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COURSE TITLE: CHILD AND ADOLESCENT LITERATURE

COLLEGE VISION:
A leading institution for leadership skills and development by 2030; A community of value adding leaders equipped with global competence.

COLLEGE MISSION:
Green Valley College Foundation, Inc. is committed to produce globally competitive skills and leadership discipline through quality education, holistic
learning and sustainable socio-economic development programs that will enable us to build a community of value adding leaders.

PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:

The BEED and BSED program of Green Valley College enables the graduates to:
a. Apply theoretical knowledge and practicum experiences in teaching;
b. Foster the values of leadership, integrity, accountability and responsibility in teaching;
c. Demonstrate knowledge and competence in the application of general and professional education, especially of a chosen specialization; and
d. Meet the national standards in passing the Licensure Examination for Teachers conducted by the Professional Regulation Commission.

PROGRAM/STUDENTS OUTCOME (SO):

The graduates of BEED and BSED programs of the Green Valley College can:
a. Function effectively in the real school and classroom environment;
b. Demonstrate effective communication skills in both oral and written forms;
c. Apply different teaching strategies appropriate to the level of competence of their students;
d. Model appropriate and moral values;
e. Demonstrate adequate knowledge and skills in their field of specialization;
f. Be creative and innovative in thinking of alternative teaching approaches and testing its effectiveness in improving student learning;
g. Facilitate outcomes-based learning; and
h. Pass the licensure examination.

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COURSE TITLE: CHILD AND ADOLESCENT LITERATURE

Course Credits 3 units

Course This course provides a survey of the categories and types of the world’s literature for children and adolescents. Therefore, preservice English
Description teachers will be able to demonstrate content knowledge on children and adolescent literature, promote literacy skills through the use of varied
literary texts that suit learners’ gender, needs, strengths, interests and experiences.
Contact 3 hours
Hours/week
Prerequisite
Course At the end of the course, the pre-service teachers should be able to:
Outcomes

A. prepare an annotated reading list of literary selections and genres appropriate for children and adolescents and which will demonstrate
their content knowledge;
B. design literature/reading worksheets for teaching to enhance the literacy skills of future students that begins early in school and continues
through life; and
C. perform an adaptation of a chosen literary text that suits learners’ gender, needs, strengths, interests and experiences.

COURSE OUTLINE AND TIME FRAME

PRELIM Course Content/Subject Matter
Week 1 The Vision, Mission and Objectives of GVCFI and BEED program; Course Syllabus

Week 2 Children and Children’s Literature

Personal and Academic Values of Literature to Children

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Week 3 Relationship between Children’s Development and their Literature

Week 4 Historical Background of Children’s Literature
1. Classical Period – Aesop’s Fables
2. Anglo-Saxon Period – Epics
3. Medieval Period
 ABC Books
 Hornbooks
 Chapbooks
 Puritan Period – Fairytales, Folktales, and Legends
 John Newberry Era – Children’s Books
 Didactic Period – Books for Teaching Children
Week 5-8 Elements of Children and Adolescent’s Literature
 Verbal Elements
 Visual Elements
 Other Stylistic Elements
FINALS
Week 9-13 Categories of Children and Adolescent’s Literature (with suitable texts)
 Poetry
 Picture Books
 Traditional Literature
 Modern Fables
 Modern Fantasy
 Realistic Fiction
 Non -Fiction (Biographies and Essays)
 Historical Fiction
 Multi-cultural and International Literature

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Week 14-16 Issues and Concerns in Children and Adolescent’s Literature

Week 17-18 Teaching Children and Adolescent Literacy through Appropriate Books and Strategies in Literature
 Multiculturalism
 Storytelling and Reading Aloud
 Choice and Types of Books
 Media and Technology in Children and Adolescent Literature

Alignment of Course Outcomes with Summative Assessment Tasks

Course Objectives Summative Assessment Task Details
 Read, examine, and critically compare a wide Video presentation This performance allows students to appreciate literature for children and
variety of children’s and adolescent books adolescent learners.
from all genres and many authors and
illustrators from around the world.
 Compare how countries around the world Literary Analysis This activity will help students to analyze literary works for children and
address, present, and explain both adolescent learners.
contemporary and historical social, political,
and economic issues to their youngest
generations through the medium of their
children’s and adolescent literature. Interview These tasks are given to develop their teaching skill and create ideas and
 Learn to critically evaluate the literary and artistic strategies to come up the effective teaching demonstration
merit of all children’s books, with a particular
emphasis on the evaluation of international
children’s and adolescent books. Examination These tasks are given to evaluate the students’ knowledge and
 Think critically about the issues in the field of understanding Child and Adolescent Literature
international children’s and adolescent
literature, such as cultural authenticity,

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translation, and awardgiving.

