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Literature in the Classroom

Literature in the Classroom. Nicole H. Cruz SHS Librarian 1.09.2012. Objectives . Define children’s literature Identify quality literature Awards for children’s literature Locate recommended reading lists Implementation of literature across curriculum One simple story/ the ripple effect.

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Literature in the Classroom

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  1. Literature in the Classroom Nicole H. Cruz SHS Librarian 1.09.2012

  2. Objectives • Define children’s literature • Identify quality literature • Awards for children’s literature • Locate recommended reading lists • Implementation of literature across curriculum • One simple story/ the ripple effect

  3. What is children’s literature? • Children’s literature is literature designed specifically for children. • Children's literature is usually understood to comprise books intentionally written for children to read.

  4. Identify Quality Literature • Peer reviewed sources such as Booklist, The School Library Journal, Hornbook • Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators • American Library Association • Texas Library Association

  5. Awards for Children’s Literature • http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia • Caldecott Medal….outstanding artist • Newbery….most distinguished author • Coretta Scott King…African American author • Printz….young adult author • BelpréMedal…honors a Latino/Latina writer & illustrator • Wilder Medal…substantial lasting contribution

  6. Recommended Reading Lists • www.txla.org • www.sharylandisd.org

  7. Implementation Across the Curriculum • How did Jim Crow laws affect African Americans when they traveled? • Why would a 62 year old woman want to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel? • What did Jane Goodall learn about chimpanzees that no one else knew?

  8. One Simple Story • How would reading about a girl in post WW II Japan with leukemia influence a 4th grade student today?

  9. The rest of the story • Stories do so much: • Teach • Entertain • Connect • Touch • Inspire

  10. Children’s Literature • "Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life.“ Mortimer J Adler • "Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house.“ Henry Ward Beecher

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