LRC 480: Children's Literature in the Classroom Section 6 Spring 2002 Facilitator: Judi Moreillon

The total number of points possible for this learning experience is: 50 points.

The hand-out (due April 3rd) is worth 20 points:

• 6 points for 5 annotations and complete bibliographic entries for 5 book titles.
• 6 points for summary of person's life and connections to his/her work.
• 4 points for 2 reference resources used to locate information on the person.
• 4 points for bringing a copy for your classmates and for me.

The visual used to support the presentation is worth 10 points:

• 4 points for clarity and organization.
• 4 points for appropriateness for age-level of students to whom this work will appeal.
• 2 points for book examples to support visuals, presentation, and/or hand-out.

The presentation is worth 15 points:

• 5 for presenting the summary of the person's life/work.
• 5 points for personal response to the person's work.
• 5 points for sharing a piece of his/her writing/art and/or including some form of listener participation.

The email self-reflection is worth 5 points.
It is due within one week after the presentation. Use these focusing questions to guide your reflection:

• the reason you selected this person for your study;
• what you found especially interesting or surprising about him/her;
• your research process;
• how learning about the person influenced your response to her/his work.
  Note:
• if you worked with a partner, you must also include your contribution to the project and your experience of the partnership.

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