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Developed to meet the requirements through Towson University's Library Media Program

Children's and Young Adult Literature (Summer 09) [|Reed 408] Children's Literature (Spring ) [|EDUC 408]

Assignments:

Unit Plan based on 2009-2010 Black-Eyed Susan Books



 **Green Earth Book Lesson** -- Develop a lesson idea for either the winner (or one of the honor books) of this environmental book award (min. 2 paragraphs = **total 20 pts**)



**Illustrator Study** -- In the reflection discuss ** **__three__** ** books illustrated by the same artist; the technique(s) of a particular illustrator; and the possibilities of having young readers look at multiple texts by a single artist. A handout should be prepared for distribution in class, and the study will be **presented**.

media type="custom" key="9879185" ** Display Project / Thematic Set** -- In the reflection discuss ** __three__ ** books that might be used in a unit connected to a particular theme. Discuss the merits of the books on display and how you might use this display set in the classroom. media type="custom" key="9879581"

 **Visual Literacy Project** -- In small groups students will engage in a close examination of an illustration from a picture book to explore how the artistic elements create/enhance/foreshadow narrative. This project will be conducted and presented in class. In the reflection discuss how the project impacted you as a learner; Did the close examination of an illustration effect the w ay you read the book afterwards? How might you use this concept with students?

**Folktale Variants** (compare 3 versions of a folktale) These books will be looked at in class and after workshopping you will present your ideas, the write up will take further investigation outside of class.

**Caldecott Award Reflection:**


 * Wordless Picture Book Reflection :** [[file:WordlessPicturebooks.doc]]

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 140%;">School Library Journal Reviews: <span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 110%;">LUCKE, Deb. **The Boy Who Wouldn’t Swim**. Illus. by author. <span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 110%;">PreK-2-- New author Deb Lucke makes a splash with her new book. In simple text and vibrant illustrations she tells of a boy that refuses to get in the pool. Eric Dooley will not go swimming even though he is sweating in the hot summer sun. Everyone tries to convince him to get in the pool and it makes him madder and more determined not to get in. He watches everyone cool off and his sister is having lots of fun. Eric thinks of hilarious ways to try to get everyone out of the pool and into the heat. He even yells “shark” and “baby pee”. He finally can’t stand it anymore and gets in the baby wading pool and they give him dirty looks for invading their territory. Eric decided to conquer his fears and starts swimming all over the place. He goes from the boy that wouldn’t swim to the boy who won’t get out of the pool in October. The main characters personality is one that children can relate to. The story is ideal for children that are unsure about getting into the water.

<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 110%;">McELLIGOTT, Matthew. **Blackbeard: Pirate for Hire**. Illus. by author <span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 110%;">PreK-3— McElligott continues with his Backbeard series with amazing illustrations and comical storyline. Backbeard is still the orniest, smelliest, and hairiest pirate ever but the Pirate Council decides that he is not scary enough and wants him to change his clothes. Backbeard sets out to find a new job and discovers that he is too smelly to sell fish and too strong to be a blacksmith. An old lady hires him to work in her tearoom. He breaks lots of things and make customers cry. He is so horrible that he fires himself after his crew comes and destroys the tearoom. When he goes to tell the bad news to the old lady he discovers that her children are on the Pirate Council and she does not know that they are pirates. With this predictable ending, Backbeard gets his job as a pirate back. Although, the storyline is not original McElligott’s illustrations are something to rave about. McElligott’s illustrations of using fabric, pencil, photography, and digital techniques make this book very inviting. The pictures are boldly done in frames with a variety of textures. <span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 110%;"> POE, Edgar Allen. // Edgar Allen Poe’s Tales of Death and Dementia //. Illus. by Gris Grimly. <span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 110%; line-height: 115%;">Grade 6 and up-- <span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 110%; line-height: 115%;">Strap into your straitjacket and fasten it tight, Gris Grimly has taken Edgar Allen Poe’s morbid stories and neatly condensed the stories and created spine-chilling visuals. This is a companion book to //Edgar Allen Poe’s Tales of Mystery in Madness//, these stories include Poe’s favorite of The Tell-Tale Heart, The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether, The Oblong Box, and The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar. The creepy illustrations go along with Poe’s detailed stories. The vocabulary is more challenging than what students are used to, but the illustrations help students understand even if they don’t understand the words. This book is an excellent read for reluctant readers in middle and high school. It would also make a fantastic introduction to the author's work.

<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 110%;"> WILD, Margaret. // Jinx //. Cover design by Russell Gordon. <span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive; font-size: 110%; line-height: 115%;">STARRED REVIEW: Grade 6 and up—Through short line poetry Margaret Wild tells a story of a girl dealing with death and loneliness. The character names herself Jinx because she is cursed and when she gets close to someone they die. Through short descriptions Jen tells about her life as Jinx and the people in her life’s feelings and hardships. From falling in love to emotional crisis Wild’s cleverly themed story makes you feel the pain of all the characters. Jinx is a character that finds her way in the end and has you wanting to help her. The voices are distinct and capture every feeling of the characters.

<span style="color: #1822cd; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">**Booktalk**: A booktalk is a way of introducing a book in such a way that others will become interested in reading it -- like a commercial. Usually you will say something about what makes the book interesting and then read a excerpt from the book. <span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">media type="file" key="saturdaynightdirt_0001.wmv" width="300" height="300" media type="file" key="Book Talk Alvin Ho.wmv" width="300" height="300"

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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Graphic Novel Reviews:

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