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LS 394S: Multi Lit Chld & Yng Adults : Multicultural Childrens Lit SL

Section 1 - 3 Units

Section Information

Days, Times, and Locations

Wednesday
6:00 pm - 8:50 pm
6th Ave. Classrooms & Service Learning Institute - Rm. 104 - map

Class Number (Formerly CRN)

41040

Instructor(s)

Miguel Lopez

Enrollment

Seats OpenSeats TakenMax. Seats
3 29 32
Enrollment History

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University Learning Requirements

Literature and Popular Culture

Faculty Information

Miguel Lopez

Email: milopez@csumb.edu

Phone: 582-3977

Office: Valley Hall Suite B, Room 109

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Department Information

Name: Liberal Studies Department

Email: liberal_studies@csumb.edu

Phone: 582-4376

Fax: 582-3356

Building: Valley Hall Suite C

Website: http://ls.csumb.edu/

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Course Description:

Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults: Familiarizes students with diverse and high quality children's literature across socio-cultural groups. Engages students in interpreting, from multiple perspectives, representations and socio-cultural patterns and symbols found across various authors and literary genres. Introduces students to various pedagogical approaches for the teaching of multicultural literature for children and young adults. Requires completion of an approved service learning project.

Corequisites, Prerequisites & Restrictions:

Footnotes:

  • Course requires 3-5 hours of community service per week in addition to class attendance.

Start & End Dates:

Start: August 24, 2009
End: December 20, 2009

Consent Requirements:

Catalog History

Course Materials

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Julius Lester, Guardian (New York: Amistad/HarperTeen, 2008)
ISBN: 0061558907
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Required Reading

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Jacqueline Woodson, If you come softly (New York: Putnam's, 1998)
ISBN: 0399231129
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Required Reading

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Jacqueline Woodson, Maizon at Blue Hill (New York: Putnam, 2002)
ISBN: 0399237569
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Required Reading

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Francisco Jiménez, The circuit : stories from the life of a migrant child (New York: Scholastic Inc., 2000)
ISBN: 0439188962
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Required Reading

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Something About America. (: Candlewick Pr, 2007)
ISBN: 0763634158
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Paul Fleischman ; illustrations Judy Pedersen, Seedfolks (New York: HarperTrophy, 2004)
ISBN: 0064472078
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Nikki Grimes, Bronx masquerade (New York: Speak, 2003)
ISBN: 9780142501894
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Jacqueline Woodson, The house you pass on the way (New York: Putnam, 2003)
ISBN: 0399239693
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Patricia McCormick, Sold (New York: Hyperion Paperbacks, 2008)
ISBN: 0786851724
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Vera B. Williams, Amber was brave, Essie was smart : the story of Amber and Essie told here in poems and pictures (New York: Scholastic, 2002)
ISBN: 0439430356
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