Children's Literature Project- Step 1

Ultimately, we will write our own children's story!!!


Project Explanation:
Our first step, however, is to analyze some "classics" of Childrens' Literature.  The meaning of the story goes much deeper than what simply happens in the story itself.  Childrens' stories are intended to explain deeper and more mature ideas in a simple way- through a story with characters and an environment they are likely to respond to.

Instructions:
From the list of children's books below, choose two to research on the internet.  After you have found the information,  write your findings into an e mail to me.  For each of the books you research, include the following information:

1. a plot summary of the story- in your own words, not copied and pasted from a website or other electronic media.

2.  an analysis of the story; what interpretations have other people come up with- what does the text really mean?

3.  explain at least one of the characters in the story; what do they look like and what is their personality?

4.  include work cited information on all of the internet sources you use.

List of Texts:
Where the Wild Things Are
The Legend of the Lorax or any other Dr. Seuss 
The Giving Tree
Love You Forever

This information in an e mail should be sent to me by the end of this period.