Week Eight Material

This week, you will want to read carefully the assigned readings over the poetry.

And look equally carefully over the Study Guide for the Final Exam. Make sure to look over the preceding link to prepare for both parts of the exam.

I also created a video for the final examination for the face-to-face class that applies for the most part to the on-line class though you will take both parts of the examination on line; the summer examination covers the identical material, so make sure to give the half-hour video your attention.  I will make a new video early of the final week of the term.

The only difference concerns the essay part of the examination: you will write an essay on either Unwind or American Born Chinese.

As the examination description notes, you can take Part One and Part Two beginning Tuesday, May 2; you have until midnight Friday, May 5, to complete both parts of the examination.


The final examination will follow the identical format of the midterm. And

you might want to look over some very good responses from both parts of that midterm.


This week, you will find here an introductory video and another slide-show video for American Born Chinese; both will help you prepare for the final examination. In addition, watch the two videos about the poetry readings assigned, for the examination will contain prompts related to the material covered in the videos.

Take your quiz right away--you do not have to study for this week's quiz.

This week, you have two videos about the Poetry assigned for your enjoyment and edification; each of the two videos is approximately thirty minutes long an will help you on the exam and with any Book Analysis Report you might choose to write about Children's Poetry.

To underscore the fact that Nonsense Poetry must make sense, read this article about Edward Lear, the master of the limerick and author of "The Owl and the Pussy Cat."

And I address in the video those poems, poets, and ideas about poetry for children that you might find of interest for both the discussion threads and the prompts that could appear on Part One of the Final Exam.


POETRY DISCUSSION PART ONE










POETRY DISCUSSION PART TWO







This slide-show video covers something Scott McCloud calls "closure," an important concept about the dynamics of "the invisible art" of sequential art. Read about closure on line and some of McCloud's other thoughts gathered in his excellent "comic," Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art.

In this short video, McCloud talks about Understanding Comics.


The video also covers the second half of American Born Chinese.

Welcome to Week Seven

To read these two images, just click on each of the images--put the vocabulary to use in your discussion threads and in your reading of American Born Chinese.

Experiment with the preceding vocabulary in your discussions and other writing.

And read Jessica Abel's wonderful description of the Graphic Novel and visit her web site.

The preceding images and Jessica Abel's link lay a foundation for reading our Graphic Novel, an example of Sequential Art. Just click on each of the images to see a full-screen version.

Final Exam and Preparation. Make sure to look over the preceding link to prepare for both parts of the exam. You will also look over a 30-minute video that addresses the Final Examination.

You will complete both parts of the examination and other requirements for the class during the week of final examinations:  The only difference concerns the novels, for we did, as you know, read Unwind instead of the Giver.  Time permitting, I will make a new video.

SEE THE FOLLOWING VIDEO FOR QUIZ SIX REVIEW:

Remember that all revisions and other work are due by midnight Saturday, of finals week.

The final examination will follow the identical format of the midterm.

You will find the link to take PART TWO of the examination in the Assignment Folder for Week Eight. And the link to take PART ONE will reside just below the folder for the Week Eight assignment.


You will find four videos this week.






See, too, Stephen Colbert's interview with Maruice Sendak: Part One and Part Two. You will also find interesting an obituary for the late Maurice Sendak.In addition to the following Greeting for Week Seven and a Quiz Review (for next week's quiz), I created a slide-show video about the assigned readings in American Born Chinese, and a slide-show video over Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are.The videos talk about the texts in the context of what you read in your anthology and elsewhere.

The following recording is a larger-frame look at the video for Sendak's famous book that the one that follows, which will now provide back up:

Introduction to Week Seven:

The following video slide show covers material assigned for reading in the graphic novel, American Born Chinese. Try to look at the pages mentioned as the presentation moves from slide to slide from page to page.

Again, you have two versions here, a larger-framed video now on You Tube and a smaller version for backup:

I created a slide-show video about Where The Wild Things Are for your enjoyment--a question about this book could find its way into your final exam, so give the video a look.
Know, too, that I spent a couple hours before making the video in a dentist's seat for some surgery. The numbness might show a bit in the speech, but I wanted to get this published and so fumbled through.





And to cap off this week of multiple video presentations and as usual, you have a video review for this week's quiz--but not until next week.

You take Quiz Seven this week.  See the link on the Announcement on blackboard.

We Begin Week Six of Eight

Purple Cone Flowers

This week's reading takes us formally into Science Fiction, which you have read over the past couple weeks, and Fantasy, which has, obviously, a lot in common with Tales of Wonder.

You will find here three videos: Week Six Introduction, The Giver, and Quiz Six.

As always, read carefully the this week's notes that cover Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Peter Pan.



And finally for the week, give this video your attention before you take your quiz, thirty-five questions this time around:

 

Week Five Welcome

In this video (around twenty-seven minutes), I talk briefly about revisions, Book Analysis Reports, the Midterm Exam, and this week's reading material, all about Legends, our new area of investigation. 

You will find a video for this week's quiz-open until 28 March, a Tuesday--at the conclusion of this posting. In addition, you will find a video about Unwind.

The video might talk about The Giver, but pay attention to the separate video about Unwind.


The video comes from a previous year.







Quiz Five Review

A short video here on Unwind (this video comes from the summer class on Dystopian YA Literature): 

For your enjoyment and/or edification, I made a thirty-minute video concerning Chapters 7-14 of The Giver.



