Moral and Ethical Development Issues In Children’s Literature

Week 5, you will more deeply examine the value of children’s literature as a tool of moral and ethical development, as well as the opportunity to study issues
in children’s literature. There are several substantial issues in children’s literature that greatly affect the teaching and exposure of children’s literature. It is
important to understand these issues when looking at the value of teaching the genre of children’s literature.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that includes the following:
A descriiption of the value of teaching children’s literature as a tool of moral and ethical development in children, using examples from the course readings
that may include its effect on any or all of the following:
Imagination
Language development
Socialization (prejudice and tolerance)
Gender roles
An analysis of three of the following issues in children’s literature using specific examples from the course:
Gender roles
Censorship (by parents, schools, libraries, era-specific)
Violence
Sex and sexual orientation
Authorial intent
Race
Language/Lexile® scales
Note: if you choose censorship, select a reading that is often censored and determine why it is censored and whether or not you agree with that censorship.
The discussion should be about the literature and its benefits or defects, not about personal opinion and social norms.
Format your assignment according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.
Note: Students who are enrolled in the BA in English program may be required to use MLA formatting.
Submit your assignment.
Resources
Center for Writing Excellence
Reference and Citation Generator
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