| Mtg # | Day | Date | Reading Assignment / Lecture Topic | Milestone |
| 1 | Fri | Sep 30 | Intro, goals | |
| 2 | Mon | Oct 3 | Dickens, A Christmas Carol | |
| 3 |
Wed |
Oct 5 |
Dickens, continued |
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| 4 |
Fri |
Oct 7 |
Folk Tales and Fairy Tales (details TBA) |
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| 5 |
Mon |
Oct 10 |
Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland |
Journal Ex. 1, e-mail to John by noon Sun, Oct 9
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| 6 |
Wed |
Oct 12 |
Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass |
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| 7 |
Fri |
Oct 14 |
Mark Twain, Adventures of Tom Sawyer |
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| 8 |
Mon |
Oct 17 |
Tom Sawyer, continued |
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| 9 |
Wed |
Oct 19 |
Alcott, Little Women |
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| 10 |
Fri |
Oct 21 |
Alcott, Little Women [Finish Part the First] |
Journal Ex. 2, by noon Thu, Oct 20 |
| 11 |
Mon |
Oct 24 |
MacDonald, The Princess and the Goblin |
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| 12 |
Wed |
Oct 26 |
Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz |
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13 |
Fri |
Oct 28 |
Guest Lecture / Writing a Children’s Book |
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| 14 |
Mon |
Oct 31 |
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, continued |
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| 15 |
Wed |
Nov 2 |
Review for Exam |
Journal Ex. 3, by noon Tues, Nov 1 |
16 |
Fri |
Nov 4 |
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Midterm exam |
| 17 |
Mon |
Nov 7 |
London, The Call of the Wild
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| 18 |
Wed |
Nov 9 |
Stevenson, Treasure Island |
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| -- |
Fri |
Nov 11 |
Holiday |
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| 19 |
Mon |
Nov 14 |
Stevenson, Treasure Island |
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| 20 |
Wed |
Nov 16 |
Grahame, The Wind in the Willows |
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| 21 |
Fri |
Nov 18 |
Burnett, The Secret Garden |
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| 22 |
Mon |
Nov 21 |
Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables |
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| 23 |
Wed |
Nov 23 |
Anne of Green Gables, continued |
Journal Ex. 4, by noon Tues, Nov 22 |
| -- |
Fri |
Nov 25 |
Holiday |
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| 24 |
Mon |
Nov 28 |
Barrie, Peter Pan |
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| 25 |
Wed |
Nov 30 |
Peter Pan, continued |
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| 26 |
Fri |
Dec 2 |
Lewis, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe |
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| 27 |
Mon |
Dec 5 |
O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins |
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| 28 |
Wed |
Dec 7 |
Lemony Snicket, The Bad Beginning |
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| 29 |
Fri |
Dec 9 |
Review for Final |
Journal Ex. 5, by noon Sat, Dec 10 |
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Thu |
Dec 15 |
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Final Exam, 1:30-3:30 PM |