1. Choose one book which has been published since 2000. Choose from these types of chapter books:
realistic, historical, fantasy, biographical, autobiographical, or a science fiction—each written for
children. Choose one book.
2. The chapter book must have received an award and you must indicate the type and the year the
award was presented in the bibliographical section of your paper (MLA style). This book is for
6-12th grade students. You may choose from the following list of medals/honors/prizes:
Notable Children’s Books Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards
Carter G. Woodson Award Coretta Scott King Award
Yalsa Award for Nonfiction) Newbery Award
You may choose a book with other academic awards that may be new to children’s literature.
3. Using the guide below, write a thorough book review. Discuss and label the five topics below in welldeveloped paragraphs. Try to keep the parts balanced in your presentation and make critical connections to one
or more works ( a variety of works)you have read in this course in particular, along with a variety of other
literary exposures. Please do not use the work more than once. Deductions will be taken. Be certain to include
the author(s) and the type(s) of works, along with the numbers and sub-sections.
IMPORTANT: ( Five -5 pts) Begin with a bibliographic listing of the work itself (MLA style)—just like
Project 1. Include the name of the award and the year the selected book received the award. Then place the
appropriate letter and label for each sub-heading and begin your critical book review. Do not use Caldecott
Awards. Label and underline each sub-division.
A. (30pts) Synopsis of the work, including a discussion of the theme(s) , the main conflict (the central struggles,
complications, and rising/falling action),and the importance to the work for the child. Briefly discuss two additional
children’s stories with similar themes/values, and/or conflicts in this section that you have read.
B.(20pts) An analysis of the main character or the primary characters, if there is no central character. Examine the
character—traits, temperament, beliefs, and morals. Compare this character to at least one other character in a different
work studied in the textbook?
C. (15pts) A description of the setting: Where does the story take place? What time period? Include any information
about “the climate and even the social, psychological, or spiritual state of the participants” that affect the mood or
atmosphere of the work. What is the effect or impact on the child? Be certain to include a discussion of at least one
additional story. Make connections.
D. (30pts)Reading Level and Lesson Plan. Briefly explain the “age” appropriateness of the book ( Reference the
handout in Supplemental Resources.) Include a lesson plan-a step-by-step guide that outlines the objectives and
expected accomplishments. INCLUDE: the Title of the lesson and grade level, Materials required, List of
Objectives, Instructional component, Independent practice, and an Evaluation component to test the
students’ mastery of the instructed skills or concepts.
4. Have a cover sheet with a title, use 12pt. font, and double-space your work. Thoroughly respond to and label each of
the items listed above and write well-developed paragraphs for this project. The paper can written in four to five
pages, but it must not exceed seven(7) pages in length.
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