Hi, my name is Soo Kim. I am a senior in advertising. I am from and grew up in Korea. I am kind of English savvy like Ji Young (another from Korea) but I am really excited to be in class because I love kids. see you guys in class. one more thing, Dionnel, could you post lecture slides on Angel? actually, I heard you would post in class, but i can't find that. Anyway, see you.

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Hi, my name is Ji young. (you can just call me Ji) I am a junior and my major is advertising, especially in Creative side. I grew up in Korea and Czech Republic. I love traveling and taking pictures. My English is poor but I am really excited to learn about children's literature because I like playing with kids. I'm looking forward to this class! see you guys in class.

Hi everyone!

My name is Naomi Rodriguez, but I prefer to go by my middle name (Nicole). I am currently a Senior!! I graduate in May so I am very very very very excited about that. My major is Advertising. When I graduate I hope to move to Chicago, and work for a small agency there. If not I'll probably end up in Dallas...doing something. Like I said earlier I'm from Houston, so I love having one season year round. I work in the HR department at Sparty's in the International Center so if any of you ever need any coffee let me know! I love to read, over break I actually caved in and read the Twilight series (loved it). I currently live with my boyfriend and our two dogs (Jack & Vegas). I also apparently ramble when I'm blogging. =)
My favorite children's book is The Little Prince. I'm also really excited for this class!

Hey! My name is Sarah Warman. I am a sophmore. My major elementary education with a major in English. I grew up in Troy, Michigan. When I was younger one of my favorite things to do was to read. I still love to read, but for the most part usually only books that I am not on a scheduled time to read. I love being active (sports, running, etc). My favorite time of the year is summer and fall because it is warm outside. I have been working with kids since I was in 6th grade and still love to do so. I love taking pictures and doing different types of collages with them. I also love to decorate and redesign rooms. I do look forward to this class because I like children's books especially picture books!

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I am Aubrey Hendricks. I am very excited to take this course!! It seems fun and a good way to learn what are the best books out there for kids. Some things about me that I want to share with everyone are.........
I love interacting with kids. They are so innocent and playful and just fun to be around. It is one of the reasons I want to be a teacher. I want to have a positive effect on kids and steer them away from the gang life, crimes, drugs, and alcohol so they can live a happy and stronger life. I love being active by playing sports or just messing around outside. I am taking a racquetball class right now and it is tons of fun! I ran track and played tennis for all 4 years of high school. Being a part of a team has taught me a lot about working well with a team and being a strong leader. I hope to get to know a lot of you, including Mr. Waters, this semester and hope to have the best semester ever!! Thank you for reading a little bit about me!!

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Hi everyone! I'm Kellyn Strong and I'm and elementary education major. I'm in my third year at MSU and just decided on elementary education a couple semesters ago. I've always loved working with kids and I thought about becoming a pediatrician or child psychologist but finally decided on education, which I'm really, really excited about. I grew up in Mason, which is only about 15 minutes south of East Lansing. I'm looking forward to this semester a lot, especially this class!

helloo all! my name is katie and i am an elementary education sophomore. i came to msu to pursue journalism and got a job with Haslett public schools and fell in love with teaching! i love the program so far and am really excited about this class!

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Hey Everyone. My name is Samantha Smith I'm a Elementary Education Junior and my teaching major is Integrated Science. I used to be a psych major and I'm extremly happy I changed to education because I have loved it so far. I'm from Farmington Hills, MI. In high school I participated in Marching Band (and other various band activities including symphony orchestra and playing in the pit for our musical Hair) and lacrosse. People usually call me Sam, but Samantha works too. I like to snowboard, listen to music and watch movies. Well, I'm off to finish my culture quilt!

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Hey everyone! My name is Chelsea Seder. I am currently a sophomore and majoring in elementary education and my education major is Social Studies. I am going to apply into the college of education next fall... hopefully I'll get in! I would possibly like to be a 6th grade teacher. My favorite teacher through all of my schooling was my 6th grade teacher and I went to volunteer in her class room and I really enjoyed working with kids that age. I love baseball and the detroit tigers and I enjoy running/ working out. I am really looking forward to this class, it seems like its going be a good one!

Hi everyone!!! My name is Melissa Domol and I am a senior at MSU graduating in Decemeber 2009. My majors are advertising and retailing and I was not too excited about this 3 hour class but it seems like it is going to be a blast and I am actually pretty pumped. I live at Burcham Place and I hate the cold weather. I am a facebook addict, but I do love to go running, I work a lot, and I like to go out. I love to play tennis and be productive. I thought that Christmas break went by pretty fast ad the first semester as well. I hope to get to know everyone more! k BYE!

Hi, I'm Gina Kiefer, a sophomore Elementary Education major with a focus in Math.  I love playing sports, doing crosswords, and chocolate!! I'm the middle of three girls in my family with an older sister, Liz, at U of M, and a younger sister that is a freshman in high school.  I'm really close with my family and friends.  I also LOVE The Office!  I read a lot... in the spirit of this class I thought I would include my favorite children's book, it's Fantastic Mr. Fox.  

Hey everyone, my name is Lindsay Kunkel. I went to CMU for 2 1/2 years and then transferred to MSU. I'm now in my 4th year and i have senior credits, just not in the right places. When i transferred, i lost some credits, and also the programs were just different, so i have some other stuff to take. Anyway, so i'm a 'junior' in the program, I'm majoring in Elementary Special Education- Learning Disabilties. I absolutely love kids and love helping them learn. Last semester was really busy for me, but as of right now i'm trying to get involved in some more stuff ( Read to Succeed, Big Brothers Big Sisters, SCEC...). I'm from Grand Rapids, MI and can't wait until i can finally move somewhere warmer. I have an older sister, younger brother and 2 dogs. I think that's it for now, but feel free to ask me anything!

Hey! My name is Ilana Goldman and I am a sophomore majoring in Elementary education with a math and english minor. Ever since 3rd grade, I have aspired to become a teacher. Currently I am a sunday school teacher at a local synagogue and I am part of Tower Guard and SMEA. I love hanging out with my friends and family, singing, and dancing, and doing yoga. I am a fan of the show, The Office, and I love watching movies with a sappy love story. But most of all I love to laugh, learn, and have a good time!

Hey everyone,
My name is Jeff Miller but I go by Monty. I am a sophomore going into Elementary Ed. I'm from Grand Haven, MI right along Lake Michigan and like to play sports. I really want to get out of Michigan and move out west sometime after I graduate. And that is about it.

Hi my name is Lauren Murri and I'm a sophomore Elementary Education major.  I'm from Rochester, MI and am the oldest of 3 kids.  Im in the sorority Chi Omega, and I love spending time with family and friends. 

My name is Hillary Ruimveld and I am a sophomore studying Special Education with minors in Spanish and History. I enjoy watching movies and playing tennis. It is my goal to study abroad in Spain before I graduate. My hometown is Portage, MI and I have 2 younger sisters and 2 dogs.

Hi my name is Brittany Knue, I am a Junior at MSU and I am studying Elementary Education and History :)

Introduction from Mr. Waters

Hello Everyone, and welcome to TE 348: Reading and Responding to Children Literature! In this course we will read and respond using a critical and analytical frame of reference to children literature from around the world. This course will also focus on ways to incorporate children literature into your classrooms and the best methods for evaluating children literature texts. Throughout the course we will learn about different types of children literature and effective ways to utilize books to help children make sense of the world around them. I am looking forward to a great semester where we are able to learn a lot from each another while creating a culture of "achievement and professionalism."