As usual, you will want to review for the quiz by watching the following half-hour video that covers all the areas the quiz addresses.

Quiz Four Review

Black-Eyed Susan Flowers in Field

This half-hour review covers quiz material for Fables, Myths, and The Giver.  You are, however, responsible only for the questions related to Myths and Fables.

We covered all but a couple questions in class, so do a good job.

Hello Week Four

As the reading assignment indicates, we enter a new area of investigation: Fables and Myths. The video for the quiz will talk about The Giver.  You should read between this week and after the break, for first six chapters of Unwind.

And you have notes for all the reading.
Here you will find three videos.

The first, approximately 30 minutes in duration, provides an introduction to the week and briefly discusses the material in our anthology you will read this week. You will find another video over the same material that I updated; this video talks as well about revisions for your Alphabet Book essay.




In addition, the following video offers a fifteen-minute discussion about the upcoming Midterm Examination you will take between Monday, March 9 and Friday, March 20.



I also made the following half-hour video to introduce you to the first six chapters of The Giver,  a text we will not read.  But I will also post video for Unwind.

Week Three Quiz Review

Hello One and All,

I made a short video to prepare you for this week's quiz--twenty-five questions.

Make sure to read the notes for the week, for they will help you do well on the quiz and on the discussion threads.


This week the quiz will remain up until midnight Monday of next week, March 19.

As usual, I address all the correct responses to the quiz questions in the video discussion.

Greetings For Week Three

These past two weeks presented you with extensive reading in Fairy Tales or Wonder Tales.

Pace yourself and get often and early to this week's discussion threadsthat provide you with interesting areas of investigation, including a couple zany cartoon versions of "Little Red Riding Hood."

Here you will find a general introduction to the work over the past couple weeks. 

We, of course, do not read Ella Enchanted, so do not worry about mention of this excellent revision of a familiar wonder tale.

Enjoy a good week.

Ella Enchanted Part TWO

Greetings for Week Three

Quiz Two Review

Baby Coot at Horicon Marsh

Hello Everyone,

This half-hour video will help you with Quiz Two. The Quiz includes twenty multiple choice questions over Chapters Three and Fourhe quiz covers three areas: the notes about Fairy Tales and their changing directions and receptions; the six stories you read; and the assigned chapters of Skeleton Man.

I will add questions about our novel, Doll Bones and, time permitting change the video.  Otherwise, pay attention in class and read the first two chapters of the book.
 
The quiz is now open and will remain open until around this Saturday, February 17.

Baby Geese at Horicon Marsh

Quiz Two Video Review:

Week Two Introduction

Hello Everyone,

I offer two 30-minute videos here.

The first video provides an introduction to Week Two and the assigned readings other than the novel.

This initial 30-minute video talks about a few class matters, including the first essay, and offers a brief introduction to this week's reading assignment. And make sure to read all four sections of the notes for this week (and next).


The second video addresses the first ten chapters of our Fairy Tale novel, Ella Enchanted.

Of course, we now read Doll Bones.  But you can make use of these videos for an essay.

Enjoy the reading, Bill


Ella Enchanted Part ONE

Quiz One Children's Literature

Hello Everyone,

The quiz is available from Thursday afternoon  until Wednesday at midnight, February.  

This video offers a discussion of the material the quiz covers from the first two chapters of the text. And the questions include page numbers from our text from which the question comes.

Quiz one is located in the Assignment Folder.


In effect and as always, the video goes over each of the questions asked. Contact me if you have questions.

Do a good job, Bill

Introduction to Children's Literature, Spring 2016

Florida Scrub Jay

Dr. Bill Clemente

Welcome to the class.


This video offers general information about the class, and another video will  help you with the quiz. 


I made these videos this past summer, so bear that fact in mind as you listen--do not worry, for example about dates, and this class does not have a proctored final examination; nor will your write more than one Book Analysis Report.

Also, novels have changed from Skeleton Man to Doll Bones; from The Giver to Unwind.  To that end, I will make some new videos for the novels and for quizzes.  

I will keep you informed about the changes.

When you have questions, e-mail me right away, for I check the mail frequently.


So get to the reading and to the discussion threads and begin with term with vim.  

Some Useful Links:

Welcome and General Introduction

Reading and Writing Assignments
 

Course Syllabus 

Class Notes
 

Examples of Class Work
 

Book Analysis Report Information
 

Netiquette for all Classes 

Creating a Hyperlink

Revisions of Alphabet Essay and Midterm Examination

Hello Everyone,


Here you will find a brief discussion of both revisions you will want to complete over the next weeks and Exam One that you will take this week between Monday early morning on July 2 and Thursday at midnight, July 5.

Part One you will complete in one sitting, but for the essay in Part II, you can return to the work as often as you like while the link remains open.


You will find here two videos, a new one completed Sunday night last spring term (on March 13) and one from last year when I taught the class on Tuesday and Thursday--you can watch both, for they cover similar ground--just pay attention to the dates listed here and not on the videos..


The new one has more to say, however, about the Alphabet Essay and the first part of the examination on which you will respond to five prompts, writing six to eight sentences for each of the prompts from the list of choices you got on the assignment sheet.


In addition, you will find links to the examination on Blackboard in the folder for Week Four.


Here is the video; just scroll down to find the other video. Again, if you have time, watch both.