Descriptions of Writing Assignments

• Perry Nodelman's overview of the writing assignments he gives to students in children's literature courses.
• Perry Nodelman's handout providing students with ideas and instructions for writing an essay in children's literature courses.
• Perry and Mavis often ask students to submit a series of related writings that involve dialogue with texts, with critical discourse on texts, and with other students. Here is an example of instructions for such an assignment.
• In sequential writing assignments, Perry Nodelman and Mavis Reimer often ask students to respond in writing to each other's exploratory writing. This handout is Perry's instructions for this assignment.
• Eliza Dresang's description of her Reading Diaries assignment.
• Eliza's Dresang's description of her end-of-term assignment, consisting of a paper and an oral presentation.
• Cornelia Hoogland's description of a final writing assignment in her introductory children's literature courses using Pleasures.
• Daphne Kutzer's description of a writing assignment on surfacing ideological assumptions.

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