Sumários
RACISM IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
24 Outubro 2022, 14:00 • Gaile Parkin
Warm-up: some common errors
Class discussion on the nature of racism and its manifestation
in children. Presentation about the brown eye/blue eye experiment by Jane
Elliott in 1968 and about racism in children’s books.
Small group discussions based on questions about Little Black Sambo and Epaminondas and his Auntie (both read
for homework).
Reading of The Story
of Babar by Jean de Brunhoff, followed by small group exercise working
through a worksheet to guide students to see the (not so) hidden racism in the
book. Feedback and class discussion.
Literary terms used to analyse short stories. "Tony's story" by Leslie Marmon Silko.
24 Outubro 2022, 08:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha
Research Project One: Music
21 Outubro 2022, 15:30 • Ana Rita Martins
Research Project One: Music
- RP "Music as a Form of Free Speech"
POLITICS IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
20 Outubro 2022, 14:00 • Gaile Parkin
Warm-up: some common errors
Class discussion on what politics is and whether or not it
has a place in children’s literature.
Reading The Story of
Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, followed by small group discussions based on
questions about the book. Feedback and class discussion.
HOMEWORK: Write a review of The Story of Ferdinand. Read Little
Black Sambo and Epaminondas and his
Auntie