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Exposure to children's literature available in Indian and Global market
Exposure to Good (Critical, Contextual and Comprehensive) Children's Literature in primary grades
Development of a theoretical lens on the nature of language
Scripting good children's literature in the language of the learners
Drafting stories and poems around illustrations.
Reflection on the process while re-drafting based on feedback received
Understand the process of publishing children's literature

Session 1: (6 hours)

* Introduction to genres of children's literature

* Exploring relevance of moral values in children's literature in primary grades

* Observation of children at play and drawing implications for writing critical children's literature

Session 2: (6 hours)

* Exploring the nature of language

* Understanding nature of human learning (Piagetian perspective)

* Understanding functions of language

* Critical analysis of text - Individual task to be assessed

* Scripting introductory poem based on a protagonist

Session 3: (6 hours)

* Exploring parameters for scripting children's literature

* Scripting around illustrations (pair task)

* Scripting around a 'problem' - individual task

Session 4: (6 hours)

* Exploring texts around 'aesthetic reading'

* Individual scripting around 'emotions'

Session 5: (6 hours)

* Exploring texts around 'identity'

* Scripting texts around 'identity'

* Introduction to the journey- From manuscript to publication.

* Access to anthology (E-copy only) (collection of poems created by the participants)

* Feedback on the course experience from the participants

Experience of working with primary grade students. (Up to 5th grade)
Experience working around children's literature
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