A) First read all of the 4 articles that I uploaded for you.

B) In full sentences, please respond to the following questions. Your response should answer each question separately.

1. After reading through our assigned articles this week, has your perception of the way you approach children’s literature changed at all? Why, or why not? Did the readings challenge your ideas about children’s literature in any way? How?
2. What was the most difficult concept introduced in the readings? What was the most interesting thing you feel you learned? Is there still something you’re not quite sure about?
3. What were your initial reactions to “The Willful Child” and “Eve’s Various Children?” What interpretations can you begin to make about the two texts?
4. What beliefs/ideals/standards (ideology) do you see represented in or influencing “The Willful Child” and “Eve’s Various Children?” What power structures does do the two texts uphold? Who does they punish, and who does they reward? What beliefs/behaviors do each text attempt to normalize (and thus keep unquestioned)?
5. How can “The Willful Child” and “Eve’s Various Children” get us to start think about narratives that deal with children growing and developing more independent identities? Or about finding their place in the world?