LRC 480/580: Children's Literature in the Classroom Section 7 Fall 2003 Facilitator: Judi Moreillon

Choose one of the following learning experiences. All choice experiences will be shared at our Celebration of Literature and Learning on December 18th.

1. Share-A-Book
   Share a third share-a-book experience in a school setting. Use the Share-A-Book Reflection. Due on or before December 4th.
   
2. Picture Book Authoring
   Write and illustrate a picture book. Develop a rubric for evaluating your project. Due on or before December 4th.
   
3. Poetry Anthology
   Create a collection on poetry to use with students in your future classroom. Design a format for this anthology that will make it the most useful to you. Develop a rubric for evaluating your project. Due on or before December 4th.
   
4. Personal Text Set
   Develop a personal text set. This selection of books should be chosen because they are particularly powerful to you - stories you identify with that connect with your own life experiences and world view. Due on or before December 4th.
   • You will display and present these titles.
   • Provide a 1 to 2 page annotated bibliography for your classmates (one copy for each class member and one for me).
   • Orally share why you selected these titles.
5. Conference Experience
   Attend a fall conference, and write a two to three-page reflection. (You must choose at least one session that focuses on children's literature.) Due on or before December 13th.
   • TAWL - Teachers Applying Whole Language - October 4, 2003 - 8:00 to 1:00 - Homer Davis Elemetary, TUSD
   • ARA - Arizona Reading Association - November 7 and 8, 2003 - Desert View High School, Sunnyside
   • Arizona Library Association Conference - December (9), 10 and 11, 2003 - Convention Center, Phoenix
     
6. Professional Readings Reflection Journal
   Read articles negotiated between yourself and the course facilitator. Keep a reflection journal on your responses to the articles. Turn in your journal along with a one-page summary of this experience. Due on or before December 4th.
   

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Last updated: 1 August 2003