94:  "Lives of the Writers," "The Man on the Swing,"
and "Magnum Opus."  Essentials 115-124, Modern Fantasy.
TH Feb. 9 Portfolio entries 1-3 are due.  Continue discussion with Charlotte's Web.  Introduce 
 Ilustrator's Reports and sign up for presentations.
T Feb. 14 2 Poetry annotations due:  one general anthology, p. 68-69; pick out a couple of poems
and annotate on one sheet; one specialized book, pp. 69-71; pick out a couple of poems
and annotate on one sheet.  Video:  Beast Feast.  Essentials Chapter 3, pp. 43-65, 
Handbook 231-58.
TH Feb. 16 Continuation of poetry. 
T Feb. 21 Annotation on Rowling's Harry Potter due.  Course Packet, pps. 95-104, 
Video:  The Real World of Harry Potter." Begin discussion.
TH Feb. 23 Continue discussion of Harry Potter.
T Feb. 28 Portfolio entries 4-5 are due.  Read the articles on censorship in the Course Packet, 
pps. 105-110.  Discussion of censorship.  Essentials, 242-245.
TH Mar. 2 Partial Open Book Test #1:  no make up tests.
T Mar. 7 Annotation due on The Giver.  Illustrators, Essentials 31-39, illustrative elements of the picture book.
TH Mar. 9 Begin Illustrator's Reports.
 
T Mar. 14 Continue with Illustrator's Reports.
TH Mar. 16 Finish Illustrator's Reports, introduce Group Projects, begin Picture Books.
T Mar. 21 4 annotations of picture books due:  alphabet, 88, counting, 88-89, concept, 89
wordless, 87-88. Essentials 75-85, Handbook 39-69, Course Packet, 67-73, 138-143, 
TH Mar. 23 Annotation due on Number the Stars.  
Videos:  How a Picture Book is Made, The Picture Book Animated, Rosie's Walk, 
A Picture for Harold's Room, Chrysanthemum, Where the Wild Things Are.
T Mar. 28 Annotation on information book due:  179--183, Portfolio entries 6-8 are due.  
David MacCauley and the Construction of the Pyramids.  Essentials, Chapter 9, 163-174, 
group meetings. 
TH Mar. 30 Library Research.  Meet in Accokeek.  
TH  1-Apr SPRING BREAK:  COLLEGE CLOSED
T 8-Apr SPRING BREAK:  COLLEGE CLOSED
TH 10-Apr SPRING BREAK:  COLLEGE CLOSED
T Apr. 4 2 annotations due: 1 folktale, 109-113, 1 fable, 113  Essentials 98-107, Handbook 
24-28, Traditional Literature.  Videos:  Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters, Why Mosquitos
Buzz. Course Packet, pp. 111-137.
TH  Apr. 6 Partial Open Book Test #2:  no make up tests. Annotation due on Sammy Keyes. 
T Apr. 10-16 SPRING BREAK:  COLLEGE CLOSED
T Apr. 18 3 annotations due:  choose three different books to annotate from the five different 
microcultures, pp. 193-210.  Essentials 184-203, Videos:  Duke Ellington, Sam and the 
Lucky Money, Village of Idiots.
TH  Apr. 20 Annotation due on Eleanor Roosevelt, Group Presentation on Biography.
Last day to withdraw from 15 week classes.
T Apr. 25 Portfolios 9-11 are due; all Portfolio revisions must also be completed by this date. 
Group Presentation on Fantasy/Science Fiction.
TH Apr. 27 Group Presentation on Historical Fiction.
T May. 2 1 annotation due on Nancy Drew, Encyclopedia Brown, or Goosebumps series. 
 Group Presentation on Mystery.
TH May. 4 Annotation due on A View From Saturday.  Group Presentation on Realistic 
Fiction.
Final Exam Period:  To be announced.  Your Final 
Exam is your third Open Book Test (not cumulative).