100 10003 120 English Senior Elective: Children's Literature (SCP) 166 130 Overview 140 1 quarter (9 weeks) 150 12 160 170 4 180 210 23.1 Language Arts - Reading and Responding 211 1.9.4 212 1.9.6 213 2.9.1 214 2.9.5 215 3.9.3 216 4.9.2 220 23.2 Language Arts - Explore and Respond to Liter 221 1.9.1 222 1.9.3 223 1.9.4 224 3.9.1 225 3.9.3 226 4.9.5 230 23.3 Language Arts - Communicating with Others 231 1.9.2 232 1.9.4 233 2.9.1 234 2.9.2 235 2.9.3 236 2.9.6 240 23.4 Language Arts - English Lang Conventions 241 1.9.1 242 1.9.2 243 2.9.1 244 2.9.2 245 3.9.1 246 3.9.2 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 300 300 How does a person write, illustrate and publish a book for children? 300 How do the literary elements of plot, viewpoint, character, setting, theme, mood, tone and pacing work together to create a book for children? 300 How do a person's experiences in the elementary grades affect his or her development, both personally and academically? 300 Which authors, throughout the history of children's literature, are considered to be the 300 most memorable writers and illustrators? 300 How does a person choose age-appropriate literature and activities for young children? 300 How does a person evaluate the positive and negative qualities of a work of children's literature? 300 300 400 400 This course introduces students to the genre of children's literature. 400 400 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. 400 400 400 500 500 Students will develop the ability to: 500 500 -- Write and illustrate an original children's book that includes the following literary elements: plot, viewpoint, character, setting, theme, mood, tone and pacing. 500 -- Write personal narratives based on elementary (K-6) experiences, 500 -- Research and deliver an oral presentation about a respected children's author, 500 -- Read and analyze a myriad of works by respected children's authors, 500 -- Discern the positive and negative qualities of a work of children's literature, 500 -- Learn how to choose age-appropriate literature and activities for young children. 500 500 600 600 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. 700 700 Students will be evaluated according to individual rubrics for the following assignments: 700 700 * the creation/illustration of an original children's book. 700 * children's author research/presentation 700 * analysis of various children's book focused on individual literary elements 700 * personal narratives about elementary grade experiences 700 700 Students will take quizzes (graded on a point system) about the children's book A Wrinkle in Time, or a comparable text. 800 800 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. 820 820 * textbook: "Romancing the Book, the Study of Literary Elements" by Anne Deveraux 820 Jordan 820 * a myriad of children's books (individual instructor selected) i 820 * A Wrinkle inTime, or a comparable text 820 * computer software: Microsoft Word, the Internet 820 * personal experiences in elementary school 820 * library research about a selected children's author 820 * student-selected art supplies (for the illustration of an original children's book) 820 * art and English teachers 820 * Bracken Memorial Library 840 This class is offered at the SCP level. 840 840 This class does not satisfy the literature quarter-course requirement for seniors. 840 840 840 Students may prepare Story Time sessions for the Bracken Memorial Library, or a local daycare as time and opportunity allows.. 840 840 Instructors individually choose all children's books for their instructional purposes based on preference, availability, appropriateness, etc.