Educ 1000 - Human Development Spring 2004 - Växjö University: Dr. Helen Mongan-Rallis
1000 Syllabus|Schedule|Assignments
Task: Visit the library or bookstore. Examine a variety of children's books (don't limit yourself just to the English language section -- even though you may not understand all the text in the Swedish books, you will still be able to analyze much of the content by the pictures). If you would like to and are able to, where appropriate take photographs (of book pages) to insert into your analysis in places where pictures will help you describe and explain your findings.
| Analysis guiding questions | Possible points | Points Earned |
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| 1. Examine a minimum of 10 books. Create a table/chart that examines issues such as gender/stereotypic roles; which characters are involved in exciting plots; do male characters outnumber female characters? (hint: these could be the headings of your table/chart. | 20 |
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| 2. Evaluate whether you think these books are less stereotypes than ones a decade ago, and if you think there are differences in stereotyping between Swedish and English books. Provide some examples to support your claim. | 10 |
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| 3. Is a range of books available? List examples of books (at least 5) depicting diversity in culture and family configurations. Do recent books offer more variety? (e.g. cultural diversity, family configurations, disabilities?) Give examples, use quotes, insert relevant pictures. | 10 |
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| 4. What sorts of books would you like to buy for a young child? Create a list of "top ten books" and defend your rationale for including them in your list. | 10 |
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| 5. Create a book cover for a fictitious children's book. What would your book be about? Who would be the audience for your book? What would a child want to see on the cover of the book? What would attract you or a parent to this book? | 10 |
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Total: |
60 (possible) |
Educ 1000 - Human Development Spring 2004 - Växjö University: Dr. Helen Mongan-Rallis