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Literature for Children and Adolescents

School of Society & CultureUndergraduate
GeneralCourse Requisites

Course Title

Literature for Children and Adolescents

Course Description

This is a survey course introducing literature for children and adolescents with emphasis on criteria for identifying high quality fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Students will develop familiarity with a broad range of books for all ages and the implications of developmental characteristics for book selection. Theory and research about reader response, gender, and multiculturalism will be examined. Students are expected to read a substantial number of books for children and adolescents.

CORE: Literature & The Arts

Academic Level

Undergraduate

Course Type (Core Curriculum)

CO, COLA

Instructor Consent Required

No

Credits (Min)

4

Repeatable

No

Saint Michael’s is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. The College is a member of the College Board, Vermont Higher Education Council, Association of Vermont Independent Colleges, Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, Vermont Campus Compact, and Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.

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The provisions of this catalog are not to be regarded as an irrevocable contract between the student and the College. The College reserves the right to change its policies without prior notice.

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