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Nov 04, 2026
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Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027
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ENG 213 Children’s Literature Credits: (3)
Examines literature for children from the preschool level through the middle school level. Topics covered include history and development, research skills, criticism, major authors, and major forms: poetry, picture books, fairytales (folktales), fantasy, problem novels, multicultural, fiction and nonfiction. Emphasis is on the teaching of the knowledge and critical skills needed to locate, comprehend, analyze, evaluate, and present the literature. Prerequisite(s): ENG 103 and ENG 104 .
SUNY Gen Ed Area(s): Humanities
Designation(s): Liberal Arts
Learning Outcomes
- Make and defend judgments about children’s literature
- Illustrate the ability to critically analyze children’s literature in writing
- Successfully use literary terminology and/or theory in textual analysis
- Make connections between American literary texts produced for children and theoretical, social, political, aesthetic, and/or cultural history of the periods in which they were produced
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