Children's Literature Assignments with Points

| Scedule with assignment explanations | Assignments with scoring guide and points |

Activity -	Your Points
Book readings - Book readings by genre outline - 50 points Electronic file- 50 points
Educational Philosophy Theory - (20)
Crow Boy analysis activity - (20)
Create a survey - (20)
Chapter 1 Learning about Children and their Literature. Good information to use with curriculum parts and pieces
Chapter 2 Reading and Literature Relationship of quality literature to motivate reading and life long love of literature. Good source for goals, assumptions, and philosophical ideas to include in curriculum parts and pieces.
Historical research - (20)
Motivation - Responses to literature and their uses. - (20) Using developmental theory to motivate students with literature - (20)
Read aloud, student interview, and written reflection of interview - (50)
Chapter 11 Multicultural or International book - (20)
Chapter 3 genre activity - (40)
Chapter 16 Controversial books discussion. Good information to use in curriculum parts and pieces.
Chapter 5 - Picture book - Part 1 - Activity picture book chart activity Caldecott - (40)
Chapter 5 - Picture book - Part 2 - elements of Art picture book critique and conclusions - (40)
Chapter 6 - Traditional fantasy and fairy tale activity - (80)
Chapter 4 - Poetry activity - (40)
Curriculum Parts and Pieces (year plan) - Can be completed by individuals or as a group - 20 + 20 + 20 + 40 = 100) Cover Page Table of contents (optional), Description or definition of children's literature as an introduction for a curriculum or year plan Belief statements / assumptions / philosophy statements or principle procedures about literacy, how it is achieved, what motivates its development, and how to facilitate it. Should include the importance of positive emotional student responses with respect to student choice and involvement with literature for positive responses to attain literacy and efficacy in understanding literature. Goals for a K-8 curriculum divided into two categories 1. teacher (what teacher will do examples - read aloud everyday..., how to choose books or censorship procedure... 2. student goals for a year or total K-8 literature program/ curriculum Four sample activities with outcomes and scoring guides. These four activities could be the class activities for the different genre. They should be able to be used by students to develop skills to understand, analyze, interpret, extend, and evaluate literary elements, characteristics of genre, quality literature, and aesthetic values.
Chapter 7 - Modern fantasy activity - (40)
Chapter 8 - Realistic fiction activity - (40)
Chapter 9 - Historical fiction activity - (40)
Nonfiction activity - Biography or Autobiographical - (40) Nonfiction, but not informational - (40)
Quizzes - Total = 12 chapters = 220
All the points / 1050 = percentage or use the point to grade conversion chart... column with 1050.