Children's Literature

Assignment 08

E05S Children’s Literature

Instructions

Directions: Be sure to make an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) pages in length; refer to the "Assignment Format" page for specific format requirements.

Part A: Choose to put yourself in the role of a kindergarten, first grade, or second grade teacher. Select three (3) books of children’s literature that you have discovered and believe are high quality and age appropriate. Describe two (2) ways that each of these books might support a child’s personal and academic growth. List one (1) common core standard that each book could be used to support.

These standards have been released and implemented for English language arts and math. You can download the standards at http://www.corestandards.org/. I encourage you to bookmark this site and visit it often. If you plan on being a classroom teacher, you will need to become familiar with it.

This link will take you to the portion of the website that explains how to read the standards and understand their labels: http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/introduction/how-to-read-the-standards

“Individual CCR anchor standards can be identified by their strand, CCR status, and number (R.CCR.6, for example). Individual grade-specific standards can be identified by their strand, grade, and number (or number and letter, where applicable), so that RI.4.3, for example, stands for Reading, Informational Text, grade 4, standard 3 and W.5.1a stands for Writing, grade 5, standard 1a. Strand designations can be found in brackets alongside the full strand title.”

Here is a first grade ELA standard:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.7  Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.

Here is a second grade ELA standard:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.9  Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story (e.g., Cinderella stories) by different authors or from different cultures.

Part B: Choose three (3) picture books that promote social justice. Then, describe three (3) different situations or questions that you could then share with the children in which you give a setting and a problem and ask the children what they could or would do to help.

Part C: Select three (3) picture books that lend themselves to interpretation through music, movement, or dramatization. Then, summarize the books you chose to use. Describe two (2) music, movement, or dramatic activities that you would use to engage children in follow up activities to each book.

Rubric

Criteria

Exemplary

Satisfactory

Unsatisfactory

Unacceptable

Criterion Score

Literature Selection

10 points

Student identifies 3 children's books that are high quality and age appropriate.

7 points

Student identifies 2 children's books that are high quality and age appropriate.

4 points

Student identifies 1 children's book that is high quality and age appropriate.

0 points

Student fails to identify any children's books that are high quality and age appropriate.

/ 10

Personal and Academic Growth

10 points

Student provides 2 clear, logical ways that 3 of the books could promote personal and academic growth.

7 points

Student provides 2 clear, logical ways that 2 of the books could promote personal and academic growth.

4 points

Student provides 1 clear, logical ways that 2-3 of the books could promote personal and academic growth.

0 points

Student fails to provide ways that any of the books could promote personal and academic growth.

/ 10

Common Core Standards

10 points

Student provides 3 Common Core Standards - one for each of the three books

7 points

Student provides 2 Common Core Standards - one for two of the three books.

4 points

Student provides 1 Common Core Standards - one for one of the three books.

0 points

Student fails to provide any Common Core Standards that could be supported by the books.

/ 10

Social Justice

10 points

Student provides 3 books that promote social justice.

7 points

Student provides 2 books that promote social justice.

4 points

Student provides 1 book that promotes social justice.

0 points

Student provides 0 books that promote social justice.

/ 10

Social Justice Situations

10 points

Student provides 3 situations that could be presented to the children.

7 points

Student provides 2 situations that could be presented to the children.

4 points

Student provides 1 situation that could be presented to the children.

0 points

Student provides no situations that could be presented to the children.

/ 10

Picture Book Selection and Summary

15 points

Student identifies and summarizes at least 3 picture books that lend themselves to music/movement/dramatic activities.

10 points

Student identifies and summarizes 2 picture books that lend themselves to music/movement/dramatic activities.

5 points

Student identifies and summarizes 1 picture book that lends itself to music/movement/dramatic activities.

0 points

Student does not identify or summarize any picture books that do lend themselves to music/movement/dramatic activities.

/ 15

Techniques/ Strategies

15 points

Student provides a clear, logical description of at least 2 activities for each book.

10 points

Student provides a mostly clear, logical description of 2 activities for each book.

5 points

Student provides 1 clear, logical description of an activity for each book or a mostly clear, logical description of 2 activities for only two of the three books.

5 points

Student does not provide a description of activities.

/ 15

Mechanics -Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling

5 points

Student makes no errors in grammar, punctuation, or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

4 points

Student makes 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

2 points

Student makes 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

0 points

Student makes more than 4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

/ 5

Writing Style - Organization, Transitions, Tone

5 points

The assignment is written with excellent organization, thoughtful transitions, and the appropriate tone.

4 points

This writing assignment is adequately organized, but has some errors in the transitions or the tone.

2 points

This writing assignment is poorly organized, or it contains ineffective transitions and/or inappropriate tone.

0 points

This writing assignment displays little to no organization or transitions, and/or does not use the appropriate tone.

/ 5

APA Format - Margins, Font, Spacing, Headings and cover page.

5 points

The margins, font, spacing, headings, and cover page are all formatted properly.

4 points

There are 1-2 errors in the formatting of the margins, font, spacing, headings, or cover page.

2 points

There are 3-4 errors in the formatting of the margins, font, spacing, headings, or cover page.

0 points

There are more than 4 errors in the formatting of the margins, font, spacing, headings, or cover page.

/ 5

APA Format - Citations and References

5 points

All sources used for quotes and facts are credible and cited, and the references and in-text citations are all properly formatted. Each reference has an in-text citation and in-text citation has a reference.

4 points

All sources used for quotes and facts are credible and cited, but slight errors are present in the format of the in-text citations or references. Or there may be one in-text citation or reference missing.

2 points

Some sources used for quotes and facts are either not credible or there are significant errors in the in-text citations and/or references. Or there are multiple missing in-text citations or references.

0 points

The sources used for quotes and facts are not credible and/or not cited. The in-text citations and/or references are not present.

/ 5