Picture Books Chapter 7 Childrens picture books are
Picture Books Chapter 7
"Children's [picture] books are a short literary form, like a sonnet. " Rosemary Wells
Background
• Description • History
Elements
Visual Elements • Line • Color • Shape • Texture • Design / Composition
Media
Writing • Characters / plot / setting • Well-composed prose • Elements of POOR writing
Forms
Using Picture Books in the Classroom
Selecting Quality Books • Awards • Building a library • Younger students • Intermediate and middle schools
Ways of Using Picture Books
Talking about picture books • Talking about the art • Character education • Writing models • Parodies • Teaching literacy • Higher level thinking
Strategies
Webbing
Writing in author's style
Sketchtostretch 2 nd grader
Media
Projects The main points in Eric Carle's Very Hungry Caterpillar
Projects Ukrainian eggs made after reading Polacco's Reschenka's Eggs
Projects Response to Brett Harvey's Cassie's Journey
Projects
Performance
More strategies • Accordion books • E-mail, chat rooms • Board games • Book boxes
Considerations for Younger Children
Considerations for Older Students
Visit the CD-ROM for this entire unit.
See the CD-ROM which came with this text for: • Searchable database of children's literature • Author and illustrator profiles • A history of children's literature • Bibliographies Visit the COMPANION WEBSITE for: • Related websites • Picture book awards
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