 evelop the ability to select high quality
international children’s and adolescent books
to use across the curriculum in K-12 settings,
with particular attention to the use of books in
the Common Core State Standards Language
Arts curriculum.
 Learn various instructional methods for
introducing K-12 students to quality
international and domestic children’s and
adolescent books. Using Common Core
strategies to compare informational and
narrative texts.
 Be encouraged to become an enthusiastic and
knowledgeable literature educator who reads
widely and is curious and passionate about
literature for all children

LEARNING PLAN

Desired Learning Outcomes Course Content/Subject Matter Textbooks/ Teaching and Learning Assessment of Tasks (ATs) Resource Time
(DLO) References Activities Materials Table
(TLAs)
a. Introduce self to A. Introduction to Course Class Activity: Getting to Students to submit their Paper
classmates and  Course Orientation know each other expectation on the subject Week
teachers  Classroom Policy Pen 1
b. List expectations for the  Course Requirements Sharing of expectations
course  Grading System from the teacher and the NEOLMS

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c. Recall course rules
d. Course syllabus
a. expound on children and
adolescent literature and its
historical development, in
relation to today’s rich
repertoire; and
b. recognize how language
development can be achieved
through the use of children
and adolescent literature.
a. identify the elements of
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students
Google meet
Orientation
Children and Children’s - • Small group discussion
Literature on the important Textbook
concepts, values, and Quiz Week
1. Personal and Academic development of children PowerPoint 2-4
Graded Essay (Rubric)
Values of Literature to and adolescent literature
Children Presentation
• Discussion and timeline Graded Individual
2. Relationship between
Discussion/Sharing (Rubric)
Children’s Development and making on the Google meet
their Literature developmental history of
3. Historical Background of children and adolescent’s NEOLMS
Children’s Literature literature to today’s rich
 Classical Period – Aesop’s repertoire
Fables
 Anglo-Saxon Period – Epics • Trivia quiz on famous
 Medieval Period children’s literature and
- ABC Books discussion/ storytelling of
- Hornbooks these classical tales as
- Chapbooks representative of the
 Puritan Period – Fairytales, periods of children and
Folktales, and Legends adolescent literature‘
 John Newberry Era –
Children’s Books
 Didactic Period – Books for
Teaching Children
Elements of Children and Lecture discussion on the Online session Textbook Week

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children and adolescent’s
literature making it a unique
genre of its own;
b. analyze the verbal, visual,
and other stylistic elements of
literature in suitable children
and adolescent texts; and
c. prepare a worksheet for
children and adolescent
literature students to
recognize elements in famous
texts.
a. identify suitable children
and adolescent literary texts
for each genre which will suit
learners’ gender, needs,
strengths, interests, and
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Adolescent’s Literature elements of children and 4-7
adolescent literature Oral recitation PowerPoint
A. Verbal Elements
 Writer’s Purpose Class analysis of elements Reporting Presentation
 Plot of children and adolescent
 Characters literature in sample texts Short quiz on the verbal, Google meet
 Setting with discussion and sharing visual and other stylistic
 Themes of their purposes, elements of children and NEOLMS
 Style appropriateness, and adolescent literature
B. Visual Elements creativity
 Line Individual/pair Stylistic
 Color Individual/pair stylistic Analysis of a suitable
 Shape analysis on the verbal, children and adolescent text
 Texture visual, and other elements (focusing on Accuracy of
 Style of literature in suitable Analyzed Elements,
 Illustrations children and adolescent Organization of Ideas, and
C. Other Stylistic Elements texts Language Mechanics)
 Musical Quality
 Action
Worksheet Making Activity
 Humor
for children and adolescent
 Story Interest
literature students to
 Variety of Subject Matter
recognize elements in
famous texts
Categories of Children and • Guided discussion on the Storytelling/Drama/Creative Textbook Week
Adolescent’s Literature (with different categories of Performance Presentation 9-13
suitable texts) Children and Adolescent’s of a chosen/assigned PowerPoint
Literature literary text appropriate for
 Poetry children and adolescent Google meet
 Picture Books • Identifying suitable children literature (focusing on
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experiences;
b. prepare learning materials
and worksheets to
introduce/aid/ assess children
and adolescent’s learning of
literary texts; and
c. perform creative
presentations, storytelling,
and drama appropriate as
adapted from children and
adolescent literature.
a. discuss the implications of
some issues and concerns in
children and adolescent’s
literature to education,
language learning, and
growth and development;
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 Traditional Literature other than the examples Appropriateness of Neolms
 Modern Fables presented for each genre Presentation and Text,
 Modern Fantasy based on learners’ gender, Creativity and Pen/paper
 Realistic Fiction needs, strengths, interests, Resourcefulness, and Ability
 Non Fiction (Biographies and and experiences through of Text to Pursue Children/
Essays) class/small group discussion Adolescent Interest in
 Historical Fiction and note-taking Literature/Reading)
 Multicultural and International
• Learning Materials
Literature
Development/Worksheet
Making Activity of a
chosen/assigned genre in
Children and Adolescent’s
Literature
• Storytelling, drama and/or
creative presentations (i.e
Tableau, Puppet Stories,
etc.) of a chosen/assigned
genre or literary text
appropriate to children and
adolescent learners’ gender,
needs and interest
Issues and Concerns in • Round Table discussion Critical Reflection Paper on Textbook Week
Children and Adolescent’s on the Issues and Concerns Impact of Movie and 14-16
Literature in Children and Television versions and PowerPoint
Adolescent’s Literature other issues in Children and
1. Censorship Adolescent Literature Pen/paper
2. Social Issues • Discussion and writing of a (focusing on Arguments,
3. Political Correctness in Fables critical reflection paper on Organization of Ideas, and Google meet

