Biographies – from the life of others – Academy of Cultural Education

Rosa Parks, Stephen Hawking, Malala Yousafzai processed into literature

Famous personalities, whether inventors, Explorers or activists, not only fascinate adult readers, but also populate children’s and young people’s books. In this course, you will walk in the footsteps of Scott and Amudsen, trace Marie Curie’s insights or be inspired by people from all times and countries – in picture and youth books, anthologies, comics and graphic novels. You will learn how you can use the life paths of famous personalities in mediation and take a look at modern methods to immerse yourself in the lives of others with readers.

Focus

• Attraction of the genre biography
• Theoretical key terms and typical features
• Orientation on current examples, developments and tendencies
• Literary pedagogical impulses in mediation work
• Development of your own ideas and methods

Note

The course is recognized for the qualification “literary pedagogy” and is credited with 40 TU by the Federal Association for Reading Promotion (BVL modules 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3).

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