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

The goal of this project is to experience electronic publishing, to collaborate and spotlight the work of Tucson-area elementary/middle school students and teachers, to participate in a whole class learning project, and to contribute a professional resource for students, classroom teachers, and teacher librarians. After sharing your book with students in a school classroom setting and eliciting their responses, you will publish a your work on the Web. You will also share your posting with the LRC 480 class. This project has 60 possible required points and 20 possible extra credit points.

Web Site Project Components

1. Choose one Southwest children's book from the bibliography provided or make a suggestion. (Beginning January 9th, copies of these books will be in the Children's Book Room - Education 534. Book choice is due on/or before January 30th. In order to prevent duplication, you must let the instructor know your book title.) You will purchase a copy of this book.
2. Share your book with students as one of your Share-A-Book experiences.
3. Write a review of the book. (Read sample book reviews from the Web site and in Book Links, The Arizona Reading Journal, etc.)
4. Bring a draft of your book review and autobiography to class on March 20th for partner editing.
5. Keyboard your book review and autobiography and email them to me by March 26th.
6. Bring your southwest book to the lab on March 27th.
7. Illustrate your pages with the book jacket, students' work, and/or a photograph of yourself. Scan your book jacket and illustration(s). (Multimedia Learning Lab - CCIT #303) Size and save according to directions.
8. Summarize the students' responses or solicit their reviews and/or illustrations.
9. Get signed permission slips from students' parents BEFORE you publish their work on the Web.
10. During our lab times, create main page, book review, children's voices, and autobiography pages.
11. Create optional lesson plan and author/illustrator/poet interview pages.
12. Post your pages to the Web.
13. Share your posting with the class on April 10th, 17th, or 24th.
14. Due on or before: April 24, 2002.

Southwest Web Site Project Rubric

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Course Schedule

SW Children's Lit Web Site