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b. analyze the impact of these
issues and concerns to
literary selection, language
teaching and learning
materials development; and
c. perform an adapted/
deconstructed children and
adolescent literary text which
answers some issues and
concerns of the genre.
a. recognize how children and
adolescent literature be an
avenue to teach
multiculturalism and media
literacy;
b. identify strategies and
techniques to storytelling and
reading aloud for children and
adolescents
c. prepare an annotated
reading list of books
appropriate to children and
adolescent’s gender, needs,
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and Tales the impact of movie and Language Mechanics)
4. Rewriting/ Deconstruction of television versions and Neolms
Classical Tales other issues in children and
5. Movie and TV Versions adolescent literature
• Table Completion on the
Issues, challenges, impacts
and action to answers some
issues and concerns of the
genre
• Actual performance on
adapted or deconstructed
children and adolescent
literary texts.
Teaching Children and Adolescent • Class discussion on the Graphic organizers as Textbook Week
Literacy through Appropriate role of Media and formative assessment on 17- 18
Books and Strategies in Literature Technology in Children and Appropriate Teaching PowerPoint
Adolescent Literature to Strategies in Children and
 Multiculturalism include literacy/ Adolescent Literature Neolms
 Storytelling and Reading reading/academic
Aloud development Storytelling and Pen/paper
 Choice and Types of Books • Preparation and Reading Aloud Performance
 Media and Technology in presentation of Storytelling Presentation on suitable
Children and Adolescent and Reading Aloud literary texts for children and
Literature Simulation on suitable adolescents (focusing on
literary texts Confidence,
Appropriateness of Material
and Presentation, and
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strengths, Literacy Teaching Interest

and Effectiveness)
d. interests, and experiences;
and d. perform storytelling/ Compilation of Annotated
reading aloud to children and Reading List and Literary
adolescents in line with Worksheets for Children and
competencies from the K to Adolescent Literature
12 English Curriculum Guide
FINAL

Suggested Readings
and References
Course Requirements 1. Students will be required to complete and pass writing assignments, research projects, test/exams and homework. Students also required to
participate meaningfully, and respectfully in classroom discussions and attend class religiously.
2. All homework, seatwork and other classroom activities will be graded and therefore impact substantially on the class participation grade.
These shall be done individually or in groups.
Grading System Midterm Examination Period

Attendance/ Participation 20%

Assignment/ Quiz 40%
Written Examination 40%
100%
Midterm Examination Period

Attendance/ Participation 20%

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Assignment/ Quiz 40%

Written Examination 40%
100%

Classroom Policies On Attendance

While attendance is 100% expected, required outputs expected are more important in order to complete the course. The rating of attendance shall be based on the number of absences
incurred. A perfect attendance shall be equivalent to 100. For every absent incurred a demerit of 8 points shall be deducted from 100 and thereafter. And for every late or tardiness incurred a demerit of
4 will also be deducted. The total rating shall be result of the combined application of demerits to absences and tardiness. Refer to the table:

ABSENCES TARDINESS
Demerit Demerit
No. of Absences No. of Times Tardy
0 0 0 0
1 8 1 4
2 16 2 8
3 24 3 12
4 32 4 16

B. On Class Participation
Quality work and class participation are required. Participation in class assumes a balance between active listening and verbal interaction. If one is scheduled to do an oral presentation but failed
to come on time, the class will not wait for him/her so he/she loses the chance to discuss, unless he/she made a prior arrangement with the course or with his/her classmates and the instructor
regarding his/her absence or tardiness.

C. On Examinations, written outputs and projects

Examinations and several written outputs are scheduled. The Factsheets, activity sheets, portfolios etc. must be ready on a scheduled date. If one is not able to comply on time,
he/ she must seek an approval from instructor ahead of time, otherwise late work will not be accepted.

D. On Behavior
Everyone is expected to exhibit a behavioral standards applied to responsible adults. If one is sick, he/she must inform the instructor ahead of time. All absences should be justified.

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Prepared by: Reviewed by: Noted by: Approved by:

JOVEE ARIANNE P. PORMENTO SIENNA MARIE R. SIERRA, LPT ROMEO A. SUSTIGUER, JR. Ed. D NIDA Y. PASTOR, Ph.D
Instructor School Education– Program Head College Dean Vice President for Academic Affairs

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