WEEK 14 APR 18

Jump Start Jump Start Kit Due

Content Outline

Literature for children/ genre - Wordless books

- Picture books: Alphabet, counting and concept - Folk Literature

- Fantasy

- Poetry

- Realistic Fiction - Informational)

Book formats / book content

- Board books & Chunky Board Books - Cloth books & bath books

- Lift & Flap books

- Musical books and electronic books - Books with developmental toys attached - Books & Character toy sets

- Paperback books - Hard cover books

- Favorite Authors and Illustrators of Picture Books.

- Book awards (Newberry, Caldecott) Hans Christian Anderson, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Mildred Batchelder, Canadian Children’s Book of the year, Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon, Carnegie, Kate Greenaway

Style and sound

- Connotation, imagery, figurative language, hyperbole, understatement, allusion, symbol, puns and wordplay.

- Onomatopoeia, alliteration, assonance, consonance, rhythm

Children’s response to literature (developmentally appropriate practice) - How children become readers

- Dimensions of storyreading - The power of reading aloud

- Evaluating Books—Words and Story.

- Predictive books

- Looking at the Art. Artists' Tools and Materials. Styles of Artists.

- Response Through Multi-Literacies: drama, art, movement, music, oral & written language

Literature across the curriculum

- Literature-based curriculum (Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, Art, Music)

Option 1

Book File: 15 %

Author/Illustrator Research Project 15 %

Jump Start kit 20 %

- Students will explore a variety of children’s literature including multicultural books

- Students will become critical consumers of children’s books - Students will identify different book formats, book content and

key authors to develop criteria for selecting quality, age appropriate books that support literacy development.

- Students will identify genre, style and sound in children’s books - Students will suggest different uses of the books within

a developmentally appropriate perspective.

- Students will gain knowledge and dispositions to select appropriate material

Assignment description

A book file is an effective way to maintain record of what you have read. There are hundreds of thousands children’s books in print and over 5,000 new children’s books being published every year.

There are books that talk, sing, books with toys attached. In today’s diverse publishing world, how do we select good books? The

best way to become familiar with children’s literature is to read a variety of books in various genres, style and sound. Different genres will be featured during the class sessions.

Students should post each entry on WebCt and bring a hard copy and book of each genre in the assigned day. Each book

file should include the following information(No more than two pages):

1. Definition of the genre

2. Identify one book for each genre and copy a picture of the cover

3. Identify the author, title, publisher, date of publication, number of pages and age level for which the book would be appropriate

4. Write a short summary of the book followed by a discussion of the style and sound used in the book 5. Explain the style and sound that the author used

(Except for wordless and picture books).

6. Suggest one activity for the book 7. Write a short summary

8. Write your reaction to the book. Explain the reason for choosing this book

9. At least four books should be Caldecott (Illustrator) or any other award winner (see list websites in reference list).

10. In your file entries, identify the books that are award winners in the upper right hand corner under the genre of each book-file book. Discuss why you think that this particular book is an award winner.

Make sure to select quality literature. Disney books or similar collections are not considered quality children’s literature and are not appropriate for this task.

Grading Criteria: Students will earn 2 points for each book file that contains all the criteria described in the assignment. The picture book is worth 1 point.

Absence/late: In the event of an absence, the student must post the assignment on the web the day that was due and make arrangements to havethe assignment delivered to class on time in order to get

full credit. Late work will get 50 % of the grade if submitted the following session (web post is not valid for grade). Book files submitted more than one week late will not be accepted.

Author’s / Illustrator research project (15 %)

Due on WebCt June 5 / Individual presentations will take place in three days (see calendar)

Outcomes

- Students will conduct a research on key authors or illustrators that have made significant contributions to early childhood literature.

- Students will collect and discuss their style, use of language and illustrations.

Assignment Description

- Select a children’s key author such as Eric Carle, Bill Martin Jr., Sue Williams, Margaret Brown, Robert Munsch, Joy Cowley, Alma Flor Ada, Laura Joffe Numeroff, Miriam Schlein,

Donald Crews, Judith Viorst, David Kirk, Audrey Wood, Don Wood, Maurice Sendak, Denise Fleming among others (with instructor’s prior approval).

- Write a short biography and analyze what inspired this

author or illustrator to write or illustrate children’s books. Include the author’s photograph

- Describe the style, use of language and/or illustrations.

- Bring at least 5 books written or illustrated by the selected author/illustrator.

- Post your research project on WebCt.

Jump Start kit 20 %

Group (3-4 members) or individual project

Outcomes

- Students will develop criteria to select books and media appropriate for children in order to recommend it to parents and teachers

- Students will justify the selection of books based on

children’s developmental characteristics, book formats, content - Students will justify the selection of books that support children’s

language, intellectual, personality, social-moral, aesthetic and creative development

Assignment Description

1. Select 10-15 children’s books around one topic 2. Include books with different genre and multicultural

3. Take a closer look at the stages of development of a child

from birth to grade 3 and what to expect at each stage (see book suggestions)

4. Evaluate literature for children by literary and artistic standards 5. Justify your selection based on children’s age level, genre,

book format, style and sound and so on that promotes children’s language, intellectual, personality, social-moral, aesthetic and creative development. Support your claim with course readings

6. Some help in judging books can be found in reviews of new books that appear in journals such as The Horn Book, The Journal of Children’s Literature, The Reading Teacher or in any of the websites listed in this document

7. Choose a book and design a felt board story 8. Design puppets for a story

9. Choose a story and audiotape a story with music and sound effects

10. Design a book extension that helps children compare two stories

11. Design a book reaction that helps children identify Plot and sequence of events

12. Design a book extension that helps children identify the main ideas from the story

Be ready to present all these artifacts in class. In addition, students should submit a written report of the selected books justifying how they promote language, cognitive, personality, social-moral,

aesthetic and creative development. Include a picture of the cover.

This written report should also be uploaded to WebCt.

Research Project 25%

This assignment is the artifact that you need to upload in your eFolio.

Only “Proficient” work will be authorized to upload on eFolio.

Students who don’t comply with high quality work will get an “IN”

for the course.

Make arrangements with UTS (Ext. 2820) to learn how to use Adobe Premier. You can dedicate one class to work on the lab.

Students should submit a research proposal and discuss it with

the professor in the assigned day. Please read the assigned readings for your conference.