- We read The Giving Tree, discussed the book, and then looked at some other picture books.
Homework:
- Monday: bring a picture book you aren't familiar with to class. There are TONS of books available in the Teaching Materials Center on the 6th floor of Milner.
- Wednesday: read (and bring to class) The Three Pigs.
- Friday: optional work day; bring you laptops, papers, etc. and ask any questions and/or do a peer review.
- Wednesday (5/9/12): turn in final paper from 7:50am-9:50am in my office (STV 422J).
- Reminder: the final is in class this Wednesday (4/25/12). Don't forget to bring a blue book!
- We talked about how to revise the critical argument paper, including adding secondary sources.
- We finished working on the McCloud categories in Bone.
- We finished discussing Bone.
Homework:
- Study for the final!
- Friday we'll be talking about picture books in class, so there is no outside reading.
- I passed back the last quiz; quiz averages are posted in Blackboard.
- We looked at a wide range of example graphic novels.
- We talked more about the middle chapters of Bone.
- We worked on finding examples from each of McCloud's categories.
Homework:
- Finish reading Bone (Monday).
- Study for the final (Wednesday).
- We took the last quiz! I'll be posting your quiz averages to Blackboard soon.
- The final papers will be due during the scheduled final (Wednesday May 9 from 7:50am-9:50am). Please bring your original paper and the revised version (in paper copy) to my office (STV 422J) sometime during that period.
- We finished discussing Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics and started discussing Bone.
Homework:
- Read chapters 3-4 of Bone.
- Study for the final.
- My office hours for today are cancelled so I can attend a lecture; please email me if you have any questions.
- I passed out the final review sheet which will be available in Blackboard soon. We went over questions in class. Be sure to bring a blue book to class when we take the final (Wednesday 4/25/12).
- We watched a commentary on the movie adaptation of The Hunger Games.
- We discussed the McCloud article in preparation for reading Bone.
Homework:
- Read chapters 1-2 of Bone; be sure to pay attention to the way the images work with the words.
- Study for final exam.
- We continued discussing Bud, Not Buddy including the definition of ideology (implicit & explicit) and the food in the story.
- I passed back the Annotated Bibliographies.
Homework:
- Read Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics excerpt, available in Blackboard. Please let me know ASAP if you have trouble downloading the document as it is quite large.
- Monday I'll also pass out the final review sheet and answer any questions about the final.
- We turned in the Annotated Bibliographies.
- I passed back quizzes.
- We talked more about Bud, Not Buddy and watched an interview with Christopher Paul Curtis.
Homework:
- We took a quiz on Bud, Not Buddy.
- We discussed the first part of Bud, Not Buddy.
Homework:
- Read chapters 9-13 of Bud, Not Buddy.
- Annotated Bibliographies due Wednesday (4/11/12).
- We met at the library and talked about researching for the critical argument paper. A slideshow is available in Blackboard.
- NOTICE: I moved the due date for the Annotated Bibliography to Wednesday (4/11/12).
Homework:
- For Monday, read chapters 1-8 of Bud, Not Buddy.
- Annotated Bibliography is due Wednesday.
- I passed back quizzes.
- We went over the Annotated Bibliography due Monday, including the sample available in Blackboard.
- Friday we'll be meeting in the library, where we will talk about how to research secondary articles about children's literature and you'll have some time to work.
- We finished discussing Holes, including magical realism, layers of narration, holes as the past, and the irony of labor.
Homework:
- Be working on your Annotated Bibliographies.
- We are going to library on Friday to work on research for the Annotated Bibliography.
- We took a quiz on Holes.
- We talked about Holes and watching the very beginning of the movie.
- I passed back the critical argument papers and past quizzes.
Homework:
