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RDG 350 Week 1 Individual Assignment Favorite Book Share<br>RDG 350 Week 1 DQ 1<br>RDG 350 Week 1 DQ 2<br>RDG 350 Week 1 DQ 3<br>RDG 350 Week 2 Individual Assignment Newbery and Caldecott Awards Summary<br>RDG 350 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Standards Based Presentation<br>RDG 350 Week 2 DQ 1<br>RDG 350 Week 2 DQ 2<br>RDG 350 Week 2 DQ 3<br>RDG 350 Week 3 Individual Assignment Censored Book Reflection<br>RDG 350 Week 3 Individual Assignment Genre Presentation<br>RDG 350 Week 3 DQ 1<br>RDG 350 Week 3 DQ 2<br>
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RDG 350 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp RDG 350 Entire Course RDG 350 Week 1 DQ 1 Define children’s literature. (Please use our text's definition.) Cite two or three books you would label as children’s literature and explain your reasoning. • RDG 350 Week 1 Individual Assignment Favorite Book Share • RDG 350 Week 1 DQ 1 • RDG 350 Week 1 DQ 2 • RDG 350 Week 1 DQ 3 • RDG 350 Week 2 Individual Assignment Newbery and Caldecott Awards Summary • RDG 350 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Standards Based Presentation • RDG 350 Week 2 DQ 1 • RDG 350 Week 2 DQ 2
RDG 350 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp RDG 350 Week 1 DQ 2 RDG 350 Week 1 DQ 3 What are at least three ways children’s literature facilitates students’ learning of content, language development, and improved reading abilities? • What books do you regard as children’s classics? Explain your reasoning.
RDG 350 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp RDG 350 Week 1 Individual Assignment Favorite Book Share RDG 350 Week 2 DQ 1 Traditionally, picture books have been primarily used in the early years of school (K–2). Recently, picture books have creatively explored concepts in all areas of the curriculum and at all educational levels. Can picture books be used successfully and effectively in middle or high school curriculum? Why or why not? • RDG350 Week 1 Individual Assignment Favorite Book Share Prepare to discuss one of your favorite books you read as a child . Post this in the Main Forum as well as to the Assignments page.
RDG 350 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp RDG 350 Week 2 DQ 2 RDG 350 Week 2 DQ 3 If a parent were visiting your class and asked you why you were using literature in the science class they observed, what would you choose as your three most valuable reasons? How would you support your choices? • Identify an award-winning book you have read that you could imagine to be an award winner, or one you believe should not have received an award. Discuss and support your evaluation.
RDG 350 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp RDG 350 Week 2 Individual Assignment Newbery and Caldecott Awards Summary RDG 350 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Standards Based Presentation Review the book each team member selected in Week One. Create an 8- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation demonstrating how each team member’s chosen book could be used to integrate performance objectives in a content-area state standard (such as social studies, science, or math) with a performance objective in a language arts state standard. • Resources: American Library Association Web site (http://www.ala.org/) or the International Reading Association Web site (http://www.reading.org/General/Default.aspx) and Children’s Literature. • Caldecott® Medal and Newbery® Medal Book Summaries (350 word minimum for each award) - Research the Caldecott® Medal and the Newbery® Medal Awards. Choose and read one book honored by each of the awards (two books total).
RDG 350 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp RDG 350 Week 3 DQ 1 RDG 350 Week 3 DQ 2 If a parent challenged a particular book you were using with your class, what would you do? Describe the steps you would take. • Is it important to expose your students to all genres of literature? Why or why not?
RDG 350 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp RDG 350 Week 3 DQ 3 RDG 350 Week 3 Individual Assignment Censored Book Reflection Individual Censored Book Reflection Research the American Library Association website or the International Reading Association website to find children's books that have been censored. Choose a censored book. Research why it was censored. • What are some critical issues relating to the selection of children’s literature in the classroom?
RDG 350 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp RDG 350 Week 3 Individual Assignment Genre Presentation RDG 350 Week 4 DQ 1 According to the chapter in our text, what are the creative responses that could be used by students to respond to a book? • Choose and research a children’s literature genre. Construct a narrative paper (350-word minimum) on the genre detailing the following: characteristics, well-known authors, and two examples of quality children’s literature in the genre. Try to choose a genre that is unfamiliar to you. Evaluate the examples that you will provide with guidelines from our textbook.
RDG 350 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp RDG 350 Week 4 DQ 2 RDG 350 Week 4 DQ 3 Provide an example of how literature could be used to reinforce a lesson on values or life skills. • What are the benefits of having students respond to the literature they read?
RDG 350 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp RDG 350 Week 4 Individual Assignment Book Response and Reflection RDG 350 Week 4 Individual Assignment Caldecott and Newbery Award Book Summaries Research the Caldecott and Newbery awards. Choose and read one book honored by each of the awards (two books total). Write a 350- to 700-word summary for each of the books, including your brief evaluation of each book. • Read a children’s book and prepare a creative response to the book. (See examples in Ch. 4 of the text.). • Write a 350-word paper reflecting on how the form of response you chose contributed to your understandings of the book.
RDG 350 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp RDG 350 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Genre Comparison Chart RDG 350 Week 5 DQ 1 How would you deal with a book that portrays negative values? • Genre Comparison Chart (Learning Team)-Develop a chart that compares the similarities and differences of the genres in children’s literature. You must use a minimum of 4 genres and can design the comparison chart any way you wish.
RDG 350 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp RDG 350 Week 5 DQ 2 RDG 350 Week 5 DQ 3 Would you mind sharing something that you've learned during this class? I use this information to see where I need to place more emphasis. It's also nice to know that you did learn something during our time together. • What might a response to a book through art, music, drama, writing, or movement demonstrate about involvement and understanding of the books? How might these kinds of responses stimulate learning?
RDG 350 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp RDG 350 Week 5 Individual Assignment Issue and Trend Interview Paper RDG 350 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Anticipation and Reaction Guides and Summary Discuss each team member’s answers to the Anticipation and Reaction Guide Write a 350 word summary of your group’s discussions covering any themes, similarities, or differences that you found. • Issues and Trends Interview Paper-Interview a school librarian regarding the issues/trends in children’s literature. Submit your interview questions and answers as well as a brief summary of the session. Be sure to ask probing and follow-up questions.
RDG 350 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp RDG 350 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Genre Celebration • Resource: Genre Celebration Guidelines located on the Course Materials page. • Submit the Genre Celebration project.
RDG 350 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp RDG 350 Week 6 Problem Set(New) RDG 350 Week 6 Summary What three things did you learn this week? 2. Why are they important to you? 3. How do you plan to use them? • RDG 350 Week 6 Problem Set, 9 Questions Set