RGD 350 Children’s Literature Entire
Course Material
RGD 350 Children’s Literature Entire
Course Material
RDG 350 Week 1 Individual Assignment
Favorite Book Share
Prepare to discuss one of your favorite books you read as a child.
- Write a paper (no specific word count) describing your
favorite book or books that you read as a child. What makes this book or
books so appealing? Were the books for both boys and girls alike? What
genre were the books? Would that information still hold true for the book
today? Although no introduction or conclusion are necessary for this assignment,
please remember to use APA formatting and includea reference page.
RDG 350 Week 1 Individual Assignment
Reading Reflection Paper
Write a 350- to 700-word paper on your history as a reader of
children’s literature.
Include answers to the following questions:
- What do you remember most about reading children’s
literature as a child?
- What were the most positive and negative influences on
your attitudes toward reading?
- How did your reading interests and habits change as you
progressed through school?
- Do you consider yourself a reader now?
- What characteristics would you like to develop as a
reader?
What role did children’s literature
play in facilitating your language and literacy development?
RDG 350 Week 2 Individual Assignment
Newbery and Caldecott Awards Summary
- Resources: American Library Association Web site (http://www.ala.org/) or the International
Reading Association Web site (http://www.reading.org/General/Default.aspx)
and Children’s Literature.
- Caldecott® Medal and Newbery® Medal
Book Summaries (350 word minimum for each award) – Research the Caldecott®
Medal and the Newbery® Medal Awards. Choose and read one book honored by
each of the awards (two books total). In your summary, please give a
history of each award; discuss whether or not you believe the book earned
the award and why you think this is so, and your opinion about awarding
literary materials (what should qualify, why or why not). Remember to
format your paper according to APA standards.
RDG 350 Week 2 Learning Team
Assignment Standards-Based Presentation
Review the book each team member selected in Week One.
Create an 8- to 10-slide Microsoft®
PowerPoint® presentation demonstrating how each team member’s chosen
book could be used to integrate performance objectives in a content-area state
standard (such as social studies, science, or math) with a performance
objective in a language arts state standard.
Include the following information:
- Standards
- Performance objectives
- Book title
- Author
- Publisher
- A brief synopsis of the book
A lesson using the trade book
RDG 350 Week 3 Individual Assignment
Genre Presentation
- Choose and research a children’s literature genre.
Construct a narrative paper (350-word minimum) on the genre detailing the
following: characteristics, well-known authors, and two examples of
quality children’s literature in the genre. Try to choose a genre that is
unfamiliar to you. Evaluate the examples that you will provide with
guidelines from our textbook.
RDG 350 Week 3 Learning Team Genre
Celebration
Begin working on Genre Comparison Chart due in Week Four.
- Genre Comparison Chart (Learning Team)-Develop a chart
that compares the similarities and differences of the genres in children’s
literature. You must use a minimum of 4 genres and can design the
comparison chart any way you wish.
RDG 350 Week 4 Individual Assignment
Book Response and Reflection
- Book Response and Reflection-Read a children’s book and
prepare a creative response to the book. Examples can be found in Ch. 4 of
Children’s Literature text. Write a 350-word paper, minimum
reflecting how the form of response you chose contributed to your
understanding of the book. Remember to format your paper using APA
guidelines.
RDG 350 Week 4 Individual Assignment
Censored Book Reflection
- Censored Book Reflection Paper-Choose a censored book,
read it, and research why it was censored. Write a 350-700 word APA
formatted reflection paper discussing whether you agree or disagree with
the decision to ban the use of this book in schools and explain the
rationale for your viewpoint. Suggest how the book might be used in
schools, define the grade levels for which you would use the book, and
describe how you would introduce and work with it as a classroom teacher.
RDG 350 Week 4 Learning Team
Assignment Genre Comparison Chart
- Genre Comparison Chart (Learning Team)-Develop a chart
that compares the similarities and differences of the genres in children’s
literature. You must use a minimum of 4 genres and can design the
comparison chart any way you wish.
RDG 350 Week 5 Individual Assignment
Issue and Trend Interview Paper
- Issues and Trends Interview Paper-Interview a school
librarian regarding the issues/trends in children’s literature. Submit
your interview questions and answers as well as a brief summary of the
session. Be sure to ask probing and follow-up questions. Your interview
questions must follow the themes/objectives for our course. You will need
to include questions related to: Picture Books, Reading Aloud, Literary
Awards, Censored Books, Multicultural Literature, Trends in Children’s
Literature and any additional questions that you feel would be relevant.
What was your overall impression of this individual? What was your overall
impression of the job of a media specialist? How would you use the media
specialist in your school as a resource for the classroom?
RDG 350 Week 5 Learning Team
Assignment Anticipation and Reaction Guides and Summary
Discuss each team member’s answers to the Anticipation and Reaction
Guide.
- Write a 350-word summary of your group’s discussions
covering any themes, similarities, or differences that you found. Be sure
to use APA format.
RDG 350 Week 5 Learning Team
Assignment Genre Celebration
Resource: Genre Celebration Guidelines located on the Course
Materials page.
Submit the Genre Celebration project.
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