Syllabus

This course is a celebration of books! Come prepared to read, explore, and have fun learning!

Course Goals:

1. to read a wide selection of children's literature by Maine authors and illustrators
2. to visit locations that resonate in Maine children's literature
3. to meet authors and illustrators
4. to develop a collection of unit ideas for use in your own classroom

Field Trips:

We will travel to a variety of sites, including, but not limited to, museums, bookstores, libraries, harbors and towns where authors resided, a cemetery, a tour of a windjammer, and lunch in Acadia National Park. Each place we visit will tie into what we are reading and into our exploration of books that impart a real flavor of Maine.

Suggested Text:

A Celebration of Maine Children's Books by Lynn Plourde and Paul Knowles (Although this is not required, this is a superb text that features 185 books by Maine authors and illustrators.)

The Children's Books:

Please email me for a list once you are enrolled in the course. My e-mail address is: mobrien228@yahoo.com

Schedule:

Sunday: Meet and greet at orientation reception

Monday:  - Introductions
  - Books, books, books
  -Walk into Bar Harbor

Tuesday:   Field trip to Isleford and Cranberry Island:
  - Viewing of Rachel Field's home
  - Hitty Her First Hundred Years exhibit at Cranberry Island Museum

Wednesday:  Field Trip to Camden:
 - The Children's Garden at the Camden Public Library
 - Tour of The Mary Day windjammer

Thursday:  Field Trip to Blue Hill Area:
 - Visit Bucks Harbor, made famous by Robert McClosky's One Morning in Maine
 - Tour Brooklin Friends Memorial Library Chrildren’s Room
 - Walking tour of cemetery:   E.B.White’s headstone

Friday:   Field Trip to Acadia National Park for lunch with author
 - Discussion, share unit project ideas, compile portfolios

(Sessions, activities, and field trips may vary based on weather and additional opportunities.)

 

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