ENGL 3880 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Stuffed Toy, Velveteen, Comfort Object
10 Apr 2018
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Research questions, methods, and forms of evidence: revisiting bernstein"s article. Idea of play itself and performance: play is something children engage in - interrelated with text. What kind of evidence does she use to talk about role of children in all of this: memoir of childhood. Adults studying children tends to impact the children - not natural. The velveteen rabbit: by margery bianco. Also wrote the little wooden doll, and the skin horse: history of cross-marketing, sets, velveteen rabbit purchased with a doll, canonized. Article 1928 - not long after initial publication of book: guide article about books that were recommended for reading for primary grades. Volland recommended: ex: little brown bear, raggedy ann. Farm life as reference point is popular. Thursday, february 1, 2018: first grade reading level: velveteen rabbit is recommended. Part of childhood reading experience, sanctioned by educators.
