Welcome to Children's Literature!
I. Fill out index cards with name, telephone number, email address, experiences with children, favorite book from childhood, assigned school (if you have one yet)
II. Go over syllabus: Introduce novels and pass around sign-up sheet (for book talks) sign up for two
III. Computer Lab at 5:15 to create our wikispace page together
IV. Discussion of Picture Book Plan
2 international picture books (Victoria, G, Tunisia)
2 picture books related to environmental stewardship (Lindsay, Isa, Michael)
2 Caldecott Winners (Lindsay, Isa, Michael)
3 Wordless Picture books (Victoria, G, Tunisia)
3 Picture books connected to a theme (Christie, Kristin, Heather)
3 Picture books illustrated by the same artist (Danielle, Jessica, Casey)
3 Picture book variants of a folktale (Christie, Kristin, Heather)
2 Picture Book Animated Version (Danielle, Jessica, Casey)
V. Genre Groups Formed
Graphic Novel/Illustrated Books (Victoria, G, Tunisia)
Historical Fiction
Fantasy (Christie, Kristin, Heather)
Science Fiction
Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Poetry (Lindsay, Isa, Michael)
Non-fiction (Danielle, Jessica, Casey)
VI. Turning Point- Prior Knowledge of Technology Tools
VII. What determines if a book is children's literature/ Young Adult literature / Adult Literature? First what ages are we talking about?
Are there telling characteristics of children's literature?
Examine the books on your table. How might you determine whether this is a children's book, a young adult book, or a book for adult audiences? It might give the publisher's opinion somewhere in the book... but is the publisher always correct? What attributes make you assume that this book is for a certain audience? Are some of the books difficult to classify?
Children's Young Adult Adult
So how do the critics define these categories?
II. Go over syllabus: Introduce novels and pass around sign-up sheet (for book talks) sign up for two
III. Computer Lab at 5:15 to create our wikispace page together
IV. Discussion of Picture Book Plan
2 international picture books (Victoria, G, Tunisia)
2 picture books related to environmental stewardship (Lindsay, Isa, Michael)
2 Caldecott Winners (Lindsay, Isa, Michael)
3 Wordless Picture books (Victoria, G, Tunisia)
3 Picture books connected to a theme (Christie, Kristin, Heather)
3 Picture books illustrated by the same artist (Danielle, Jessica, Casey)
3 Picture book variants of a folktale (Christie, Kristin, Heather)
2 Picture Book Animated Version (Danielle, Jessica, Casey)
V. Genre Groups Formed
Graphic Novel/Illustrated Books (Victoria, G, Tunisia)
Historical Fiction
Fantasy (Christie, Kristin, Heather)
Science Fiction
Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Poetry (Lindsay, Isa, Michael)
Non-fiction (Danielle, Jessica, Casey)
VI. Turning Point- Prior Knowledge of Technology Tools
VII. What determines if a book is children's literature/ Young Adult literature / Adult Literature? First what ages are we talking about?
- Children Infant -- 12
- 12--21 Young Adult
- 21 and up Adult
Are there telling characteristics of children's literature?
Examine the books on your table. How might you determine whether this is a children's book, a young adult book, or a book for adult audiences? It might give the publisher's opinion somewhere in the book... but is the publisher always correct? What attributes make you assume that this book is for a certain audience? Are some of the books difficult to classify?
Children's Young Adult Adult
So how do the critics define these categories?
- Was written for children/YA?
- Is read by children/YA?
- Conveys a child'/teen's perspective?
- Has a child/YA protagonist?
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