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English Senior Elective: Children's Literature (SCP) 166
Overview

TIME FRAME: 1 quarter (9 weeks)
GRADE: 12
CONTACT:

         MAP LEVEL: 4

23.1 LANGUAGE ARTS - READING AND RESPONDING --- 23.1.1.9.4 --- 23.1.1.9.6 --- 23.1.2.9.1 --- 23.1.2.9.5 --- 23.1.3.9.3 --- 23.1.4.9.2
23.2 LANGUAGE ARTS - EXPLORE AND RESPOND TO LITER --- 23.2.1.9.1 --- 23.2.1.9.3 --- 23.2.1.9.4 --- 23.2.3.9.1 --- 23.2.3.9.3 --- 23.2.4.9.5
23.3 LANGUAGE ARTS - COMMUNICATING WITH OTHERS --- 23.3.1.9.2 --- 23.3.1.9.4 --- 23.3.2.9.1 --- 23.3.2.9.2 --- 23.3.2.9.3 --- 23.3.2.9.6
23.4 LANGUAGE ARTS - ENGLISH LANG CONVENTIONS --- 23.4.1.9.1 --- 23.4.1.9.2 --- 23.4.2.9.1 --- 23.4.2.9.2 --- 23.4.3.9.1 --- 23.4.3.9.2




How does a person write, illustrate and publish a book for children?
How do the literary elements of plot, viewpoint, character, setting, theme, mood, tone and pacing work together to create a book for children?
How do a person's experiences in the elementary grades affect his or her development, both personally and academically?
Which authors, throughout the history of children's literature, are considered to be the
most memorable writers and illustrators?
How does a person choose age-appropriate literature and activities for young children?
How does a person evaluate the positive and negative qualities of a work of children's literature?






This course introduces students to the genre of children's literature.

Students will be expected to: write and illustrate an original children's book, analyze a children's book for level and value, learn how the literary elements of plot, viewpoint, character, setting, theme, mood, tone and pacing work together to create a children's book, reflect on their elementary (K-6) school experiences, research and instruct one's classmates about a respected children's author. Students will study "A Wrinkle in Time," or a comparable text, and a myriad of other texts as representative works of children's literature.







Students will develop the ability to:

-- Write and illustrate an original children's book that includes the following literary elements: plot, viewpoint, character, setting, theme, mood, tone and pacing.
-- Write personal narratives based on elementary (K-6) experiences,
-- Research and deliver an oral presentation about a respected children's author,
-- Read and analyze a myriad of works by respected children's authors,
-- Discern the positive and negative qualities of a work of children's literature,
-- Learn how to choose age-appropriate literature and activities for young children.






All students will: write and illustrate an original children's book, read Romancing the Book, the Study of Literary Element, by Anne Deveraux Jordan, in order to understand the literary elements present in children's literature, write personal narratives about kindergarten through sixth grade, research and deliver an oral presentation about a children's author, and analyze A Wrinkle in Time, or a comparable text, and other works of children's literature. All students will be provided with the necessary instruction and guidance to successfully complete these assigned tasks.




Students will be evaluated according to individual rubrics for the following assignments:

* the creation/illustration of an original children's book.
* children's author research/presentation
* analysis of various children's book focused on individual literary elements
* personal narratives about elementary grade experiences

Students will take quizzes (graded on a point system) about the children's book A Wrinkle in Time, or a comparable text.




Students may be given opportunities to hear presentations by published children's authors. Students may also be given opportunities to visit elementary school classrooms or daycare facilities to observe the younger children's social and academic behaviors.




* textbook: "Romancing the Book, the Study of Literary Elements" by Anne Deveraux
Jordan
* a myriad of children's books (individual instructor selected) i
* A Wrinkle inTime, or a comparable text
* computer software: Microsoft Word, the Internet
* personal experiences in elementary school
* library research about a selected children's author
* student-selected art supplies (for the illustration of an original children's book)
* art and English teachers
* Bracken Memorial Library



This class is offered at the SCP level.

This class does not satisfy the literature quarter-course requirement for seniors.


Students may prepare Story Time sessions for the Bracken Memorial Library, or a local daycare as time and opportunity allows..

Instructors individually choose all children's books for their instructional purposes based on preference, availability, appropriateness, etc.